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Hey guys, I will be going to pick up my 85 gt in a couple of weeks and i want to start making a list of some mods to look for for it. Now i have noticed that most sites i have been looking at mostly show parts for 87 and up, not so much for the 85-86.... All I'm planning on doing to this car is maybe 3.73 gears, a cam and exhaust and headers. If anyone has any ideas for me or suggestions that would be great!
 

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If it's still stock exhaust, grab a 86+ double hump crossmember and convert to true dual ezhaust.

You'll need headers, h-pipe, cat back and misc hangers.
 

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if you're looking for gears, you'll need to look at 7.5" gears, or swap rear ends
 
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how hard are those crossmembers to find?
 
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I found a crossmember, is that all i need to do the conversion to true dual, as long as i buy a exhaust for an 86gt? Sorry guys still pretty new to this whole thing...
 

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yeah, you just need the crossmember and of course the midpipe to do the conversion. swap out the 7.5" rear for an 8.8" also.
 
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so will this eliminate my cats? or do i need another? Also do i need to worry about mixing brands between headers and h-pipe? I did find a flowmaster catback system that i was going to put on my 90 lx, but that probly wouldn't work on my car right? jsut buy headers, H-pipe, crossmember, and tips? Sorry guys but i need this spelt out i'm not too bright.
 

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the cat back will work then you'll just need to find a mid pip such as an off-road hpipe, catted h-pipe, x-pipe...ect.
 

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itll make alot more sense once you get under the car
 
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thanks guys, i think i get it now not too sure what i was thinkin before but i have some good ideas, thanks again for the help!
 
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