Need Some Suggestions

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:16 PM

I have a 95 3.8 and I'm looking to start adding to it. What I want to do first is give it some sound. To do so, do I only need to swap out the exhaust or is there more to it than that? It's almost sad to hear my car when I fire it up. Any suggestions on specific parts and brands needed to get this going?

obdnanr · April 6th, 2008, 10:20 PM

mac long tubes, straight pipes with no cats, and borla cat back.

and then everyone will come in and say flowmasters (ghey)

YouTube - V6 BORLA sound clip

YouTube - 2004 v6 mustang borla exhaust and take off

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:31 PM

Don't think I can get away with a no cat setup here in BC Canada. That, I believe, is an instant fail when it comes to getting your car insured.

obdnanr · April 6th, 2008, 10:36 PM

well even with cats it will sound better than any crapmasters

Jaylyons1 · April 6th, 2008, 10:42 PM

youtube is a thriving place for ideas on exhaust and such!

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 10:44 PM

PYPES! haha.

I prefer pypes, as do a few others, and we thrive on it! haha.

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 10:45 PM

YouTube - v6 Mustang-Start Up (not cold start) Pypes Exhaust.

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 10:45 PM

YouTube - v6 Mustang-Idle-Pypes Exhaust.

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:48 PM

Ok and for whatever I do end up getting, do I just need to pick up the muffler itself or do I need to go more than that to get the sound I'm hoping for?

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:49 PM

Also, is it worth the money to go dual?

obdnanr · April 6th, 2008, 10:49 PM

mufflers make it sounds different, the mide pipe (H, Y, X, straight pipes) shorty headers, lt headers will make it louder. and no cats n shit. im bout totaly wasted so you telme

going dual is pretty much the same cost as not dual

Assassin_Dan · April 6th, 2008, 10:50 PM

As long as you don't have to get it air cared i.e. lower mainland. Then your in the clear. You could run strait pipes if you wanted,haha just dont let the cops see ya, they can give you a ticket but you should be good to go, I've got plenty of friends who yanked off there cats and emissions crap here in Vic and we don't have any problems.

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:52 PM

Ya, we do have to go through aircare here.

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 10:54 PM

Ill explaine since obd is being his usual self, haha.

Just mufflers will make a difference, no performance gains, but sound wise, alittle better. A full catback system will see performance and sound. YES! it is worth it. A GREAT first mod. You can't "legally" run longtubes in most places, so I believe that would be out of the question for you since you need cats for insurance and such.

I think they do make catted lts, but im not sure, and if they do, they are more than likely expensive.

Your stock set-up has a y pipe.

And here is an x-pipe.

and an h-pipe.

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 10:54 PM

I run a o/r x-pipe with pypes catback. (no cats) but pypes makes a catted catback. I LOVE the sound.

JustinSane · April 6th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Thanks man. That did shine some light. To START, I want to start with something for more of a sound upgrade as I'm looking at upgrading to a newer Mustang. That being said, should I just go for the muffler alone? I don't want to feel like I wasted money on something like this, you know what I mean?

Toph6888 · April 6th, 2008, 11:01 PM

you could prob get longtubes if u also got a catted shorty midpipe..its wat i was planning on doing this summer when i get all the money together lol...if u can u might want to find a muffler shop that does fabrication cause u can usually get a set of mufflers tips and piping all welded up and watnot done for less the cost of a cat back kit...and they can cut the y pipe exhaust right behind the cats to give u true duals which is a pretty decent sound...also i personally prefer flowmasters...thats just me i like the sound and i got no problem with other people choosing different setups but no reason to shoot down wat others like

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by JustinSane

Thanks man. That did shine some light. To START, I want to start with something for more of a sound upgrade as I'm looking at upgrading to a newer Mustang. That being said, should I just go for the muffler alone? I don't want to feel like I wasted money on something like this, you know what I mean?

Honestly, I would still go with the full catback. Let me look around on ebay for you and see if I can find anything. My full set up cost $550 shipped to my door, but thats brand new. Let me see what I can find for you.

obdnanr · April 6th, 2008, 11:05 PM

shit

Dansby · April 6th, 2008, 11:09 PM

Well, ebay isnt working for me, maybe it will for you.

This is what you would need.

Pypes 409 Stainless Steel Violator Catback with Polished 304 Tips (86-93 LX & 94-97 GT)

but its when you get to the mid pipe that money goes WAY up, haha.

Look at the price difference for no cats.

Pypes 409 Stainless Steel Off-Road X-Pipe (96-04 V6)

And I just looked, and I dont even see a catted midpipe for your year car...haha.

