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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by v6stangman
ok, would this work?- this exhagust http://www.americanmuscle.com/slpexhaust.html

with this adapter-http://www.americanmuscle.com/v6duexadkit1.html

and if i needed to get a mid pipe, would this work?-http://www.americanmuscle.com/pypes-hpipe-shorty-offroad-9604.html

and would that fit on a stock v6 bumber?
yes it would work with the adapter. If you got the adapter you wouldn't need a midpipe. That midpipe wouldn't work anyway if you were to get a midpipe instead of the adapter it must be for a V6. Yea it will fit with a v6 bumper. SLP usually does not sound good on a v6 just a heads up
 
Old May 11, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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i bought a v6 mac catback exhaust sysyem and now i whant to get the h pipe convert system so is my mac v6 catback exhaust system fit up to the h pipe or does it have to be a v8 catback and also what the hell are the 2 long things coming off the cat. converters are they restrictors?
 
Old May 11, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by james caputo
i bought a v6 mac catback exhaust sysyem and now i whant to get the h pipe convert system so is my mac v6 catback exhaust system fit up to the h pipe or does it have to be a v8 catback and also what the hell are the 2 long things coming off the cat. converters are they restrictors?
Which did you buy the one that looks like this:



or similar in shape to this:



if you bought the 1st one that doesn't work with an H pipe. It's meant to attach to your stock midpipe (Y pipe). If you bought the second one then you need to remove the Y pipe and either run straight pipes to the headers or run an H pipe.
 
Old May 11, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave04Mustang
Which did you buy the one that looks like this:



or similar in shape to this:



if you bought the 1st one that doesn't work with an H pipe. It's meant to attach to your stock midpipe (Y pipe). If you bought the second one then you need to remove the Y pipe and either run straight pipes to the headers or run an H pipe.
true, but if he did buy the 1st one I think he could a) call up mac and see if he can purchase the tubes to make it the second one, or b) he could take it to a shop and have them fab up those two straight pieces to fit to his H-pipe.
 
Old May 11, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangvsix
true, but if he did buy the 1st one I think he could a) call up mac and see if he can purchase the tubes to make it the second one, or b) he could take it to a shop and have them fab up those two straight pieces to fit to his H-pipe.
yeah true I didn't think of that when I was typing
 
Old May 17, 2008 | 04:19 AM
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thanks! mustangv6, yeah mac does sell the two flow tubes between the h-pipe and the mufflers
 
Old May 18, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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i just got my v6 y-pipe system into true dual now no h-pipe or x i had it fabricate at a shop so now i'm lookking at the 4 cats now i want to do something about the two long cats after the two short ones would it be a good idea to get a high flow one and if so what will that do for me, i would love to get rid of it period but virginia is so strick on this stuff so any sugestions
 
Old May 18, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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You could get rid of all the cats and add 2 highflow ones in place of the 4 you have. But with the amount of money you just spent you could of done a bolt on H-pipe with cats.
 
Old May 27, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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ok so i have a 01 ford racing adition v6 mustang it came w/ everything from a gt on true dual exhaust wDual Flowmaster 40s. I was thinking of gething some BBK shorty headers and pipes x-pipes w no cats is that a good setup ok what
 
Old May 27, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by joker33132
ok so i have a 01 ford racing adition v6 mustang it came w/ everything from a gt on true dual exhaust wDual Flowmaster 40s. I was thinking of gething some BBK shorty headers and pipes x-pipes w no cats is that a good setup ok what
no point of an x pipe. If you were going to get a midpipe I would go with an H or run straight pipes. X pipes make more sense on a v8 since the v6 is even firing. Shorty headers won't really do anything if you were to replace the headers I would go with long tubes for the most gains. If you go with long tubes you will need a shorty midpipe
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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ok dont know if this has been dicuss yet but probaly has, but wat is better

FLOWMASTER

or

MAGNAFLOW

i really want an exhaust that will give me hp+ not hp-

i only have one flowmaster right now, but im deciding to sell the flowmaster muffler n buy 2 maganflow mufflers, wat yall think
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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the v6 is not going to make that much power on exhoust. so save your money.
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 3.8LMustang
ok dont know if this has been dicuss yet but probaly has, but wat is better

FLOWMASTER

or

MAGNAFLOW

i really want an exhaust that will give me hp+ not hp-

i only have one flowmaster right now, but im deciding to sell the flowmaster muffler n buy 2 maganflow mufflers, wat yall think


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Do it! Do it!
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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get some super 44 flowmasters = demon v6
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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i have some magnaflows but they arent that loud and i wanna go louder. My friend had some 1 chambers on his v6 and sounded pretty good so i might go with those. I hvae some retarded friends that dont know alot about cars and they seem to think that turndowns would hurt my gas mileage lol that cant be true is it?
 
Old Jun 7, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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damn but i still dont know, my ****** brain is going crazy cuz i dont know which ones to pick plz need sum help, i want magnaflow but at about 2500rpm the sound rice, n flowmasters they decrease ur low end, n also sound raspy at about 3000rpm also they dont flow good.

