Exhaust Comparison
I found this video of a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Adrenalin with the 4.6L 3v V8.
The guy got rid of the resonator and stock muffler and replaced it with a Flowmaster 50 series, but I'm certain he still has cats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zR5ML5f6E This is very similar to the mid-mounted Flowmaster sound on an S197, I would guess. It sounds ok, but nothing great. I guess the 3v engine is just too smooth to produce a great exhaust note like the 2v does. So, what's the verdict? Are good sounding muscle cars a thing of the past??? |
I dont know, I have flowmaster AM's and they are relatively close in tone to that setup. I think they sound good all over. I've also heard boom tubes are even better. I'm going to pick up a set just to see. I dont know, Its a different motor, it does have a smoother tone w/ the 3v but I dont think its a lost cause. I've heard things about the pypes mid muffler as well.(many positive) I just wasnt really awed by the clips I found on that one. You could always just get an off road X pipe and forget all that classic muscle sound;)
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I don't like the Pypes MM sound. It's kind of buzzy sounding to me....especially with an offroad pipe. Boomtubes sound like SLP LM's, and they sound like a dump truck. There's no tone to them.
The Best Flowmaster setup I've heard on the S197 is an offroad X with Super 44's. The bottom line is that all exhausts on the S197 sound weak compared to the 2v stangs. |
Originally Posted by thewarmachine
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I don't like the Pypes MM sound. It's kind of buzzy sounding to me....especially with an offroad pipe. Boomtubes sound like SLP LM's, and they sound like a dump truck. There's no tone to them.
The Best Flowmaster setup I've heard on the S197 is an offroad X with Super 44's. The bottom line is that all exhausts on the S197 sound weak compared to the 2v stangs. |
You can always have an exhaust shop fabricate a mid-muffler Flowmaster or Bassani setup like this guy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk2fF9lQJxU www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIGlsfkU8m0 I would pay someone to do this for me (except with an X-pipe design and Bassani mufflers) if I had the money. |
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