The Advance Auto in my area had the Hooker cat back for $253... It had to be shipped from their warehouse which would take a day but there wasn't a charge... Might want to check into that if you have an Advance there... I ended up buying just the aerochamber muffler and it has a great tone to it when you get on the gas

 

When I purchased my car it unknowingly had a gutted cat on it. The car passed emmissions though and I had no idea it was gutted until my header install when it was noticed the cat was hollow. I reassembled the car with a functioning cat. Audibly the car is noticeably quiter, and I cant really quote the performance because I made the header upgrade at the same time.

Based on what I've seen on the board, gutting the cat is only worth around 5hp max, more than often less than that. Modern cats flow pretty well. The gain is nothing really noticeable. Id just reccomend if anything welding in an offroad pipe because that way, if you ever did happen to need your cat again, you wont have to spend the extra money replacing it.

 

Might consider gutting and then running a pipe through the convertor, gutted cats cause lots of turbulence in the exhaust,

 

Just put magnaflow on my 95 Z about a week ago and love it. Magnaflow has a stainless steel muffler and two 3.5" tips. Looks awesome and sounds great at WOT. Not that much difference than stock at idle but has an awesome roar when you rev it.

 

ok, i have decided on hooker, i am buying it next week. but what i am unclear of is how does the exhaust go from 2.5in piping which is stock to a 3? if thats not the right size let me know. do they gradually go up to 3 or how is it done?
thx rob

 

I'm sure your hooker catback will come with a clamp for the end of the 3" pipe and the 2 1/2" slides inside of it. Just tighten the clamp down

 

I would have chosen Magnaflow. My next car will have magnaflow again.

 

For the money.. anyone who has heard the 2OTL in person would agree that it sounds the best.

IMO GMMG has THE best sounding exhaust.. but you pay for it.

I LOVE the sound of my 2OTL.. I haven't heard a car around here that even sounds comparable. But even though it sounds great... you sacrifice because it doesn't LOOK so good...

I've heard good things about Magnaflow

I've heard a hooker and it sounds nice.. but just because it's not stainless.. I wouldn't buy it.

JMO

 

Yes, the 2otl does sound very nice. Thing I don't like is the 2 tips on the left haha. Its very quiet also tho. Magnaflow has a similar sound IMO. Wouldn't buy hooker cuz its not stainless. You get hooker for around 250, and magnaflow off ebay for like 270 tops. I would much rather pay 20 more for stainless.

 

Hey bigrob........just noticed you are from fort wayne.....me too! I drive the car in sig and you may see me driving around some time.....not hard to notice ( I have yet to see a blue camaro with stripes.......there really arent any blue camaros period around now that i think of it.) Congrats on getting an fbody, and I think you will be happy with the hooker...I know someone who has it and they like it alot. Well, see ya around man.

 

Hey markymark,
Yeah right now mine is in for some paint work, i should have it monday though. I always go up to Halls and Hires almost every weekend if it not raining. I havent seen your car but you should come up there this weekend if it nice, i am driving my red 95 grand prix right now its a 2dr. I hang out at halls most of time.

 

Hooker>All
If anyone wants a soundclip just email me at spddmn24@bellsouth.net and I'll try to get it out as fast as I can.

 

Cool, lemme know if your gonna be there and I will stop up and we can bs a little. what color you getting your car painted?

 

my camaro is red, i am just having the door and front and rear bumpers repainted. my dad is part owner in preferred auto service so i got it done cheap so i said y not ya know lol i will definately be up friday if there is no rain.