I have a set of Hooker shorty 2460 headers on my 305 LG4. With spring (hopefully) coming up here in Ohio, I would like a good, legal exhaust that I could get for these headers.

I want to stay the cheap route because I would like to be able to take off the exhaust system fairly easily for the time when a new rear and suspension is needed. I don't need something that performs like a monster, just something that sounds fairly decent and keeps the cops away. Something that is temporary for until my car is more complete.

Any ideas?

 

Nothing is "cheap". If you want cheap, you won't get quality or durability.

A good, solid exhaust will run $1000-$1200 for Headers and cat-back if you get the headers ceramic or jet-hot coated which I highly recommend.

Need to answer a few questions though before we can continue:

Do you have dual cats?

Do you have the Y-pipe that goes with those headers?

If you have the y-pipe, then unless you do the work yourself, the for $470 or so. It cost me $200 for a shop to mount it and weld the tips on properly.


If you don't have the y-pipe, then you need to get one. You will need this Hooker 2460 Y-pipe for $265.

Hope this helps and good luck!

 

After research, I have heard that Y pipes aren't available for 2460's. Like I said, I just want something legal for now. I wanted to hold off on forking over a large sum of money for exhaust until I know I don't need to take it back off to do more work. My car is a driving project I guess you could say.

No cats. I do however have the factory mufflers sitting in my garage,but all the mounts for it on the car are broken. Could they (a shop) just attach my headers to it through a custom setup and piping?

Thanks for your response.

 

The link I posted IS the y-pipe for those headers.

Do you need emissions?

If you need emissions, you need cats and those headers won't work. You will need Hooker 2055 or Dyno don's.

You can get them non-coated and they are about $200 cheaper.

Yes, a shop can fabricate a y-pipe and put hangars on your car to hang the exaust. Just make sure they can do or get "mandrel bend" parts. Otherwise you're losing flow.

 

I feel dumb, I was on mobile and didn't see the link you posted. I guess you can't trust the internet on some things I don't need emissions where I live, but the sound is what would get me pulled over. I'll look into getting the stock exhaust attached to it for now the way you mentioned. If I can't, I may as well go all out on a new exhaust system. I just didn't want to have to assemble/ dismantle an expensive/ complicated exhaust numerous times just to do a project.

I really appreciate your help, thanks a lot.

 

Glad to help, I know the pain of mobile devices trying to see internet pages.

You can get the exhaust shop to create a "break" in the exhaust. I did for just the reason of the next time I need to drop the tank to do my fuel pump. Unclamp it from the break, just in front of the axle and at the muffler and poof, three pieces in the rear I can move around as needed without breaking anything.

 

That would be a good idea. If that's the case, I may just go all out on an exhaust now if it can be easily taken apart with "breaks." I just feared on having to take it to the shop to have them take it off / put it back on every time and incur more labor fees than needed, and also run the risk of damaging it if I took it apart myself without the breaks. I have a lot to consider now, but thanks

 

You can get universal exhaust flanges cheap. Have a shop weld in a few then call it done.

 

FYI, check what size catback you are getting, because most y-pipes for the 2460's have a 2.5" outlet, like the one in the link. If you get a 3" catback, you will need to cut the ends off and get a 2.5-3" adapter or have a shop cut/weld them. I got the D901 Doug's Headers y-pipe, its about $90 cheaper than the hooker y-pipe and fit just fine.

 

This is the main reason people go with Hooker 2055's or Dyno Don's. 3" y-pipe.