First mod

[Red96Camaro]

Right now im looking into getting my first mod for my car..im in high school so money is kind of an issue. i'm either going with an SLP intake or exhaust...my friends are trying to convince me to just get my exhaust custom, they say it will be easier and the same quality as the edelbrock or american thunder im looking at. Is this true? will getting custom exhaust really save me money without sacrificing quality? And should i go with intake or exhaust first?

[ellik]

Exhaust. it'll just look so much better have 2 outlets compared to the single turned down that you have now. You wont gain much by going with a custom exhaust over one of the many ones out there.

[Ender2664]

My advice is go with your intake first. And when you get the money to do you exhaust just go ahead and get a premade system.

[FloydSummerOf68]

I agree with ender...intake first...then exhaust. Thats what I did and I couldn't be more pleased. I got a whisper lid and K&N filter first...which is what I would suggest for a first mod...you can definatley feel the difference, and the swooshing sound of the air going straight into the TB is really cool to since you're not used to it. Thats my suggestion anyway. Then I did CAI and THEN I did a borla cat-back exhaust. The exhaust isnt really used to its full potential without a good intake. Plus you can get mods for your intake generally cheaper than exhaust mods.

PS:intake mods are way easier to install than exhaust

[ November 12, 2003: Message edited by: FloydSummerOf68 ]</p>

[Devilboy28]

INTAKE!!! And yes, get a custom exhaust from a GOOD shop! Tell them what you want and tey'll do it no questions asked......at least that's how it works around here :D

[FloydSummerOf68]

If you do custom exhaust make sure all the piping is mandrel bent...a lot of shops try to work around that and just say that its some sort of performance pipe or something...you NEED mandrel bent.

[AZ3.8Camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by FloydSummerOf68:
If you do custom exhaust make sure all the piping is mandrel bent...a lot of shops try to work around that and just say that its some sort of performance pipe or something...you NEED mandrel bent.<hr></blockquote>

This is a must.

[Red96Camaro]

thanks for the responses and all the advice guys....where can i pick up a whisper lid at? never heard of or even seen this mod before :rolleyes: . So i'm thinking CAI then a good custom exhaust- mandrel bent =P What's a good price for CAI? i saw one on a catalog i have for $180..is this a good price?

[RallyRed 98]

gotta disagree with you on the necessity of a mandrel bend, Floyd... unless you're running 50,000:1 compression a regular bender than any shop has will be fine. you're not actually decreasing the size of the pipe in a bend like that; it just kind of flattens out a little bit. no big deal, especially if you're running 3" tube anyway.

again, opinions. i think i'm going to put something in my sig about that! :rolleyes:

[FloydSummerOf68]

Yeah you could be right about that. I dont know for a FACT that mandrel bent is better, I've just always heard that it was definatley the way to go...ya learn something every day :D

PS:...but just to be safe I'd still get mandrel bent :cool:

[ November 13, 2003: Message edited by: FloydSummerOf68 ]</p>

[Red94Camaro]

I went with exhaust first on the 94 Camaro I had. Meineke put on a Flowmaster 80 series muffler with dual chrome tips for $110. I think you'd like having the exhaust first. It gives a great sound, noticeable power increase, and the dual exhaust looks great.

[Max2k1Camaro]

Have you guys ever seen a y-pipe of an LS1? Look at the driver side, its almost flattened out till air cant get past it. GM did that for clearance issues. Mandrel bent is a little better but unless you are running heavy power booster(supercharger, turbo, or nitrous) a regular bend will be just as good.

[T-Punk]

I would say go with the exhaust first and deffinately get mandrel bent. The reason i say you should get mandrel bent is you may want to go forced induction down the line and the you would really want the higher flowing exhaust. Just do it right the first time and you will be happy. as for intake do all the free mods first and see how you like them (free ram air mod, and the PVC insert mod). they help out a little and they cost about 3 dollars to do both.