Hey guys...

Some of you might of seen my other thread, but i just got a 94 z28 auto, right now i BELIEVE it has no cats, i could be wrong and probably am because it came inspected, and it has an older flowmaster muffler with some nasty tips.

I planned on just getting headers but i think im going to get a complete setup so i can get the 40 + RWHP everyone is talking about.

Ive been searching around for no lie about 1.5 hours and im not quite sure what exactly i need to get.

Id like to spend under 1000 dollars but i guess ill do what i have to do.

Headers - Pacesetter LT's seem like the best bet?
Muffler - Flowmaster super 44's?

What else do i need to get? i want a VERY loud, legal combanation, and the most horsepower i can get

Thank you very much for your help, sad i loved cars for so many years and know nothing...lol.

 

I have magnaflow exhaust, its a good price for stainless. But if you want LOUD, you could get the SLP Loudmouth exhaust, it can be annoying when riding in the car for a while though. IMO flowmaster sucks. You'll need header gaskets, bolts, and emissions safe permatex. If you bought the pacesetters and a cat-back system, it shouldn't cost you over $1000.

You should buy a Chilton's Manual for your car and read up on it. It will help you learn a lot about your car

 

alright, since i just did my exhaust not long ago, here we go
Pacesetter Long tubes - get coated ones, look at texas-speed.com
they come with copper gaskets and bolts, so you dont need to worry about that
Pacesetter Y-PIPE - also from texas-speed. I believe both can be had for around 550, somebody correct me if im wrong
As far as a cat-back, i would look at a magnaflow, hooker, or even the edelbrock cat-back. Stay away from flowmaster and Loud Mouth, it is too loud/raspy with long tubes.

 

What do you define as "legal," how strict are your regulations?

 

i think another good question would be - where are you located?

 

rhode island, its very easy to get a car to pass around here.

so i should get the pacesetter longtubes with the y pipe for 560ish i already priced that, then a catback system? does that include the high flow cats?

 

No, if you wanted cats you would have to purchase and have them custom installed into the off-road y-pipe.

 

well that will just put me more in debt, will they provide THAT much extra horsepower?

i checked out some magnaflow clips and they dont seem very loud, but i guess thats because the testcar didnt have longtubes.

 

if you leave the cats off, you'll have a little extra HP. Magnaflow really isn't that loud at idle, but when you step on it, it roars

 

LM is hella loud...i drove to a city two hours away and i had a hard time hearing when i got out...i also dont have cats but i love the exhaust

 

I have GMMG exhaust and it is loud and gets a lot of compliments. Its a bit pricy but worth it IMO. I just took my cat completely out to put a cutout in place of it and the exhaust got a bit louder and a little raspy-er on the top end but still isnt near as bad as some that ive heard. Once i get LT's to complete the front end of the exhaust im sure it will be just a bit louder. I wanted loud but not LOUD

 

O, and if you havent yet id check out www.ls1sounds.com to get an idea of what some sound like.

 

thanks guys ill shop around for sure

losing my wallet didnt help tonight now i have to get a new license and debit card OUCH! Lol.

 

some of you guys have said stay away from SLP however i really love the sound, and i hear the loudmouth 2 is a bit more mellow.

 

Exhaust shopping all comes down to a matter of taste. I don't see anything wrong with the SLP systems.