Good thing about magnaflow is that they flow better than flowmasters, and good thing about flowmasters is the sound , so damn i freakin need help, i know if i get flow's i would be able to make up the loss of the low end tq with LT headers or the intake manifold spacer, n wat i mean by that is the space that belongs between the lowe and upper intake manifold



PLZ yall i need help on this i cant decide
 
Old Jun 8, 2008 | 03:05 AM
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First of all, not to rain down on your parade but when you are getting exhaust it is not for performance man. Yeah these places say it will give you this much amount of ponies but that is a load of crap. You would be lucky to even feel a difference at all. If i were you i would forget about the so called "power lose" and go for the mufflers that sound the best.
 
Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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^^^^ya thats wat i was thinking man
 
Old Jun 8, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 3.8LMustang
^^^^ya thats wat i was thinking man
if you want something that sounds good and doesnt get ricey in the higher RPMs check out Spin Tech. They made not be the loudest exhuast out there but IMO they sound amazing.

heres a sound clip of them

 
Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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So....if I want to dual exhaust my 96 v6 I wouldnt need the adapter kit, or have to buy an x or h pipe..? I just buy any 94-98 gt or cobra exhaust and have a shop fit it on for me?
 
Old Jun 9, 2008 | 02:54 AM
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you can do the adapter or the h pipe. You can buy any exhaust but i would recommend the shop just do the piping themselves because there is no advantage or disadvantage to the exhaust kits vs the custom fabbed ones and it would be cheaper if the shop fabbed one. That is what i wish i did but my exhaust was a gift so i really had no choice lol
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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I have been looking for an exhaust adapter kit forever!!! Will this adapter kit work with stock headers?

http://www.americanmuscle.com/v6duexadkit.html

I mean idk where it would hook up too. im new at this exhaust bullshit
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon98Stang
I have been looking for an exhaust adapter kit forever!!! Will this adapter kit work with stock headers?

http://www.americanmuscle.com/v6duexadkit.html

I mean idk where it would hook up too. im new at this exhaust bullshit
it hooks up to your pipes right after the cats making it true dual. From the headers to the cats you have dual exhaust already. Then after the cats it connects into a Y pipe which then leads to the solo stock muffler. The addapter cuts off the Y portion of the piping to form the H and allows you to use any exhaust kit normally found on gt's and cobras
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Thanks, I don't have my car with me currently and cannot crawl underneath it to look at it!! thanks So any H pipe for a v6 should work... right? Could you give me some choices?
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Thanks, I don't have my car with me currently and cannot crawl underneath it to look at it!! thanks So any H pipe for a v6 should work... right? Could you give me some choices?
So basically, you can go out and buy any H pipe that you want. There are BBK, Magnaflow, slp and Pypes. But H-pipes are all the same, one does not perform better than the other, they are just piping. So going with the brand name H pipes is a popular choice but having the exhaust shop making there own would be the cheapest way to go if you are worried about price. Prices for Brand name H pipe range from 200 - 500 bucks depending on which name you buy, basically you buy the name. I currently have a custom made H pipe. The only thing i recommend is if you go with a custom made H pipe and are going to use cats, go with high flow cats like these http://www.jegs.com/i/PYPES/958/CVM10K/10002/-1.
And if you have the general questions you can always refer to this http://www.americanmuscle.com/unders...t-systems.html


And this is the Picture of the Y pipe that the v6s have and the True Dual:
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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So basically, you can go out and buy any H pipe that you want. There are BBK, Magnaflow, slp and Pypes. But H-pipes are all the same, one does not perform better than the other, they are just piping. So going with the brand name H pipes is a popular choice but having the exhaust shop making there own would be the cheapest way to go if you are worried about price. Prices for Brand name H pipe range from 200 - 500 bucks depending on which name you buy, basically you buy the name. I currently have a custom made H pipe. The only thing i recommend is if you go with a custom made H pipe and are going to use cats, go with high flow cats like these http://www.jegs.com/i/PYPES/958/CVM10K/10002/-1.
And if you have the general questions you can always refer to this http://www.americanmuscle.com/unders...t-systems.html
any H pipe however it has to be specifically for a v6 not an gt. This cuts down on a lot of the brands there aren't many made for a sixer. He is better off just having one custom made by the exhaust shop.
 
Old Jun 16, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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any H pipe however it has to be specifically for a v6 not an gt. This cuts down on a lot of the brands there aren't many made for a sixer. He is better off just having one custom made by the exhaust shop.
+1 thanks for the clarification on that lol
 
Old Jun 17, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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anyone have the roush side exhaughst for the v6? if so how does it sound?
 
Old Jun 17, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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anyone have the roush side exhaughst for the v6? if so how does it sound?
youtube its a wonderful thing
spintech= roush I think?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-YPYvKvQ8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Np7324e3sm4

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bhSgU7caE4M
 
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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i am considering buying the pypes xpipe(without the cats) for my 02 mustang(v6) and in the picture it seems that there is a spot for 4 o2 sensors but running without cats would make the rear 2 o2 sensors unnecessary right??? i would still have to find some kind of mil eliminator(probably on the black market or something because they seem to have disappeared from the internet) or a tuner right? If so why would pypes even put o2 sensor ports on the back of there xpipe?? https://mustangboards.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
 



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