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Old 06-15-2009, 01:35 PM
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Hey guys. I have had third gens my whole life and they have always called for shorties. Now I am looking into long tubes for my ls1. My question is are all long tubes able to open and close? I saw one guy around town who hit a button in this car and they would open and close. thanks in advance
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Long tubes don't open and close they are just long primary tubes. He probly had a cut out in the exhaust you can open and close to bypass the muffler.
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Long tubes don't open and close they are just long primary tubes. He probly had a cut out in the exhaust you can open and close to bypass the muffler.
Thanks for the response, thats what I was wondering.
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Long tubes don't open and close they are just long primary tubes. He probly had a cut out in the exhaust you can open and close to bypass the muffler.
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Thanks for the response, thats what I was wondering.
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Electric cutout.
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found some pacesetters for 300.. do i need to buy their y pipe or can i use thr stock one
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found some pacesetters for 300.. do i need to buy their y pipe or can i use thr stock one
Have to buy a differant Y pipe the stocker wont work, If you don't need emissions get a off road Y pipe if you do you'll need a cated Y pipe. Also spend the $100 more and get the coated pacesetters, unless you like the look of rust.
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Have to buy a differant Y pipe the stocker wont work, If you don't need emissions get a off road Y pipe if you do you'll need a cated Y pipe. Also spend the $100 more and get the coated pacesetters, unless you like the look of rust.
haha yeah i learned by lesson w/ my last 2 camaros. nice clean engine with rusty headers
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get some stainless and call it a day.
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I just read the dec for pace setters and it said in some cases the stock y can be used. ill have to read into this more. it would save me 300 bills
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Long tubes don't open and close they are just long primary tubes. He probly had a cut out in the exhaust you can open and close to bypass the muffler.
do you gain anything with a cut-out and ruffly how much rwhp?
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I just read the dec for pace setters and it said in some cases the stock y can be used. ill have to read into this more. it would save me 300 bills
Do you need to keep the emissions equipment?

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do you gain anything with a cut-out and ruffly how much rwhp?
Depends on the exhaust system you have, and other big mods. some gain 10hp some may see 20(+-) depending on cubic inches, heads/cam.
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Do you need to keep the emissions equipment?



Depends on the exhaust system you have, and other big mods. some gain 10hp some may see 20(+-) depending on cubic inches, heads/cam.
Yeah I think so.
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What state are you in? Somebody could let you know if you need emissions stuff or not.
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we have no emmissions here in florida.
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Originally Posted by bamalt1
What state are you in? Somebody could let you know if you need emissions stuff or not.
MASS pretty sure we need emissions lol.
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Originally Posted by MikeWS6
MASS pretty sure we need emissions lol.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/1064369-post3.html

Look towards the end, should help to get max power while staying legal.

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hey had electric cutouts if he was doing it while driving
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