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Camvill 08-14-2008 01:19 PM

Header TO SLP LM1
 
I installed my pacesetter headers but they dont fit up with my SLP LM1 what do i do??

JW 08-14-2008 02:34 PM

What y-pipe are you using... is there a size problem? What do you mean by they don't fit up?

JW :D

camaro2you 08-14-2008 03:28 PM

It should fit up just fine, are you using a pacesetter y?

naSSty99ss 08-14-2008 03:55 PM

are you using that S pipe that goes between the y pipe and the cat back, if i remember right, when i helped a friend do his headers on a lt1 you don't need to use that s pipe anymore. he had pacesetter y and lm1

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 04:03 PM

Yea if its setup for a stock Y pipe, my cat back was, you have to cut the S out of it and it should be a straight shot back from there.

sweetbmxrider 08-14-2008 04:34 PM

i have shorty pacesetters with their y-pipe. cat welded to that. s-pipe bolted to that. I-pipe clamped to that and so on.

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 04:36 PM

Thats the legal way of doing things though. With LTs things change.

sweetbmxrider 08-14-2008 04:39 PM

yeah i know. i like saving the environment one catalytic converter at a time :lol:

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 04:41 PM

Oh me too, I have TWO brand new ones on the car. Granted they are in the trunk, but that still counts right? :wink:

NJ Torque 08-14-2008 04:46 PM

Do not, I mean DO NOT to headers and a LM1... you will hate yourself.

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 04:48 PM

Borlamouth is still raspy.

sweetbmxrider 08-14-2008 04:49 PM

i like my car, granted its shorties and its catted. i think it sounds great!

JL8Jeff 08-14-2008 05:32 PM

I ended up trimming one side(y-pipe or I-pipe) and then got a 3" junction pipe from Autozone or Pep Boys and some extra clamps. I had to do the same thing on my old 96 SS. I hate the 2-3/4" neckdown on the y-pipe so I cut it off completely to run full 3".

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJ Torque (Post 476475)
Do not, I mean DO NOT to headers and a LM1... you will hate yourself.

Get a nice cat back like a B+B 8-)

NJ Torque 08-14-2008 06:19 PM

I have a magnaflow that I need to put on.

It was cool for a week, haha.

JL8Jeff 08-14-2008 06:42 PM

I wouldn't even want to start the car up with longtube headers and LM. :shock:

LTb1ow 08-14-2008 06:46 PM

Why not? Its not that horrible. Its like blaring more than anything.

KirkEvil 08-14-2008 07:00 PM

I have LTs and the borlamouth setup. It really isnt that bad, just a lot of hissing noise along with the rumble. Cabin noise at 70 mph is actually quieter than it was with just the LM or BM because the tone is deeper. I ran the setup with the TSP catted y, and now with the ORY. Catted sounded slightly better. The noise is tolerable to 3000 rpms then it changes from freight train to thunder storm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr9WTGZht8Q

Camvill 08-14-2008 10:31 PM

i have the offroad pacesetter y pipe and it doesnt match up at all i guess ill have to jimmy rig it with some sort of clamps

Tru2Chevy 08-15-2008 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camvill (Post 476647)
i have the offroad pacesetter y pipe and it doesnt match up at all i guess ill have to jimmy rig it with some sort of clamps

In what way does it not match up though? Crawl underneath and shoot a few pics from different angles to show us....

- Justin

Camvill 08-15-2008 09:19 AM

ill try and get some pics up but the y-pipe was too long at first so i disconnected the pipe above the rear axle to make the y pipe fit. After i connected the y pipe the pipe curving around the axle didnt match up.

Tru2Chevy 08-15-2008 09:23 AM

If the y was too long with the rest of the catback hanging correctly, then it needs to be cut down to the correct length. Unless it's really close, don't move the catback around to try and fit the why, because it's just gonna create headaches with fitment around your rear suspension.

- Justin

sweetbmxrider 08-15-2008 02:39 PM

yaa that over axle pipe has minimal clearance. you want that right and do your finageling with the y pipe!

Camvill 08-16-2008 02:04 AM

i have to get a muffler its too loud what one do you guys recommend and what part of the exhaust should i put it on

LTb1ow 08-16-2008 07:35 AM

Oh come on, be a man.:wink: But if you must, with the borla muffler stuck in the pipes, the LM1 and LTs quiet down a lot.


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