I like my exhaust, help me make it sound better

emperorx1984 · 10-29-2006, 11:47 PM

So far, for a y-pipe adapted cat-back, MAC is great. NEVER high pitched. Gonna upgrade my heads, cam and intakes this spring soooooooo. . . . . . .My concern is the second I remove my stock cats, guess what, high pitched high pitched high pitched. . . . .can the stock cats work with any aftermarket mid-pipes and headers?

Not to be hard-headed but typically a Mustang V6 without or with hi-flo cats will be more high pitched above 3,000rpms Versus mine that is buzzy at 5,250+rpms which not even high-pitched but a deeper buzzy race car noise. I'd like to keep this sound, maybe louder a bit but maintain the deepness pitch.

Then again, stock cats might muffle my lopey cam during idle, booooooo.

Any suggestions?

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africkanV6 · 10-29-2006, 11:52 PM

dude an offroad set up sounds 1000000x better than a catted set up....every1 knows this lol and the H/C/I is gonna make it sound even better.i would get a shop to chop off the y pipe and get them to make me an h or x before i got the h/c/i tho

emperorx1984 · 10-29-2006, 11:57 PM

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ORIGINAL: africkanV6

dude an offroad set up sounds 1000000x better than a catted set up....every1 knows this lol and the H/C/I is gonna make it sound even better.i would get a shop to chop off the y pipe and get them to make me an h or x before i got the h/c/i tho

well, call me paranoid, lol, it's the countless number of soundclips I guess with stock engines that make me worry!

emperorx1984 · 10-30-2006, 12:04 AM

http://www.3.8mustang.com/forum/atta...9&d=1151015470

That's from a moderator on 3.8mustang.com, I wouldn't mind a sound like that as long as it doesn't get high pitched after 3K rpms.

africkanV6 · 10-30-2006, 12:04 AM

trust me an offroad set up with H/C/I will sound SOOOOOPER beastly for a six lol

cisurfer · 10-30-2006, 12:23 AM

holy **** everyone said you cant get that v8 sound wit a six but **** that...that sound clip sounds almost identical to my friends 350...what the hell does that guy have

tims 88 4 · 10-30-2006, 12:29 AM

what the hell is done to that car it might be a 6er but it sure as hell dont sound like one

emperorx1984 · 10-30-2006, 12:30 AM

for the soundclip I posted:
The cam is a custom billet 220/226 with about .579 lift

Exhaust is long tube headers, Random Technology highflow cats, Dr. Gas X-Pipe, Hooker Aerochamber Mufflers. All in 3".

kcballa · 10-30-2006, 12:32 AM

I feel the same way emperor. I want to get the MAC Y pipe setup and it sounds like it stays true to what i have been hearing. I agree that w/o cats the car sounds almost ricey at high RPM. So if you use a catted x or h would it do anything to the sound that a y wouldnt? I think thats what he means to say

africkanV6 · 10-30-2006, 12:36 AM

that was niiiiiiiice........it would sound even better without cats.