Can u put dual exhaust on the V-6 and will it give u more horsepower???
or is it not worth doing?

 

Personally, I think its a waste to do so. The reason Ford didn't put duals on the V6 is to give the two trim levels some unique features of each. IMO, i think its the cheesiest thing when V6 owners put duals on their cars, it makes me think that theyre too cheap to afford the GT.

On the other hand, yes you will gain some horsepower by doing it. It won't sound near as good as the V8 with duals, but it will sound different than stock.

Don't take this as me ripping you, just my opinion on it all.

 

very much worth it i read that the original design made too much power so they "bottle-necked" the exhaust !! i imagine duals would do wonders!!

 

Dont listen to that Jerky!
GO FOR IT
Dual out some Flowmasters

 

Just an idea... if you do the duals, order the rear bumper cover for a GT, have it painted and put on your car. Sure it'll cost you, but then you'd have the proper cutouts.

 

It's my understanding there a quite a few mods you can do to the v-6
to gain power.

 

just as many but im sure the aftermarket for it will take longer to produce products!

 

I was thinking about leaving one tube hidden underneith to disguise it a little any thoughts?

 

why not just go with dumps liike most of the guys with 5.slows wont see any pipes!!!

 

I have a friend who put dual exhaust on his 2001 V6 and it messed up his car. The loss of backpressure makes his engine knock on anything less than 93 octane. He's waiting for his warranty to run out so he can install a fuel management system to bring his gas back down to 87 octane.

Not worth it if you ask me.

 

wow i never heard of that b4 im a member of many v6 mustang boards and the most popular mod is dual exhaust and have never heard of anything like that happening!! sorry bout that but i doubt the duals creating a knocking!!! get the duals and you will love it

 

you don't need to add duals... most times it's over kill cuz like DUSTINDU4 said.... it loses back pressure. There's NO NEED for a stock V6 to have a 2.5" Dual exhaust. I thought about addig a custom dual exhaust to me Tbird's V6 and after about a year of research I found that most times it's un necessary. I noticed improved performance from simply cutting the muffler off

Crazy ... yes. But it opened up the exhaust a little, but it didn't cause a loss of back pressure


here's a chart I found on TCCoA that might clear things up:

http://www.tccoa.com/articles/exhaust/pipes.html

 

Thats a good idea Tsbird1994, how does it sound??

 

Honeslty... it sounds pretty most awesome.....


I'ts got a noticible "rumble" at idle... but still relatively quiet.

At part throttle it's got a louder Rumble.. and resonates inside the car

At WOT it's VERY LOUD but never gets "raspy" or "buzzy' like the import mufflers (and like alot of V6s with oversized exhausts)

I'm trying to arrange a time with my buddy when we're both home from college to get a sound clip of it.

 

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard. Putting duals on a v6 will free-up the exhaust and will give you more power (not much but will give you a few extra ponies). Definately go with the duals, just don't have them running under the stock bumper like some sixers do...go with the GT bumper.

 

dauls no question!!!! no mufflers on a six sounds like crap and dont let anyone tell you otherwise!!!

 

Duals will add power. However, most people OVER DO it and therefore get NO GAIN in power (just in sound). Putting on true duals ...H-pipe, 2mufflers, and say... 2.5" pipes.... is WAAAAY too much for a stock V6. They make 205Hp with a restrivte 2.25" SINGLE exhaust... opening it up too much can HURT horsepower (and make you sound "buzzy"). If you're going to add power with TRUE DUALS... you should use SMALLER pipes (like 2") . However that would have to be custom made because i don't know anyone that makes a TRUE-Dual 2" kit for a V6. There are CAT BACK "dual" exhausts that basically split your single pipe into 2 seperate pipes. I'm sure these "free up" the exhaust a bit, but i don't think it's worth the money (unless you're looking for a different sound).

And this isn't rediculious .... it's physics. the same idea was proved in the latest issue of MM&FF (they tested two types of headers on a motor and found that opening it up too much actually HURT the power gains. They ended up going with a 1-5/8" header RATHER than a 1-3/4")

 

i'll have a sound clip soon enough so you can HEAR otherwise....


Sounds great without a muffler!!

**although sound preference is up to the owner"

 

**although sound preference is up to the owner" [/quote]
that means it sounds like crap :notnice:

 

What a bunch of crapola. Duals are always better. Ford is not offering it because it is cheaper for them not because it will hinder performance.