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Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Which one fits best on our cars?

I know tail pipes have to be extended which I will do with exhaust tips. I was going to buy an aluiminized Magnaflow system with chrome 3" tips.

Fox: 87-93 LX or GT
SN-95: 94-96 5.0L
SN-95: 97-04 4.6L
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

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Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #1 –
I don't know which one fits the best, but if you're going to go Magnaflow, why not step up to the stainless steel version? It's not that much more expensive, and you'll never have to replace it again. I had one on my asc/McLaren convertible, and it was quite a nice system.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #2 –
Well for the price up here there is a huge difference. Plus I just drive in the summer so no worries about rusting. Plus I had a magnaflow aluiminized on my bird a few years ago that I drove in the snow and salt. Held up really well.
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

:burnout:

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #3 –
Quote from: 86caprirs;305739
Well for the price up here there is a huge difference. Plus I just drive in the summer so no worries about rusting. Plus I had a magnaflow aluiminized on my bird a few years ago that I drove in the snow and salt. Held up really well.


Makes sense to me.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #4 –
you will need to extend the flow tubes as well. I'd stick with a fox catback.
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #5 –
My Hooker system that came with off road pipe, had to have the intermediate pipes shortened(Hooker said they were extra long to accommodate any ler), and tail pipes are long enough that they dump about four inches from the bumper using the included turndowns...

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #6 –
I have BBK shorty headers,Mustang (Fox) Pype's off road X-Pipe,custom made mid pipes,40 series Flowmasters,and 2 1/2 inch Mustanh mandrel bent tail pipes that were lengthened about 3 inches,then the tips which put the end of the tips about an inch (if that) past the bumper cover.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

Cat back exhaust for 88 tbird. Fox or SN-95?

Reply #7 –
ok. My setup so far is a BBK swap headers shortie, Unknown x pipe from a SN-95 5.0L.

I just heard somewhere that the tail pipes stinger did were extended versions of SN-95 tail pipe. I probably heard wrong. So I guess I will stick with the fox stuff then.

Thanks for the help guys. Any more sugestions, just keep them commimg.
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

:burnout: