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Exhaust system that sounds like an old muscle car

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StangVertGT

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BlackenedSVT said:
Yeah if you want the true old school muscle car sound, you have to go with an O/R H-pipe.
X pipes might net more numbers, but the H-pipes have a better tone. And as much as I
used to hate them, I think Flowmaster is the way to go.
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What did you think about the video I did with the new exhaust? Will it get louder as it breaks in more?
 

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There isn't much of a break in really, it may get a bit louder yeah. But I wouldn't expect any huge changes.
Sounds nice though =)
 
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I live in CA, therefore I can't remove the cats which sucks, but it is what it is. Would throwing an O/R H with my four cats and two 1 chamber flows sound louder but still good than just my stock H which is on now? Would I get a hp increase as well? What O/R H would you recommend getting? Thanks for your input!
 

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This is my other vehicle ; ) I'm gonna restore it for $2k and make it all black! Then I'll have the stang and the bike. Sick setup!

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-dJSWNi4iU
 

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StangVertGT said:
I live in CA, therefore I can't remove the cats which sucks, but it is what it is. Would throwing an O/R H with my four cats and two 1 chamber flows sound louder but still good than just my stock H which is on now? Would I get a hp increase as well? What O/R H would you recommend getting? Thanks for your input!
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buy an o/r h-pipe and put your stock h-pipe in storage. when it is time for smog inspection, put your stock h-pipe on temporarily, get it inspected, then switch it back out. an o/r h-pipe is an o/r h-pipe in my opinion. if you can flip the coin for one that is stainless steel, it will last longer, but it really doesnt matter.
 

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buy an o/r h-pipe and put your stock h-pipe in storage. when it is time for smog inspection, put your stock h-pipe on temporarily, get it inspected, then switch it back out. an o/r h-pipe is an o/r h-pipe in my opinion. if you can flip the coin for one that is stainless steel, it will last longer, but it really doesnt matter.
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Yea, that's what I was thinking too. Thanks. There's soo many brands though, BBK, MAC, etc...
 

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An h pipe is an h pipe brother. Doesn't matter imho
 

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An h pipe is an h pipe brother. Doesn't matter imho
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Ok then I'll just buy the cheapest one. Thanks man
 

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Wow! They won't even sell to CA residents...

 

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*edit-speaking from the 94-95 gt side of things.*

Summit will sell in ca, last time I bought.
But, the summit o/r h pipe is a bit shorter on the passenger side, iirc.
Didn't matter much to me,as I've always had an aftermarket cat back.
Since you've got a factory cat back with welded mufflers, any aftermarket mid pipe might lead to uneven tail pipes.
Something to keep in mind.
 

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Also, I've had both summit and mac mid pipes.
Both were slightly different in length, on one side or the other.
 

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*edit-speaking from the 94-95 gt side of things.*

Summit will sell in ca, last time I bought.
But, the summit o/r h pipe is a bit shorter on the passenger side, iirc.
Didn't matter much to me,as I've always had an aftermarket cat back.
Since you've got a factory cat back with welded mufflers, any aftermarket mid pipe might lead to uneven tail pipes.
Something to keep in mind.
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With the 10 series flows I have now, I had to add extra piping because the mufflers are so small. So it should be fine I'd think?
 

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I couldn't tell you.
Your cat back is a fixed length, any mid pipe, shorter or longer will change the tail pipe position.
 

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Thinking about it now, the summit o/r h pipe was almost 2 inches shorter on one side.
If the cat back I had at that time had been welded, it would've looked pretty ridiculous, haha.
 

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you dont want a shorty h-pipe, as you still have factory exhaust manifolds. the shorty's are for guys like me who have long tube headers.

this should work without too much hassle:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-640724/overview/year/2004/make/ford/model/mustang
 

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Thinking about it now, the summit o/r h pipe was almost 2 inches shorter on one side.
If the cat back I had at that time had been welded, it would've looked pretty ridiculous, haha.
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i had the same problem switching from a bbk x-pipe to a bbk h-pipe once. i think it is dependant upon what day of the week the thing was manufactured. lol.
 

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Just last week I replaced the stock cat back and mid pipe. Used a Summit o/r H and the Flowmaster American Thunder system Someone made the comment that an H is an H and I have to disagree with that. The summit H fit good until It came time to tie it in to the cat back on the passenger side to the point that it would have miss-aligned the tips in the back. Solution was to unbolt the tali pipe to muffler clamp and pull some out until it was even with the drivers. Now that I have it all together I will break out the mig and weld everything up to get rid of the ugly clamps.

Being as I have never had a SN or new edge that was a hard top I wondered if the car being a 'vert or a hard top had anything to do with it. Prob not.

Had a similar issue with my old 96' GT with the summit o/r X and on top of that my exhaust developed a rattle around 2-3k that was driving me nuts and I hated the sound of the x so I bought a BBK. The BBK went on smooth and no rattles. Why I got cheap and bought another Summit Pipe this time around I have no clue. LOL.

Got a Mac on my Fox and it came in 3 pieces that made it a cinch to install and no middle H clamp to deal with.
 

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+1 for everyone who said O/R H-Pipe and flows. I had that setup and it was loud (in a good way) throughout the entire range.
 

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Open headers defines the 60's 70's muscle car era pretty well
 

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This is a really great forum. Everyone here always so helpful..

Dale
 
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