Difference between 96-98 and 99-04 Cat Back

[04DarkShadowGT]

I had the Borla Stinger exhaust on my old 2004 GT. I just bought a 1998 GT with flowmaster exhaust. I would like to go back to the Borla Stingers.

Does anyone know the difference between the 96-98 and 99+ exhausts? Is it just hanger location, or is it all together different?

 

[Roger_4.6_96]

I hear some will fit and some wont. In your case i would just have good exhaust shop change mufflers and flowtubes with flowmasters.

 

[elite130]

First off, it will work without any problems. The hangers are in the same locations. It should just bolt right on. (trust me, I put a '97, '02, and an '03 GT catback on my '98 v6 when I had it)

Differences between 94-04 exhausts...the hangers:
From my experiences:
-ALL YEARS have the same muffler hangers, except 99+ have an extra hanger that hooks onto the side of the muffler that is closest to the outside of the car. You really don't need this additional hanger, I think it just keeps the mufflers more level/straight.

The big differences are in the tailpipe hangers:
-94-97 have a hanger on the exhaust tip that is perpendicular to the pipe.
-98-04 have the hanger on the tailpipe running parallel with the tip.

Other than the differences in the tailpipe hangers, any 94-04 catback will fit on any 94-04 GT. There is no differences in h-pipe connections/location, pipe placement, anything.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Sweet, mine is a 98 so I should be all good.

 

[Mustang5L5]

-ALL YEARS have the same muffler hangers, except 99+ have an extra hanger that hooks onto the side of the muffler that is closest to the outside of the car. You really don't need this additional hanger, I think it just keeps the mufflers more level/straight.

If you really wanted the extra support, you could just buy the muffler hangers for a 99+ and bolt that in place of the 96-98 hangers.

Like mentioned before, biggest difference is the hangers on the tailpipes.

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