Are you happy with stock exaust?
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Originally posted by RandyB@October 23, 2005, 12:32 PM
I love the sound of the stock mufflers - Ford did a great job. If I do anything, I'll add Kooks longtubes and high-flow cats. I think they would sound even better then. I going to wait for now - I'd like to see a set on someone's car before I spend the bucks.
I like those MRT tips, but is there a way to index that huge clamp to the top side where it would be less visible? I guess they could be welded...
I love the sound of the stock mufflers - Ford did a great job. If I do anything, I'll add Kooks longtubes and high-flow cats. I think they would sound even better then. I going to wait for now - I'd like to see a set on someone's car before I spend the bucks.
I like those MRT tips, but is there a way to index that huge clamp to the top side where it would be less visible? I guess they could be welded...
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Originally posted by BLT2RUN@October 24, 2005, 4:57 PM
Randy, my MRT clamp hardware is on the top side and hardly visible through the valance. As you mentioned, they could also be welded on though.
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Randy, my MRT clamp hardware is on the top side and hardly visible through the valance. As you mentioned, they could also be welded on though.
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Another vote here for the stock pipes.
IMO, it ain't all that quiet. It definitely got louder after the JLT, tune and 4.10's. Being that the only route to more HP is big $$ longtubes, I'll be sticking with stock.
IMO, it ain't all that quiet. It definitely got louder after the JLT, tune and 4.10's. Being that the only route to more HP is big $$ longtubes, I'll be sticking with stock.
Originally posted by Route 66@October 24, 2005, 1:28 PM
Great, here I go again. Rondosa, are you sure it doesn't sound more like a "deeeep", "HUMMMMMEEERRRR" noise. Paint me a different picture I can imagine.
Great, here I go again. Rondosa, are you sure it doesn't sound more like a "deeeep", "HUMMMMMEEERRRR" noise. Paint me a different picture I can imagine.
cute, very cute.
but no, i'm sure it's a "hummmmmmmm" vs. "hummmmmmmmmerrrrr".
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The Drone that you hear is the natural resonant frequency of the exhaust pipe due to its particular length. It also hapens to usually be linked with an H pipe on the ford HO Motors with the 13726548 Firing order. It usually resonates @ 1900 - 2100 RPM's the loudest under medium to High loads. But mostly only heard with a chambered or welded type muffler that dosnt use any type of packing. If you put an X-Pipe on the car it will cancel out more of the lower exhuast tones helping to rid of that "Drone" sound and also quieting the exhuast. But the Buy product of the X - pipe by cutting out some lower tones makes the sound raspier and higher pitched. Some people call this a "Racey" sound which has a more Foreign Car sound. I think that by putting on and X-Pipe you get rid of the true "Muscle Car Sound" that mustangs are supposed to have. I have Spintech Mufflers and they sound big and bold with a deep muscular sound. If I were to add an X-Pipe it would get quieter and I would lose the deep tone. To each his own.... I preffer to live with the drone. I will be Dynamatting my trunk to cut down on the sound from the mufflers in the interior of the car.
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Originally posted by acadian@October 25, 2005, 10:00 PM
I like the SLP tips... you can adjust them so that they stick out 0" all the way to around 3".
I like the SLP tips... you can adjust them so that they stick out 0" all the way to around 3".
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Originally posted by Rondosa@October 24, 2005, 10:22 AM
it would be hard to capture the sound accurately on video/audio recording - you have to experience it first hand to see if it's too loud for you to handle. it just sounds like a deep "HUMMMMM" noise...picture a tuba or basoon playing a constant low note. it just resonates inside the cabin - the sound/level etc depends on your car and your exhaust system. it only happens within a certain RPM range which means that if it happens to be during the range for your highway driving (i.e. 1800-2000 rpms in 5th gear at 70mph), then it's constant and annoying (unless of course you accelerate or slow down).
most of the time though for city driving you travel through the sound quickly as you accelerate and shift past it.
make sense?
it would be hard to capture the sound accurately on video/audio recording - you have to experience it first hand to see if it's too loud for you to handle. it just sounds like a deep "HUMMMMM" noise...picture a tuba or basoon playing a constant low note. it just resonates inside the cabin - the sound/level etc depends on your car and your exhaust system. it only happens within a certain RPM range which means that if it happens to be during the range for your highway driving (i.e. 1800-2000 rpms in 5th gear at 70mph), then it's constant and annoying (unless of course you accelerate or slow down).
most of the time though for city driving you travel through the sound quickly as you accelerate and shift past it.
make sense?
That helps put everything in perspective.
