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Fox Muffler Suggestions For A F150 With A 5.0 Ho Swap

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Ok I know there has been plenty of muffler threads but my case is a little different.. I have a 1992 F150 with a 89 5.0 HO running shorty headers, 2.25" pipe (true duals) with a X pipe and 31" glasspacks and magnaflow 3.5" x 18" rolled tips. The X pipe and muflers are all right along side the tranny (more back pressure). I like loud, raspy, and cackle but want a good tone, glass packs arent a good tone.. any video links would be greatly appreciated! Ive looked on YouTube and can't find a good clip to get a good idea of what it might sound like.
 

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Most muffler shops will hold different mufflers up to your truck so you can hear the difference between them before you buy
 

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FoxMustangLvr said:
Most muffler shops will hold different mufflers up to your truck so you can hear the difference between them before you buy
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I gotta get a new muffler shop.... @Blane Wilkens I was thinking about doing a project such as yours. Is it pretty involved or not that bad a swap?
 

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No muffler shop anywhere near me does that. @FoxMustangLvr Its very simple. bolts up as if were factory. only thing you'll have to change is the order the wires plug onto the distributor. @90lxwhite
 

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Blane Wilkens said:
No muffler shop anywhere near me does that. @FoxMustangLvr Its very simple. bolts up as if were factory. only thing you'll have to change is the order the wires plug onto the distributor. @90lxwhite
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Wow too cool, I want one.
 

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Super Turbo mufflers sound good without getting you arrested. "Drone" masters (Flowmasters) will never go back on my car or truck again.
 

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7991LXnSHO said:
Super Turbo mufflers sound good without getting you arrested. "Drone" masters (Flowmasters) will never go back on my car or truck again.
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Okay thanks! I have a set of super turbos laying around somewhere and ive heard they do prety good.
 

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I had a '96 F150 with a 5.0 running BBK shorties and a Bassani Y-pipe into a Flowmaster 40-series single-in/dual-out muffler into side exit tailpipes behind the rear wheels. I honestly don't recall any problems with drone; at least not on the order of what is usually experienced with 5.0 Mustangs running flows. I thought it sounded great. It was a single-cab short bed; the location of the muffler under the bed behind the cab made it relatively quiet inside in spite of how loud the truck actually was.

Being that you have a Mustang 5.0 under the hood, I would steer clear of flowmasters. The drone of flowmasters seems much more pronounced with the distinctive Mustang sound than when they're installed on other cars.

All that long-winded nonsense being said, my vote would also be for the Super Turbos. Those will be the next mufflers going on my car once I get back to the states and redo the exhaust.
 
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