Opinions on exhaust.

[MikeROD16]

ok as many should know, i have the 351C in the mach 1. well, what do you think about long tube headers to purple hornies header mufflers (dumped). I want loud. I dont want flows. and i dont want full length exhaust. so if you have any other idea, let me know

 

[FrankenStang]

Not trying to run you off or anything but, have you looked around in the Classic Mustangs forums?

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I wouldn't put glasspacks on it unless they're Magnaflow/Dynomax style, not the Cherry Bomb style...that'll just sound silly and too old school. There's a bunch of options that'll give you loud but still give you some tone.

Do you have or are you planning on an H or X pipe? I've never heard a Cleveland with an X pipe but i imagine it would sound amazing.

 

[Makdaddymac]

hey im not a moderator and no disresepct to frankie( im in the whole cause i dont like capris hehe) but mikerod is a familiar name here, so let him have his fun....
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secondly
i wouldnt dump that engine it lacks tone and just brings noise remeber that..
other than that being said its all opinion i'll let you know once my pypes is on and roaring..

 

[MikeROD16]

franky, yeah i have, i rarely post there and i look around sometimes but hardly anyone posts there

and thats what i want. i want the old school sound.

 

[5.0Torx]

glasspacks are pretty cheap anyway. if youre gonna dump them, just set it up so that the glasspacks are the last things in the system. Then, if you dont like one $20 pair of GPs, you can try another set without much issue.

 

[FrankenStang]

hey im not a moderator and no disresepct to frankie( im in the whole cause i dont like capris hehe) but mikerod is a familiar name here, so let him have his fun....

Kthx....

Mike is my homie and like I said, I wasn't trying to run him off. I'm glad he still posts in 5.0 Talk. I just wasn't sure if he's tried in there or not.

franky, yeah i have, i rarely post there and i look around sometimes but hardly anyone posts there

and thats what i want. i want the old school sound.

It's getting like that in here too. Stangnet has been slow lately.

 

[MikeROD16]

sucks to hear that, and ur my homie too

but im deciding, cuz ive heard the magnaflows and they sound real nice. i wanna see how it will sound dumped. and another thing about those purple hornies, is that i wont need to send it to an exhaust shop. saving myself loads of money.

exhaust shops around here are pricey

 

[Beasty306GT]

When you having the block machined??

 

[MikeROD16]

idk, when i finish the brakes and when i get the money. i have to call around and see who has the best prices. I was thinking, and i think im just going to get it bored out. i cant be blowing money n balancing it and decking the block.

 

[25thmustang]

I think it's going to sound like a pickup from the 80s, but if you want loud, I would assume that set up would be loud.

 

[MikeROD16]

YouTube - 1970 dodge challenger

 

[Makdaddymac]

hey mike you can get that sound without dumped.....
my dads 69 boss 302 sounds almost identical. it just long tubes-str8 pipes-to flow 40's i don't love the sound,but it sounds old school somehow......i can see how his 302 and my 302 sound like a 4 cyclinder vs. an 8,,,lol...... dont get me wrong they are both loud(i have no cat back installed yet)...i suggest you just get some good headers and mac dumps to try it out, dont put your money in exhaust save that for last....

 

[MikeROD16]

I already have headers on the side. the reason i need to do exhaust is because i have none.

 

[Darkwriter77]

Why not start with a pair of cheap turbo mufflers? Either Thrush Turbos or Flowtech Raptors or Summit's generic mufflers. They'd sound better than glasspacks and cost about the same (maybe even less)...?

Myself, I'd rather do it once and do it right. But if you just need something to get you by for the time being, then ... yeah. Turbo muffs.

 

[Makdaddymac]

mac pro dumps man! or some 40.00 flow tubes, two mufflers,turndowns and some clamps.....run about 150 if you craigslist/ebay it...........my other stang was dumped i like it! but out back exhaust is the way to go....

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

YouTube - 1970 dodge challenger

I think you have a better chance of making it sound like a Ferrari than sounding like a 440 Mopar engine.

 

[57fairlane]

x-pipe to spintech (sportsmans if you drive on the street, pro streets if you want the 2-mile radius around your house to hear you move out of the driveway)

 

[MikeROD16]

YouTube - 66 mustang 302 w/ purple hornies

and this?

 

[Coast2CoaStang]

I would fix the body, and make the car solid first before worrying about exhaust. I learned with a 69 Camaro I had, that if you put a bunch of new parts, engine, etc. into a crusty car, that you end up with an expensive crusty car.

Not trying to sound harsh, just giving my experience. I like the Mach alot. My mother had one back in the day. It definitley deserves to be restored to factory.