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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 05:54 PM
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Need help picking exhaust kit

im not amazing with mechanics or doing much on cars, and i need some help. i am replacing the entire exhaust on my 83 camaro and am trying to find a exhaust kit that is headers back, 2.5in or 3in tubing, and runs straight back. anybody know of a kit thats not going to cost more then 300$? im also buying hooker shortie headers for it too.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 06:47 PM
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Re: Need help picking exhaust kit

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im not amazing with mechanics or doing much on cars, and i need some help. i am replacing the entire exhaust on my 83 camaro and am trying to find a exhaust kit that is headers back, 2.5in or 3in tubing, and runs straight back. anybody know of a kit thats not going to cost more then 300$? im also buying hooker shortie headers for it too.
Hooker shorty headers with y-pipe will run you $500 or so.

As for the catback portion under $300? Only if you buy all the parts and install it yourself.

On Amazon Magnaflow sells a really nice kit which I have on my car for around $470 or so. It then ran me about $200 to have a shop put it in since I don't do welding.

That's about as cheap as it gets.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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You may find some used deals on your localcraigslist
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 07:50 AM
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If cheap is your goal then summit has youcovered


1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Summit Racing® Cat-Back Exhaust Systems SUM-680023

Go to summitracing and pump in that part number
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 01:53 PM
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Re: Need help picking exhaust kit

Thanks for the replies but im looking for header-back kits. No y pipe id perfer x or straight back. I can get away with no cat in my area
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 07:19 AM
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Synyster52 I don't think they make them like that for our cars. Has to be custom. That's what I did.
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 08:17 AM
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Re: Need help picking exhaust kit

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Thanks for the replies but im looking for header-back kits. No y pipe id perfer x or straight back. I can get away with no cat in my area
Time to order some bends and get the welder out.
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 02:46 PM
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Midias has it right. They don't make full kits like that. They do make universal kits with plenty of straights and bends to do whatever you want though
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