Lifetime of stock H?

RysRed96GT

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Man, I haven't posted here in a while...

Anyway, I still have my stock (yes, that factory paperweight) on my car with over 130K miles.

I need more incentive to change the idea of getting a new midpipe from a "want" to a "need", as I am paying off a bunch of things.

So, how long do these things usually last and how much could it be affecting my performance? Thanks.

 

propellerhead

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It is slowing you down and they are about rotten. Replace it.

 

squares98

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It feels like I have tennis balls in my exhaust with the stock h pipe. They should* last the life of the car(a couple hundred thousand miles).

 

LI98GTStang

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Not that the stock piping goes bad but the cats that are welded in do. Those bad boys clog up and/or breakdown overtime. Time to replace it!

 

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LI98GTStang said:

Not that the stock piping goes bad but the cats that are welded in do. Those bad boys clog up and/or breakdown overtime. Time to replace it!

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I agree.

Just an excuse to get a X pipe

 

propellerhead

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What gets me is you still have your stock midpipe, yet you found a need for these items listed in your sig:

Mach 1 Chin Spoiler
Cobra Headlamps
Diamond Clears
Other Cosmetic Stuff

The midpipe is usually one of the first items to go.

 

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Your's is the first and only one to last over 3 months or 3000 miles.

 

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RysRed96GT

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propellerhead said:

What gets me is you still have your stock midpipe, yet you found a need for these items listed in your sig:

Mach 1 Chin Spoiler
Cobra Headlamps
Diamond Clears
Other Cosmetic Stuff

The midpipe is usually one of the first items to go.

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the lights were a gift. the chin spoiler was also a gift if i remember. "other cosmetic stuff" is little free things.

i did have a pypes catted x last year but the cats blew out. since then i moved out, graduated and became fully independent, so mustangs have been off my mind for a little (sadly).

but now that i have money, i'm looking into an slp catted X...

 

propellerhead

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Welcome back to the addiction!

 

RysRed96GT

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propellerhead said:

Welcome back to the addiction!

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it's good to be back

 

sgarlic

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Feh.. just get a Zeibart rubberized undercoating and it'll continue to rob you of several horsepower for thousands more miles.