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Just put the plumbing in today and drove the car to work WOO HOO!

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Old May 14, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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Car: 1991 RS Camaro (Jet Black)
Engine: 95 383 CI (6.3) LT1
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Just put the plumbing in today and drove the car to work WOO HOO!

Talk about neck snapping. Man I love this thing, its like a whole 'nother car. Im very tempted to go looking for a race but can't, just pu the new rockers in and got about 10 miles on them. Man this car is fast and I love the sound of the Hooker aeroflow. I got a 3 inch mandrel bent pipe all the way back to a turn down at the end of the muffler. Very throaty . Only thing bugging me is the car vibrates a bit and I have rubber motor mounts, strange. Also, I hear something rattling in the back, I had like a bearing or something come out of the muffler, looked like a tiny bead, what is this? Thanks.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 07:01 PM
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Car: '88 GTA, 90 Formula
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Transmission: 700r4 4u2?
Axle/Gears: 9bolt
I got my system tack welded after a while, because it vibrated with just the clamps. it's quieter and makes a growl instead of the vibration sound at certain RPMs.

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Old May 14, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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Car: 1991 RS Camaro (Jet Black)
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System? They tack welded the exhaust hanger if thats what you mean.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 07:13 PM
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Muffler bearing...sorry, I just had to say that!!!
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Old May 14, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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haha yea, "looks like a bearing" is what I meant . What the hel was that? It looks like a tiny lead bead.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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I have no Idea unless it was part of the muffler.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Cool!!!!!!!!!! guess you got those rockers on just right


Ball bearing, or circular bearing? almost sounds like a realy OLD cat convertor w/the bead type puke one of it's beads & it made it out the exit pipe
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Old May 15, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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Car: 92 Precision Red Firebird
Engine: v6->357 vortec xe262h rpm intake
Transmission: t5-> t56
Axle/Gears: 10bolt 3.42s
ur my hero:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: i want an lt1...
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Old May 15, 2004 | 12:31 AM
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Awesome man. Gotta come to Houston some time this summer so we can run them

The "bead" was probably "buck shot" from when it was welded if everything was fully welded on.
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Old May 15, 2004 | 01:34 AM
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Car: 1966 impala , 1998 sebring vert,1978 buick regal turbo, 1991 chevy silverado 3/4ton 4x4 lifted
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Muffler bearing...sorry, I just had to say that!!!
damn you beat me to it ...LMAO...
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Old May 15, 2004 | 01:37 AM
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Looks like you'll need to rebuild your muffler, my bearings are still intact!! LOL
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