4 cyl dual exaust

i4power said:

I'm thinking of running a muffler with a 3" in, and dual 2.5" out. That way, I don't have to get a y-pipe, and two mufflers. I'm not sure if this will work in terms of it's location though.

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This is what I have...just a little FYI though, you'll have to find a skilled exhaust guy to make you the custom tailpipes needed to do this, it's a pretty tight (actually damn tight) fit. It took me a few tries to get it right.

http://mail.j0o.com:8000/misc/ka0tyk.mp3

pacesetter header, 3" to y-pipe, 2.5" to dual spintech mufflers, then out to 3" stainless steel tips...

Is that 2" or 2.25" tailpipes? I see it was expanded to fit the 2.5" mufflers.

Stinger said:

Is that 2" or 2.25" tailpipes? I see it was expanded to fit the 2.5" mufflers.

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oops... 2.25 after the mufflers... brain fart.

Ok , this is just a dumb ass question to just drag this thread on and on and on and..... well you know. But if someone is going to go out and spend the money on a y-pipe, another muffler and pipe to get better performance not to mention more maintence and repair costs for the future, shouldn't they also rip out the stock manifold and replace it with perhaps a ranger header (or custom header for the mustang 2.3)?? I just see the manifold being the bottleneck to gain performance. Myself I guess I don't feel having dual exhaust will impress anyone when you have to tell them that theres a 2.3 under the hood. . But I agree it LOOKS cooler

Stinger said:

This is what I have...just a little FYI though, you'll have to find a skilled exhaust guy to make you the custom tailpipes needed to do this, it's a pretty tight (actually damn tight) fit. It took me a few tries to get it right.

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OK that's promising. I'll check out your site for some pics.

EDIT: Damn, no pics. You got any, Stinger? Just want to get an idea of HOW tight it is.

Asha'man said:

Okay, I've raced, but only as a joke. I can't beat anything on the road that will race me, so I don't even bother.
Ash

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Hey! don't say that.. I have a 2.3 87 auto, and I've beat a 89 manual ranger that was dual plug ..

And my car is stock.. except for the timing and for the muffler..

i4power said:

OK that's promising. I'll check out your site for some pics.

EDIT: Damn, no pics. You got any, Stinger? Just want to get an idea of HOW tight it is.

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It is TIGHT, trust me...you know how they were saying a single 3" is a tight fit...think of how much bigger TWO 2.5" pipes in the same area is.