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Old 01-07-2006, 09:59 PM
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wat do u think i should do to my 98 v6 stang, i have cold air intake and fr500 rims with bfg g force tires already. But im thinkin of gettin some exhaust but i am not sure wat.....i heard mac but i dont know wat stuff
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 06:24 AM
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I would check wth the guys right here at M/T they always have killer deals on exhaust. as far as what I would choose, dont ask me as too many people have different opinions, some like 'em loud and some like 'em quit me I like 'em about in the middle
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 02:07 PM
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ya me 2 i dont like em loud but i want to get it to sound as close as i can to a GT stang
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 04:44 PM
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while you will never sound like a Gt above 3k becuase of the way the v6 breaths, You can make it idle like a v8 with a h-pipe and chammbered mufflers like flowmaster and my favorites mac it will have a nice deep tone. but everyone likes something different so you need ot go and hear as many sound clips as you can.
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 06:53 PM
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what about an Underdrive Pulley System what does that do and is it hard to install? And if i get lowering springs do i have to get new shocks too?
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 01:42 AM
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With underdrive pulleys you will see a little better acceleration but that is about it. You gain maybe 7 HP, as far as springs go I would get new shocks and struts too.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 11:18 AM
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mac catback will make ur car sound better then socok and some modded v8's for sure
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 01:01 AM
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I am not trying to flame you by any means but the V6 will never sound like a V8 without doing a cam swap or something of that nature.
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by MjCorn23
I am not trying to flame you by any means but the V6 will never sound like a V8 without doing a cam swap or something of that nature.
Idling yes you can sound close to a v8 but after 3k its still going to sound like a v6 its just the way the motor is.

Asking a v6 to sound like a v8 is like asking a 4 banger to sound like a 6 you cant do it.
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by spike_africa
Idling yes you can sound close to a v8 but after 3k its still going to sound like a v6 its just the way the motor is.

Asking a v6 to sound like a v8 is like asking a 4 banger to sound like a 6 you cant do it.
but you can get damn close, and if you geta power adder or some engine work done, (cam) it can sound REALLY nice, Mine sounds good...it's not rice, and at the same time you can tell it's American...
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 09:15 AM
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You can get good mufflers that sound nice on a Six and it will not sound like Rice, I would never call a Six rice being that I am a Six driver myself. You just have to pick your products.
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 09:27 AM
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Spin Tech has some of the nicest mufflers around for V6's...they sound pretty damn good on V8's also...I've sat my car next to a V6 with Flowmasters put on them, and mine sounds SOOO much better...I've said it once, and I'll say it again, Spin Tech Mufflers sound DAMN good on 6's!...there are a bunch of clips here...Mine should be up there too, or in my sig...

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Old 01-12-2006, 10:24 AM
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trust me a mac catback will make ur car sound like a v8 my buddy has one on his 95 v6 and its is real ****ing loud
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 12:52 PM
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so i was on this website looking for exhaust and i found 1 but it says dual h pipe system....this sounds dum but wat is that and will it fit on my car. and grimmz all u have is just the muffler?

I got it from here

http://www.lmperformance.com/4556/50.html

MAC 98 2.5'' Cat Back System
2.5" chrome tips. Will fit all V6 Mustangs with a dual H-Pipe System.
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mitchs98v6
so i was on this website looking for exhaust and i found 1 but it says dual h pipe system....this sounds dum but wat is that and will it fit on my car. and grimmz all u have is just the muffler?

I got it from here

http://www.lmperformance.com/4556/50.html

MAC 98 2.5'' Cat Back System
2.5" chrome tips. Will fit all V6 Mustangs with a dual H-Pipe System.
Your exhaust is 3 basic parts, Headers (come outa the engine...), a Mid pipe (which can be either an H or X pipe), and a Cat-back (called this because it is from your Catalitic Converters back (think of them as exhaust cleaner/noise reducers)...

An H-pipe is basically a Pipe that connects from the headers back, and is in the shape of an H with the middle part connecting the two pipes...an X pipe is the same thing only in an X shape...

My exhaust is a Cat-Back system which connects to the factory mid pipe (which in a V6 is a Y pipe [ called "y" because the two header pipes come into one pipe and then out one side] the link to my exhaust page is www.spintechmufflers.com, when you look on the site they have a Dual Side Exit Exhaust set up, which is what I have...I'd stay way from Mac or Flowmaster only because eventually you will want a better sound and will want to change them anyways. Unless you want a cheap set up, in that case they are your normal options. My exhaust set up is about 200 bucks more then average...
 
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Old 01-12-2006, 08:54 PM
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I have this mac catback system and it sounds very nice and throaty, and just goes off the y pipe. http://www.brenspeed.com/mustang_v6/mufflers.html
the one with the 2.5" piping and 3" tips
 
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Old 01-13-2006, 12:44 AM
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I have heard the spintechs and I will assure you that if you get them they are well worth the money. I have a magnaflow and personally I love but I think that spintech has the best of them all.
 
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Old 01-13-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
Your exhaust is 3 basic parts, Headers (come outa the engine...), a Mid pipe (which can be either an H or X pipe), and a Cat-back (called this because it is from your Catalitic Converters back (think of them as exhaust cleaner/noise reducers)...

An H-pipe is basically a Pipe that connects from the headers back, and is in the shape of an H with the middle part connecting the two pipes...an X pipe is the same thing only in an X shape...

My exhaust is a Cat-Back system which connects to the factory mid pipe (which in a V6 is a Y pipe [ called "y" because the two header pipes come into one pipe and then out one side] the link to my exhaust page is www.spintechmufflers.com, when you look on the site they have a Dual Side Exit Exhaust set up, which is what I have...I'd stay way from Mac or Flowmaster only because eventually you will want a better sound and will want to change them anyways. Unless you want a cheap set up, in that case they are your normal options. My exhaust set up is about 200 bucks more then average...

Thanks for explaining that to me i have been wanting to know... is there any sounclips of your exhaust on a v6 stang
 
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Old 01-13-2006, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangvsix
I have this mac catback system and it sounds very nice and throaty, and just goes off the y pipe. http://www.brenspeed.com/mustang_v6/mufflers.html
the one with the 2.5" piping and 3" tips

now is that in your opinion or do alot of ppl tell you it sounds good too?? Cuz i know when ppl buy exhaust (like my friend it sounds like ****) but he says it is the best sounding car ever
 
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Old 01-13-2006, 08:20 PM
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all my friends like it, and say the same thing, so i hope they are not lying
 
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Old 01-13-2006, 09:56 PM
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www.mustangexhaust.com , and if you click in my sig I have two videos, but I will post another one soon because my exhaust has just finished resonating and it gained alot more depth then the videos there...thats the morning after I had the exhaust put on in my sig...
 
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