I've got the hooker cat back system on my car. I love the sound, and performance, and looks, EXCEPT that my damn tips look like crap. The chrome is all rusty and so is the inside......I polised them but it keeps on coming back, and I tried even painting the inside of the tips with a high heat paint, but alas, still rust after the first rain. Anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?

 

i have the Hooker Cat-back. i also see the redish inside of the tips. but i dont think it looks bad. the outside of mine look perfect. maybe yours is worse.

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RED82TA5.7L

1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 3" Hooker Cat-Back, duel outlet with quad tips.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan, Corvette 5.7L CFI computer chip, K&Ns.
Audio: JVC Kameleon CD deck, Jenson 4x6 front, Eclipes 6x9 rear, 2 10" mTx T4000 powered by a mTx 200watt amp.

 

i too am having that problem. but o'well
i think im going to get some flat ones off a 4thgen and have them centered kinda like a vette

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(A.K.A FireBird88)
AOL SN: Zander0710
1992 Camaro RS 25th anniversary edition Adopted Feb,14 2000

Mods:
14x3 Open element w/ K&N filter, MSD 6a, MSD GM blaster Coil ,MSD 8.5 SC wires, AFPR,Fuel Pressure gauge(60Psi max), 3-Row Al rad. , 180* t-stat, Hooker 1 5/8 headers, 3" Catco cat, 3" Hooker Aero Chamber cat-back, "Ultimate TBI" mods

 

Yeah, mine looked pretty skanky, too. So, I ripped them off! My tailpipes now end about two inches before the end of the aero effects, and a little bit of soot collects on the silver aero spoiler. However, it cleans up nice, and virtually no one can see the exhaust until I hit 'em with a growl and some tire smoke.

 

I was thinking of buying the 3 inch Hooker cat back also...but i'm really curious as to what it sounds like. I'd like something pretty bassy and kinda loud...so if someone could describe the sound or maybe send me a sound clip i'd be very happy....all that probably sounds stupid but...Thanks!

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86 IROC with the "unknown motor"
84 Berlinetta

 

i have the hooker 3" cat-back and i love the sound. its a little quiet at idle but when you womp on the gas it gets loud at 2000 rpms and then get quiet, and then gets loud around 3400 rpms. it has a very nice muscle(i think that is spelled wrong, oh well) car sound. even when you dont push it hard you can still hear that muscle car sound. it is not hollow or tinny like flowmaster. i totally recommend it.

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RED82TA5.7L

1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
Eldebrock Headers, 3" Hooker Cat-Back, duel outlet with quad tips.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan, Corvette 5.7L CFI computer chip, K&Ns.
Audio: JVC Kameleon CD deck, Jenson 4x6 front, Eclipes 6x9 rear, 2 10" mTx T4000 powered by a mTx 200watt amp.