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the-wreck · 07-30-2002, 03:00 PM

Hello
I was thinking of getting the Hooker Exhaust kit (for headers)for my truck. The Summit guy said they were junk. Anyone use one and how was it?
Thanks

**68SWB4x4** · 07-30-2002, 04:01 PM

i used it, wasnt to pleased... but for the price it worked for the quick fix i needed

**MikeB** · 07-31-2002, 03:50 PM

Yes, the kit is junk. Shame on Hooker. The pipes aren't aluminized and will rust immediately. And they all hang down too low. I bought one several months ago, installed it, then took it apart (no fun at all) and sent it back. Summit said I should have known it wasn't aluminzed, but gave me full credit anyway. Heck, even their house-brand equalizer kit is aluminized! I ended up finding a local exhaust guy who is a hot rodder. He spent over 2 hours doing my system with 2-1/4 aluminized tubing and charged me only $220. (I supplied the mufflers.) The pipes are tucked up as tight as possible, and he did my tailpipes exactly like I wanted them (45 degree down angle under the rear bumper). He also installed an equalizer pipe. For those of you in the Dallas area, his name is Ray Spicer at Triple A Muffler in Garland.

07-30-2002, 03:00 PM	#1
the-wreck Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: LI New York Posts: 159	Anyone Use Hooker Exhaust Kit Hello I was thinking of getting the Hooker Exhaust kit (for headers)for my truck. The Summit guy said they were junk. Anyone use one and how was it? Thanks

07-30-2002, 04:01 PM	#2
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07-31-2002, 03:50 PM	#3
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,430	Yes, the kit is junk. Shame on Hooker. The pipes aren't aluminized and will rust immediately. And they all hang down too low. I bought one several months ago, installed it, then took it apart (no fun at all) and sent it back. Summit said I should have known it wasn't aluminzed, but gave me full credit anyway. Heck, even their house-brand equalizer kit is aluminized! I ended up finding a local exhaust guy who is a hot rodder. He spent over 2 hours doing my system with 2-1/4 aluminized tubing and charged me only $220. (I supplied the mufflers.) The pipes are tucked up as tight as possible, and he did my tailpipes exactly like I wanted them (45 degree down angle under the rear bumper). He also installed an equalizer pipe. For those of you in the Dallas area, his name is Ray Spicer at Triple A Muffler in Garland. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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