So I can’t tell my head from my rear end when it comes to anything to know about v6 mustangs and an exhaust set up. As much as I try to learn I just can’t get it! So I’m hoping you guys could help a guy out : )
So what I’m looking for more or less it just the dual exhaust set up. Get ride of that ugly pipe I have on it now. I could honestly care less about sound so long as it does not sound like a fart can. See i been reading Most of the topics I have browsed were all about “What can make my v6 sound close to a v8”? Sure I would like to hear that the exhaust could somewhat speak for itself, but as far as making it as loud as a GT, I’m not to concerned about that now. Hey if I had a setup where I could add in the loud part later on, that would be cool. I’m pretty much in this for looks and maybe some horsepower gains. Speaking of looks I’m ordering a GT rear end to go with the set up. Any hoot my car is completely stock on performance issues. So I doubt I would get much of a gain from the set up. Some people have told me to go with a catback exhaust and I hear some things about gt takeoffs. But with me being the noob I am... I just can’t understand anything at all = ( So if you guys could maybe point me in the direction I should go or give me advice on any type of set up it would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
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easiest way to put it...
you need to, some way or another, convert your single exhaust into dual by means of the mid pipe. the most common way is to hack up the Y pipe. that insures that you will stay emissions legal. if you dont mind not being able to pass emissions you can order an O/R X pipe and bolt up any GT exhaust and be done with it.
but if you want to remain street legal, order one of these:
it will allow you to adapt your current Y pipe into an H pipe.
with that on, you can now put on any v8 exhaust for 99-04 GT's. that includes aftermarket catbacks and GT take offs (stock GT exhaust).
some people, rather than buying the H pipe adapter, choose to have straight pipes welded on (so you dont have the crossover pipe). but i figure, the cost for a shop to take the time to bend those pipes and put them on, youre gonna spend about the same or less to just buy the H pipe adapter.
< Message edited by ARdoller -- 6/25/2007 10:15:58 PM >
Hey I appreciate the advice!! So in the end i've decided to just keep somewhat stock. So as soon as i find the gt takeoffs i'll be putting those on. Put here's where i'm stuck. Some people say to just weld small sections of pipe together, like in this set up.
And other are more for that converter at American Muscle. I'm just not sure what would be best. Any input for that? Also out of curiousity with the gt takeoffs installed will I get a few horses gained?
The method described in the the link you posted is what I did. You do not need a crossover pipe because no two cylinders on the same side of the V6 engine fire in sequence. The cost for a muffler shop to fabricate a midpipe such as that from behind your stock catalytic converters, and install a GT takeoff catback supplied by you, will run about $100. You can onstall the required right side muffler hanger and the two rear exhaust tip hangers in advance if you go with the OEM variety. You should also get a GT takeoff rear bumper cover, painted to match, installed prior to the muffler shop work.
< Message edited by Baron von Munchausen -- 6/28/2007 12:17:40 PM >
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And other are more for that converter at American Muscle. I'm just not sure what would be best. Any input for that? Also out of curiousity with the gt takeoffs installed will I get a few horses gained?
look at it like this, you'll spend $100 on an H-pipe converter from www.americanmuscle.com or you'll spend about $75/hr for a shop to mandrel bend the pipes to connect the catback to the chopped y pipe. its your choice. personally i think you'll save a tiny bit by buying the converter, but at that point its more about any tonal difference you want to achieve.
the biggest reason i chose the h-pipe adapter was because it would be a lot less hassle to remove a one piece mid pipe to swap in an O/R midpipe rather than fussing with 2 seperate straight pipe runs.
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Most of the topics I have browsed were all about “What can make my v6 sound close to a v8”? Sure I would like to hear that the exhaust could somewhat speak for itself, but as far as making it as loud as a GT, I’m not to concerned about that now. Hey if I had a setup where I could add in the loud part later on, that would be cool. I’m pretty much in this for looks and maybe some horsepower gains. Speaking of looks I’m ordering a GT rear end to go with the set up. Any hoot my car is completely stock on performance issues. So I doubt I would get much of a gain from the set up. Some people have told me to go with a catback exhaust and I hear some things about gt takeoffs. But with me being the noob I am... I just can’t understand anything at all = ( So if you guys could maybe point me in the direction I should go or give me advice on any type of set up it would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks! 
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