My friend has a 84 305 HO. when he bought it, it had flowmaster on it and sounded good. after a while the flowmaster fell off and he was left with a straight pipe over the axle, which sounded even better. now the pipe fell off and all he has is the y and a cat (sounds about the same). I was wondering if this was safe for him (toxic fumes) and his car (fumes on metal and paint). I plan to do the same thing for a few months if it is safe.
thank you for your help.

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late model 91 rs
fully loaded t-tops
red leather
paint- gm red and yellow blend (light red)
custom pink rims
305 tbi k&n,computer chip
MTX sub and amp (very loud)
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NO!!!!!!

 

It's probably not that great for him, but I had the same setup for almost 2 years. The exhaust just rusted right off the end of the cat. I can still move my limbs, remember my name, and walk a straight line. I know that CO is bad for you, but there isn't much coming in the car. After almost 2 years, I didn't smell exhaust once.
Make sure there isn't a way for the exhaust to enter the cabin.

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No guts, no glory.

 

geeze what a bunch of hicks I surpised you guys have computers.

 

Yeah, I have trouble fitting in time to respond to posted messages. What with dating my family members, eating pork chops, and chasing 'coons, my schedule is pretty full.
There's that classic Tas friendliness, shining through. A$$.

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No guts, no glory.

 

exahaust rusting off?? what the hells the matter with you guys?!?! u can get a brandnew full mandral bent dynomax cat back for under 150$ through summit and i know from first hand experience that it sounds way better than stock. U guys need to get ur **** together!! i know u guys can come up with a meir 150$ for a good sounding exahaust.

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1989 pontiac firebird
bright red exterior(just repainted)
grey interior
5 spd
305 TBI (stock)
WS.6 formula wheels
3.73 posi rear end
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1985 trans am
factory bright yellow
4 wheel disks
16 inch wheels
305 TPI
power antenna and mirrors
t tops

 

not to mention hearing loss!
doesn't any thirdgen look absolutly lame without some kind of dual tips peeking out from the rear??
I know how good it sounds because I drove around like that for a couple weeks while I waited for my headers and borla cat back,my nieghbors didn't like me much those two weeks!

 

I've had it fixed for a while now, Flowmaster, with a 3" catco cat, and a cut-out. When the stock stuff rusted out (a long time ago) I was a poor high school student.


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No guts, no glory.

 

just so you know my exhaust is a year and a yaer and half old. I is not even close to rusting off like my friends.