I took my 07 to a shop to get it dualed and the mechanic said that since the gas line is right where the other exhaust would go that it would ruin the line and he wouldn't do it. Is he just being lazy or is there some truth to that?
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well i think there is some truth to the gas line being there...but a lottttttttttttttttttttttttt of us on here have duals, and it doesnt seem to interfere at all for us (for me at least)
well he said it would be fine for about a year then you might start having troubles. how long has yours been dual? and can you put a heat shield over it or something?
Same issues here...went to three shops today and all three refused to do it, Guess I'm limited to ninosport's dual conversion kit since real exhaust people no longer seem to work in that industry,
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I took my 07 to a shop to get it dualed and the mechanic said that since the gas line is right where the other exhaust would go that it would ruin the line and he wouldn't do it. Is he just being lazy or is there some truth to that?
I just had a shop yesterday tell me the same thing. I actually went to three shops and all wouldn't do it for one reason or another.
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I took my 07 to a shop to get it dualed and the mechanic said that since the gas line is right where the other exhaust would go that it would ruin the line and he wouldn't do it. Is he just being lazy or is there some truth to that?
I just had a shop yesterday tell me the same thing. I actually went to three shops and all wouldn't do it for one reason or another.
Northside Ford here in town will do the duals for $272. Take it to the dealer. Most of them will do it, but not all. There's also Red McCombs Ford here in town who won't do it because it's a V6, and I guess they think it should be left as such.
Northside Ford here in town will do the duals for $272. Take it to the dealer. Most of them will do it, but not all. There's also Red McCombs Ford here in town who won't do it because it's a V6, and I guess they think it should be left as such.
Damn, too bad i don't live in TX. For $272 though I could get the Ninosport conversion and do the bolt on myself. I think that is the way I'm leaning with this situation. I've just never experienced such an issue trying to get a dual set up in my nearly 40 years of existence,lol!!
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2007 Premiun Coupe, 5 speed manual ,V6 Pony Pkg, Alloy Metallic Gray, front seat side air bags, Shaker 500, motion alarm, Hurst short throw shifter and Magnaflow SS axleback.
I took my 07 to a shop to get it dualed and the mechanic said that since the gas line is right where the other exhaust would go that it would ruin the line and he wouldn't do it. Is he just being lazy or is there some truth to that?
I just had a shop yesterday tell me the same thing. I actually went to three shops and all wouldn't do it for one reason or another.
Wow, where do you guys live? And more importantly, what kind of crappy mechanics are you dealing with? I feel sorry for you.
I've contacted 8 shops in my area (Fresno, CA - Pop: 500,000) and EVERYONE of them said it was a piece of cake to install a dual exhaust on a Mustang. They could either fabricate one or do a kit install. 6 of them would even cut the bumper for me as long as I had a template. Prices ranged from $150 - $250 for the whole job.
So I'm going with a shop that only works with performance exhaust and they are charging me $150 to install my Pypes V6 Mid-Muffler system next week.
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Good ole NE Ohio...good exhaust shops and mechanics are pretty much a thing of the past here. It seems most are too lazy or just don't want to be bothered. A good shop around here would be the exception,not the rule. They all want paid but don't want to do anything that might require skill. They'd rather soak the senior citizens around here for non essential maintenance or inflate the price for fixing their cars.
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The 90% of the install was a breeze. The bumper cutout was easy, and you dont even need to be real maticulous with cutting because it has some cool metal flanges to put over the cut outs. But a few things to note about the whole thing.
1.) You have to cut out both sides of your bumper. The exhaust has 4" tips, so in order for the flanges to fit, you have to cut out your factory hole larger to fit the flange. No biggie.
2.) The mufflers sound great, but I think they need some time to break in, in clip when the engine is rev'd you can hear how it sounds like it is sucking back in.
3.) Midpipes. Wow. Hardest part of the entire install was trying to get the midpipes over the axle. Normally it wouldn't be an issue except for the fact if you are doing it in your garage like I was, you dont have alot of room. I had to put my car on 4 jackstands, pretty high up and put the car in neutral so you can turn the driveshaft. Without the driveshaft being able to turn, you can squeeze the midpipes into place. Unless you have a lift, it will be difficult.
4.) Installing the x-pipe was a cakewalk. It says to give yourself 1.5 inches when you cut, I would recommend 1.75 inches, at least no less than 1.5.
Overall i love how it sounds, I like the look also. I think it will sound 10 times better once they break in, but sounds great now. Keep in mind when I installed my GT take off, it took a good 1-2 thousand miles before it really started sounding good, so I am anticipating these will sound better and better everyday.
Ok sound clip, It is 1am and I am exhausted, my wife was reving the engine and it pitch black outside so don't complain about the video, its a crappy vid with crappy sound, but you can hear it. Anyway I am going to bed, I will post pictures and better video soon.
well, I think that the FRPP kit sounds closest to the GT, but there are others that sound better than a GT, I heard someones SLPs with a Y pipe and it sounded nice, i'm sure it would be alot better with an H or X pipe.
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Rdot9.. i heard something like slp loudmouths sound good is that true. I was thinkin about the pypes kit (x pipe, mid pipe) with gt take offs.. have u heard anyone with them. What do u have on yours?? And u got any videos of ur exhaust.. thanks.
Another FRPP dual conversion person here. Click on the link(s) in my signature for the sound clip. It did not come with a heatshield for the gas line. btw.. If I was an issue, I am sure Ford would have provided a heatshield with their dual conversion kit.
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Link in the sig. I used a digital camera and it sounds like a pop in the end but there is none. Its a corsa axle back with x pipe (dont think it matters but i put on an aftermarket set of axle hops as well).
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