Got My Exhaust Today

[Silvr04GT]

Well me and a buddy drove down to Noonan, ND today and got my exhaust parts!! So I now I have a MagnaFlow X-Pipe w/Cats and a MagnaPack catback! And it's great how much money I saved doing this! Now I just need my headers and spring to get here and I'm set! lol!

 

[TweekedGT]

You got the Magnapacks, right on! You're going to love em. They sound wicked with a full exhaust set up and when your screaming through the gears.

 

[Silvr04GT]

I'm a little nervous it's gonna be to loud, but I guess we'll see and if worst comes to worst I can always get some regular MagnaFlow mufflers and put them in.

 

[Nine4FiveO]

I think you'll find them quite nice. The ones I've heard are pretty quiet under normal driving and come to life when you get on the loud pedal.

 

[Silvr04GT]

Only time will tell I guess! I think I might attempt the install myself too! I'm definitely gonna get a shop to do the headers. But for the catback and midpipe I might give it a go, save some cash and gain some good experience!

 

[WOT]

Or you could get Graham (he has a lift). He did Russ's shortblock.

 

[Silvr04GT]

Who is this "Other Graham"?! LOL! I actually talked to minute muffler this afternoon and they thought it'd probably only cost like $55 to do the catback and midpipe. And since there labour rate is $55/hours I'd be looking around $200 for my headers. So I think that sounds like a good deal to me! And that way if Ford is like you have aftermarket exhaust and we're gonna try and screw you on warranty stuff I can say "I had this done professionally here is the receipt, in your face! BITCH!" I've got a few months to figure out what I'm gonna do so I'm not extremely worried about it right now!

 

[cobrastang85]

I'm a little nervous it's gonna be to loud, but I guess we'll see and if worst comes to worst I can always get some regular MagnaFlow mufflers and put them in.

I still hold the crown on noise. Rav'in 3 chamber makes windows at end of the bay rattle. If I can remember the numbers correctly a buddy brought over an SPL meter and clocked it at 124 or 114 (can't remember) interior cabin @ full throttle. Volume got old after a while but the sound didn't

Damn...I miss that car

 

[Nine4FiveO]

I still hold the crown on noise. Rav'in 3 chamber makes windows at end of the bay rattle. If I can remember the numbers correctly a buddy brought over an SPL meter and clocked it at 124 or 114 (can't remember) interior cabin @ full throttle. Volume got old after a while but the sound didn't

Damn...I miss that car

You could come close to winning a stereo competition with 124db. Thats frigging loud.

Our local bylaw is 85db for cars I believe.

 

[Silvr04GT]

I heard some say at WOT the packs will be around 100db. I wonder what the bylaw says for Sask.

 

[Silvr04GT]

I just checked actually and it's 84db, so note to self, don't get on it around cops! *duh* I should be okay then!

 

[cobrastang85]

That was full acceleration with 4 barrels open. Before the activation point it was alot quieter. I had a stereo in there for a while and had to crank it to overpower the engine noise when I was flogging it. The key to avoiding the noise violation is to master the "idle by" without making it too noticable

 

[TweekedGT]

You could come close to winning a stereo competition with 124db. Thats frigging loud.

Our local bylaw is 85db for cars I believe.

Doh! I didn't know that. I'm pretty sure i'm over that right now if i step into it. I'll try to avoid getting on the throttle when the swine are around.

 

[SPEED FREAK]

BWA HAHAHAHAHA I own you! 141 db . Flo pro 2 chambers .

 

[WOT]

Hate to tell you it will cost more the 200 bucks for headers on a 4.6. If you can get a writen estimate do it.

Headers on the 4.6 suck, period. Look at it being closer to 500+ for shop to do it. Major pain in the ass.

 

[Silvr04GT]

I don't know, cause on the JBA site it says 6 hours for install time (I thought it said 4). But even so 6 hours with a cost of $55/hour is $330, which isn't $500!

 

[WOT]

Well you are still looking at over 4 by the time you add taxes, shop supplies, and what ever they will add on.

Bottom line it won't come cheap.

 

[TweekedGT]

Everywhere I checked the header install was quoted at 10 hours. That is about how long it took too. $55/hour is pretty good too. I think average is around $70-$75 depending where you go.

 

[Silvr04GT]

We'll have to see then, I read the instructions on the JBA site and it's quiet the procedure to get these things on there! I think I'm gonna have to get some real quotes, not just over the phone stuff before I buy these things. Headers might have to wait till fall or maybe next summer if it's gonna be this much!

 

[Red2000GT]

It took the "other Graham" and his helper about 7-8 hours to do the long-tubes on mine. I can't see a regular shop with 1 guy on it taking less than that. UNLESS they have done a few dozen of them on those exact cars. Considering you can probably count all the 99+'s with long tubes in this province on one hand,I'd say that's unlikely.