I'm considering purchashing a new exhaust system for my 91' Camaro and am wondering what you guys feel is the best choice. I'm also going to get headers, I hear SLP is a good choice.

Mark

 

I had a Dynomax muffler on mine which was nice but mellow. It reminded me of a factory 60's muscle car. I switched to a Flowmaster and got a much louder and metallic tone. I kind of like it, it gets attention. These were both without the cat.

As for SLP, I don't know anything except that they seem overpriced.

 

Get the Hooker cat-back, I love the sound of mine and there are sound clips somewhere on this board.

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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

 

I have heard a LOT of good things about the mufflex systems with either the flowmaster of spintech (go with spintech!) mufflers.

 

if you want more a "Sleeper" and want it really loud also get BORLA

I have a 350, edelbrock headers, catco high flow cat, and borla 3" adjustable cat.

I have the 2nd biggest plate it, at idle its not that loud, touch the gas pedal and it roars.

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Fire fighting, Scuba Diving, and Fast cars.....Does life get any more exciting

WwW.Generation-3.com
'86 TPi T/A L98
Mods:
Borla 3" Adjustable Cat Back
Edelbrock Headers
Catco High flow Cat
GT Auto Ram Air Hood
4th Gen. Spoiler
4th Gen Seats and center console

Kills:
99+ Mustang GT
Worked Civic V-Tech

Ties:
LS1 (85MPH & Below)
Eclipse Turbo, non AWD

[This message has been edited by 86FyrBrd (edited November 10, 2001).]

 

I really like my Hooker system. Best all around I think. Great quality, not expensive like the Borla, not super common like the Flowmaster. The SLP headers are excellent quality (from what I hear) and are the only stainless 1 3/4 shorties available for 3rd gens. Basicly go for the SLPs unless you are on a really tight budget, or are running a 305. Just my 2 cents, there are a million opinions about the SLP headers out there.

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-='89 Iroc-Z - 350 TPI =-

 

Flowmaster.

 

FLOWMASTER!!!!!!!!!! dont be an idiot, they are the best. Also check out the edelbrock headers i hear they are good.

 

I have a custom 3" exhaust w/ a flowmaster 80 series, 3" pipe in place of my cat and Edelbrock TES Headers w/ the 3" collector at the y-pipe. I LOVE the sound it makes and always get compliments on it. Check it out.
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/Exaust1.wav
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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI
"It Ain't Stock"
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[This message has been edited by 91Bird305 (edited November 13, 2001).]

 

Then you hear wrong, these headers are among the worst as far as restriction goes, but if just being put on a mild 305, then they will do just fine.


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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

 

For an excellent system with good sound and power and price, can't beat the Hooker. For serious mods, get a Mufflex 3.5" or 4" w/ spintech muffler. I have the 3.5" and it is absolutely killer. I could literally bust a nut just listening to my car. Seriously though, stay away from flowmaster....nothing but sound from them. Borla and SLP is very good if ya want stainless steel and check out Random Technology. Each of those exhausts produce good power and sound. Good luck!


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David Tuschhoff
1991 RS/Z28 Camaro
FI 355ci NA SBC V8 M5.
12.47 @ 110.7mph 1.80 60'
Best mph of 111.6.
My f-body page!

 

I'm gonna make some sound files of my Hooker cat-back sometime soon. In the car I never realized how nice it sounded but last week I had a friend drive by me and a crowd of people and everyone turned to see what was flying by "damn that sounds good..."

 

Tell me about it, my car sounds like it has a 406 engine or something in it, people are always raving about how my car sounds hooker rules

 

what do you guys use to record sound files?

Mark

 

Hey 88IROCTPI and Jono, i'm looking at the Hooker Cat-Back for my 89 Firebird Formula. 350 TPI 5.7L. Do you just have the Cat-Back system, or other mods like headers? Any info on the Cat-Back would be great also, Thanks!

 

Check out ThunderRacing as they had some in stock the last time I was there. That guy David sure knows his 3rd gens too!!



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David Tuschhoff
1991 RS/Z28 Camaro
FI 355ci NA SBC V8 M5.
12.47 @ 110.7mph 1.80 60'
Best mph of 111.6.
My f-body page!

 

My car is all stock under the hood with a gutted cat (which I never knew was gutted until I put the exhaust on). Not a single person has ever said my exhaust sounds bad. One of my friends used the word "respectable" sound. Its not extremely loud and annoying sounding but you'll turn your head to see whats flying by.

 

Thats sort of an ignorant thing to say, sorry. Flowmaster is not the best. It rusts and sounds tinny half of the time. I switched to borla from flowmaster and I am very glad to have done it. I have edelbrock headers, and the only thing good about them was the price, but any header offers vast improvement over stock exhaust manifolds.

I know the hooker cat back is pretty good quality, it is more mellow than flowmaster. Dynomax is quiet. Borla has a deep tone, very loud when you run it open. I've heard spintech makes nice sounding mufflers.

 

Flowmaster is still a kick *** exhaust. But for third gens I honestly can only recommend either Dynomax or Hooker for the money; especially Hooker.

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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, no cat, custom high beam delete ram air w/ K&N, MSD 6A ignition, MSD 8.5mm plug wires, LT1 camshaft
Soon to be installed:
Edelbrock Perfomer TBI intake, B & M 2200 RPM stall torque converter, Trans Go shift kit, World Products Torquer heads, Ed Wright Fast Chip

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, chrome valve covers, xenon headlights

 

Flowmaster is the BudLite of the muffler world...

