Picked Up A 98 Trans Am...Dissapointed with Exhaust
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Hey!
I recently picked up a 98 Trans Am. It's bone stock, with the exception of a Hooker cat-back exhaust. I thought it would a be louder than it is, although the tone sounds nice! Anyway, can I just get an exhuast cut-out for it, or is it a lot more confusing then that? Thanks for any feedback!
I recently picked up a 98 Trans Am. It's bone stock, with the exception of a Hooker cat-back exhaust. I thought it would a be louder than it is, although the tone sounds nice! Anyway, can I just get an exhuast cut-out for it, or is it a lot more confusing then that? Thanks for any feedback!
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A simple cutout is fine. If you want it really loud, you can just remove the whole exhaust system and have open headers/manifolds.
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Thanks for the reply! I'm sure my nieghbors would like that! Ha, ha! Do I have to buy a cutout kit or can I just go to any custom exhaust shop and have them to it themselves?
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Most exhaust shops can make them..
http://www.summitracing.com/search/?...d=cutout&dds=1
I would buy one of the cheap ones from Summit and get a shop to weld it in, just get the correct diameter for your Y-pipe.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/?...d=cutout&dds=1
I would buy one of the cheap ones from Summit and get a shop to weld it in, just get the correct diameter for your Y-pipe.
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Plus I'm assuming u still have a stock Y-pipe...crawl urself up under there and look at it...see that pinch!? yeah GM put that there...that's ur problem #1
Now open your hood. See those big heavy looking things comming off ur motor going to that pinched up Y-pipe...problem #2
Solve those and you be waaaayyy happier...promise
(then do your cut-out
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Thanks for the help guys! I had one question......can I just buy an off road Ypipe and hook it up the stock manifolds? Would that make a difference in sound? I'm on a bit of a budget, so I cant go all out with headers and stuff. I was also thinking......is there a way an exhaust shop could remove the Hooker muffler for a bullet styled one like a Loudmouth 2?
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If you plan on eventually doing LT's, I'd just get a cutout now and keep the Hooker catback in, that Loudmouth might be too loud if you plan on doing more. The cutout will definitely make it louder, lol, plus you can keep it on and it will work well with LT's/Y (catted or off road) in the future if that's in the works.
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Thanks guys! If I went to a custom exhaust shop and asked them if they could do asn electric cutout, would they understand or give me a WTF look? The reason I ask is it doesn't seem to be too popular. I could be wrong.... The ORY pipe sounds like a pretty decent idea too, although, we have emission testing up here!!!