April 6th, 2008, 10:16 PM	#1
JustinSane Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	Need Some Suggestions I have a 95 3.8 and I'm looking to start adding to it. What I want to do first is give it some sound. To do so, do I only need to swap out the exhaust or is there more to it than that? It's almost sad to hear my car when I fire it up. Any suggestions on specific parts and brands needed to get this going?

April 6th, 2008, 10:36 PM	#4
obdnanr Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6 340/373 - yay for belts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: around Posts: 1,766 iTrader: 0 reviews	well even with cats it will sound better than any crapmasters __________________ 4.2L, gforce t5, 8.8, d1sc, other shit. stang is down

April 6th, 2008, 10:49 PM	#11
obdnanr Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6 340/373 - yay for belts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: around Posts: 1,766 iTrader: 0 reviews	mufflers make it sounds different, the mide pipe (H, Y, X, straight pipes) shorty headers, lt headers will make it louder. and no cats n shit. im bout totaly wasted so you telme going dual is pretty much the same cost as not dual __________________ 4.2L, gforce t5, 8.8, d1sc, other shit. stang is down

April 6th, 2008, 11:05 PM	#19
obdnanr Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6 340/373 - yay for belts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: around Posts: 1,766 iTrader: 0 reviews	shit __________________ 4.2L, gforce t5, 8.8, d1sc, other shit. stang is down

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April 6th, 2008, 10:31 PM	#3
JustinSane Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	Don't think I can get away with a no cat setup here in BC Canada. That, I believe, is an instant fail when it comes to getting your car insured.

April 6th, 2008, 10:42 PM	#5
Jaylyons1 Regular 93 Toyota Supra 14.85 @ 95.21 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sugar Grove, WV Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 reviews	youtube is a thriving place for ideas on exhaust and such!

April 6th, 2008, 10:44 PM	#6
Dansby Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 2,313 iTrader: 1 reviews	PYPES! haha. I prefer pypes, as do a few others, and we thrive on it! haha.

April 6th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#9
JustinSane Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok and for whatever I do end up getting, do I just need to pick up the muffler itself or do I need to go more than that to get the sound I'm hoping for?

April 6th, 2008, 10:50 PM	#12
Assassin_Dan Regular 1998 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 227 iTrader: 0 reviews	As long as you don't have to get it air cared i.e. lower mainland. Then your in the clear. You could run strait pipes if you wanted,haha just dont let the cops see ya, they can give you a ticket but you should be good to go, I've got plenty of friends who yanked off there cats and emissions crap here in Vic and we don't have any problems.

April 6th, 2008, 10:52 PM	#13
JustinSane Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ya, we do have to go through aircare here.

April 6th, 2008, 10:54 PM	#14
Dansby Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 2,313 iTrader: 1 reviews	Ill explaine since obd is being his usual self, haha. Just mufflers will make a difference, no performance gains, but sound wise, alittle better. A full catback system will see performance and sound. YES! it is worth it. A GREAT first mod. You can't "legally" run longtubes in most places, so I believe that would be out of the question for you since you need cats for insurance and such. I think they do make catted lts, but im not sure, and if they do, they are more than likely expensive. Your stock set-up has a y pipe. And here is an x-pipe. and an h-pipe.

April 6th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#16
JustinSane Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks man. That did shine some light. To START, I want to start with something for more of a sound upgrade as I'm looking at upgrading to a newer Mustang. That being said, should I just go for the muffler alone? I don't want to feel like I wasted money on something like this, you know what I mean?

April 6th, 2008, 11:01 PM	#17
Toph6888 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 326 iTrader: 2 reviews	you could prob get longtubes if u also got a catted shorty midpipe..its wat i was planning on doing this summer when i get all the money together lol...if u can u might want to find a muffler shop that does fabrication cause u can usually get a set of mufflers tips and piping all welded up and watnot done for less the cost of a cat back kit...and they can cut the y pipe exhaust right behind the cats to give u true duals which is a pretty decent sound...also i personally prefer flowmasters...thats just me i like the sound and i got no problem with other people choosing different setups but no reason to shoot down wat others like

April 6th, 2008, 11:09 PM	#20
Dansby Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 2,313 iTrader: 1 reviews	Well, ebay isnt working for me, maybe it will for you. This is what you would need. Pypes 409 Stainless Steel Violator Catback with Polished 304 Tips (86-93 LX & 94-97 GT) but its when you get to the mid pipe that money goes WAY up, haha. Look at the price difference for no cats. Pypes 409 Stainless Steel Off-Road X-Pipe (96-04 V6) And I just looked, and I dont even see a catted midpipe for your year car...haha.

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