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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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Any of you use power Effects mufflers? What do you think? I called today, and the guy talked them up very well... Let me know.. Thanks
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Any of you use power Effects mufflers? What do you think? I called today, and the guy talked them up very well... Let me know.. Thanks
Have they gone back into production with them? Last I heard they were going to but no one knew when.
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Originally Posted by ElCid79
Any of you use power Effects mufflers? What do you think? I called today, and the guy talked them up very well... Let me know.. Thanks

I've got 'em and love 'em. Great sound on my L98. Very easy install.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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I have them too. I like them.
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I have them. Love them. 1990 L98. Sound great.
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Well I'd like to have a set.

They are not in production yet, been offline for a year.
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Very nice, but if you intend to do major mods, you may want to consider the B&B TriFlo 3" system...
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actually the PE system has been shown to make more power than the B&B
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Originally Posted by ElCid79
Any of you use power Effects mufflers? What do you think? I called today, and the guy talked them up very well... Let me know.. Thanks
I've had mine for years now, and with the new stroker, they sound incredible.

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If you like loud (inside & out) & bad a&&ed - even with sound deadening, then you will love them. Occasionally at lower speeds my ears begin to ring - I just turn up the stereo.
One day at the track I forgot to open them up, they were half way open. Stupid me, I opened them and broke out by .02.

They are a bit heavy compared to some exhaust system, but they are definately a attention getter.
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sounds just like what I am looking for right now to be the back end of my 475 hp C3... have a great evening.... btw. www.powereffects.com they are making them again. And since they are doing a show this week, they are doing a 15% off special.. just ask about it... peace
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No, they are not making them again.

I spoke with Joe just this week about them, and he stated that they would not be in production any time soon. They have had that special on for over a year now because of the stop in production.

If you order a set, expect to wait a long time. They were supposed to be in production in March of this year.
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Hey told me all about them. Calculated shipping, did the works. Now, why would he do that if they where not making the muffler? He also said i could expect my shipment a couple of days after I order...
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Originally Posted by SurfnSun
actually the PE system has been shown to make more power than the B&B

Get serious.
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He calculated shipping costs for me as well. They do not have the C4 system in stock nor did they expect to have it in in the next couple months.

Perhaps something is different for the C3, and they have a variant in stock, but they do NOT have it in for C4 as of Tuesday morning, and I am supposed to be called the instant they have a ship date because I'm still on the waiting list for the exhaust system.

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Get serious.

Actually it has, on a couple C4s with equal mods. I have the article from Chevy Performance.

Its not much difference though.
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Originally Posted by vader86
Actually it has, on a couple C4s with equal mods. I have the article from Chevy Performance.

Its not much difference though.
I do not see how a B&B can match the flow of an open PE. However, I would not be surprised if the B&B made more power than the PE closed.

Had my PE for years and love it.
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Now i see where the mis comm came in. I am not ordering a system, just the mufflers. I am custom fabbing the rest... man's back....
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Well the casting problem thats causing the shutdown is with the actual power capsule itself, not the rear y-pipe or resonators.
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Yeah, you wonder why they changed suppliers, that it what has caused the manufacturing delay. You would think after a year something would have been worked out. Makes you wonder.............
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