1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:11 AM
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sup guys, i have an '85 gs i want the best yet inexpensive (im kinda cheap :P )
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 04:08 AM
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Racing beat exhaust is the best. kinda costly but worth it..
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 08:11 AM
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Cheap exhaust on a 7 is only cheap until you have to replace it.



The hot exhaust will fry a header that isn't made of good thick metal.



Racing Beat headers are 1/8" wall steel. That's pretty stout.



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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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my favorite is the rb street port system. try to find a used one, mine was



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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 04:17 PM
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I guess when you ask me for advice you dont belive me ...



Pacesetter is a peice of ****...**** dont even help it explain...



RacingBeat if the best first gen exhast...



Theres not many other header for a first gen...and I doubt you will find better.....





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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 06:56 AM
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I have also heard nice things about the Mindtrain header. The Mindtrain header unlike the RB header is a drop-in replacement for the stock manifold. It all depends on what you wanna do with your exahust. If you need to run cats, ya might want to consider getting the Mindtrain with Bonez cat. Those two parts are a direct swap-in for the manifold, pre-cats and main cat that came stock. BTW, I have the RB header and I'm very pleased with it.
Old Sep 21, 2002 | 07:58 AM
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RacingBeat is suppose to be a drop in to depends on what modle you get I guess...



Im running a RB road race header...with 2.5 in exhast no cats..to a twister for a presilencer...(no fiberglass inside) to a Mozart DTM tip mufflers..



I have had compliments from alot of 7 owners..its not high pitched either its nice and deep..but yeah ...loud
Old Sep 21, 2002 | 11:21 PM
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I guess when you ask me for advice you dont belive me ...


its not that i didnt believe you, its just i wanted to see what else was out there. maybe someone thought of somthing new for our FBs
Old Sep 22, 2002 | 11:00 AM
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Get away from Pacesetters/Monza...
Old Sep 23, 2002 | 12:58 AM
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I can personally attest to the quality of the RB exhaust system. Bought it for my FB for $1180 CDN, and when I dropped it off @ the shop the head mechanic asked about them - "These parts are amazing quality for an aftermerket exhaust. What'd they soak you for 'em, $2,000?"



Once I got my car back I noticed a huge gain in power and responsiveness. A word of caution though; if you just get the header you will still be plugging up the exhaust with the stock header. When replacing exhaust for more power either do it all at once ($$$) or start from the muffler and work towards the engine.



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