I am interested in the Hooker Cat-Back system. Will be real loud with a lightly modified 5.7 L98, headers, high flow cat, and the Hooker Cat back? I am looking for the real deep tone, not the loud sound that can be heard from blocks away. Is the Hooker Cat-Back right for me? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

I love the way the Hooker sounds. Its not too abnoxisouly loud, but with your gutted cat, the car may sound that way afterall.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End

Current Mods: Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip with 160* Thermostat, Accel Ignition Components, K&N Filters, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET : 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

 

I had the exhaust on a mid 13sec tpi car, and it sounded great. not to loud, even with a gutted cat. I am seriously considering using the hooker aero chamber on my true dual setup.

 

I have to disagree with the other guys here.

I have the Hooker,and it is loud and it is not deep. I am pretty sure what you are looking for is the sound the Dynomax Super Turbo. It is fairly quiet from inside the car, but outside it sounds sweet. And when you get on it, it has a deep tone, unlike Hooker or Flowmaster which gets pretty loud and higher pitched then the Super Turbo.

BTW, I have had stock, Super Turbo, Flowmaster, Hooker, and Ansa on my 3rd gens.

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FORMULA 350 TK
Southern California 3rd Generation F-Body Organization©

 

what about borla? hows that?

 

Don't you have a single in/out Hooker though Tom? Those are as different from the dual out Hookers as the single out Flows are from the dual outs. Unless I'm mistaken. The sound files of your car w/ the hooker don't really sound much like mine... It actually has some of that patented hollow/tiny sound I usually associate w/ flowmasters... I'm not arguing that the Dynomax setup isn't the one for this person though, since I haven't heard it in person.

I have the Hooker dual out and I consider it to be deep sounding. Hard to quantify I guess, but its deeper than the dual out flowmaster setup on my 86 IROC...

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Ray87Z
-Vortec headed 350.
86 IROC w/ a cammed 305 TPI.
Formerly Ray86IROC.
www.inter-scape.com/Ray

[This message has been edited by Ray87Z (edited October 31, 2000).]

 

i have a 198 formula350 and i have hooker comp headers with a custom y pipe that flows into the 3" hooker areo chamber cat back. i like the way it sounds. its not to loud but when u get on the fun pedal it sounds great. i do hope it gets a little louder as time goes on cause i cant hardly hear it on the inside of my car at an idle!! what i do like bout it though is that at cruising speeds on the hw i dont have to yell to talk to someone.. just my 2 cents worth...

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1988 firebird ws6 formula350tpi msd 6al box blaster 3 coil accel 8.8 race wires hooker shorty headers hooker cat back system pro shift light a pillar gauge pod and water temp and air/fuel ratio gauges autometer oil pressure gauge b&m mega console shifter, march underdrive pullies, tpis airfoil cvr high torque starter (love it)
best 1/4 mile run of 14.44@ 96.53
this run is before the new exhaust system

 

I beleive i heard somewhere that Tom has a gutted cat. gutted cats always make you car sound hollow and tinny. i just ordered a hooker and should be getting it soon. Ill tell you how it sounds on my car. my mods are in my sig

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 1 stupid Glasspack right after the cat and dumps out before the rear axle.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan.

Future mods: X-Ram( Aftermarket Cross-Fire Injection Manifold that proves to have as much power as TPI www.x-ram.com )
Cross-Fire Injection after market chip that says that it will proform like 90's injections.. http://www.turbocity.com/CorvetteCro...ECMUpgrade.htm
Hooker Cat-back system

 

I have a single in/out Aerochamber on my car. I used to have gutted cats, and the sound files reflect that. I am now running dual Catco cats, and the Aerochamber is still way louder and higher frequency than the Super Turbo, which I also used with cat's.

I have not heard the dual out Aerochamber.

 

Tom. i went to your site and watched that video with your car. and your exhaust sounds deep. is that with the gutted cat or duel cats. it sounds sweeeeet at idle. Dont tell me that dont sound deep.

RED82TA5.7L

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 1 stupid Glasspack right after the cat and dumps out before the rear axle.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan.

Future mods: X-Ram( Aftermarket Cross-Fire Injection Manifold that proves to have as much power as TPI www.x-ram.com )
Cross-Fire Injection after market chip that says that it will proform like 90's injections.. http://www.turbocity.com/CorvetteCro...ECMUpgrade.htm
Hooker Cat-back system

 

That video is with "test pipes" in place of cat's. Yes, it sounds deep I suppose, at idle. Get on it, and the pitch gets higher.

The Super Turbo, then, I guess is much deeper in contrast. Especially at WOT.

 

ok. i know this is a stupid question but, what does "WOT" mean?

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 1 stupid Glasspack right after the cat and dumps out before the rear axle.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan.

Future mods: X-Ram( Aftermarket Cross-Fire Injection Manifold that proves to have as much power as TPI www.x-ram.com )
Cross-Fire Injection after market chip that says that it will proform like 90's injections.. http://www.turbocity.com/CorvetteCro...ECMUpgrade.htm
Hooker Cat-back system

 

WOT = "wide open throttle"

 

Thanks RadAV8R. ive heard that a few times and was wondering Thanks again.

RED82TA5.7L


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1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 1 stupid Glasspack right after the cat and dumps out before the rear axle.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan.

Future mods: X-Ram( Aftermarket Cross-Fire Injection Manifold that proves to have as much power as TPI www.x-ram.com )
Cross-Fire Injection after market chip that says that it will proform like 90's injections.. http://www.turbocity.com/CorvetteCro...ECMUpgrade.htm
Hooker Cat-back system

 

I have the Hooker cat-back, and hollowed convertor, and it sounds deep at idle and cruising, but when you get on it, it really livens up, but is still reasonable on the sound level, I love the sound, it sounds totally different than any other muffler.

 

I just got my Hooker Cat-back put on today and it is nice and thouty at WOT, the loudest part is at 3000 rpm and at 4000 rpm i cant hear it anymore. it is a little quiet at idle but it takes awhile to break-in. Ive already had a couple of people stare at my car when i rev it(not anyone i know)

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 3" Hooker Cat-Back, 2 nice tips with duel outlet on each side.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan.

Future mods: X-Ram( Aftermarket Cross-Fire Injection Manifold that proves to have as much power as TPI www.x-ram.com )
Cross-Fire Injection after market chip that says that it will proform like 90's injections.. http://www.turbocity.com/CorvetteCro...ECMUpgrade.htm