custom exhaust

[thunder]

i want to install an exhaust on my 3.4 firebird but i cant really afford one. so i was thinking of making one out of 3'' pipe and just buying the muffler and i was gonna simply not put a cat in. how difficult would this be to do and how much power could i gain from the cat delete?

[chrisfrom nj]

i have a true duel exhaust system made for a third gen with cut outs and 2 glass packs it came off a 84 trans am i stripped

[thunder]

i dont think any of that would fit my 95, but i dont really know.

[BonzoHansen]

i want to install an exhaust on my 3.4 firebird but i cant really afford one. so i was thinking of making one out of 3'' pipe and just buying the muffler and i was gonna simply not put a cat in. how difficult would this be to do and how much power could i gain from the cat delete?

How would you make the over axle pipe? Tail pipes?

Cat delete = 3 HP. Trouble with inspection = priceless.

Save your $$ and do it right. Or grab one of these used systems that come up for sale every so often.

[KirkEvil]

You might be at 170 hp with exhaust and cat delete. I think everything but magnaflow sounds like crap on a 3.4

[thunder]

well i got the inspection sticker done 2 months ago so im good there and ya i was looking at magnaflow but thats 600 and i just dont have that kind of money

[LTb1ow]

Leave it stock and save for a V8 car?

[thunder]

saving up for a V8 is pretty tempting but im in college so i got alot of loans to pay of in 3 years. but ya i do wanna do that really bad

[KirkEvil]

I think the setup on FBODS4EVER's 3.4 is custom and it sounds good. Do not waste too much money on a 3.4 looking for performance. I used to have a 95 3.4L and I put an ebay intake on it, which gave the car a throaty sound.

[BonzoHansen]

saving up for a V8 is pretty tempting but im in college so i got alot of loans to pay of in 3 years. but ya i do wanna do that really bad

Just keep it running & looking good and leave it alone. Get through school. Working on my car while away at school was a PITA, partly because I didn't have $$ to do it right.

[thunder]

how much did u pay for the intake?

[KirkEvil]

It actually was a cold air intake, so the elbow. I think it was 30 bucks, and made of stainless steel. Get a better cone filter than the one they give you with it.

[NJSPEEDER]

If you want a 3 inch system, just get a cheap tubing kit from jegs or summit and slap whatever muffler on it

[madness410]

hey man just keep looking around on these forums every now and then you'll see an exhaust system for REALLY cheap. also head to englishtown april 17-19th for the swap meet you never know what you will find there

[thunder]

is English town off RT 18? oh and madness i dig the black hood.

[Clark]

Just keep it running & looking good and leave it alone. Get through school. Working on my car while away at school was a PITA, partly because I didn't have $$ to do it right.

Nobody's going to listen to the smartest advice in this thread so far?
Speaking from experience I agree. It's just not worth it imo for a 3.4 anyhow. If you want the sound, get a cutout welded in.

[BonzoHansen]

^^new guy just earned brownie points, lol

I pissed away a lot of extra cash in college on the car and missed out on stuff like quality spring break vacations, etc., that become far more rare as you get a bit older. Cars will still be there.

[thunder]

^^new guy just earned brownie points, lol

I pissed away a lot of extra cash in college on the car and missed out on stuff like quality spring break vacations, etc., that become far more rare as you get a bit older. Cars will still be there.

ya man i know your right. and i am making school my main focus for now but you guys surely know how tempting it is to spend ur time working on your baby. and i didnt see your first post. oops haha

[Clark]

^^new guy just earned brownie points, lol

I pissed away a lot of extra cash in college on the car and missed out on stuff like quality spring break vacations, etc., that become far more rare as you get a bit older. Cars will still be there.

I pissed away thousands into a rust bucket of an Iroc, only to recently come to my senses to sell it off piece by piece and try to get most of my money back so I could own something with an LS1 that isn't a pile of rust. (ahh to be naive and in highschool again). At that age you think what you have is the greatest thing ever and will dump all sorts of money into making it go VROOM.

[BonzoHansen]

ya man i know your right. and i am making school my main focus for now but you guys surely know how tempting it is to spend ur time working on your baby. and i didnt see your first post. oops haha

Oh I know, all too well. :lol:

[bubba428]

ok man, look here, HEY look at me....you paying attention? good. DO NOT PUT A 3in EXHAUST ON YOUR 3.4!!!!!!!!! It will sound like a steaming pile of rice. go 2.5in and use a flowmaster 80 series. A few members heard my 3.4 and it sounded pretty decent with that exact set up. did a monster burnout too HAHA

[CHRIS67]

Bonzo makes a good point that the car will always be there.

After college you'll have a house, family, etc.. I had to wait until I was 36 before I knew I'd be able to afford the car I wanted, but it still needs work. Don't they all? :lol:

[bobb1589]

I am in the same boat thunder, I am in college, and want to do so much to my car, but the funds aren't there, so I am just keeping it running and looking nice, doing whatever small things (mostly restoring it aesthetically) I can until I graduate to fix it up and drop an ls1 in.

[thunder]

ya college does kinda put any car plans on hold. hopefully ill make some money during summer and get some cash for a couple go fast pits and a few repairs. and how much is the flowmaster 80 series

[bobb1589]

ya college does kinda put any car plans on hold. hopefully ill make some money during summer and get some cash for a couple go fast pits and a few repairs. and how much is the flowmaster 80 series

i THINK i saw it for like $308 somewhere

edit:

i definitely did see it for $308 somewhere, i just have to find it... hawks has it for $389

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/camarofirebird93-9534lv6flowmasterexhaustsystem.aspx

ill update if i find the $308

edit AGAIN:

found it even cheaper...

http://buyflowmaster.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=415 < looks like the cheapest

[thunder]

**** 308 isnt bad. thanks man now i just need to scrounge up some cash