i currently have flowmaster exaust, 80 series, 3 1/2 inch tips...to many people have flows. so i want something else, i've heard good things about hooker catback, but does it flow good or no? i know flowmasters are horrible, so i'm stuck between hooker and borla, hooker for the sound and borla for performance, one more thing...what would be louder with no cat, hooker or borla with the wide open plate??? and would either of them be louder than my flows?

 

Yeah, I really want to know about the hooker catback, ive only seen go things about. I have Ceramic LPE headers, and a ceramic 3" LPE Y pipe that goes to a 3" high flow catco. I need a cat back now. I hear good things about the hookers... but i really like the Edelbrocks becuase they have a lifttime warranty. Are the Edels or Hookers a 3" catback.

 

I had flows on my 67 when I first got it running, may as well been open headers (big block 4" dual exhaust) . So I got some Hooker aerochambers (the long ones 20" - I think) The car is a lot quieter now, for what it is. I know its way diff. from a 3rdgen but the hookers made it quieter - should work same on 3rdgen. They are made well, my huge exhaust sometimes scrapes the ground, the hookers get scrapped up, but are holding up well. Solid construction!


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91 B4C 305 TPI - SOON TO BE 383
TREMEC 5-SP, STOCK 1-BOLT REAREAND w/342 GEARS
K&N, AIRFOIL
EDELBROCK HEADERS, DUAL CAT TO HOMEMADE Y-PIPE & 3.5" SINGLE PIPE W/ FLOWMASTER
CRANK PULLEY, MSD, FUEL PRESS REG
COWL HOOD, WELD WHEELS
14.1@ 98MPH
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OTHER RIDE
67 CAMARO - STREET CAR
BIG BLOCK, PUMP GAS
350TH w/ATI 10"
12-BOLT w/373 GEARS
10.90s ON MOTOR - ET-STREETs w/MUFFLERS

 

Oh yea, they flow great, the throttle response is great, atleast as good as the flows. They sure havent slowed the car down, and make great power - love'em.

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91 B4C 305 TPI - SOON TO BE 383
TREMEC 5-SP, STOCK 1-BOLT REAREAND w/342 GEARS
K&N, AIRFOIL
EDELBROCK HEADERS, DUAL CAT TO HOMEMADE Y-PIPE & 3.5" SINGLE PIPE W/ FLOWMASTER
CRANK PULLEY, MSD, FUEL PRESS REG
COWL HOOD, WELD WHEELS
14.1@ 98MPH
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OTHER RIDE
67 CAMARO - STREET CAR
BIG BLOCK, PUMP GAS
350TH w/ATI 10"
12-BOLT w/373 GEARS
10.90s ON MOTOR - ET-STREETs w/MUFFLERS

 

Im saying Flows with the (i think its the chamber muffler) are the loudest exhaust you can buy!!!

 

go to http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin.../ESM/Aero.html

they have the flow comparison and sound comparison.

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RED82TA5.7L

1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Cross-Fire Injected 5.7l V8
New TH350 Raptor with a shift-kit, 2600 stall torque converter, Eldebrock TES Headers, 3" Hooker Cat-Back.
Mods: 1.6 Proform Roller Rockers, electric fan, Corvette 5.7L computer chip, K&Ns, MSD 6A Ignition Box, MSD Conductor Spark Plug Wires .
Audio: JVC Kameleon CD deck, Jenson 4x6 front, Eclipes 6x9 rear, 2 10" mTx T4000 powered by a mTx 200watt amp.
Black Powder Coated 1990 16x8 Formula Wheels with 245/50/ZR16 Perelli P7000, 1.5" Jamex Lowering springs(pics are before lowering springs, ill get new ones soon).
For Pictures go to
http://members.theglobe.com/RED82TA57L/mycar/


A cool Trans Am site with Message Boards http://www.transamgta.com

 

Hey Red, I checked out that site. That ticks me off. I bought a Dynomax system, but was considering the Hooker kit cause it was just a little more money, and EVERYONE has Flowmaster. I chose the Dynomax mainly due to price but now I regret it. Not the Dynomax is bad, but Hookers seem to be better.

I've always heard Hooker advertise that their mufflers make more torque and HP than an open pipe due to the scavenging incorporated into their mufflers. Well that's a brilliant idea. Make a muffler that does what a header does. Obviously they did it well.

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92 RS w/t-tops 305 TBI Auto.
170K miles and don't burn a drop o'oil
-K&N Truck filter #1500 w, open ele.
air cleaner
-Dynomax 2 1/2" cat-back
-B&M TransPak
-Jet Stage2 Chip
-180* T-Stat w/ 185* Fan Switch
-JVC CD--Alpine speakers & 4ch. amp
Rockford 2ch. to 2 MTX 12" subs