Any plans for your Stang in 2010?

04GTBLKVERT said:

Don't do it just get your motor forged.

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yea i know but the thing is if i have a cobra and i wreck it im going to get my money back, if i continue to dump money into my gt and i wreck it im going to get like 5k back...

deftsound said:

yea i know but the thing is if i have a cobra and i wreck it im going to get my money back, if i continue to dump money into my gt and i wreck it im going to get like 5k back...

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I hear you on that one but for me I know all the money I put in my car I will never see if I sell it. I know some insurance company's will insure your car with all the mods but I am sure you pay a lot of money.

deftsound said:

yea i know but the thing is if i have a cobra and i wreck it im going to get my money back, if i continue to dump money into my gt and i wreck it im going to get like 5k back...

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dont wreck it. prob solved

-Short throw shifter, shift knob and real leather shift boot.
-Stereo to replace POS MACH 460 cd changer
-floor mats
-sub frame connectors
-tires
-Exhaust**

**I'm a complete dumbass on the exhaust system. It is stock now and I'd like something a little more aggressive but not at all annoying. Could someone explain the terminology? I see all this talk of cat-back and x and h pipes and such, I have no friggin idea what the hell you all are talking about and couldn't find any one thread here that explained it all.
Thanks.

I'm doing gears right now. 4.10's. Also doing the trac-lok rebuild. I have everything ripped apart now just waiting for parts. I can't wait til spring to get the car back on the road and see how all of my mods over the winter have improved it. It'll feel good to cruise again.

Ateup said:

-Exhaust**

**I'm a complete dumbass on the exhaust system. It is stock now and I'd like something a little more aggressive but not at all annoying. Could someone explain the terminology? I see all this talk of cat-back and x and h pipes and such, I have no friggin idea what the hell you all are talking about and couldn't find any one thread here that explained it all.
Thanks.

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Really? I will do my best for you.

Well the X and H pipes are different configurations of exhaust crossover pipes. In the X or H pipe is where you will find the catalytic converters are implanted. The X pipe is a better crossover pipe for total power, but it comes at the cost of being higher pitched, and people like me, and I believe you, don't really want that NASCAR sound. The H pipe on the other hand will free up power, but it has a deeper more mellow tone. The factory cross over pipe is an H-pipe, but it has 4 converters in it which pretty much kill the exhaust tone.

When replacing the crossover ( with an X or H) pipe and the Catback with performance parts, the bulk of the power will be found in the crossover pipe as the factory catback is fairly freeflowing.

The cat back is really just a term that describes the position of the pipe in relation to the catalytic converters and the rear of the car and thus the H or X pipe. This is where in my opinion a huge difference in sound can be found. Yes the other components contribute, but this is the main part when considering the sound. The cat-back (catalytic converter and back pipe) contains the pipes which on solid axle cars goes OVER the rear axle, and on IRS equipped cars like the 03-04 Cobra goes under the rear differential and out the rear of the car, and it also is where the mufflers are welded in. Again my opinion is that the Flowmaster muffler is about the loudest highest drone muffler available, and pretty annoying, but my personal favorite is the MagnaFlow muffler, NOT THE MAGNAPACK, but the MAGNAFLOW, this muffler incorporates a straight through design which maximizes power gains, and allows the exhaust to escape with very little restriction, but in a very deep and low volume level. The Flowmaster has chambers in the muffler which makes the sound and air trying to escape bounce around in and create more noise and becomes more irritating.

All of this is in relation to the 4.6 SOHC motor, and does not necessarily apply to the 5.0 or DOHC 4.6 or any other motor for that matter. I have tried a number of combinations over the last 10 years, and truly I believe that for the 4.6 the Off Road H-pipe and MAGNAFLOW Catback is the best choice for Mustang exhaust.

Well thank you very much sir. That's exactly what I was looking for and couldn't get pieced together. I'll have to check out some clips of the combo you recommended. I'm surprised about the flowmaster comments though. i see a lot of positive feedback on them. I figured they were just a level above stock sound. Hey, thanks again.

For the 97 GT: I have PI cams waiting to go on and it needs a water pump. Then, I'll clean and detail it when the weather is warmer.

For the 88 2.3: I just had the head shaved for 10:1 compression. Should work well with high boost and E85 I've also done a little weight loss and a few other clean up things. Then, I'll take her to the track. 11s or bust.