i know a couple of people side exhaust on their f-body cars. they have headers with a mid pipe and flex pipe after that which goes to the back of the side skirts where the tips are sticking out. both of the cars sound awesome and they said they felt more power sotp but have no dyno results to prove it.

im interested in hearing some more opinions on this. i doubt my car would have any gains in horsepower but i've always loved side exhaust and doing it that way would cost me maybe $40 for the flex pipe vs $600+ for a side exhaust kit.

 

side exhaust kits generally cost you power. but, they are louder to people inside the car. do you want them to come through side skirts like the roush or under the stock ones?

 

i'd probably just put them under the stock side skirts and im not really worried if it costs me maybe 5 hp. as long as that's about all it costs me. i just love side exhaust.

 

the cobra r came with the borla kit. it seems nice

 

yeah its beautiful but also expensive. im thinking about taking off my cat back and using flex pipe to make the side exhaust. need to get some nice looking tips for it though.

 

I Thought they cost you horse power because the flow patteren. but the other just flows stright out the side

 

if the tailpipes exit the muffler in the front it costs power, thats why a lot of people are now using normal mufflers and bending the tailpipes around to the sides

 

if i do it there gonna come right out of the h or x pipe i buy.

 

same here... im gonna try it as soon as i can borrow a lift.

 

by the way like the car.
And Dom......... your car's pretty damn sweet too

 

thanks. i like the idea of making a side exchaust straight from the mid pipe. i might make something like that directly from the header collectors, and try to fit a small straight through muffler in the piping somewhere, but ill have it coming out closer to the fronts since i wont use a h pipe. the rear 02s are off in the tune, but if they still need to be plugged in ill weld in a sensor boss in the tubing

 

you could make a hanger to attach to the sub frame connectors

 

yes yes yes

 

need to post sound clips when you do it

 

may be a while for me, but its definetly an idea ill do. it be much easier to run straight pipes from the headers but my god i want eardrums

 

what about welding in a small stright muffler. almost like some of these rice exhaust just to actually muff the sound alil?

 

i would try and use a resonator, similar to the slp ones, like make a bend pipe with a flange for the collector merge point, attach the resonator, then bend a larger angle radius to the side skirt

 

http://www.dynomax.com/mufflers.stm
i was thinking the bullet

 

thanks. thaty looks like the most compact size.

 

100% correct sir.... side exhaust looses HP due to the multitude of bends in the pipe. But, if you do just do it from the mid pipe or the headers, and run a small muffler, then yes, you can greatly increase HP... only problem is from the headers, is the noise, sheck the noise ordinances in your area, I have a custom magnapack side exhaust kit being made right now.... stole the idea off some dude on ebay, and decided he was being a dumb**** after not returning multiple emails and such... I can send you a link if you'd like.... Just keep in mind, with side exhaust under the skirt, you WILL have clearance issues, no more speed bumps my friend

 

I have seen the one you are talking about on ebay. Most important thing is if you can stand the noise out the side.

 

i have clearance issues already with a canton oil pan and long tube headers. my car isnt much lower than stock

 

I'm gonna fab one up when i get somethin else to drive. my frist priority is to offset the cobra waiting to get dims off a billet grill.

 

that's all i needed to hear, i will be trying this in the next couple of weeks.


thanks, i just got a black top put on it yesterday, ill post pics sometime tonight if it's not raining.

 

Side Exhaust is the Shiznit! :notworthy I love how mine sounds with the spintech 333 scs's

 

i get worried when ever the word spin is used in connection with a mustang