Man the hooker catback made my TA sound flat out scary and gave me more power (it made Me shed a tear lol). It really sounds mean at idle, and when u get on the fun pedle it freakin YELLS! but i just wanted to ask some of u guys who has the catback does it get even better than that over time.

I LOVE IT !

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I Love Smokin Tires
(stangs fear me)

 

Man is about two months old, and id say it is AT LEAST twice as loud compared to when i first got it put on. At first, i could barely hear it when i was in the car..... now it really roars.

 

I was thinking about getting the hooker cat-back, but do those tips rust? (don't really have to worry about that out here though)

 

I haven't saw any signs of rust yet, but just to be on the safe side I clean the inside of the tips with a little WD 40, and put a little grease on the out side of them.

Gives them a nice shine too

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I Love Smokin Tires
(stangs fear me)

[This message has been edited by Illegal T/A (edited September 24, 2001).]

 

My hooker tips haven't rusted yet, its only been 2 weeks, but inside of them have and the pipes leading up to the tips have rust on it, the I pipe and muffler seem to be made better then the pipes coming out of the rear

 

Odd. Most people say they've seen rust after a month already. I've had my Dynomax cat back on for about 4 months now and the pipes are all still in prime condition, with NO rust. And I live in NJ, and the car sees rain fairly frequently.

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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
MSD 8.5mm plug wires
LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock intake manifold
B & M 2400 RPM stall torque converter
Trans Go shift kit
World Products 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

 

I put a coat of wax on the tailpipes to help prevent rust, but that was 3 weeks ago and at college I don't drive it as much and haven't washed the car or put more wax on the pipes and they have started to rust a little especially in between. Hopefully it's not too late and I can get rid of that stuff.

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'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

My hooker cat-back was really quiet but after a month or so it got really loud. My tips and I-pipe are brand new looking but the tail-pipes completely rusted in about a week. I'm pretty sure they didn't send me the right tailpipes because they didnt fit on the stock hangers

 

ive had my Hooker Cat-back for almost a year now. and ive had no signs of rust or dis-coloring on the tips(and i do drive in the rain).

i do love that sound. , and yes it does get louder.

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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://www.geocities.com/red82ta57l/mycarpics.html

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

[This message has been edited by RED82TA5.7L (edited September 25, 2001).]

 

Hmmm.......

Well, it must depend on what type of muffler you get in your Hooker system.

The "Aerochamber" muffler, available in some catback systems, will never change sound or get louder, because there is no wool/fiberglass/ceramic or any kind of "packing" material in there to blow out, thus making the muffler get louder.

My Aerochamber has been on for quite a while and it has not gotten louder at all, compared to when it was new.