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dual exaust on 91 k5

fulltilt

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i was just wondering if any one here has used one of the Hooker Competition Header-Back Exhaust System kits sold buy summit, if so how did they fit
also where is the best place to mount the cats, the drivers side isn't a problem but the passanger side might be
and does it matter how close the cats are to the headers
 
Didn't use it on my blazer, but I used a hooker setup on my 86 fullsize pickup and the hooker headers sucked... Poor fitment and never noticed much improvement over the stock setup, just sounded better. On my 91 blazer I put a flowmaster catback setup on when the exhaust needed replaced, and love it. Sounds good, emissions legal and fit perfectly!!! The worst part was cutting off the old exhaust. $179 from summit 5 years ago, and still hasn't rusted hardly at all. Sounds good, and seems to run a bit better ( larger pipes and muffler). Go to tbichips.com he has a good section on improvements for the tbi setups and has suggestions that work. He's a good guy, and knows his stuff, he won't sell you something you don't need. I've also read some articles on people having better performance gains with a good flowing single exhaust setup than with duals, I think carcraft dis a dyno run on a mid 80's full size chevy pickup that they replaced the headers and dual exhaust with an emission legal single exhaust setup and if memory serves me it performed better on the dyno than the headers and duals. Just something to think about..
 
i have a set of headman headers that fit like a glove, but just trying to figure out what to do with the pipes
i was also thinking of getting the flowmaster ufit exaust kit
i do have a bender that could bend the pipe a little if needed although it might kink the pipe if i try to put to much of a bend in it, as its ment for bending heavy wall
 
I have Headman headers and 2 1/2" duals on my 90 even with the t case clocked flat. I ran the Flowmaster cat back prior to going duals and liked it. I also had the Flowmaster system on my daily driver K5. Pics are in this link if they don't show up for you.

http://imageevent.com/btsnpcs1990/bitsnpiecesbuild/engineswap

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i just installed a set of hedmans yesterday too, part# 69230
177.00 with tax
the fit is great and i really like the ball and cup socket collector
i just had to buy a bung for the o2 sensor. gonna go three wire. and i just eliminated the cats. that power steering bracket is a bitch though:crazy:
 

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