Why is our Y-Pipe so bad??
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 3:25:47 PM
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nonstopred
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anyone want to second me
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 3:32:17 PM
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randy78045
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Guess you'd have to ask ford why they do what they do...
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 5:56:29 PM
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joshetc
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For some reason I'm thinking they just weren't thinking of the modding community when they designed the car. If you plan on having stock single exhaust it works just fine.
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 6:00:11 PM
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Meph
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Seems it's more cost efficient. Instead of having 2 tubes going into that beefier bracket. Just slant cut and weld.
Now to us, it might be only a $10 cost cutting procedure. Hardly seeming worth it. But to Ford... that could be $10 per vehicle. Multiply that by how many vehicles they make.
Gotta admit. The Mustang does pack a punch but it is also pretty easy on the wallet. Compared to what it could be.
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 6:41:45 PM
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DragonPL
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is out Y pipe thad bad??? hmm I wish i knew that before I ordered my MRT muffler, I would of thought of getting duals than...
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 7:27:03 PM
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is out Y pipe thad bad??? hmm I wish i knew that before I ordered my MRT muffler, I would of thought of getting duals than...
actually I dont think the Y-pipe is all that bad... going to a dual setup and ditching the Y has shown only a couple of HP gain... So when you figure the extra cost of going to duals, I really don't think it's worth it for 2 or 3 RWHP... The bottle neck is most likey the cats...
Now if you did want to go to duals you could always pick up the drivers side MRT! LOL! Probably would want to put a couple resonators in with them though as people who have tried dual MRT really didn't like it...
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 7:39:52 PM
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Meph
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Wonder if the 2hp gain could be negated by the added weight of the added pipes?
I'd sooner find out how efficient of flow the current Y pipe is, and if just replacing that with a single exhaust would be beneficial enough.
That and taking out the cats completely to increase flow, just make sure to put those back in anytime you wish to go for emissions test. Ooooh ninja text, I can not be held liable now! Whaaaaa!
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 10:55:53 PM
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jericho73
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Since replacing the pipe and going true duals only shows a few rwhp difference from an axleback on the stock Y pipe, i'd say the pipes actually flow very well for stock ones. Our mufflers are the restrictive part...and i'm sure the cats, i'd be very interested to see before/after dynos when someone does long tube headers on the 4.0.
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 11:07:09 PM
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rygenstormlocke
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Define bad. I dyno'd the difference NA between a Y and X, and the gain was 2HP which on a Dynojet, can be attributed to anything.
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 11:51:55 PM
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jericho73
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nobody has the long tube headers yet?
I'm sure someone does but i don't remember seeing a dyno of them.
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RE: Why is our Y-Pipe so bad?? - 9/9/2006 11:53:07 PM
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rygenstormlocke
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nobody has the long tube headers yet?
Excepcion13 had them, but now with his turbo hes running short tube JBA's. There is another member around here with them, Furinox, thats it. He has em. Not sure if he dyno'd them.
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