Any advice for making my own home-made X-pipe setup? I have Pacesetter LTs with 3-bolt collector flanges.

I ordered from Jegs:
3" to 2.5" flanged reducers
2.5" universal X-pipe kit
2.5" Dynomax bullets
2.5" turndowns

I planned on getting everything bolted up/clamped together, with hangers at the rear seatbelt holes, tack-welding the slip-fits, taking the system off, and then welding everything completely.

Is there anything else I would need besides hangers?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

 

i would suggest that when you trial fit your system make sure you use a drive up lift... not one that lets the suspension hang, i made mine to while the suspension was hanging and it sits really low. Also you have pacesetter headers did you get there y-pipe? if so cut the flat part out thats made to keep the y-pipe from banging on the floor and incorporate it into your true dual system, if not it will bang on the floor during acceleration.

 

Pacesetter Y-pipe is 3 inches. I'll flatten the pipe coming off the collector a little bit....also, the suspension wouldn't need to be loaded because it's not going over the axle.

 

Matt the torque arm and driveshaft will hang down too

 

Don't lie to me you son of a bitch.

 

yeah mine doesnt go over the axle and it's low, but nothing i can't handle.

 

Cool. As long as I don't scrape going over bumps in the road, I should be OK..

 

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u suck.

 

Why the move to the X pipe and duals? Just wondering.

Wouldnt those two items hang low if it was on a arm lift? I cant remeber the last time one was on one.

-Dustin-

 

Well, the collector flange on my driver side header was welded on crooked...so it kept blowing out gaskets. I got pissed and sold my current X-pipe setup (again, it's the header flange, not the system itself), and I'm going to weld my own system and keep the extra cash.

 

I am sorry I thought you had a Hooker Catback, I must be out of the loop. Anyways, I guess the reason you went to duals to begin with was either power gains or weight savings, or both. Just wondering. Thanks.

-Dustin-

 

Had a Hooker and it leaked....so I went with the X-pipe over the axle for added power, and the guy gauranteed I would not have any leaks. That system started leaking, so now I'm making my own. I'm tired of giving my money to shops and they can't do a damn thing right.

The new system will be lighter with less bends anyways..