Another exhaust question

[me27821]

I've done the searches (here and mustang exhaust forums), which are a huge help. I have an idea now what kind of exhaust I'm putting on my 6 banger. Since it is a V6, I'm more interested in it sounding good, than performance (cause the car's not gonna go much faster anyway). I do have a few questions though which I couldn't find answers to...

1. I love the sound of the V6 with no mufflers. I live on an Air Force base though, and my question is how much louder will this be. I don't wanna get my car restricted from the base (the MPs/SPs here have nothing better to do). Does anyone know if it is unbearably loud, or not much louder than most aftermarket exhausts? At idle, and high RPMs.

2. If I decide to go with a Warlock muffler on a dual system, will I need 4 pipes coming out of the back of my car? The link below shows how the muffler works, and the link below that is a sound clip. The only reason I'm considering this is because I like the sound.

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...01&categoryId=13983&searchItemId=35339&CT=999

http://www.mustangexhaust.com/forums/soundclips.php?action=play&id=90

3. My cats are shot. It seems like there's not much talk at all on this. I need something cheap. Will I have to buy the Auto Zone junk, or is there a better aftermarket alternative? And are 4 really necessary, or can I just go with 2?

4. Just for ****s (poop) and giggles.. Magnaflow and Flowmaster are by far the 2 most talked about on these forums. Let's say someone puts a dual system on, h or x pipe, with a Magnaflow on one pipe, and a Flowmaster on the other. I'm not gonna do this, I'm just wondering what everyone thinks of that. I wonder if anyone has done this, and if so, how long did it take for their car to blow up.

So that's it. I hope if any answers show up here, it will help out a lot of people. And if anyone has sound clips they'd like to post here, that would be great. I could not find a single sound clip on this site. I know they're here, I just can't find them.

 

[me27821]

Here's the sound clip with no mufflers.

http://www.mustangexhaust.com/forums/soundclips.php?action=play&id=203

 

[97sally6]

you wont need 4 pipes, because that cover is removable, it wont need a pipe all the time or even the short time you have it off. it will be like running dumps off the muffler when it is off.

that magnaflow/flowmaster thing actually sounds like a cool idea. be interesting to hear something like that.

you can get an x-pipe or h-pipe with 2 hi flow cats from almost any exhaust company. you'll only need 2. if you dont wanna do that, you can buy just cats to get put on in the stock location and run a pipe where the other 2 were.

 

[V6muscle00]

with the flowmaster magnaflow thing idk.. since a magnaflow is less restrictive than a flowmaster wouldnt that mess up the flow of exhaust gases? it would have a pretty cool mix of race car and muscle car tone to it tho

 

[97sally6]

probably not cuz its so far away from the engine and its after the crossover pipe. it might only be screwy if you run straight pipes.

 

[ChingonStang]

Here is a clip from my old 1996 V6...click or right click to save...

1996 V6 with Flows

 

[me27821]

Yeah Magnaflows are less restrictive. That's why the car would blow up. The crossover pipe would prevent that though. Maybe (and this is getting stupider) put a smaller, more restrictive pipe after the x pipe, on the Magnaflow's side. I like Geo Metros. Something like a .75 inch diameter pipe. That would force more exhaust down the Flowmasters side, and hopefully even out the sound. It would look like crap, but I can't help but wonder how it would sound. Oh well, too bad I'm not stupid enough to do it on my car.

 

[97sally6]

maybe im dense, but how would it blow up the car again?

 

[trock]

haha interesting discussion guys. Me27821 thank you for the link ot that mustangexhaust.com place. It's pretty cool, everyone should check it out.

 

[me27821]

So what would be a good set of cats for the V6? High flow, or tha stock junk?

 

[Sonic_Blu_Stang]

I just got a Flowmaster a few weeks ago and it's got a nice, throaty growl now. A friend of mine just took to of the cats off and that sounds great too. Hers is definately louder though.

 

[ChingonStang]

So what would be a good set of cats for the V6? High flow, or tha stock junk?

Depends on if you want to pass inspection or not. Otherwise, leave the stock cats.

 

[me27821]

Yeah I got a Florida registration. Cars in Pasco county, Florida never get inspections, so I'm good. I'm thinking of going with Magnaflow cats, cause the ones on my car now are shot. But I'm not sure if standard or high flow are better for a V6 Mustang. There's that whole back pressure issue, and I'm not sure if a high flow cat will take away the back pressure I need.

 

[97sally6]

hi flo are always better because they will be less restrictive, the sound wont be much different, maybe a little deeper, and theres no need to worry about backpressure. its a really overrated issue that almost never comes up. but dont go no cats. usually doesnt sound good