Exhaust or Springs?
#1
Exhaust or Springs?
Pretty low on money, but I have enough to do one of the following: exhaust or springs. It looks like a freakin jeep on those stock springs, but I've really been wanting the exhaust for a while. Just wanting your oppinions, or any other suggestions of what I could do to make it look better for summer.
Heres what I was thinking...
Lowering:
H&R Super Sport Springs, Maximum Motorsport's C/C Plates
or
Exhaust: Custom H pipe, and Mac Catback. Already have bbk shorty headers since my manifold cracked last month. GT rear bumper.
Suggestions?
Heres what I was thinking...
Lowering:
H&R Super Sport Springs, Maximum Motorsport's C/C Plates
or
Exhaust: Custom H pipe, and Mac Catback. Already have bbk shorty headers since my manifold cracked last month. GT rear bumper.
Suggestions?
Last edited by Shadow_Stang; 05-18-2010 at 07:26 PM.
#2
Pretty low on money, but I have enough to do one of the following: exhaust or springs. It looks like a freakin jeep on those stock springs, but I've really been wanting the exhaust for a while. Just wanting your oppinions, or any other suggestions of what I could do to make it look better for summer.
Heres what I was thinking...
Lowering:
H&R Super Sport Springs, Maximum Motorsport's C/C Plates
or
Exhaust: Custom H pipe, and Mac Catback. Already have bbk shorty headers since my manifold cracked last month. GT rear bumper.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/51/aaabbb.jpg
Suggestions?
Heres what I was thinking...
Lowering:
H&R Super Sport Springs, Maximum Motorsport's C/C Plates
or
Exhaust: Custom H pipe, and Mac Catback. Already have bbk shorty headers since my manifold cracked last month. GT rear bumper.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/51/aaabbb.jpg
Suggestions?
I on the other hand haven't lowered my car, but that's mainly because the exhaust needs to be fix properly before I lower it, otherwise I will hit way worse then what I do now.
#3
I was gonna say Exhaust because I'd rather have my car sound nicer (well loud) then having it look nice because it's lowered. Since you have a V6 I'd probably go with the Suspension.
I on the other hand haven't lowered my car, but that's mainly because the exhaust needs to be fix properly before I lower it, otherwise I will hit way worse then what I do now.
I on the other hand haven't lowered my car, but that's mainly because the exhaust needs to be fix properly before I lower it, otherwise I will hit way worse then what I do now.
#4
I'm actually going to make some videos of my exhaust, because I'm either going to gut/remove the baffles out of the muffers or completely remove them. My car is already over the sound limit and I don't have cats. haha
#6
Springs... Exhaust wont help much but probably make it sound worse.. Put a chambered muffler in place of the stock one ( i used a flowmaster 40 ) and thats all to do to your exhaust and it will liven it up alot! You will love it! And its 100 dollars or cheaper for that. Then get your springs!
#7
Springs... Exhaust wont help much but probably make it sound worse.. Put a chambered muffler in place of the stock one ( i used a flowmaster 40 ) and thats all to do to your exhaust and it will liven it up alot! You will love it! And its 100 dollars or cheaper for that. Then get your springs!
But yea... gonna get some shocks/struts when I lower from AM.
#9
Yea I was gonna get the shop here to just make a custom H pipe for the mac catback if I order it. But I'll probly get springs first. Plus, I'm not going dual unless I get the gt rear bumper.
#12
Springs would be best first, and then get the exhaust sound you are looking for.
I had a MAC Exhaust on a 2000 v6 and it sounded pretty good, just beware there tips seem to rust out and you will need to have them replaced at some point.
I had a MAC Exhaust on a 2000 v6 and it sounded pretty good, just beware there tips seem to rust out and you will need to have them replaced at some point.
#14
Cut off the tip just above the bumper for now. The limp dick tips that come on the 6ers look awful.
#15
Dude, I've seriously been wanting to do that. What tool would I use?
#16
I"ve got both and they're both awesome. If you're going to have pipes out the back, get a gt bumper. Cut v6 bumpers look ugly as hell. If you don't want to change bumpers get your exhaust dumped. It sounds better dumped anyway
#17
Yea man, I'm definetly getting a gt bumper first. Gotta save up for it though.
#20
Yea man, definetly getting MM plates with my super sport springs. Do I really have to get new spring isolaters? My car has 70K miles on it... but it would save me like 60 bucks not having to get new ones.
#22
Im not running any ISO's. I just wrapped some electrical tape around the top and base of the spring so there was no metal on metal contact to help prevent any possible noises. I didn't notice any noises after the install.
#25
I have eibach pro kit springs with isos, and i do wish it sat a tiny bit lower honestly, but im glad i went with isos. The ride is much smoother and you can seriously tell the polyurethane isos are much better than stockers. And yeah i never thought about cutting my limp dick exhaust off lol...
#26
I have eibach pro kit springs with isos, and i do wish it sat a tiny bit lower honestly, but im glad i went with isos. The ride is much smoother and you can seriously tell the polyurethane isos are much better than stockers. And yeah i never thought about cutting my limp dick exhaust off lol...
Any suggestions on shocks/struts? I know this isn't the suspension thread, but just thought I'd ask.
#27
Yea, dont use american muscles directions, they had me spend 5 hours on one spring. Try these, http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/...edaspring1.htm
#28
Yea, dont use american muscles directions, they had me spend 5 hours on one spring. Try these, http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/...edaspring1.htm
#30
Would it be worth it to go ahead and get some J&M lower control arms while I'm switching out springs? It's only a daily driver, and I noticed you didn't list any for your car on your sig? Just curious.