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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 02:46 AM
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To put tips or not to put tips..........

I am about to buy the 3.5" Mufflex exhaust but am unsure about whether to go with the dual tips or the single "hideaway" tailpipe......... Anybody have any pics or personal advice? With the hideaway i wouldnt have to keep it maintained and clean it like i would tailpipes..... Also i am going to put a highflow cat in but am unsure which to go with... Random Technology ok?? Which ones go best with the LT1?? I have read that you have to be making a certain amount of power to do this exaust but i figure with my mods then i am ok... Any thoughts?? Thanks alot.


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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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Much better without tips.
Old Apr 30, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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Imo cars look better with tips. As for the cat. Random tech is a good cat. But they are sort of expensive. I have heard good things about the carsound cats. I think they are only like $60 or somewhere around there too.
Old Apr 30, 2004 | 01:45 PM
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MAC cats are good too...that is what my exhaust is all the way thru...
Old Apr 30, 2004 | 04:10 PM
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I've also heard good things on the Carsound cats, and they are only about $45 on eBay.
Old May 3, 2004 | 12:52 AM
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Where else can i find carsound cats? Like Jegs or summit? Thanks
Old May 3, 2004 | 03:33 AM
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catco cats, and turndowns.

Just remember the more your car looks like a v6, the more ricers will try and fuc k with you, i dont know if that is your thing or not. Ricers are fun for a while, but get annoying after a while.
Old May 3, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by disco192
catco cats, and turndowns.

Just remember the more your car looks like a v6, the more ricers will try and fuc k with you, i dont know if that is your thing or not. Ricers are fun for a while, but get annoying after a while.
LOL, well i have headers, and open cutout and a cam, they usually dont race me after hearing me but they are fun to mess with on the highway... I usually leave it in 6th and try to win And most of the time i do LOL, 4.10's Anyways thanks for the advice.


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Old May 3, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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Yea it is kinda fun when they rev up at you at a stoplight with a big grin on their face thinking "im gonna school this firebird/camaro!!!" Then you rev back (straight cutout) all the way to 6k rpm and his stomach goes up into his throat and he backs off... i LOVE it.

It makes me feel like a real man.

My other favorite is when you toy with them and feather the gas and stay side by side with them..... then around 40 mph, you drop it into 2nd and FLY past them. It is scary as SHlT when you get passed by a LT1 with a cutout at WOT.
Old May 3, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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It is scary as SHlT when you get passed by a LT1 with a cutout at WOT.
ha i bet this happens to you quite often
Old May 3, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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mmmmm cutout.
Old May 3, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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ha i bet this happens to you quite often
Yea when I let a friend drive my car.
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Originally posted by disco192

It is scary as SHlT when you get passed by a LT1 with a cutout at WOT.
Yeah i did that the other day and flew past another car at wot. I didn't see the look on the persons face my my friend in the passanger seat did and he said the person looked scared as hell when i flew by.
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Yeah i did that the other day and flew past another car at wot. I didn't see the look on the persons face my my friend in the passanger seat did and he said the person looked scared as hell when i flew by.

LMAO yeah I have almost scared people off the road that have their windows down and i fly by them on the left(cutout side facing them) and FREEK THEM OUT!!!!!!!!! LOL. Its great. By the way, do you think i will gain a little HP and Torgue with the a highflow cat and 3.5" Mufflex as apposed to the stock cat and a cutout that i am running now? I think i should gain like 5 or so,or more, ya think?

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