i'm looking at a set of pacesetters, becuse they are relatively cheap with ceramic coating and come with a y pipe. I would like opinions on quality, performance, ease of intallation etc. any advice is greatly appreciated.

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'84 Berlinetta, LG4, 700R-4, starwars interior, no major mods yet

 

You get what you pay for. I bought a Pacesetter exhaust for my 240SX, what crap. It fit but the hangers were backwards and it's just not that good. I'm running SLP headers on my camaro, expensive yes, but the quality is second to none. Fully welded inside and out, thick flanges, and stainless steel. Should have had them coated but they still will never rust or crack at the flange. It's worth the money right there.

 

come on, no one has any experience with the headers???? someone must know something. i would really like to know about this, so any information is greatly appreciated.

 

JC Whitney, right?

I tried to find out the size of the y-pipe at the cat, writing to both JCW & Pacesetter. Never heard from either of them. So, ordered the Hookers from Summit instead (during the discount they offered us ). I knew they were 1-5/8" primaries, 2-1/2 downpipes, 3" at cat. And, they are Hookers.

The primaries of the Pacesetters are 1-1/2", which is a bit on the small side, but probably okay for a mild 305.

Sorry, still no hands-on info, but that's what my research indicated.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" cat-back, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).

 

I was wondering the same thing, but i've decided to just use those non-AIR headers you can get for like $99 and then buy the y-pipe which costs about the same. I forget what brand they are, but i know one person who got them and they seem ok.

He did run into a problem though, the y pipe won't work. He has some hue-jass oil pan with a big square reservoir on it and the y-pipe won't snake through it the right way. Totally off topic but you never know who's reading.

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88 Camaro (The mighty LO3 SC!)
305TBI/700R4/2.73/123,XXX miles
14" Open Element and Flowmaster 80 seires

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