I was sitting here looking through some magazines and i got two ideas...What do you think about them? Which one would you choose? What would you change?

1. True duals running straight from the exhaust manifolds with Dynomax Super Converters, 3 inch pipes, and Dynomax, Thrush, or Flowtech Glasspack mufflers.

1. True duals running straight from the exhaust manifolds with Dynomax Super Converters, 3 inch pipes, and Flowmaster 40 series mufflers.

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1987 Camaro Sport Coupe 305 V8 LG4-rebuilt-All Stock.

 

what the hell is the point of 3" pipes on manifolds with 2.5" outlets??? go buy some headers.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship :
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.

Super GRK_Taz World
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You would be wasting your money without headers. The headers would not allow you to flow the exhaust to fill up the 3"pipe.

Without heavy duty mods IE: stroked or forced induction you would be better off with duel 2.5" exhaust and headers.

 

after posting this, I remembered that they have 2.5 pipes...But why should i get headers if i can just run it straight from the exhaust manifolds?

 

because headers flow better. flow better = more power. If you just want sound, do whatever you want. Most people call that being a ***** though amoung other things....

 

ok now i get it...im learning im learning lol. I heard the Dynomax headers are being discontinued...DAMN

So what headers would you reccommend...About the only mods i plan on making in the engine are K&N filter and CompCam264. So which headers should I get, and would true duals be worth it. One guy told me that cat-back sounds better than duals on a third generation, but i figured that the true duals would flow much better, giving better performance. What would you do?

 

I'd get hookers, no cat, and hooker catback.
headers are $320, catback is $260. Or SLP headers (if I could afford them) https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/002802.html

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship :
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.

Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
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AOL IM: superGRtaz

 

Did those headers come with the ceramic coating?

 

no. SLPs are stainess steel which don't "need" them. The rest will rust.

 

The SLP's are no better...I've heard plenty of people say that their SLP's (which perform perfectly fine) still have appearance problems..I think someone on the boards here mentioned it once and had pics...it wasn't as bad as the Edelbrock TES he tested, but they weren't all peachy :P

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1992 Camaro RS (Auto) 5.0L TBI
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Performance mods
NOS (125 HP shot)
Dynomax cat-back exhaust
Hedman headers
K & N open element/ X-Stream lid
MSD 6A ignition
LT1 camshaft
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
3.42 rear axle
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Transgo shift kit
Torquer heads

Audio
Sony Xplod CDX-M610 head unit
Pioneer 2-way 4x6 front speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9 rear speakers
12 inch Pioneer VCCS PRO subwoofer
QLogic sealed box
Kicker ZR360 amplifier
Lightning Audio 1 farad capacitor

Other
Macewen White Faced Gauges/Shift overlay
A-pillar gauges (Phantom oil pressure, Air/Fuel)
180* thermostat
Window Tint

 

it depends where you live and what your goals are. Do you want them to last the life of the car, do you want them to be show quality, to you want them to keep the gasses hot and moving to get the max HP gain?... it all depends what you want. That's why I said "need" in quotations.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship :
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.

Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options
AOL IM: superGRtaz

 

ok, so if i WANT them to look nice, and i WANT them to flow better, and i WANT them to last forever, then would getting coated headers be the way to go?

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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series

 

well if money is an objets just get some flowtech, they come with the stiff so you can keep your air tubes and they are the same thing as heddmans, they are evn made in the same place. just differnt name plates and they are a ton cheaper. you can get painted flowtechs for $160 w/ a y pipe

 

if you don't have to have 50 state legal headers, get the cheap hookers for $150 and get them coated.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship :
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.

Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options
AOL IM: superGRtaz