Pontiac Owners Club UK

Hi hope someone can help. I have a 97 trans am and I am looking for a cat back exhaust. I am currently looking at magnaflow but I am open to suggestions. I like the throatyness of the magnaflow but are there other roads I can take like a custom build. I am just about to buy a exhaust valve so I can get the most out of the v8 burble. Any help appreciated. Cheers

I prefer the tone of the magnaflow myself, though other makes are cheaper
had a magnaflow on mine for at least 8 years, perfect quality

Have you heard one with a cut out valve at all ?

got a cutout on mine too
great bit of kit, fitted where the cat. used to be. awesome sound, almost solid
but nice to be able to shut it for a long run and to talk to passengers at motorway speeds (and when passing police cars)

Lol love it. Can't wait to get it fitted is it better to fit it before, after or instead of the cat

Speak to Robin at Autopontiac.

idealy instead of the cat, but dose depend on your MOT tester.
in theory as a foreign import not sold new in this country it should not need a cat. test but some MOT testers do
if you keep the cat then before cat is louder but you will need to retune ECU to ignore post cat/2nd O2 sensors or you will get an SES/fault light come on
after the cat will be louder but not as loud

I got Robin at Autopontiac to do my 4th Gen. 3" Stainless steel with a cherry bomb backbox. Sounds really good. and price was very good.

I can vouch for Montrose's exhaust sounding good - heard it at the 25th anniversary bash and it sounded awesome.

Robin is also doing my 1980 firebird with a 400 exhaust based purely on the sounds I've heard from systems they supply at Autopontiac! The best advert for an exhaust is its sound!!

Do you fancy doing a Youtube clip featuring your new exhaust? Just I've heard alot about Robins Exhaust's!

I second the you tube clip sounds like a blinding idea. What make of cut out did you buy ?

Ill certainly be doing a video with mine when its fitted but dont hold your breath for it - it will take me some time to get it fitted as i still need to fit my headers first..

somewhere on my car thread there is 1 of mine

My son did one of mine recently. I'll get it and post it up later today.

Hi Larry, look forward to hearing this exhaust. When on YouTube what Do I exactly need to type in on order to see the clip? Are you coming to Billings this summer?

Did you have it fitted befor, after or instead of the cat as I am not sure where to have it put