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Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 12:35:51 PM    kindred169   Posts: 177 Joined: 6/25/2006 Status: offline I looking to upgrade my V6 to either a GT style grill from Street Scene, or get a GT take-off front. I have plans on swapping out the stock muffler with an American Thunder based upon the discussions I've read. So here's my question, since I'm looking at GT take-off's, I could get a package deal that would give me the front and back bumpers from a GT and allow me to have a dual exhaust. Is there really any benefit that I would see from moving to a dual exhaust? And when I'm talking dual exhaust I don't mean using the GT take-off exhaust, I'd go with dual American Thunders. The upgrade to the stock muffler is more about sound than any real power increase. So what's the consensus? _____________________________ 2006 Premium V6 Vista Blue Mustang, Pony Package, AVIC-Z1, Shaker 500 speakers, Light Graphite Leather Seats, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Steeda CAI, Brenspeed 93 Tune Post #: 1

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:00:13 PM    pat6674u Posts: 753 Joined: 3/16/2006 From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Status: offline A little HP but mostly for looks. _____________________________ Phil''s Car X-Charger #25 271rwhp/288rwtq (in reply to kindred169) Post #: 2

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:03:22 PM    Lizzy Posts: 79 Joined: 7/21/2006 Status: offline LKS and Sound....HP is miiiiiiiinimal (in reply to pat6674u) Post #: 3

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:04:46 PM    kindred169   Posts: 177 Joined: 6/25/2006 Status: offline Is there a noticeable difference in sound between the dual and single exhaust? Is it in volume, rumble, etc? Thanks for your advice! (in reply to Lizzy) Post #: 4

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:24:05 PM    SPARTAN VI Posts: 1637 Joined: 9/16/2005 Status: offline This car was made for dual exhaust! I couldn't have my mustang any other way, dualies.. or no stang. _____________________________ Epona::2005.Mustang.V6.Premium ::Dual cat-back magnaflows ::C&L CAI w/ Evo. Perf. tune ::GT take-off sway bars ::Nitto NT455s ::Custom retro grille (in reply to kindred169) Post #: 5

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:33:45 PM    pat6674u Posts: 753 Joined: 3/16/2006 From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Status: offline Sound increase was much deeper with duals. I did not notice anymore top end sound. _____________________________ Phil''s Car X-Charger #25 271rwhp/288rwtq (in reply to SPARTAN VI) Post #: 6

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:38:02 PM    chrisc Posts: 3696 Joined: 10/20/2005 From: Seattle, WA Status: offline its really for looks, i love them _____________________________ (in reply to pat6674u) Post #: 7

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 1:39:14 PM    Pimpin Pony Posts: 186 Joined: 6/14/2006 Status: offline well if your going to go with flowmasters I would probably go with duals. They are just a little more restrictive than the MRT and you would probably see a very minute gain going with dual flowmasters over a single flowmaster. Also I just think that duals look better and if you ever go F/I you will get better performance with duals than with single. _____________________________ 06' 4.0L Premium, Auto, Pony Package, Vert. Evolution C&L CAI/XCal2 W/93 Extreme Tune Dual Flowmaster American Thunder W/ H-Pipe Billit Shorty Antena GT Rear Bumper (in reply to SPARTAN VI) Post #: 8

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 7:31:01 PM    Horrific_Ending   Posts: 1024 Joined: 5/26/2006 Status: offline Its mainly for looks. but it sounds really good. i had a guy in a 05 v6 convert stop right behind my car and check it out for a couple seconds before he sped off. It gives the car a better look. _____________________________ 4.0 Pony Package Dual Mac's w/ H-Pipe Full GT Body Kit CDC Hood Pins Roush Wing/Louvers Evolution JLT And SCT II (in reply to Pimpin Pony) Post #: 9

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 9:25:45 PM    rygenstormlocke Posts: 4815 Joined: 7/4/2005 Status: offline Ok, this may sound suprising...... ....but hind sight 20/20, doing it over again, I'd probably go single. Not because I don't like my duals, but because I want people to know it's a six. So I put a 4.0 badge on the trunk, and a license plate that says its a six. But a single would have saved me a lot of money. I've been through 4 exhaust configurations. LOL. _____________________________ Best 1/4: 10.97@122.09, 1.56 60ft w/4.0 V6 Best 1/4: 11.67@115.45, 1.64 60ft w/5.4 3V Best 1/8: 7.401@92.77, 1.65 60ft w/5.4 3V www.rygen.net/stang (in reply to Horrific_Ending) Post #: 10

RE: Worth going to a dual exhaust? - 7/26/2006 10:20:39 PM    orion6g   Posts: 240 Joined: 6/28/2005 Status: offline Did you have a shop fab-up a h-pipe for one of your configs? I'm wondering if performance would be a lot better with brand name stuff or if it doesn't really matter (I wan to keep my gt take-off mufflers, so it's just the pipes I'm worried about. (in reply to rygenstormlocke) Post #: 11

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