Dr Pepper CAN TEST
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Dr Pepper CAN TEST
Couple of people wanted to know the gound clearance of my exhaust so heres some new pics. i used a Dr Pepper can, and she sets a little low.
Dougs Longtubes
Thunder Bolt cats... 3-inch
Custom Ypipe 3-inch
QTP cutout 3-inch
4th gen Borla 3-inch
Dougs Longtubes
Thunder Bolt cats... 3-inch
Custom Ypipe 3-inch
QTP cutout 3-inch
4th gen Borla 3-inch
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Wow thats like two inches from the ground. There wasnt anyway to tuck it up under. Got to go easy on those bumps or you will have no exhaust.
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actually speed bumps( aka...camaro killers) i havnt had any problems so far.
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well before i had these Dougs longtubes i had edelbrocks shortys with the borla and they would crack and pop at anything above 3000 underload everyone made fun of me sounded like a V6.
But now with the current setup it sounds pretty close to a LS1 car.
no more popping, no more cracking. just pure V8 exhaust tone.
cutout open or closed shes sounds so good.
I LOVE BORLA and she looks great with them really pulls of the rear look.(square tips)
But now with the current setup it sounds pretty close to a LS1 car.
no more popping, no more cracking. just pure V8 exhaust tone.
cutout open or closed shes sounds so good.
I LOVE BORLA and she looks great with them really pulls of the rear look.(square tips)
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I might have missed in a previous thread but are you lowered? if so what springs?
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how much if you don't mind me askin did it take to run you that setup... all i have is the ceramic hookers headers longtube and wanting to run them to the outside kinda like nascar does it.. or like the lightning trucks has theres
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Re: Dr Pepper CAN TEST
my y-pipe cost me $300.00,
plus i already had the cats, and "Y" so add about $120.00
so about 420.00 for just the y pipe right now as it sits on the car.
it was a rip off, but it sounds great.
plus i already had the cats, and "Y" so add about $120.00
so about 420.00 for just the y pipe right now as it sits on the car.
it was a rip off, but it sounds great.
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I dont think anyone with duals realy has much better clearance than that. The crossmember for hte transmission is always going to be in the way and there's only so much room between that and the ground.
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Re: Dr Pepper CAN TEST
If you want thirdgen longtubes that will clear a can, then personally I think that Hawk's has the best chance (Stainless Works), but they ain't cheap. Here is just a little jpeg I made comparing Doug's and Hawk's. Notice how much tighter the Hawk's really hug up closer to the tranny pan. Take into account that these two pics are at slightly different angles and admittedly it does favor Hawk's. If you go to their website, they have side pics of clearance and it looks like their's are 100% even with the subframe rails, but after that, the ypipe has to drop down to clear the tranny xmember anyay.
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If you want the best of both worlds and money is no object, then get some Hawk's longtubes and throw on some Dr. Gas frame clearance tubes where the head pipes cross the tranny x-member.
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haha look at those Hawks header primarys , no wonder they fit better.
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If you want thirdgen longtubes that will clear a can, then personally I think that Hawk's has the best chance (Stainless Works), but they ain't cheap. Here is just a little jpeg I made comparing Doug's and Hawk's. Notice how much tighter the Hawk's really hug up closer to the tranny pan. Take into account that these two pics are at slightly different angles and admittedly it does favor Hawk's. If you go to their website, they have side pics of clearance and it looks like their's are 100% even with the subframe rails, but after that, the ypipe has to drop down to clear the tranny xmember anyay.
Color me unimpressed.
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Re: Dr Pepper CAN TEST
Wow, you guys are running low..
The lowest point on mine is the k-member.. it is a drews piece. The headers are 1 5/8 hedmans, for the main reason I decided I wanted ground clearance rather than go 1 3/4.. the link is to some pics from a previous post.. it runs dual 2.5 inch into a flowmaster y and then a 4inch mufflex with a spintech muffler.. very LOUD. Need to get some more pics but this gives an idea of the clearance. Yes there are two pipes running between the crossmember on either side of the tranny.. skulte makes a similar piece. This is on Eibach Pro's.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...45-post41.html
The lowest point on mine is the k-member.. it is a drews piece. The headers are 1 5/8 hedmans, for the main reason I decided I wanted ground clearance rather than go 1 3/4.. the link is to some pics from a previous post.. it runs dual 2.5 inch into a flowmaster y and then a 4inch mufflex with a spintech muffler.. very LOUD. Need to get some more pics but this gives an idea of the clearance. Yes there are two pipes running between the crossmember on either side of the tranny.. skulte makes a similar piece. This is on Eibach Pro's.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...45-post41.html
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Re: Dr Pepper CAN TEST
Vortex, you said it and you'll say it again.... actually you just said the same thing I did in my quote. But IF you wanted more clearance at the tranny crossmember, then one could use those Dr. Gas frame clearance tubes to tuck them up tighter in that problem spot.
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