Has anyone seen this cat-foward system from finish line perfomance?? http://www.flp2win.com/content/exhaust/exhaust.htm Dose anyone have it? If so how do you like it???

 

Come on guys....What do yall think about it? A good set to go with??

 

I don't know of anyone who has them. They have just been released. I checked them out in February for a friends project, and they hadn't passed all the required certifications yet, so they were unavailable.

 

What do you mean by required certifications? Like by OEM standards or something?

 

I don't know if you would gain to much from replacing the cats in addition to long tubes. We have pretty high flowing cats on these trucks to begin with.

 

FLP's stuff seem waaaaaaaaaay overpriced. I am not saying it is bad but $1400 for a set of headers and cats... come on gimme a break! $2500 built trans! Someone tore one down on here a while ago and it wan't anything worth that money. It used the old 700R4 steels as they are thinner for adding an extra clutch. Stuff even non-trans builders (like myself) know what all to fix on those.

ASM and The Other Guys are both about $750 and probably give about the same power gains.

 

What about the stock y pipe? Does it need to be replaced? I guess I just like how everything comes in one kit and fits to togather with no fab needed! I'v got a borla cat back and I was thinkin to free a little more back pressure up the only way to go (still being legal) was to run aftermarket cats and some headers. I dont wanna loose much if any at all low end tq so what do yall suggest...long tube or shorties and from which company?

 

But look from a money stand point, $500 more for pre fabbed stuff, some of which you don't need? You are looking at about $100 or so for welding work. $400 would be a great night out on the town (bars, clubs, and strippers) or use for some underdrive pullies and a ported TB... <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" />

Long tubes are the way to go. They cost a bit more ($200 typically for parts) but gains are much better. More low end torque is made with LT's <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />

I like The Othe Guys headers, many use the Arizona Speed & Marine, also LaPole and Hamm are all long tube design. Kooks and TPIS I think make them also. It is more personal preference. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

You retain your stock cats and y-pipe. Some of the collector is cut off on the y-pipe and rewelded to make room for the collector of the header. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Hope that clears stuff up... <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />

 

thanks man

 

Sure, hope that helps on what to do. LT's+ASP Pullies+Ported TB = <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" />