Not to Highjack (but still on subject), I'm getting ready to buy some PS LTs for my 97, i've decided to go with the coated ones, but now i'm hearing rust issues with these too, if thats the case, i might as well just go painted, i was looking at the ory pipe & eliminating both cats, just hook it back to the catback, is there a differance between the "ory" & "Y" pipes?

 

Then that solves that, all you need to do then is hook up the Pacesetter y-pipe up to the headers and the next thing will be the catback, is it stock or aftermarket? You'll probably have to have the i-pipe portion of the catback modified a bit to accept the y-pipe.

 

It has a Magnaflow catback system with a 3" I pipe, highflow cats or just the main cat, don't know if the Drivers side cat is stock or not, either way, i'll eliminate both, with these mods, should wake things up a bit

 

Why not add a "signature" with basic info about your car - year, model, engine, tranny and any major mods. Helps people provide more accurate answers without asking questions.

 

its stock

 

It seems the Pacesetter rust issue was a problem with the older sets, such as mine. From what I've "heard," their QC has gotten better and their coating is holding up better. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. The off-road y-pipe and y-pipe is essentially the same thing, only that the ORY doesn't have the catalytic converters. You will need the Pacesetter ORY to connect to the headers as the stock y-pipe will not even come close to fitting. Also, it is not the best idea to hijack other peoples threads, the responses I have been giving have been directed towards the original poster, but it looks like you thought one of them was towards yourself. Not being mean or nothing, I'm just stating that it can make for some confusion and you may not get the answers you are seeking.

 

Yeah, i thought that was for me untill i read closer, but i'm sure he wouldn't mind sence it was on the subject of PS LTs, i'm sure any answer you or someone else gave me might help the original poster too, anywho, Sorry. Thanks for the vice on the ORY pipe info.

 

No problem, any other questions, feel free to PM me.

 

They use Jet Hot for their coating. Unless you get stainless steel headers, they are gonna rust in parts of the country, no matter how good the coating is.

I live in AZ and have coated Pacesetter LTs. Been installed for about 3 yesra now and they still look absolutely perfect. Install was easy as can be, plug access is great, etc. Great headers, no complaints at all.

 

Jet Hot is coating the Pacesetter headers now? I bought my headers about three years ago and they had the "Armor Coating." My car never see rain or snow and they already started rusting in less then a years time. Ground clearance is good and plug access is phenomenal so I give them that.

 

Pacesetter uses a different name, but it is done at Jet Hot, shhh.

 

do you know that for sure?

because that does not make any sense, if jet hot was doing there coating why would they not capitalize on the fact that a big well known company was doing there coating.

 

Not to mention Jet Hot offers a nice warranty on the coating on their own headers, if they coated the Pacesetters, I would have to wonder why they wouldn't back up their coating on those as well.

 

Not really, the y-pipe was alittle stubborn.

 

True, but nothing a 2 foot prybar and a dead blow hammer can't handle.