it sounds like it's gonna b pretty easy besides the I pipe......what is a good way to get it up and over the rear axle and back down?

and i plan on using a car lift so will that make the installation a lot easier??



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If my car was running, I would have just brought the kit to the muffler shop and had them weld the connections and make it hang right. In the kit, something will say that they recomend having all slip fittings welded. But if you're gonna do it yourself, I'd put outlet pieces onto the muffler, then hold the muffler in place, and slide the peice that goes over the axle on and bolt it to the muffler, secure the muffler, and put the peice on that goes to the cat. Anytime you use a car lift for working under a car it's gonna be soooo much easier. I just found it easier to do the installation from muffler to cat.

Hope this helps,

Scott

 

weld it??
i cant weld it

could i maybe put a clamp or something on it for now and then maybe later have the muffler shop weld it??

 

lol, of course u don't have to weld it. Hooker "recomends" it. They'll give you all the clamps you need. You'll reuse your hangers and bolts for the hangers, but for all the connections on the exhaust, you'll have a peice from them in your kit. You'll see.. It's one of the simplest mod's. My advice on removing your old exhaust is just to cut it off. Unbolt where it hangs to the frame, and unbolt the cat conection, then take a sawzall or equivalent and just cut whatever you need to to get the old crap off the car.

 

haha sweeet

alright man thanks

i'll post my results.......after im doing cruzin for a couple hours

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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
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oh hey and something else

how long does it take for the exhaust to break in and sound good?

and can you really feel a diff in performance when you put it on?

 

Not sure on how long it takes to break in. Mine's only got like 10hours of run time on it and it still sounds great. And, you'll notice the difference, especially over stock exhaust.

Good luck man

 

Here's a tip on making it stay lookin good. Put chrome polish or wax on the tailpipes before installation, this will make it easier. And every now and then wax or polish them, they will rust.

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GM GOODWRENCH 350
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3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
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You may not have this problem with your Hooker system, but I sure did...one of the pipes coming out of the muffler will NOT line up. I had to get an exhaust shop to fab another pipe for me because it was so off-center. I was really ticked about that, but the end result was great. Everybody talks about a "break-in" period, but my exhaust has sounded the same since day one and that was almost a year ago.

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K & N open element, Hooker cat-back exhaust,
SplitFire plugs, Moroso Blue Max wires,
Macewen white-face gauge overlays,
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From what I understand, the aerochamber muffler will not change tones or break in.

 

wow thanks for the replies!!
i cant wait for it to come!!!!

i just raced this brand new cherokee the other day......maybe i will race him again after the exhaust swap and see if i can see where it helps me the most

and is there any specific type of polish that works best??

thanks for all the help guys!


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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta

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K&N Air filter

 

hey i got the exhaust today and after i got off work 10pm i got done fixing the water pump then i started on the exhaust......what could i use to get the rusty bolts off on the cat

and also what would b the best to cut the pipes....i was using the a sawzaw but it was like 1am and i didnt wanna wake the neighbors


and i already used some turtle wax on the tips....is that good enough?

any help would b great
thanks

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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta

Mods-

K&N Air filter

 

Actually it's not the tips that rusted on me, it was the rear pipes coming out of the muffler, the tips have been fine so far (about 2 months now) but I did put wax on them. I don't know what else you could do about the rear pipes, it seems like they were made with cheaper metal then the I pipe and actual muffler. I guess thats what you get for a cheap catback kit, I'm actually thinking of getting the rear outlet pipes coated, it looks kinda nasty right now.

 

well i got it on today

when i FIRST started it up the exhaust was just as quiet as the stock exhaust but then i did some high RPM runs and cruised a lil and now it sounds awesome!
i love the way it cackles and stuff

and i think it improved my performance cuz when i was cruzin i got on it from the start and my tires spun a lil more from the start and they spun when i hit second

and i have new tires now

 

The exact same thing happened to me ...The hangers on the tailpipes didnt even work with the stock locations.