Wanting Exhaust And Wai

[jwth2005]

Ok I wan some exhaust!! I am pretty sure ive decided on the Flowmaster 40's But i have a question. Can i use the stock piping? If not about how much would it cost me for new piping and tips?? all i really want is two tips in the stock location. As far as a WAI wich ones are the better choice. We get alot of rain here so CAI is out of the question. Thanks in advance.



Jeremy

[SilverBullet256]

actually a cold air intake isnt out of the question, the only problem you would have is if you drove through a puddle two feet deep, which im sure you wouldnt be stupid enough for that, but anyway ive had mine on for a while and we get decent rain here, i even drove it through a blizzard in the mountains and had no problems, and id advise to you to get a naichspeed CAI/WAI, and yes the stock piping will work, but bigger piping will give more power, and for tips just get whatever you want

[jwth2005]

Thanks for the info about how much will new piping run me??

[SilverBullet256]

um..... well it matters, if i were you i would get some piping from slp that is already bent for our cars, but to buy the piping anymore you have to buy a whole exhaust set, muffler and all, and i will say that the slp exhaust is really good and has a nice sound just like the flowmaster,anyway or you could have an exhaust shop bend it in for ya but it matters on what the shop will want to charge, my advice though is the slp setup, that is what reddog has and he seems to really enjoy it

[jackal2000]

new piping with a 40 series should run ya in the neighborhood of $250 installed. thats what i paid for mine. i have a 2.25" pipe btw.

[cannaert]

I dont like the sound of a 40 series but thats my opinion. Yes you would need new piping for it.

[jwth2005]

If i got a CAI how much of an accelration decrease should i expect if any?????

[SilverBullet256]

a decrease for a cold air?, well when i put mine on i never felt a decrease i only felt an increase in accel when i put mine on, its not like the exhaust where you need backpressure to accel, with a cold air it just helps the engine all around cause its getting more air through the entitre rpm band

[jwth2005]

Awesome thanks for your help!! Looks like its CAI then...

[Hotel Kilo]

i was also looking at getting a CAI and a friend of mine said i would need an exaust system to go with the intake becuase of the added power and air going into the engine so there would need to be better exaust for the air to get out, but im trying to make my alero into a sleeper and dont want to make it sound too far off from the stock sound.

[jackal2000]

if you leave the resonator on, the exhaust wont be too loud

[SilverBullet256]

and then just buy the borla system, borla doesnt give a real boomy sound untill you get headers with it

[Hotel Kilo]

any website links for this stuff so i can buy it?

[SilverBullet256]

um for the cold air, buy one from naich, the website owner, he makes his own and they are high quality, for the exhausts, there may still be a borla exhaust for sale in the bazaar but if not just search borlaon google, borla, magnaflow, slp and flowmaster are the 4 brands i would suggest to buy

[coolero]

yo silver question I contacted slp about an exhaust system for my 99 alero 3.4L 4dr cuz the only one i seen was for a 99 gagt and they said that wouldn't fit
Do you know what slp Exhaust would work.

[SilverBullet256]

it will too fit, dont liste to them, its basically the same damn underbody and no one realizes that, heres something the world doesnt realize, the grand am and alero are basicaly the same damn car with different shell and styling, but wait what am i saying the grand am is so much better in every way though.... no, it will fit , there are people on here who have it, if you have any questions contact redog about it and im sure he can help, and this isnt a rant towards you, its towards all you dman people in the world who think a grand am is some miracle car when ours is basically the exact same

[ktjhbh]

I have SLP piping on my car and it is a 2001 sedan but it didn't fit very well. It had to be modified a little by the muffler shop to work but it is on now and thats what counts. It wasn't a perfect fit for my car's stock piping but then again I have a 4 door with SLP. I bet on a 2 door it would fit perfect. :grin:

[SilverBullet256]

it fits fine, just ask reddog, anyway just order it and yes some modding might have to be done but not alot, so dont worry about it

[ryanthefizz]

SLP exhaust system (http://www.lmperformance.com/1060/10.html)

Is that the exhaust package your talking about that would fit on my 2001 2door 3.4L alero?

[jackal2000]

^^^yep. that would be the one

[ryanthefizz]

ok, from everyone i have talked to at school that is an insane price to pay for an exhaust system. What makes that one so special?

[jackal2000]

Originally posted by ryanthefizz@Apr 21 2005, 08:29 AM
ok, from everyone i have talked to at school that is an insane price to pay for an exhaust system. What makes that one so special?
Quoted post

stainless steel and mandrel bends

[ryanthefizz]

the SLP is like the higher end version of what im looking for... not sure if i need stainless steel and mandrel bends... whatever those are. Any suggestions on a cheaper version?

[jackal2000]

Originally posted by ryanthefizz@Apr 21 2005, 11:20 AM
the SLP is like the higher end version of what im looking for... not sure if i need stainless steel and mandrel bends... whatever those are. Any suggestions on a cheaper version?
Quoted post

there are like 3 or 4 threads going on about exhaust right now, just read thru em for our suggestions.

[Naich]

Originally posted by ktjhbh@Apr 19 2005, 10:56 AM
I have SLP piping on my car and it is a 2001 sedan but it didn't fit very well. It had to be modified a little by the muffler shop to work but it is on now and thats what counts. It wasn't a perfect fit for my car's stock piping but then again I have a 4 door with SLP. I bet on a 2 door it would fit perfect. :grin:
Quoted post

I have a 2001 sedan, and I have the complete SLP system, and it fit perfectly. You just have to make sure that you cut off the stock exhaust in the right spot.

[Naich]

Originally posted by ryanthefizz@Apr 21 2005, 12:20 PM
the SLP is like the higher end version of what im looking for... not sure if i need stainless steel and mandrel bends... whatever those are. Any suggestions on a cheaper version?
Quoted post

SLP exhaust uses mandrel bending, instead of crust bending. That means that the pipes have smooth bends, they aren't buckled in the bends. With crush bending, the corners buckle in and reduce the actual effective diameter of the piping. And as far as pricing goes, it isn't all that much more expensive than getting an exhaust system made. But a lot of people have had success with flowmaster mufflers, and other brands. And, also, stinless steel will not rust... so you won't ever have to replace it.