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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Default LG Big 3 cat back performs !!!!

Props to LG MOTORSPORTS. The big 3 flows good enough that cut outs only make .25 more rear wheel hp.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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i love my big 3 exhaust and i love how deep it sounds. good quiet idle and loud and deep WOT. cant wait to do headers, heads and cam to really make it come alive.

pretty impressive that the cutouts only make a 1/4 more hp
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did you do a test or is this a blanket statement from the state of steers-n-queers

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reason i ask is i want to get rid of this POS GHL exhaust
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did you do a test or is this a blanket statement from the state of steers-n-queers

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allngn_c5 has done some testing. He was just telling me in another post how good it performed compared to cutouts and I was impressed.
I plan on picking up a set for my little project. I guess the full 3" pipe w/ high flow muflers comes from Borla...they make their headers. They look great but I hear they are tough to line up, but I have a 2 post lift that will make life easier.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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reason i ask is i want to get rid of this POS GHL exhaust
Wtf is wrong with the GHL's ? I watched a vid from a forum member w/ a pair of GHL bullets and nice sized cam and it sounds WICKED.
Guess you have major drone ?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by QUICKSLVR
allngn_c5 has done some testing. He was just telling me in another post how good it performed compared to cutouts and I was impressed.
I plan on picking up a set for my little project. I guess the full 3" pipe w/ high flow muflers comes from Borla...they make their headers. They look great but I hear they are tough to line up, but I have a 2 post lift that will make life easier.
There a nightmare to line up. I still have 1 set of tips sticking out 1 inch further than the other set. Also the clamps are total junk. I had to replace all of them. Sounds good though.
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There a nightmare to line up. I still have 1 set of tips sticking out 1 inch further than the other set. Also the clamps are total junk. I had to replace all of them. Sounds good though.
Well, Im not looking forward to it. Wonder if they can be wrestled up in there partially assembled ? May have it tig welded in certain places once they are lined up , but just enough to remove when I **** the rear end out the back of the car from the torque.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurtomac
reason i ask is i want to get rid of this POS GHL exhaust


Please elaborate on POS? I've heard nothing but great things about GHL Exhaust. I was planning on buying the Bullets in the near future. Please tell us more! Drone???

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Originally Posted by BUGZ
Please elaborate on POS? I've heard nothing but great things about GHL Exhaust. I was planning on buying the Bullets in the near future. Please tell us more! Drone???
read post #7
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Originally Posted by Blu
read post #7
Post #7 is talking about the LG Motorsport unit, not GHL.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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I think he was going for sarcasm by saying GHL is a POS.
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How about back to back dynos from one catback to the LG catback?

I've seen people claim cutouts have no gain on a smaller catback and I hear people claim upwards of 20rwhp on stroker motors.

I dont know what to believe.

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Originally Posted by ArcticWhite
I think he was going for sarcasm by saying GHL is a POS.
Nope....I talked(PM) to him. He's got some legit issues with them. enough said.
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Is there any drone?
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happa...there is drone with GHL bullets...not sure if you were referring to them or the LG big 3
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Originally Posted by Kurtomac
happa...there is drone with GHL bullets...not sure if you were referring to them or the LG big 3
I was referring to The LG Big 3, I have the B&B Bullets, love them but hate the drone on the highway.
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Keep in mind the Big 3" catback won't make much of a performance difference unless you have a full 3" exhaust. That means you'll need headers with a 3" xpipe system. Some headers like dynatech come with a 2.5" xpipe.
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Originally Posted by QUICKSLVR
allngn_c5 has done some testing. He was just telling me in another post how good it performed compared to cutouts and I was impressed.
I plan on picking up a set for my little project. I guess the full 3" pipe w/ high flow muflers comes from Borla...they make their headers. They look great but I hear they are tough to line up, but I have a 2 post lift that will make life easier.

Good luck getting them to line up man. They flow great but not the easiest to put together. Mine are on and are not aligned very well. When they assembled the big 3, it was tack welded and then the clamps were put on. Looks ok but far from perfect.


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How about back to back dynos from one catback to the LG catback?

I've seen people claim cutouts have no gain on a smaller catback and I hear people claim upwards of 20rwhp on stroker motors.

I dont know what to believe.
I think the big 3 picked up 8-10 rwhp over bullets. You'd have to ask someone at LGM what my car did. I never got a dyno sheet showing the bullets numbers overlayed with the big3.
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Originally Posted by nickolbag
How about back to back dynos from one catback to the LG catback?

I've seen people claim cutouts have no gain on a smaller catback and I hear people claim upwards of 20rwhp on stroker motors.

I dont know what to believe.
They sound good though. Despite some of the issues with them, they work. Cutouts only picked up .25 rwhp and .11 rwtq on my 402.
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