I have the flowmasters, now what?
 

Hey guys i dont know a lot about exhausts. I have an 05 v6 mustang. I bought the flowmaster american thunder dual mufflers and the guy at midas said i need a kit to connect the Y-pipe(cut after cats) and mufflers. I wanted an H-pipe but he said its not going to do anything. He says flowmaster and MAC sell the kits but I cant find it anywhere. The only ones ive seen include mufflers, which i dont need. Any advice or direction on where to look would be appreciated. Thanks

go to a non-chain shop, preferably one that specializes in exhaust, and they'll hook you up with some custom work, shop around, it shouldn't be too pricey

yeah ... v6's dont need a crossover so i have basically no mid pipe... just goes straight from the cats back to the mufflers and it sounds pretty good ... ive got flows too i think youll be happy with the sound

ok, so you think it would be better to get him to custom do it like i originally believed. Midas was charging around $400 for the job. Im tryin to keep it at 300 or under. Maybe a smaller shop will have a better price, i just hope the work is as good.

WHY DID YOU GO TO MIDAS??
That guy at midas doesnt know anything.
check out what my exhaust looks like
flowmaster super 44's
Attachment 24010
thats an h pipe

dont have midas do the work.
go to a custom exhaust shop, they do the best work and can fabricate almost anything you want.

my system cost me 722. thats b/c of the mufflers i picked out are special.

MAC only makes off road H pipes.

no you can get a MAC midpipe with cats you just have to shop around

Very true, it took me a while, but i found a place in FL that has EVERY MAC product available. I have to find the link but if i can find it i will throw it in here for you.

Ok yea that would be helpful. Ive only seen a midpipe with mufflers though, and since i have the flowmasters already i dont need them. Is there anyway to get this kit without mufflers included? If not ill have to just go custom or switch mufflers(which i dont really want to do).

the mufflers are on the cat back part of your exhaust. The midpipe has the cats on them(or not if you prefer). Are you getting the two mixed up?

he may be
cats are not mufflers
and mufflers are not cats

Maybe im wrong...I thought the catalyic converters are more towards the front of the car and I would be keeping my stock ones on the car. I figured the mufflers were the flowmasters i got, that go under the bumper. What part is it that i need?

yes that is correct.
but the way your saying it in the above comments doesn't make sense.
ok this is what you do.
go to a custom exhaust shop and tell them i just need a dual exhaust system w/ an h pipe and show them the mufflers and bam they can do that easy.

Ok thanks a lot. Hopefully I can keep it under $350..Looks like im going to try Meineke since most of the smaller shops by me dont seem to have pipe bending machines.

it might be less if you dont want them to custom make an h pipe... mine with no crossover was 250 and i already had mufflers

no dont go to meineke either.
where do you live. Do you have any performance shops around you like JBA, VPM, JDM etc?

Google says closest JDM is 1 hr away. I live in Fairfield, NJ. (northern jersey)

your lucky thats the one thats all ways featured in MMFF mag
go ask them for a quote

h pipe
 

i deffinetly wouldnt go with the h-pipe just go straight back dont worry bout a crossover, sounds good. deffinetly go to an exhaust shop not midas they hire retards.

A v6 doesnt need an x pipe b/c of even firing. But an H pipe is good.

Yea ive wanted H the whole way. This is just getting so tiresome trying to find a place. Mufflerex said it would cost around 550-690, which is a joke. Im going to make an appointment for this place Precision exhaust & brake and the local Meineke for when Im back home from college saturday morning. If i can find a place that charges around $330 or less, ill be happy.

you gotta remember man its going to be pricey. $300 is good for JUST a catback. Your also having them take out your stock midpipe and put an H pipe in thats two things. If you looking for cheap DIY is best. You should be able to install a catback with no problem. A lot are just bolt ons.

Yea i understand but Im not going to be able to Do it myself. Even though i wouldnt like to go back, i can get it done at Midas for around $350, so that will be my last resort. If the cost is still way up, I may just forget about the Hpipe and do what HTOWNV6 did for around $250(if i can get that)

heres a clip of what mine sounded like ... u said u got the american thunder mufflers which are the 40's that i have too .. check it out


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpzm1_1mJlE

That sounds real nice dude, better than most of the H's ive heard. What exactly did you have the shop do?

1. you get what you pay for.
you dont want a crappy job.
like i said my system was 722 bucks its top notch.
2. dont go to Precision or to Mineke = bad job
IMO if your going to do this just sell your mufflers bite the bullet and buy one of theses and have those shops do it.
http://www.americanmuscle.com/magnaf...aust-2005.html

thanks man .. its true dual so there is no crossover .. aka no midpipe ... just 2 different lines straight back from the cats to the mufflers then out

What place did you go to to have that done?

hate to break it to you technically that not true dual. its just dual