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Exhaust done! VIDEO/pics pg10! (WIP vid pg9)

Oh yeah, time for another countdown thread!  Not as significant as the HO conversion, but this is something I've wanted since I first got the car (back before I even knew of an HO conversion):  true dual exhaust straight out the back with some nice stainless tips.  I have my Mustang H-pipe w/cats ($50). extension pipes ($40), lers ($30), shorty headers ($30), and we will be installing all that ourselves next Saturday.  Then we'll be taking it down to a local shop where she'll be getting 2.5in tail pipes done with stainless tips, which will put me back about $150 (yep, I'm splurging a bit here).  So that comes out to $300 for the whole system.  And to keep you hungry wolves at bay, here are a few pics:



I got the headers last April when we first gathered all the HO parts.  When I got them, they both looked like the top one in this pic:



Then I sandblasted them and they looked like the one on the bottom of that pic.  After a quick spray bomb with high-heat paint, they came out like this:



They'll be getting a 2nd coat of paint this week. 

And here are the tips I will be getting:



I cant wait to hear the car rumble!!!

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Reply #1 –
The flow tubes will have to be lengthened a bit.The ler shop can do that easily.Good  to hear you're making more progress.I have my exhaust on for the most part.I still need to install the tail pipes and secret exhaust tips.
'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..

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Reply #2 –
You mean the extension pipes (from the H-pipe to the ler) will need to be lengthened?  I thought only the tail pipes needed to be longer.

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Reply #3 –
Just the t pipes need to be your set.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #4 –
From the H to the lers will need lengthened.Our cars have a longer wheelbase.I can't remember how many inches need to be added.I want to say about 6 inches,but can't promise.My Mustang tailpipes don't need to be lengthened.I was lucky to find a set that didn't have the LX tips,or the GT turndowns.These just go straight out the back,and they appear to have been made long in case any mods needed to be made (just a guess).My tips are going to be VERY different,but they are Ford parts (all the info I'm giving).You'll love the difference when you get the true duals on.Does the H-Pipe have cats?If so,are you going to hollow them out?
'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..

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Reply #5 –
Do a test fit.
'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..

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Reply #6 –
I'll be getting the 2.5in tail pipes made and installed at a local shop, so I wont have to worry about it  :)

Yes, I got the mustang extension pipes, so they'll need to be lengthened then.  Guess I shouldnt have spent $40 on em.  Oh well, I'll let the shop handle it unless...well...wait a sec.  It wont matter since I'll have the tails custom made unless the lers HAVE to be in a certain spot.

And the Mustang H-pipe DOES have cats and I DO NOT plan on hollowing them out.  I specifically hunted for an H-pipe with cats because NC does have emissions laws and the last thing I need is a fine.

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Reply #7 –
We have no smog testing,so,free to do just about anything.Perhaps your flow tubes will work,I hope so (as they are),but,I'd put $5.00 on it that they'll have to be extended a little.A non issue for any ler shop.Keep us posted on the results.
'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..

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Reply #8 –
Well we had planned to install everything up to the tail pipes, drive it to the shop, then have the tails done.  But now I'm not sure what we'll do...maybe drive with just the H-pipe on down there and hope we dont get pulled?  hahaha.  Yeah, I'm sure it wont be a huge deal.  But dammit, I need to get an oil change.  3,000 miles on the HO now.  $25 more to spend.  Ew.

PS - there might be a couple of sound clips on the way next weekend.  (a COUPLE?  Hmmm...what else could be recorded....)

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Reply #9 –
I went to Autozone and bought a handful of clamps (cheap),and test fit everything on my last Bird,clamped it all down,then had the ler shop weld it all together.It only cost me $60.00 for their work since I had most of it done.I'll do the same on this car,all i have to do is have the tails welded on,then the tips.
'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..

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Reply #10 –
Yeah, my dad is going to be able to do the welding luckily.  I'm paying $150 for the shop to completely make and install the tail pipes and tips, which is a really good deal since the tips alone are $80.

PS - do you have any recent pics of your car?

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Reply #11 –
I do have pics,but they aren't pretty.I'm doing bodywork,and the body sure shows I've been sanding.The engine is real pretty,though.I polished the explorer upper,the 3G,valve covers,and steering pump bracket...so far.The BBk headers are still shiny as well.I bought my Stang 2 1/2 inch Mandrell bent pipes from a company on E-bay for less than $70.00 shipped.Around here,$150.00 will nearly pay for a complete dual exhaust system from scratch.Have you checked E-bay?Look up Mustang exhaust tailpipes.A lot will come up to see.E-mail me at vinnietbird@sbcglobal.net,and I'll reply with a couple of pics for you.
'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..

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Reply #12 –
Alrighty, will do.  Time for work, however!  Talk to you all tonight :) .

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Reply #13 –
cherry bomb turbo II's?

nawt baaaayd.  Ive got em on my car.. they sounded nice until they got burnt out... now it sounds monotonous.

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Reply #14 –
How do they burn out?  Is there something I can do to prevent that?