shifters and exhaust

[familyguy02]

Hey everyone, I was just looking into short shifters and cat back exhaust systems and I wanted your opinions. For the exhaust I was looking at the Magnaflow Magnapacks and the SLP Loudmouth I exhaust, what are your opinions? I want something thats aggressive and loud. I was also thinking of getting an off-road x/h pipe but im not really sure what the emissions for NJ are like, so if anyone can help me with that I would really appreciate it. As for the short shifters, I really dont know much about the brands so i was hoping some of you could help me out... What would be a good short shifter? Thanks everyone

[03vert5spd]

Never pass emissions with out cats..mgw I believe is the shifter most use or steeda

[Matticus91]

For what car????

I have the MGW short throw and love it. Install would have been easy if i didn't do a trans fluid change too.

We'll talk exhaust when I know what kind of car you have.

As for the cats. I have the bassani catted x-pipe and it's perfect. It has delete pipes so i can stick them in and it deletes the cats entirely but i can also take them out and pass emissions lol.

[mnstrstang]

Personally I'm a pro 5.0 guy. I love the shifter never have had problems with missed shifts or anything. My opinion on exhaust I have a bassani x pipe no cats and flowmaster cat back. I have passed emissions bc I have no lights on my dash and it's mellow cruising till I get on it then it's Loud.

[Ryan H]

i like the pypes the beast kit and headers make the car sound agressive i have pypes offroad x pipe, pypes high flow cats , violator mufflers , and tips it sounds really loud but its all about which one suits you best

[fredjbradford]

As to the shifter, I prefer the Pro 5.0. My 91 GT w/ this shifter lasted 12 years. The present shifter ( 5.0 ) was replaced in 2003 and is functioning as good as new. I am awaiting this company to make this shifter for my 2011 GT. I checked out the barton at american muscle show & I think I'll be patient for the real deal, 5.0.

[areale93]

I have a steeda short shifter for my o3 gt and i love it. sweet shot accurate pattern

[familyguy02]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

For what car????

I have the MGW short throw and love it. Install would have been easy if i didn't do a trans fluid change too.

We'll talk exhaust when I know what kind of car you have.

As for the cats. I have the bassani catted x-pipe and it's perfect. It has delete pipes so i can stick them in and it deletes the cats entirely but i can also take them out and pass emissions lol.

Matticus91, I have a 2000 GT. Its basically stock except for a Magnaflow catback exhaust. Im not really sure how it sounds because the guy I bought it from somehow exploded 1 piston and shattered 2 connecting rods. But two of my friends do have a Magnaflow exhaust system, one has the magnapacks on a mach 1 and the other has a regular Magnaflow exhaust system with two mufflers, and I know i cant base the magnapacks sound off of the mach 1 because its a 4 valve and i only have a 2 valve but i have an idea of what the Magnaflow mufflers sound like on a 2 valve and i like it but I love loud and somewhat raspy exhaust tones. I watched a bunch of videos on youtube where people have the slp lm1 and the magnapacks and I cant decided. And you also said that you passed emissions without cats? did you go to a dmv or do you know someone who works at a gas station because i didnt think it was possible to pass emissions without cats on a car?

Ryan, i head the pypes exhaust wont bolt right up to the stock exhaust system from somewhere and i dont know if it is true or if its a bunch of bull... did you have any problems with yours? and how does it sound?

[slvrgt]

[QUOTE= i head the pypes exhaust wont bolt right up to the stock exhaust system from somewhere and i dont know if it is true or if its a bunch of bull... did you have any problems with yours? and how does it sound?[/QUOTE]

my 02 has stock xhaust manifolds, pypes cattd x into SLP LM1's i didnt have ne fitment problems.

[Matticus91]

Well if you have the exhaust on the car already then just leave it on until you get a new motor or whatever. No need to go buy a new system when you might like what you have already. If you then decide you don't like it after all then just take it off and get a new one.

As for a loud and raspy tone the SLP's will definitely deliver that.

Originally Posted by familyguy02

...And you also said that you passed emissions without cats? did you go to a dmv or do you know someone who works at a gas station because i didnt think it was possible to pass emissions without cats on a car?

As I said I have cat delete tubes. So when I put the tubes through the cats it bypasses them. However when inspection time comes I just take the tubes out so it makes the cats active again.