Re: Gibson exhaust installation

From: david zavetsky (zavetsky@usaor.net)
Date: Sun Feb 22 1998 - 09:49:11 EST


At 09:48 PM 2/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>david zavetsky wrote:
No kiddin?? That would be coll...I didnt think was was room enough under
there for two pipes, mufflers, etc on one side.....

What about the routing of the drivers side exhaust? Is it like a crossover
except its its own pipe??

Hmm......This is food for thought....I have always wanted true duals..

Of course, in my state it is illegal for a garage to put duals on a vehicle
that came with a single exhaust. That makes it a little toughr in finding a
competent exhaust garage...

>> MAYBE NOT when the r/t's hit the street examine one. It is supposed to have
>> duals
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>all the way to the muffler. You can run duals down the same side. This is
done on
>manytrucks with true duals. The Ram V10 does the same. Duals down the
same side.
>Gas tank
>STAYS where it is!
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>> At 08:32 PM 2/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> The most marked single improvement was the
>> >Gibson cat back exhaust with a set of JBA shorty headers which use the
>> factory Y
>> >pipe. I picked up 2 mph at the strip and 2 mpg on the road with this
>> modification.
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>> >A few years ago CC did a 2.2 turbo package called the Super 60. The
>> development was
>> >done on a dyno and with mufflers and the Dynomax Ultra made 20HP more
than the
>> >Flowmaster.
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>> >KW
>> >
>> >Joe Borg wrote:
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>> >> Jeff, I recently called flowmaster. They stated with minor mods, the
>> >> stock exhaust system is more than adequate when a flowmaster 2
chamber
>> >> muffler is installed. They stated 3" pipe does not have enough
>> >> backpressure and although sounding "meaner" woulsd actually slow you
>> >> down. The concept of single in dual out mufflers is pure show and no
>> >> go. An exhaust system can only be as efficient as its weakest point -
>> >> the 2 into 1 y pipe and cat. Unless you install 2 cats with a true
>> >> dual setup you are gaining nothing but sound and appearance. Joe Borg
>> >>
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>> >> Subject: DML: Gibson exhaust installation
>> >> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at internet
>> >> Date: 2/17/98 3:09 PM
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>> >> snip
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>> >> Does flowmaster make a similar kit?
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>> >> Thanks.
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>> >>
>> >> jeff
>> >> 98 RC 4x2 V8 5spd 3.55SG flares
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