Which would you go with on a lt1 for exhaust. I like the look of the hooker but never heard it before.

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Chris
-94' firebird formula(I used to have a 91,thats why im on this site)
-Mods: Hypertech programmer 3, ported and polished MAF sensor.
-Future Mods: cat-back exhaust, slp intake, pullies.

 

Hooker has been around longer than almost any other header manufacturer, about 1964 if I recall correctly.

They are top quality.

 

It seems alot of 4th gen owners say go with slp loudmouth, but it gets into the area of borla prices. The hooker sure do look nice.

 

I love the sound of my Hooker especially when she screams . There is a sound clip in a post somewhere.

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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'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, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

i love my flowmaster,

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Trent
---Car---
89 Firebird/305 L03 TBI A4/t-tops
Open Element Edelbrock Aircleaner w/ K&N air filter/Summit Chrome Valve Covers
Edelbrock TES headers 3" out/flowmaster American thunder 3" exaust/Catco cat
---Stero---
Pioneer DEH-P730 Premium
Infinity 2way 4652 4x6's/Pioneer 4way ts-a6985 6x9's
profile cl640 110x4

 

flowmaster is nice, not an obnoxious sound until you let it rip then it really shows through. of course that was on a 94 anniversary with the cats.

 

i have a flowmaster muffler with headers, and hollow cat. it is pretty loud. not a idle but above 1500rpm, it absolutely howls. my buddy has hooker cat back with stock manifolds, and stock cat. his car is nice at idle, and part throttle, but at WOT it sounds great. it is just that classic muscle car burble, i really like both. i think i like the flowmaster better on mine because it sounds mean, as compared to the classic sound of the hooker

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86 IROC
43,000 miles
305/700R4/3.23 gears
maroon, gold stickers, black interior, T-Tops.

current mods.
shift kit
headers
cat back exhaust

mods planned for this winter
cam
Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
port and polish intake and heads
lookin to run low 14s maybe squeak out a 13.9 with my stock chip

 

Me too

My 80 Series


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1988 Jet Black IROC
5.7L W/ 64000 miles
Flowmaster Exhaust
Fully Loaded
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My IROC In Readers Rides
My IROC

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Well now it seems I'm gonna go with the slp loudmouth since it's got a good special on it and it's stainless steel. I like this company also since they work with firebirds

 

Tell us how much better your car performs. Tell us how it sounds, maybe try to post a sound clip.

 

Flowmaster will outperform the rest. Period.

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1987 GTA L98 MD8
355, TFS Heads, LT4 Hot Cam
My GTA

The Minnesota F-body Club

 

Yea I'll post everything about it once I get it done. It migth be awhile since i'm in florida and the exhaust is in oregon.

 

there is absolutely no proof that flowmaster outperforms the rest. In fact, alot of evidence points towards the opposite of that.

 

I've heard the same. I believe Hooker is rated among the best as flow goes.

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"Putting any amount of money into a RICE BURNER is like wiping your a$$ with a turd. "
'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, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite