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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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Car: 85 Iroc-z
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1985 Iroc-z Flowmaster 80 Series Question

I own a 85 iroc-z with a stock exhaust and I came across an add for a flowmaster 80 series muffler exhaust system. It has a 2.5" inlet with dual 2.5" outlets. It comes with 2.5" aluminized tail pipes and 3 clamps. Will this fit my 85 iroc-z?? Also is $94.00 for this sytem a good deal? Thanks guys.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Welcome aboard.

It will fit the car, the only question is whether it will bolt to your cat. The most likely answer there is "no". '85 was a weird year, so some fabrication to connect the cat will probably be required.

Well, there is one other question: Do you really want a 2.5" system? The dual 2.5" outlets are fine, but the 2.5" inlet is a little too small.

You might want to wait and spend your money on a 3" system.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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Car: 85 Iroc-z
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Thank you for answering my questions. I have another one if you can be so kind to answer. I'm not sure if I have a 3" inlet or if it is a 2.5" inlet ?? I know it hasnt been messed with so I was just asking because if it was a 2.5" inlet I would just go ahead and buy it. If its 3" then I wont. Thank you much.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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It's hard to say on the size. From what I understand, the mid 80's camaros had a few different sized pipe from the cat to the muffler. Could be 2.5, 2.75, or it could be 3. Something tells me that they didn't start using 3 until later years but I may be full of crap too. The only way to be sure would be to unbolt the exhaust from the cat and grab your trusty ol tape measure and take a look.
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Car: 84 Firebird Trans Am
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i can't say either but my 84 TA has 3in. and i would wait til u get money for a better system, i just bought the 80 series muffler and hated it, it sounded like crap and performed worse.
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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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Did you ever replace the 80 series muffler?
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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I thought that it sounded decent and performed good. I had no problems with my Flowmaster system at all. Going to either a Raven or GMMG next though just to do something different.
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