There is virtually no difference between the 93 and 97 exhaust, and a performance exhaust on a car with a modified intake is a good idea. There are gains to be made, although slight. As far as sound is concerned, there is a benefit.

1fatcat, we have a TON of experience with 3800 exhaust on this forum.

Can someone answer my question plz? Do I need to hang the tailpipes and the muffler, or will the tailpipes support themselves once clamped?

my pipe is 2.25", correct?

I think the tailpipes just hang off the muffler once clamped. When I pulled my muffler down I think there'* a bolt holding it on either end and that'* all. Not 100% on your year but probably 90% sure.

There are probably 101 different ways to mount a muffler, but mine has mounts on the two tail pipes and that is it. No mounts on the muffler itself.

I've got the stock muffler on my car and it seems to be one piece with the rest of the pipe and the tail pipe. Is this the case? I'll have to cut the pipe to put a Flowmaster on.

I'm giong to have to cut it. I'm just trying to figure out how I'll mount the muffler becuase I'm cutting off the hanger on the right side of the muffler.

After reading that, I guess my question would be...why does my 95, which has the H4U sport/luxury package, only have a full 2-1/4" exhaust, with a single outlet muffler?
The exhaust is 100% original, as the car only has 61,000 miles on it...

That is why a few weeks ago I asked for a specific part number for an "F Body muffler", like everyone suggests, because every bit of info that I have found, lists a 2-1/2" inlet for most any F Body, and my car (and obviously at least one other, lol) only have 2-1/4" exhaust...Adding a 2-1/2 muffler with dual 2-1/2" tailpipes to a 2-1/4" exhaust system WILL cause you to lose torque...moreso than adding it to an already 2-1/2" complete exhaust.

In all honesty, is any of the muffler/tailpipe configurations anything other than a different "sound"? In other words, does it actually give any performance at all on a Naturally Aspirated car that probably has nothing else modded but a gutted airbox? Reason I ask is, my 97 Chevy Silverado pickup had a factory 2-3/4" exhaust. I changed the setup to one of the popular 3" into dual 2-1/2" tailpiped Dynomax setups and while the truck does "feel" faster at WOT, it also has a noticeably weaker low rpm power...aka TORQUE. Mine'* not an isolated case by far...since torque is what'* more important to me in a daily driver, I am concerned about this happening to my car as well...if I choose to modify the exhaust...