pacesetter longtubes

**BlackLT1Z28** · 04-30-2007, 01:26 PM

Yeah, you definately have to get it HIGH in the air for enough room to slip the headers in.

**Silver Streak** · 04-30-2007, 02:59 PM

I think it depends on the car... mine and a budddies LT1 dr side went in through the top.. mine actually FELL through.. LOL... almost knocked out my buddy under the car.

**Z28pwrHecz** · 05-01-2007, 09:58 AM

yeah i figured that 175 is a good price for the install. a local shop gave me the price of 820 installed with everything included.

**00maroz28** · 05-03-2007, 02:10 PM

pacesetter long tubes into pacesetter ory into borla(the quiet one)... couple of things
1. sound great
2. great clearance
3. had to buy an after market o2 sensor on drivers side because the stock ones are too long and they hit the transmission(a4) cable when in park..not good..actually a poor design because there is plenty of space for it but pacesetter just put the port in a horrible spot... or they could have just angled it one way or the other.
4. the drivers side of the ory is flat on top for a good tuck and clearance...however it hit the floor board..so had to heat it a little and flatten it a little more..which didnt take it completely away..any suggestions would be appreciated
5. last but not least they come with the worst clamps ever..they are dogshit! had to go buy 3" band clamps

I guess the lesson goes.... YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

any one else have these problems with the pacesetters?

**Rare99Firehawk** · 05-03-2007, 02:47 PM

I just brought my hawk home from the performance shop, had pacesetters & ory pipe installed, and some other mods. Mine sits up nice and almost out of sight,y-pipe doesn't make contact any where,and the clamps are all hidden so they wont drag or scrape. I'm very happy with the work The shop said they were very easy to install & were surprised at how well they fit & tucked up under the car. Mine is a 6spd.

**BlackLT1Z28** · 05-03-2007, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by KITTvsKARR

I think it depends on the car... mine and a budddies LT1 dr side went in through the top.. mine actually FELL through.. LOL... almost knocked out my buddy under the car.

Yeah, driver's side was cake, but my passenger side sucked. I had to cherry pick the motor to get it to fit. But I would do it again if I had too.

**00maroz28** · 05-03-2007, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by Rare99Firehawk

I just brought my hawk home from the performance shop, had pacesetters & ory pipe installed, and some other mods. Mine sits up nice and almost out of sight,y-pipe doesn't make contact any where,and the clamps are all hidden so they wont drag or scrape. I'm very happy with the work The shop said they were very easy to install & were surprised at how well they fit & tucked up under the car. Mine is a 6spd.

the clamps are shit becusae of the style they are..i wasnt talking scrape or drag...

wow. so your pipe doesnt hit the floor board at all...huh! mine does and i can feel it in my feet plus hear it!...i agree they tuck up great...but its too close and hits the floor board when the motor torques up.

**ss~zoso~ss** · 05-04-2007, 07:41 AM

get a new tranny mount, hopefully that will take a little movement out of the engine.

i'll let u kno.

**Rare99Firehawk** · 05-04-2007, 02:08 PM

Guess I'm just lucky. I put my car up on a rack to see how they looked, I have average size hands and could fit my hand between all of the contact points where the headers could hit. had a new clutch installed and haven't hit it hard yet.After the break in period I guess I'll find out if it hits or not.

**NvyBluMtlc02WS6** · 05-04-2007, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by slims00ls1z28

Just finished my pacesetter install. Not too tough. They "have" to go through the bottom. Only way to do it from top is to unhook motor. You're just going to have to get really high for that passenger side though. My front tire was about 2 1/2 foot off the ground before I had enough clearance.

I tend not to get high before I work on my car...LOL

**BULLET_WS6** · 05-09-2007, 01:52 PM

I Know This Question Has Allready Been Asked In This Thread Technically, But I Am In The Next Week Going To Buy Pacesetter Lt's With The Offroad Y-pipe All Ceramic Coated. It Supposedly Comes With The Install Kit And Everything And I Got A Friend Doing The Install For Me, Is There Any Advice Yall Can Give Me... Maybe Something Small That Compliments The Headers Nicely

**BlackLT1Z28** · 05-09-2007, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by BULLET_WS6

I Know This Question Has Allready Been Asked In This Thread Technically, But I Am In The Next Week Going To Buy Pacesetter Lt's With The Offroad Y-pipe All Ceramic Coated. It Supposedly Comes With The Install Kit And Everything And I Got A Friend Doing The Install For Me, Is There Any Advice Yall Can Give Me... Maybe Something Small That Compliments The Headers Nicely

Don't use the supplied gaskets, get some OEM metal gaskets.
Don't over-torque the header bolts.
Replace the spark plugs while you're in there.
And you know what else compliments the headers nicely..bloody knuckles.

**BULLET_WS6** · 05-09-2007, 06:32 PM

lol luckily i wont be doing it myself, i got a friend at a chevy dealership... before you frown its under the table work with the master tech there.. so its perfectly done and for only 100 bucks.... this guy knows his stuff, i seen his work

**BlackLT1Z28** · 05-10-2007, 08:53 AM

Having it professionally done for cheap is cheating! We don't allow cheating here.

**Silver Streak** · 05-10-2007, 09:02 AM

Thats $100 towards a cam....

**BULLET_WS6** · 05-10-2007, 11:03 AM

or 100 closer to getting it paid off... i can't do anything to extreme before i get it payed off.. but i should be done with payments in about 3-4 months so then the mods can start

**Silver Streak** · 05-10-2007, 03:17 PM

Wish I was that close.. but oh well.. all in do time.

**BULLET_WS6** · 05-10-2007, 03:19 PM

well all i can tell u is im lucky cuz right now i have a no bills untill august except for my car so im going to hopefully balloon payment that shit till its payed off

**Silver Streak** · 05-10-2007, 03:23 PM

Ah... must be nice.

But then again.. if I would sell offf my other cars.. I'd be closer too..

**BULLET_WS6** · 05-10-2007, 03:29 PM

yeah i noticed u had 3 other cars... i sold off two cars to pay a huge chunk off of my car
slowest car in the world 01 eclipse...
and 240sx that i dumped all my money into to acheive virtually nothing and not even get half back