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Mar 23, 2005 | 04:40 PM

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PalaceOfStangs1

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Much better tires than the stock ones. Good choice. I need to do that after I burn the snot out of the ones I have.

Mar 23, 2005 | 04:43 PM

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dustindu4

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Those Flowmasters you bought give you a 5-10 HP loss. Hence why they had to come out with a special version for it.

Mar 23, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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Originally posted by StangNut@March 23, 2005, 5:03 PM
Are the Super 40's the mufflers that come in their new '05 kit?
Flowmaster 2005 Mustang kit
I LOVE the sound of that new kit they have on their website!
How much were they? (w/o labor)

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I dont see a special kit for the 05.

Mar 23, 2005 | 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by bill_brenda@March 23, 2005, 5:17 PM
nanners

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HI bill_brenda, looks like we order the same car, do you have the red leather?

Mar 23, 2005 | 08:04 PM

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Congrats on your new pony. Enjoy the ride!

:drive:

Mar 23, 2005 | 08:24 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by davids2toys+March 23, 2005, 6:11 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(davids2toys @ March 23, 2005, 6:11 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-StangNut@March 23, 2005, 5:03 PM
Are the Super 40's the mufflers that come in their new '05 kit?
Flowmaster 2005 Mustang kit
I LOVE the sound of that new kit they have on their website!
How much were they? (w/o labor)

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I dont see a special kit for the 05.

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Here's the pic from that link. Just looks like a set of Super 40's with tips and inlet pipes to me.

Mar 24, 2005 | 05:25 AM

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hey dustindu, i think your mistaken you might want to check numbers first....Your first chance to know what your talking about. Flowmaster actually built the system to be more friendly with consumers AKA magnaflow type setups. In addition, on further review they are the exact same mufflers as on the kit (Flowmaster Customer Service call 1-800-544-47610) I just did it myself because I know how. So in short talk about what you know, not what you think.

Mar 24, 2005 | 08:23 PM

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Thanks, Robert. That's what I thought. I can't see spending $450 for that kit. I was quoted $70 each for the mufflers. I figure less than $100 for tips and about $40 for the inlet pipes. That kit is WAY overpriced.
Post a sound clip if you can. The clip on Flowmaster's website is the best I've heard so far, but I don't trust it since it's THEIR product. I have a feeling there's more than just aftermarket mufflers under the car in their clip.

Mar 24, 2005 | 08:55 PM

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dustindu4

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Originally posted by Sonic Thunder@March 24, 2005, 7:28 AM
hey dustindu, i think your mistaken you might want to check numbers first....Your first chance to know what your talking about. Flowmaster actually built the system to be more friendly with consumers AKA magnaflow type setups. In addition, on further review they are the exact same mufflers as on the kit (Flowmaster Customer Service call 1-800-544-47610) I just did it myself because I know how. So in short talk about what you know, not what you think.

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Read this

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Speaking of which, I removed my cool sounding, nice looking Flowmaster axle-back because it cost me 2-3hp.

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?sh...0&hl=flowmaster

Flowmaster is designing a new muffler from scratch for this vehicle. Their existing Super40's and Delta40's do not "cut it" with respect to sound quality in their opinion. As it turns out, the "off the shelf" Super40 flowed WORSE than the stock exhaust, cost me a couple of lb-ft across the entire RPM range.

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?sh...2&hl=flowmaster

M1Rifle was the first 2005 owner to loan his car to Flowmaster to do R&D testing. They claimed a HP gain but he had it dynoed himself and it showed a loss. He ripped his free muffler system off and replaced it with bassani (I think). This has been discussed at length about 3 months ago. But hey what do I know.

Mar 24, 2005 | 09:01 PM

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Just the clear things up a bit, the 2005 Mustang GT Flowmaster setup makes use of their American Thunder system.

http://flowmastermufflers.com/cgi-bin/flowmaster/17410

Oh yeah, and nice car...

Sonic Blue is so sexy when its in the sun like that

Mar 24, 2005 | 10:40 PM

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Nice car, nice mods and who cares what the specs are on the Flowmasters if you like them! Congratulations on your new ride. Here's a couple of nanners from me.

Mar 25, 2005 | 08:48 AM

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Sonic Blue, it's day three... what mods do you have planned for today??? Not planning on slacking are you?

Mar 26, 2005 | 06:16 AM

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Stripes are on!!

Mar 26, 2005 | 06:17 AM

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Actually Stangnut...it sounds the same!!!!! Exactly!!!

Mar 26, 2005 | 07:25 AM

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Originally posted by pittperson@March 24, 2005, 10:04 PM
Just the clear things up a bit, the 2005 Mustang GT Flowmaster setup makes use of their American Thunder system.

http://flowmastermufflers.com/cgi-bin/flowmaster/17410

Oh yeah, and nice car... Sonic Blue is so sexy when its in the sun like that

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Is this different than the ones that did not have any gains? Is this the one I have heard they were deesigning special for the 05? Has anyone tried it?

Mar 26, 2005 | 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by Sonic Thunder@March 26, 2005, 6:20 AM
Actually Stangnut...it sounds the same!!!!! Exactly!!!

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Oops, sorry! Sometime I should try READING a little more carefully

Mar 26, 2005 | 09:27 AM

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congrats it looks awesome!!

Mar 28, 2005 | 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by davids2toys+March 26, 2005, 9:28 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(davids2toys @ March 26, 2005, 9:28 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-pittperson@March 24, 2005, 10:04 PM
Just the clear things up a bit, the 2005 Mustang GT Flowmaster setup makes use of their American Thunder system.

http://flowmastermufflers.com/cgi-bin/flowmaster/17410

Oh yeah, and nice car... Sonic Blue is so sexy when its in the sun like that

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Is this different than the ones that did not have any gains? Is this the one I have heard they were deesigning special for the 05? Has anyone tried it?

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As far as I know this is different than the ones which do not have any gains. This system was designed specifically for the 2005 and according to Flowmaster, Through our testing of these mufflers have shown noticeable horsepower and torque gain. (not quite gramatically correct but aparently there is a gain in power)

P.S. I have these on order