Catmaigne's "LolT1" Budget Boost Buildup

All of the shipping charges I saw online were pretty outrageous, everything was $150+ out the door. I asked a coworker who flips cars for a good place to buy new body panels and he pointed me to a parts warehouse a few mins from work. Picked this up for $63, dude saved me a ton of money. Looks way thicker than what's on my car so I'm guessing it's the one Cathead was talking about.

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Also scooped some brake parts off CL, all new. Was going to do this stuff anyway because I need to do bushings and balljoints up front. This is a C6 brake setup with Kore3 brackets and fancy EBC rotors.

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Those brakes will make a WORLD of difference. FYI....bounce parts off of C6 and C5 Vette's. The C5 brakes are essentially the same except for some minor fin bracing on the caliper. Also.....should the want/need strike.......since the brakes fit those brackets, then those brackets will also fit C6Z brakes as they are a direct bolt on to C5 and C6 base cars.

That's what mine looked like. I still had the manufacturer decals on the inside of my bumper, looking for you a part number but they had faded. Those brakes look badass.

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So I didn't realize that there's a Kooks true dual knockoff out now:
Speed Engineering True Dual Exhaust

Hopefully it'll clear the watts link. I think it should.
This is gonna make my life a million times easier than chopping up the Mufflex. Anyone want a 4" catback? lol

How much?

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So I didn't realize that there's a Kooks true dual knockoff out now:
Speed Engineering True Dual Exhaust

Hopefully it'll clear the watts link. I think it should.
This is gonna make my life a million times easier than chopping up the Mufflex. Anyone want a 4" catback? lol

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That's a good price on that exhaust system. I paid near double that for the Hooker Blackheart setup I put on my Camaro.

I ordered this.... it should be the same
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333018938863?ul_noapp=true

These seem to be really good value, but I can't imagine how awful and raspy 3" duals would sound on a stockish car. I don't have that problem thankfully lol.

I always get an itchy trigger finger with chinese stainless. It gets me every time lol. Looking forward to hearing what it sounds like and how the fitment is. I bet it'll fit like a glove.

Exhaust showed up, haven't even taken it out of the box. I'll post some pics once the Hawk is inspectable and I tear into the Camaro.
Going to try to rebuild the rear end and slap the blower on before OCMD in mid October. I have 4 months to get my shit together so I'm keeping it low boost on the stock PCM to keep it simple.

Also, has anyone ever seen a Moser torque arm like this? It's a short tunnel mount for a 9". I like it because it gets rid of that heavy cast piece.
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