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Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Im gettin ready to do the exhaust on my 88 turbo coupe and i am wonderin what everyone is doin.  i want to ditch my converter for starters and i know i want dual's for sure.  Ive seen stingers exhaust systems for sale. Is anyone running that?

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #1 –
I have read alot of good things about Stingers exhaust, but I personaly have yet to try one.
...and there was light!

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #2 –
I run 2.5 back to a hooker aero chamber ler with a turn dom just before the rear

no matter what ler you go with , make sure its a blow thu and not a baffle style.

flow masters are a no no for turbo apps
1985 TC (yet another one) Fully loaded
has 225k mile  still with the factory head gasket






84  Turbo ranger  Daily driver  ($800.00 Ebay deal)
          volvo FMIC and more getto rigging than the law should allow

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #3 –
I prefer a single 3", with a tail pipe.

I've got a Stinger tail pipe, but I needed to make a couple adjustments to it for my set-up, as well as add a tip to extend it to the bumper.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #4 –
Quote from: BogusSVO;334917
I run 2.5 back to a hooker aero chamber ler with a turn dom just before the rear

no matter what ler you go with , make sure its a blow thu and not a baffle style.

flow masters are a no no for turbo apps


can you tell me why? I run dual 40's with no ill affects

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #5 –
Quote from: 88turbo;334920
can you tell me why? I run dual 40's with no ill affects


 simple, baffles rob you of HP, by causing back pressure, they slow the spool time of the turbo
1985 TC (yet another one) Fully loaded
has 225k mile  still with the factory head gasket






84  Turbo ranger  Daily driver  ($800.00 Ebay deal)
          volvo FMIC and more getto rigging than the law should allow

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #6 –
Its a more than well known fact that baffled lers are the worst thing you can put on a turbo car. You might *think* you've seen no ill effects until you take them off or put good lers on.

Oh and flowmasters are usually the worst in flow tests.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #7 –
Quote from: bhazard;334934
Its a more than well known fact that baffled lers are the worst thing you can put on a turbo car. You might *think* you've seen no ill effects until you take them off or put good lers on.

Oh and flowmasters are usually the worst in flow tests.


Ironic, huh?

One question, do 4 cylinder cars really benefit much from dual exhaust? It seems kinda unnecessary to separate the exhaust after the manifold. It makes sense to have dual exhaust on a V engine, but on an inline it seems like it wouldn't be improving much. A larger, single exhaust seems like it would be better.
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #8 –
you get more restriction  with duals than you do with a good single exhaust, more surface area that the exhaust has to pass over.

2 2inch exhaust pipes have more surface area on the inside than a single 3 inch would have

but the 87/88 tc came from the factory with it, it was split after the cat.
1985 TC (yet another one) Fully loaded
has 225k mile  still with the factory head gasket






84  Turbo ranger  Daily driver  ($800.00 Ebay deal)
          volvo FMIC and more getto rigging than the law should allow

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #9 –
Quote from: BogusSVO;334939
but the 87/88 tc came from the factory with it, it was split after the cat.

cause it looked cool man:hick:
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #10 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;334944
cause it looked cool man:hick:



Yeah looked so cool all tucked up and hidden...lol
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #11 –
so many choices . so many

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #12 –
My understanding is Stinger's single 3 inch pipe is the best flowing option, it is also cheaper and lighter than splitting it into the 2.5 duals.
...and there was light!

Turbo Coupe exhaust. What exhausts are best?

Reply #13 –
i like the look of the LX 5.0 mustang exhaust tips, i want to copy that for my t bird .