I've been looking in Summits catalog the last couple of days and I didn't realize that there were so many exhaust systems for the 5.0's Anyway, what would I need for just an occassional street driver, I don't race or drag, I just want it to sound good? So, should I buy some headers, h or x-pipe and mufflers or just some rumblin' mufflers? If I were to buy headers, simple black ones are fine with me, unless there are some chrome or SS ones that are easy on the wallet and fit great? What about h or x-pipes? I know nothing about any of them? Lastly, which mufflers to run, Flowmasters, Borla, Gibson, Bassani, etc? Which are not overly annoying? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm a newb with 5.0's.....? Thanks

 

man it is 100% up to you. what you like and what sounds good to you.

whats your budget? if you have the money for it go for quality ceramic headers, the ceramic coating keeps more heat in the headers and keeps a barrier between it and the engine compartment where your air intake is.

H pipes and X pipes have a slightly differant sound, its up to you which you like. i dont notice much of a differance, but there is a small one.

mufflers are also up to you, its all personal preference. get out to some cruise ins and listen to some differant cars. you can check out the exhaust clips here and on streetfire and many other sites, but a camera will distort the sound.

if it were up to me, i would use a set of ceramic bassani long tubes with x pipe with a magnaflow or bassani cat back.

its all personal preference and budget.

 

Yep, I pretty much figured some or everyone would say it's personal preference, but figured I'd ask anyway. We don't have emission tests here, so would you or anyone recommend removing the cats?

 

i say remove the cats, but it is personal preference.

long tubes are a hit or miss, they will reduce clearance some, but they are only worth a few extra horse power over shorties. i say go with a quality pair of ceramic shorties and a matching o/r H or X pipe. then maybe pick up a magnaflow cat back, or a cat back of your choice. it should all bolt right up and sound how you want it.

if you check the exhaust clip section, theres a clip of my car... sounds good, but better in person then in video.

 

H-pipe will give it a deeper muscular rumble then an X pipe(makes it more raspy)

And go with chambered muffs such as flowmaster 40s, borla, hooker, etc

and headers are always a good idea too

 

So, what do you think about the cats? Leave 'em or remove 'em? If I were to remove them, would the check engine light stay on?

 

your year mustang is OBD1... the only time you get a check engine light is with OBD2 cars (1996 and later)

So You will not get a check engine light...

If you get an offroad pipe it will have mounts for the O2 sensors... as long as you plug em in ya'll be fine...

Now You will not pass emissions unless you have cats... so if you have a way around emissions inspection (i.e. pay a private inspector or making fake inspection stickers) then go for it...

You will get better mileage and performance with out cats...

so its your call...

I don't run cats... I had to pay a private inspector... and dogs are way cooler then cats anyway... lol

 

I posted earlier that we do not have inspections or emissions. So, what about the 02 sensors, the check engine light still won't come on with them not hooked up? If that's the case, I'm gonna run without them. Also, should I go full stainless with the exhaust system? Thanks

 

NO!

YOU NEED THE O2 SENSORS

with out them your car's Air - Fuel ratio will be ****ed up bad and you will kill the motor...

And what exhaust you choose is entirely up to you justy remember you get what you pay for...

So as long as you buy a mid pipe made to fit your car it will have a place to hook the O2 sensors... make sure you hook them up...

Also... exhaust leaks can mess up your A/F ratio...

So if you get a check engine light that means that your A/F ratio is messed up due to the O2 sensors or an exhaust leak...

do it correctly and you won't have any problems...

 

OK, thanks for the info. So, let's say I go ahead and put straights where the cats are, will the 02's still work somewhat correctly? Just curious about the 02's on Mustangs, how many are there and are they before the cats or after them? My S10 has 4 02's.

 

well it depends on the car...

on OBD1 cars (1982-1995) you can remove cats and the O2 sensors will be fine...

On OBD2 (1996- I don't know when) cars you need the cats or MIL Eliminators(wire that tricks the computer into thinkin that the cats are there) for the O2 sensors to read properly...

Now this OBD **** is all computer ****... ya'll be fine as long as you buy the right stuff and can use simple hand tools

 

Well, mine's a 93, so I'll be ok?! So, I'll do some Flowmaster 40 series, Deltas or standard? I may remove the cats, they're original with almost 130K on the car. It's just that I don't want it to be too obnoxiously loud? I want a nice throaty muscle rumble and something that'll sound good, especially when I'm shifting through the gears?

 

just put an off road hpipe on it. itll be cheaper then having a muffler shop pull it and weld it for you.

 

since you have a GT it would prolly be better to do dumps since you dont have any exhaust cut outs in your bumper.

 

OK, what the hell is a dump? Like turndowns or something?

 

h-pipe and flows... def get 40s...

That won't be that loud with the stock manifolds

 

Are MAC Ceramic headers a good choice to go with or do yall recommend another brand?

 

macs will work pretty well for you

 

Cool, should I get maybe a whole MAC system or just headers and h-pipe? Then get MAC or Flow mufflers or dumps?

 

I ran mac headers and H pipe...

no complaints

 

ive got mac shorties and h, and that fine, after that you will most likely want mufflers...

when i bought my car thats what it had on it, and it sounded meh... with the cam in it...

 

OK, got another question about this topic? A guy I work with said if I went with an offroad h-pipe, to use Flow 50's. Today, at the perf shop, the guy there said to use an offroad x-pipe and use Magnaflows? Here's what I want guys. I want it to sound good/mean, but again, if someone is in the car with me, I would like to be able to have a conversation. Which setup would be best for this?