Aftermarket Exhaust Installation Help

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Reply #15 – January 19, 2013, 02:18:23 AM

Quote from: BLeavitt23;407448

I went old school (read FREE)... cut roughly a coil and a quarter off the fronts, about an eighth of a coil off the rears, and lost the isolators all the way around. I can't remember how much it dropped it. This was a couple of years ago. But what you see above was the result. :)

Lol nice, well it looks good. Hope you got shocks to compensate XD

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Reply #16 – January 19, 2013, 05:18:57 PM

OH shiznit HERE WE GO AGAIN

The Y and the duals are a killer for flow. That system is very restrictive. A single exhaust flows much better then the dual setup. Other than looks. And a passion for 2 pipes out the tail a single system out performs the dual system hands down. Ok now you can pound me.

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Reply #17 – January 19, 2013, 05:36:25 PM

Hla issue!!!

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Reply #18 – January 19, 2013, 05:40:30 PM

Quote from: TOM Renzo;407484

OH shiznit HERE WE GO AGAIN

The Y and the duals are a killer for flow. That system is very restrictive. A single exhaust flows much better then the dual setup. Other than looks. And a passion for 2 pipes out the tail a single system out performs the dual system hands down. Ok now you can pound me.

Lol I realize the whole exhaust topic has probably been done many times over so i'm sorry ;] . But yeah I totally agree, Dual exhaust is awesome for the v6's and the v8's. But I got a TC, I just want one fat pipe all the way to the end just like Bleavitt23.

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Reply #19 – January 19, 2013, 06:24:37 PM

Make sure you wrap the down-pipe. I'd run a highflow cat and a straight thru ler, single tail.

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Reply #20 – January 19, 2013, 06:30:15 PM

I have 3" on all my turbocoupes. two have 3" all the way back and the third is dual 2 1/2" out the back. I havent found a whole lot of stingers stuff that fits to my liking, but still fits fine. I don't have any cats and run nothing but Magnaflow lers. Flowmasters are proven power robbers! I actually have 2 different magnaflows on my autox car, and its still almost too loud to pass the 100db at 75' or so thats required at autox

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Reply #21 – January 19, 2013, 06:57:23 PM

Thanks for all the input guys! I always wrap my headers/exhaust, the extra bit of power IS noticable. But how about straight-through glasspacks? (I have a 3" cherrybomb just sitting around I was planning on throwing on there). Should I use it?

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Reply #22 – January 19, 2013, 07:51:35 PM

A cherry bomb is not a glasspack. Its a resonator, and its loud as shiznit. If you run glasspacks, make sure you pay attention to which way you install them. One way will sound good, the other will sound loud as shiznit. The turbo will quiet the exhaust somewhat, a glasspack will quiet the exhaust more than a magnaflow, but you may take a hit on flow.

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Reply #23 – January 19, 2013, 07:55:17 PM

You can try a dynomax ultraflow vxt, its straight through but it has a spring loaded redirect door in it.

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Reply #24 – January 19, 2013, 08:15:01 PM

FOE just for the record a ler even a HI flow one robs HP. Yes running a CAT is the way too increase HP. I guess you have been to the Ford TECH schools. They teach you that in those courses. Have you been to them. Cats makes more HP. Think about this why do the V engines connect each bank together at the engine pipe??? You know an X pipe !!! Same theory. But an INLINE does not like to much exhaust and no engine likes a ler . It robs HP. The CAT increases flow and by a good amount!! LOW CELL COUNT ONES, Modern ones i should say. Some cars are CAT ONLY FROM THE FACTORY. The Engineers know this now. Been messing with exhaust for years. lers rob HP. Other than noise or to pass an inspection i do not run lers.

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Reply #25 – January 19, 2013, 08:18:43 PM

Quote from: 88TC4lyfe;407493

Thanks for all the input guys! I always wrap my headers/exhaust, the extra bit of power IS noticable. But how about straight-through glasspacks? (I have a 3" cherrybomb just sitting around I was planning on throwing on there). Should I use it?

OK why do people WRAP PIPES is what you sshould be concentrating on. Correct now WHY!!!! For the same reason you should not run a ler. But for the same reason to run a CAT. Think about this and i will post back. I have dun extensive Dyno testing on the 2,3 over the years and i know what works. The DYNO DOES NOT LIE.

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Reply #26 – January 19, 2013, 08:23:21 PM

Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;407504

You can try a dynomax ultraflow vxt, its straight through but it has a spring loaded redirect door in it.

Very restrictive as well. Think about it FOE.

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Reply #27 – January 19, 2013, 08:28:32 PM

Glass packs and cherry bombs have an arrow on them. If not they should be installed with the cones facing the engine to make them Quieter. Away from the engine to make them louder. I do not use them they SUCK and rob Ponies from the PONY.

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Reply #28 – January 19, 2013, 09:33:28 PM

We're talking about street cars, Tom. I wouldn't give up a ler for anything, I just couldn't live with all the noise. I think that even though a straight through ler cuts flow, it doesn't cut much. And I'd be willing to bet you can't tell when driving it. From my reasoning abilities, a straight through with a flow tube equal to the size of the inlet and outlet should only reduce flow in that it allows the gas to expand and slow down in the ler (which is why it works). I can't see this being detectable on the street. The dyno, yes. The track, maybe. On the street, no chance. Livability has to be considered. THAT, and it's required by law in every place I've ever heard of. Maybe you're so hardcore that you can deal with no lers, but I'll bet that's not the case with everyone.

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Reply #29 – January 19, 2013, 09:36:32 PM

I noticed a difference when I went from a true dual with a 2 inlet/2 outlet flowmaster, to a 2 into 1 pipe, with a single in/out flow and a 2.5" tailpipe. Big difference, both in power and sound.
But I had to do it that way to get it to pass inspection. Come spring, it'll go back to a dual in/out and have custom pipes ran to the rear.