dual exhaust
 

hey, i've been looking at dual exhaust parts for some time now for my 2001 3.8l and i want some opinions from u guys. Are MAC long tube headers, an MAC high-flow catted h-pipe, and a Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust system a good combo for performance and sound? if not, what do u recomend?

well if you live in a place where you dont need cats i would get them without cats. but otherwise that should make some good power and should sounds pretty good. i dont personly liek flowmaster but thats up to you.

I put a catted MT X-pipe and an SLP Power Flow catback on a 2001 V-6 and it sounded pretty good. I would have liked to have heard it with a LM-1 though.

Try to get some better stuff then MAC. And Flowmasters aren't know to be that great at...well flowing lol.

does anyone besides mac make long tubes and shorty h-pipes for the 3.8?

Unfortunatly no. JBA makes some really nice shortys but there is no point to them unless your pushing 300rwhp+. As far as H pipe goes you could use one meant for a GT and just modify to fit.

yeah i didnt think anyone els emade long tubes for the v6 right now. oh well i like MAC personaly so it wouldnt bother me.

I've heard there headers ahve had rust and leak problems at the collectors... :eek:

Well cuban help the man out what is the best for him. I know im going with bassani, catted x and mac shorty headers.

do slp's now

Bassani's are NICE but man they cost. I would go with a nice 2.5" GT set-up honestly and just mod it to fit. You will lose some torque because of the 2.5" piping but when/if you go supercharged you will have plenty of flow. But if you can find a GT take off system I would recommend you look very closely at that option. That's what I'm running and if you'd like you could just ditch the stock cats for hi-flows add some aftermarket mufflers and have a very nice set-up. Options are endless out there. Just as far as rules of thumb go: 2.5" if you plan on big mods, 2.25" still good for big mods but not as good, really good for just basic boltons and N/A applications.

I have the stock h-pipe and cat back with low miles off my 2004 GT if that's what you decide on. I was planing on keeping it in case I ever manage to mess up my SLP pipes but they're just taking up space in the garage now so if you're interested I would accept a reasonable offer. I'm in the southeast PA area fyi.