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'82 Z28
LG4 305 .030 over, performer intake, holley street avenger 670, xe 256 cam, tes headers, 3 inch single exhaust, spintech muffler, 14 x 3 inch drop base k&n.

 

Agreed, cheap and common without any serious advantage over anything else, all show no go. Flowmasters are restrictive more or less because they're built for sound, not performance.

 

Who needs a muffler. run straight pipes that is what i have been doing for 2 years. it sounds great. loud from out side. if u sent up the exhaust right it can even be quiet in the car. i made mine for 125 dollars. and it works well.
just my 2 cents
Shaun

 

LOL Some of us have emissions. I am going to have to differ with what everyone so far has said. I love Mac. Raspy, loud, and deep. A friend of mine has a catback on his stock '86 Z28 305 TPI. I've road with him before when recieving compliments. Great sound, not a bad price $300, and very little restriction. To sum it up, I guess they have the tone of Borla with the raspy, growliness of Flows.

My .03 cents,
Matt


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1984 Camaro Z28 - Black w/ Grey int.
-GM Goodwrench 350 with Edelbrock 600 Carb, Edelbrock Preformer RPM intake, AC Delco plugs, 8mm AC Delco wires, 14" Accel filter, Homemade Cold Air Indctn., Edelbrock Chrome valve covers, breather, and Air cleaner.
- Profesionally Built Turbo-350 with 2500 RPM Stall converter, Hurst shifter, & one wicked shift kit.
- Eagle Alloys 15" Alum. Rims surrounded by P235/60R15 BF Goodrich Radial T/A's
-Comming Soon:
3.73's, MAC Cat-Back, hollowed cat., B&M Megashifter, & Paint: Navy Blue Metallic w/ Silver strips
Pics at: http://members.fbody.com/flashz28/

 

ok i have hooker and i love the way it sounds.....but today i was screwin around with it with my friend and we took off the muffler and it was straight piped and it sounded awesome!!

sounded like a straight piped dodge ram
it was awesome
and it kackled like mad too!!
it was awesome

so now im gonna get a header turn down and whenever i wanna make my car sound really mean im just gonna take off the muffler and put on the turn down
trust me you will love it!!

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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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Mods-

K&N Air filter
Hooker Cat-Back

 

Hooker has one of the best sounding mufflers out ther with the Aero Chamber design. The Super Comp cat-back is quite healthy as well. Both have nice quiet idle characteristics, but make a lot of quality sound when you hammer it. Every Mudstain on the planet has Flowmasters, which is fine, and can sound pretty cool, but the Hooker stuff really makes a much better sound. Not only that, but you can actually hear your radio, and the person next to you with their mufflers. This is generally not the case with Flowmaster!!

 

I don't know how feasible this is, but it probably wouldn't be too difficult to adapt the 4th gen SLP Loudmouth exhaust to a 3rd gen. I believe any competent muffler shop could do it... which means that rules out every exhaust shop in Bryan/ College Station.

 

Flowmaster!!!!!!

Check out 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
Listen To The Exhaust!

 

since I already have a 3" pipe and tips I like, I'm thinking of copying the Loud mouth.



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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, 700R4, P.A.W. 14x3 open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips, Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248)
Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options

 

My standard hooker soundclip post: hooker headers/catback

http://members.home.net/dcornacchia/car1.mp3
http://members.home.net/dcornacchia/car2.mp3

[This message has been edited by Jono (edited November 19, 2001).]

 

Me like me Like.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI
"It Ain't Stock"
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/91firebird.html
For info on certain parts or mods go to the site below
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/modeval.html

 

I like my exhaust better than anythign Ive ever heard.. Hooker Long Tube Super comps, custom 3" Y pipe into a 4" pipe that goes all the way back through a dynomax 4" race muffler. It also has a fabricated cut out so I can run it straight through 4" no cats. Now thats the sound of a muscle car

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Karsten
86 IROC-ZZ4... too much to list.

 

I beilve that nothing makes a good exhaust sound better than a nice lopy cam.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI
"It Ain't Stock"
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/91firebird.html
For info on certain parts or mods go to the site below
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/modeval.html
[This message has been edited by 91Bird305 (edited November 20, 2001).]

 

any one know how random technology cat back sounds or has a sound file?

 

I am the odd ball but i love my edelbrock one. Its aluminum pipes and SS muffler looks beautiful underneigth. 0 Rust and guarenteed forever. The sound is stock at idle and highway cruisong speeds but when you get on it. It screams.

 

I set my self up with the Edelbrock 50-states legal headers (I live in Ca.) and used the Random Tech cat and cat-back system. I consider it an outstanding value for the buck. The kit went together as advertised. I don't recommend using clamps though. I've had mine welded up sold and it really makes a difference. The sound at idle is great and when you step on it - hard - it really produces some clean power. It's loud though so if you're shy it might not be the system.

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88 IROCZ28
ZZ4, Big Mouth, Lg. runners and BBK 58mm TB. 700R4 w/ corvette shift servos, 3.23 Borg Warner & posi.
B&M 2400 Hole Shot and MegaShifter. Random Tech Hi Flow Cat and 3" Catback system, Edlebrock headers - jet coated.

 

lol i just sent you mail from the other response you had o well, thanks