Cat-Back Exhaust

[boostin6]

I'm sure somebodys probably asked this before Anybody buy the Hooker cat back exhaust for their Buick out of Summit Racing??? It looks the same as the one Kirbans sell only alot cheaper!!!!! $289.00 vs. $375.00!!!!! It says for Grand National and Monte Carlo SS... Do you have to modify anything to make it fit???????

Thanks

 

[5ltretr]

plus free shipping you cant beat that deal!

 

[Ram]

I got the hooker kit a couple of months ago. Everyone said it would fit like a glove NOT!! After struggling with it for about a hour I gave up & took it to a exhaust shop!! The tail pipes and Y pipe had to be cut about 3", one of the pipes of the Y pipe just after flange for the converter had to be cut & spread apart some
more so the pass. side muffler wouldn't hit the driveshaft.
Other than that it's a great kit. So if someone tells ya you can do it in your driveway on a Sat. afternoon don't be dissapointed if you need a little help from a muffler shop.
And to let ya all know I've been a mechanic for going on 23 years so i'm not clueless when it comes to cars.
The only thing our shop does not do is exhaust work & I'm not real handy with a welder.
I hope if you buy the hooker kit it fits better than mine did.
Good Luck!
Ram

 

[denn454]

whatever you get it will be a huge improvement over stock. i got a flowmaster hoping to swap it for a 3" ss that my dads car has (the one thats for sale) turnd out it had a flowmaster too and i didn't like the bends, figured i'd hold off for a 3" dual like i REALLY want.

anyways, flowmasters are NOT the thing to use on these cars, much less the cross flow like stock. any baffled mufflers are bad. but i noticed a huge imporvement, not only in spool up but also all out power, it really pulls harder. a friend who rarely rides in my car noticed it, so i'd have to say anythign is better than stock. can't wait to get a 3" with a magnaflow or something!

 

[salvageV6]

The ATR crossflow has been 9's so they're advertising says.

 

[83ttypecooled]

I bought the Hooker Cat back setup from Poston,installed it on the rack at my shop, and it fit like a glove! I guess the other fellow had Monday or Friday kit...

 

[Blown&Injected]

Ram is clueless. Mine fits fine! - Just foolin' 'round Ram

I got the Hooker Super Comp system and it did not fit great; fit OK, but not great. Seven years later and the leaks make it sound very radical.

I am overall very pleased with the exhaust, although I now wish I had takin' my friend's advice. If you are gonna keep the car, go with the SS exhaust.

 

[BLACK6PACK]

Mine went in without any problems. I backed the gn up on ramps and installed the hooker exhaust in a couple of hours and then went to a muffler shop and had it welded. Cost me like $40.

 

[FlyinGN]

my guess is that you may have a bent frame causing a 3" modification. Its hard to believe that everyone else(including me) has the Hooker fitting perfect with any cutting and you have to do this.. hmmmmm
Id check into this if I were you..

Originally posted by Ram
I got the hooker kit a couple of months ago. Everyone said it would fit like a glove NOT!! After struggling with it for about a hour I gave up & took it to a exhaust shop!! The tail pipes and Y pipe had to be cut about 3", one of the pipes of the Y pipe just after flange for the converter had to be cut & spread apart some
more so the pass. side muffler wouldn't hit the driveshaft.
Other than that it's a great kit. So if someone tells ya you can do it in your driveway on a Sat. afternoon don't be dissapointed if you need a little help from a muffler shop.
And to let ya all know I've been a mechanic for going on 23 years so i'm not clueless when it comes to cars.
The only thing our shop does not do is exhaust work & I'm not real handy with a welder.
I hope if you buy the hooker kit it fits better than mine did.
Good Luck!
Ram

 

[boostin6]

I gotta good friend of mine that owns an exhaust shop I'll just take a case of Busch Light and persuade him into puttin' it on the car for me.......