Exhaust question....
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Brampton Ont.
In Canada, most muffler shops will not install an exhaust system bypassing emissions equipment. If you want a muffler shop to do it then you'll have to call several of them. You can try Pypes, Summit Racing, Corvette Central, amoung others.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Dayton Oh
I bought a set of MAD's chambered exhaust about 3-4yrs ago. The fit was good but took a little fiddling to figure out since no instructions were provided. I ran them for a couple of years until I got tired of the "drone". I ended up going buying an "x" pipe, a pair of Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers and going to a local muffler shop for the rest. I still get a few compliments on the sound but now I can cruise in more comfort.
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
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From: North Royaton Ohio
I bought a set of MAD's chambered exhaust about 3-4yrs ago. The fit was good but took a little fiddling to figure out since no instructions were provided. I ran them for a couple of years until I got tired of the "drone". I ended up going buying an "x" pipe, a pair of Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers and going to a local muffler shop for the rest. I still get a few compliments on the sound but now I can cruise in more comfort.
I too had the MidAmerica chambered system on my 81. I'm running sidepipes now, but that's a whole other story. The MA system was pretty nice. Took a little fittment work with a floorjack and a foot pushing up on the pipes, but all in all it was a pretty good bargain at well under $400.Here's a short video of it
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
I too had the MidAmerica chambered system on my 81. I'm running sidepipes now, but that's a whole other story. The MA system was pretty nice. Took a little fittment work with a floorjack and a foot pushing up on the pipes, but all in all it was a pretty good bargain at well under $400.Here's a short video of it
Drifting
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,952
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From: Palos Verdes Peninsula California
I really like the sound of Mid America's chambered system, I just didn't want to go back to dealing with their poor fit.
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From: Hatfield PA
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From: Hatfield PA
Here is one important point that nobody mentioned in their recomendations. You probably paid a decent bit of cash to buy and install the headers so you could improve your performance. Putting a non mandrel bent exhaust behind the headers is almost like putting a cork on the back of your tailpipes. 2.5" mandrel bent pipe outflows even 3" compression bent pipe( what you get from a local shop) by 50%! So imagine the flow you are losing when you install a 2.25" or 2.5" compression bent system.