Exhaust Install Question
02-08-2007, 05:29 PM
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Exhaust Install Question
I'm about to purchase some LM2's. I called a shop here in town, and he told me that all I'd need is the mufflers, because my car already has 2.5" pipes. So do I actually need to buy the catback system or just the mufflers ? Kind of confused because everyone always talks about getting the catback system, but he was like 'there's no point in taking off pipes just to put the same size back on'.
02-08-2007, 05:39 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
aftermarket catbacks are mandrel bent so they have a smoother flow and they are bigger. and if the place told you that they are stupid and dont need to work on your car. Also when you buy the catback you get the infamous SLP **** which are beautiful
02-08-2007, 05:41 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
aftermarket catbacks are mandrel bent so they have a smoother flow and they are bigger. and if the place told you that they are stupid and dont need to work on your car. Also when you buy the catback you get the infamous SLP **** which are beautiful
02-08-2007, 05:44 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
Yeah, i guess that's what I get for living in a small town in the South. I told one of the guys on the phone, thatI wanted to upgrade my mufflers, and the first words out his mouth were, "..So ya wannna put on some Flowmasters..."
02-08-2007, 05:47 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
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+1 get the cat back.
the stock pipes have mandrel bends in them wich restricts flow
+1 get the cat back.
the stock pipes have mandrel bends in them wich restricts flow
02-08-2007, 06:08 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU ARE WILLING TO SPEND, AND HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER YOU WANT TO HAVE. MUFFLERS WILL FREE UP SOME AIR FLOW, BUT OF COURSE THE AFTER CAT WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST GAIN WITH THE MANDREL BENDS. I DON'T HAVE THE AFTER CAT, JUST THE BBK OFF ROAD WITH STOCK PIPES AND FLOWS. I LOVE THE SOUND BUT AM LOSING HP BECAUSE OF THE STOCK PIPING. I WAS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THAT DO MY WORK THAT THE AFTER CAT WILL ONLY GIVE ME 7-10 TO THE GROUND AND THAT IS UPGRADING TO THE 2.5 INCH. SO I WOULD ESTIMATE 5-8 WITH YOUR CAR ALREADY HAVING 2.5 STOCK.
OVERALL YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH THE AFTER CAT, YOU WILL WANT TO DO SOONER OR LATER. I RECOMMEND THE MAGNAFLOW OR FLOWMASTER. YOU WILL GET THE MOST HP GAIN FROM THE SLP, BUT THE SOUND IS ANNOYING AND JUST NOT AS CLEAN AS THE OTHER TWO.
OVERALL YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH THE AFTER CAT, YOU WILL WANT TO DO SOONER OR LATER. I RECOMMEND THE MAGNAFLOW OR FLOWMASTER. YOU WILL GET THE MOST HP GAIN FROM THE SLP, BUT THE SOUND IS ANNOYING AND JUST NOT AS CLEAN AS THE OTHER TWO.
02-08-2007, 06:10 PM
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RE: Exhaust Install Question
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IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU ARE WILLING TO SPEND, AND HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER YOU WANT TO HAVE. MUFFLERS WILL FREE UP SOME AIR FLOW, BUT OF COURSE THE AFTER CAT WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST GAIN WITH THE MANDREL BENDS. I DON'T HAVE THE AFTER CAT, JUST THE BBK OFF ROAD WITH STOCK PIPES AND FLOWS. I LOVE THE SOUND BUT AM LOSING HP BECAUSE OF THE STOCK PIPING. I WAS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THAT DO MY WORK THAT THE AFTER CAT WILL ONLY GIVE ME 7-10 TO THE GROUND AND THAT IS UPGRADING TO THE 2.5 INCH. SO I WOULD ESTIMATE 5-8 WITH YOUR CAR ALREADY HAVING 2.5 STOCK.
OVERALL YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH THE AFTER CAT, YOU WILL WANT TO DO SOONER OR LATER. I RECOMMEND THE MAGNAFLOW OR FLOWMASTER. YOU WILL GET THE MOST HP GAIN FROM THE SLP, BUT THE SOUND IS ANNOYING AND JUST NOT AS CLEAN AS THE OTHER TWO.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU ARE WILLING TO SPEND, AND HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER YOU WANT TO HAVE. MUFFLERS WILL FREE UP SOME AIR FLOW, BUT OF COURSE THE AFTER CAT WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST GAIN WITH THE MANDREL BENDS. I DON'T HAVE THE AFTER CAT, JUST THE BBK OFF ROAD WITH STOCK PIPES AND FLOWS. I LOVE THE SOUND BUT AM LOSING HP BECAUSE OF THE STOCK PIPING. I WAS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THAT DO MY WORK THAT THE AFTER CAT WILL ONLY GIVE ME 7-10 TO THE GROUND AND THAT IS UPGRADING TO THE 2.5 INCH. SO I WOULD ESTIMATE 5-8 WITH YOUR CAR ALREADY HAVING 2.5 STOCK.
OVERALL YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH THE AFTER CAT, YOU WILL WANT TO DO SOONER OR LATER. I RECOMMEND THE MAGNAFLOW OR FLOWMASTER. YOU WILL GET THE MOST HP GAIN FROM THE SLP, BUT THE SOUND IS ANNOYING AND JUST NOT AS CLEAN AS THE OTHER TWO.