Ok help with exhast everyone please inside

[SLOWBRAEATER]

I was going o do the true dals but everyon says no and now im kinda skeptical, so help me out on my other choices which do you guys thing is my best choice i have all bolt ons including powerpack pcm programming 3.73 comp cam 3600 converter etc.
longtubes to 2.5" y pipe to 3" off road pipe to 3" triflow system all the way back, will he v8 single cat 3" triflow een work on our cars and ive better results than 2.5" v6 triflow? or

longtubes to 3" y pipe to 3" triflow all the way back?

or longtubes to 2.5"y ipe to 2.5" rest of the way back?

[SLOWBRAEATER]

I was going to go with longtubes to 2.5" pipe on each side to 2.5" x pipe to 2.5" pipe on each side to 2.5" borla bullets to turndowns. This would cost me arond 430.00
the 3" triflow system with 2.5"y pipe and 3" of road pipe would cost around 840.00
600.00 for triflow
60.00 for orp
120.00 for y pipe
and about 60.00 for miscellaneous

so the true dual would be substantially cheaper now would i get less flow with true dual than i would with 3" triflow? and would i get less flow with true dual than i would get with open y pipe? i know open y would sound like crap. please dont be ignorant guys.

[toast]

Well if tru dual can make an LS1 sound from ok to awesome tha=en i can imagine it will make the 3.8 sound good too. I have heard other V6s with tru duals (not the stangs 3.8) nad they just make the V6 come alive.

[Cole]

3 inch is to big. the displacement is to small to be running pipes that big. Like thows ricers with there civics; you are going to lose torque. 2.5 sounds like the best option.

[SLOWBRAEATER]

No i said 3" if i went with triflow y pipe setup and 2.5" if i went with true duals, 3" y pipe setup is not to big especially with my mods, i know plenty of people here running 3" with less mods and they are doing great. i will probably try the true duals because there are a few people here who i wouldnt mind proving wrong again. When i first ran 3.73 all i heard was oh thats to much, then when i posted the results those same people all went out and now have atleast 3.73 and then some.

[satellite98]

Is there enough clearance for the car-I heard that was the main thing giving us trouble?

Wouldn't a lift kit help with that? [img]smile.gif[/img] I know the previous on my truck lifted my blazer 2 inches to make it easier when he did the engine swap, maybe we could raise the camaro just a couple inches or enough clearance.

I'd go with 2 1/4" pipes and either dynomax or Z28 take off and X-pipe (always been told H pipes are best for flowmasters) if I were doing it, but definately not anytime soon. Wouldn't that be the best setup?

[SLOWBRAEATER]

Theres anough clearance if i run turndwns thats for sure. lane at lanes performance recommended me running 2.5" and yes i told him its a v6 and he builds true duals all the time so he knows what hes talking about.

[toast]

Cool dude! I say just go for the true duals. I think it can be done if the pipes are 2 1/4 and are run side by side with each other. Run a catco cat on each bank then run the pipes stright back over the axle then into resnated tips. It will be loud but i bet it will sound sweet. Won't be that much louder than a loudmouth.

[satellite98]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SLOWBRAEATER:
Theres anough clearance if i run turndwns thats for sure. lane at lanes performance recommended me running 2.5" and yes i told him its a v6 and he builds true duals all the time so he knows what hes talking about.<hr></blockquote>

Guess you're right, Here's the clearance for an LT1 [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Dominic]

Please, go 2.25" if you go true duals... that pipe size is good for 450hp and is plenty large for the 3.8 V6.

[Loochy88]

another vote for the 2.25 inch pipes

[SLOWBRAEATER]

I understand what you guys are saying but my collectors are 2.5" and i probably wont be able to get the pipes mandrel bent so i figured start out 2.5" and with the non mandrel bends it would be real close to 2.25" does this sound right? I will be using borla bullets and no cats, with turndowns. Now borla only makes the bullets as small as 2.5" i think, well atleast thats all summit offers. does anyone know if borla xr1 bullets come in 2.25"?

[pvtschultz]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr> Please, go 2.25" if you go true duals... that pipe size is good for 450hp and is plenty large for the 3.8 V6<hr></blockquote>

I used 2.5 inch duals on my 350 build up. That ol' girl dynoed at 320 at the rears, I think that you'll have enough flow for our 3.8s.

[Dominic]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by pvtschultz:


I used 2.5 inch duals on my 350 build up. That ol' girl dynoed at 320 at the rears, I think that you'll have enough flow for our 3.8s.<hr></blockquote>

Right but twin 2.5" is like going dual 3" pipes on a 350.... while it works, it really isn't necessary or anywhere near correct.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SLOWBRAEATER:
I understand what you guys are saying but my collectors are 2.5" and i probably wont be able to get the pipes mandrel bent so i figured start out 2.5" and with the non mandrel bends it would be real close to 2.25" does this sound right? I will be using borla bullets and no cats, with turndowns. Now borla only makes the bullets as small as 2.5" i think, well atleast thats all summit offers. does anyone know if borla xr1 bullets come in 2.25"?<hr></blockquote>

Are you sure you want to run with no cats? Not only is it illegal but your car will stink. I strongly suggest running at least a catco cat on each bank. As far as muffler goes i know one that is cheaper and will just as same as the borla; it is the dynomax bullet. The smallest they come is 2.5 and they only cost 35 bucks through summit. Good luck on whatever you decide. On a side note, where in PA do you live?