Exhaust questions!

Hey guys, im pretty new to the car scene. Just got my license and my first car. (95 blazer, 4x4, 4dr LT package) I dont know too much about cars and how to fix them, but i love to tinker with everything.

So, i want to make my car faster.
haha

I decided im going to upgrade, cat back, my exhaust. Im thinking of just getting the dynomax superturbo kit, for 130 Bucks, to start me off, and if i want something later, ill just get a different muffler.  Anyone have any expeirence with dynomax?

Also, Headers. The only ones i could find for my car were 300$+!

A lil too much for me right now.... are there cheaper alternatives?

Thanks

Anthony
 

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Welcome the world of Blazers (and the forum).


First off, as for exhaust, I'd suggest you have a shop do it for you. Kits are difficult to work with on blazers (expecially 4 door models because of the spare tire underneath). Browse Youtube if you can, theres plenty of clips of peeps blazers with custom exhausts (I personally have a flowmaster 40 muffler waiting to be put on mine).

As for headers, unless you have A LOT of time/money/patience I wouldn't worry about it to much.

And just a second thought, try to conserve money. These things suck down gas like no tomorrow (well atleast mine does).


:::EDIT:::

If you want a small increase in HP, go pick up a K&N air filter (about $50). I put one in mine and I noticed a decent increase in throttle responses and torque in mine (torque as in I can spin the tires easier).

http://www.louscustomexhaust.com/Chevy%20Blazer.html


oh and that system there above will cost around $350-450(depending on who you know)
jujst a thought

o btw, i have leraned when you get new pipes staring from the headers, and a high flow cat, the highflow cat can mess up your computer, which sets how much gas it feeds the engine, so do it from the cat on, but there are ways to bypass this problem, but you wont pass insection with them

Easy there Joe, there a couple members who run a hi-flow cat and I don't believe they've encountered any problems.

well a mechanix has said, something cant rember wat invloving insepction problems, and if teh sensors before the cat and afther the cat arent reading right, i no youll get alot of problems, casue when the sensor behind the cat missread for a little while in mine, my truck drove like it was dieing

So can i just buy a muffler and have a shop put it one, with no need for new pipes and stuff like that?

if u just want a new muffler i would say also get new pipes. just helps w/ better connections between the pipes and muffler. if u have time its not all that hard to do it urself makes it a lil cheaper too

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ORIGINAL: Tippman7641

well a mechanix has said, something cant rember wat invloving insepction problems, and if teh sensors before the cat and afther the cat arent reading right, i no youll get alot of problems, casue when the sensor behind the cat missread for a little while in mine, my truck drove like it was dieing

The downstream O2 sensors (the one directly ahead of the cat - in a 4 sensor setup and the on directly behind the cat) have absolutely nothing to do with the operation of the engine.  It (they) are for emissions monitoring only.  If you experienced problems and attributed the problem to a downstream sensor, you had other issues causing them.

ha, i new my mechinx had no idea what he was talking about.... no wonder why we dont goto them anymore

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ORIGINAL: 94blueknight

if u just want a new muffler i would say also get new pipes. just helps w/ better connections between the pipes and muffler. if u have time its not all that hard to do it urself makes it a lil cheaper too

I have no acess to welding equiptment or know how to weld.

start jabbin it till it gets really really bright...

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ORIGINAL: rastaskater

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ORIGINAL: 94blueknight

if u just want a new muffler i would say also get new pipes. just helps w/ better connections between the pipes and muffler. if u have time its not all that hard to do it urself makes it a lil cheaper too

I have no acess to welding equiptment or know how to weld.

 
u dont need to weld. u buy the tail pipe w/ the hangers already welded on hang it and use exhaust clamps to connect the pipes together.

Okay cool.

I changed my mind over the glass pack. I decided i want either a 40 series FM or the super turbo dynomax kit


If i get the catback kit would that require welding? Its really cheap.... only like 124 bucks shipped =]

umm i'm not sure it its a kit it should be all welded together and just clamp together i would think but i'm not sure

Im pretty sure it is...

Thanks guys