FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
#1
FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
Ok i have a 2001 gt with flowmasters... dont get me wrong they sound great, but I want them to be a lot louder and still as deep as they are now.I'm thinking of having a full exhuast setup. Car is a daily driver.
Should I get headers, an h-pipe, or both? And what brands? Something decent quality but still decent pricing.
Should I get headers, an h-pipe, or both? And what brands? Something decent quality but still decent pricing.
#2
RE: FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
If u want decent pricing, stay away from headers. Long tubes are VERY expensive if you pay to ahve them installed; about 400-500 for the part and about the same for the labor = @ $1000 for approximately 15hp. Shorties are a little cheaper, but you will only net about 5hp from them so throw that idea out the window. For about $100 - $350 (depending on if you want to run catted or cattless), you can get a mid pipe that will bolt to your stock manifolds. Ive heard that aftermarket H pipes have a deeper tone, but Ive always used X pipes on all of my stangs simply because they net more HP due to better design characteristics. X pipes have a higher, slightly more raspy pitch, but are LOUD, and VERY AGGRESSIVE. I decided to go with a UPR offroad X on my current car, and it only set me back about $150 w/ shipping, and only took me about 45 minutes to install on my garage floor with a friend. Power gains were noticable, and with the flowmasters I have the sound causes passing motorists to break their necks at me!
#4
RE: FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
Why is an LT installation so expensive? I hear they're a PitA, but that's a lot of labor cost right there.
Also, while I don't distrust what anyone on here says, can anyone confirm the less HP, deeper tone of the H-pipe vs. the X-pipe?
Also, while I don't distrust what anyone on here says, can anyone confirm the less HP, deeper tone of the H-pipe vs. the X-pipe?
#5
RE: FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
ORIGINAL: crewwolfy
Why is an LT installation so expensive? I hear they're a PitA, but that's a lot of labor cost right there.
Also, while I don't distrust what anyone on here says, can anyone confirm the less HP, deeper tone of the H-pipe vs. the X-pipe?
Why is an LT installation so expensive? I hear they're a PitA, but that's a lot of labor cost right there.
Also, while I don't distrust what anyone on here says, can anyone confirm the less HP, deeper tone of the H-pipe vs. the X-pipe?
LT's are so expensive because there is alot of labor involved, and sometimes they dont always fit right and it takes some tweaking. Not to mention the fact that it is a complete PITA to acsess the bolts.
OP, dont worry about headers right now. Get yourself an O/R X and call it a day, you will be more than happy.
#6
RE: FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
WOW! $1000 for install then you are not looking around. I got my longtubes and H pipe installed for 200 all together. I searched for 1 week until i was satisfied. took the guy all day but they are so worth it. If you say LT are not worth it, then u do not know what your talking about. LT o/r X or H will really wake the car up and will be so loud that you cannot immagine. Many people on here have LT and H or X and end up taking them off because they are sick of how loud the car is. My car is louder than my bestfriends Trans Am who has LT Y pipe and cut out. Plus the horsepower is very noticable with LT since that is the most restrictive part of your exhaust.
#8
RE: FULL EXHUAST SETUP HELP!
ORIGINAL: GTRACER88
WOW! $1000 for install then you are not looking around. I got my longtubes and H pipe installed for 200 all together. I searched for 1 week until i was satisfied. took the guy all day but they are so worth it. If you say LT are not worth it, then u do not know what your talking about. LT o/r X or H will really wake the car up and will be so loud that you cannot immagine. Many people on here have LT and H or X and end up taking them off because they are sick of how loud the car is. My car is louder than my bestfriends Trans Am who has LT Y pipe and cut out. Plus the horsepower is very noticable with LT since that is the most restrictive part of your exhaust.
WOW! $1000 for install then you are not looking around. I got my longtubes and H pipe installed for 200 all together. I searched for 1 week until i was satisfied. took the guy all day but they are so worth it. If you say LT are not worth it, then u do not know what your talking about. LT o/r X or H will really wake the car up and will be so loud that you cannot immagine. Many people on here have LT and H or X and end up taking them off because they are sick of how loud the car is. My car is louder than my bestfriends Trans Am who has LT Y pipe and cut out. Plus the horsepower is very noticable with LT since that is the most restrictive part of your exhaust.
L/T's ARE worth it if you can do the install yourself or find a place that is willing to do it cheap. Trust me I know what I'm talking about.
For your last quote that is highlighted, do you have some solid proof for that? I'm willing to bet that the stock H and stock heads are fairly more restrictive than the manifolds. If your running stock heads and L/T's then your not even getting close to the full potential of them, you'll be lucky if you gained 7-10 HP.