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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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I have a question about the 2011 Mustangs.

If I put on a Magnaflow or Flowmaster exhaust on a 2011 V6 will it have a deep sound like the 2011 V8?

I like the v6 but want the v8 sound.
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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You will get a better sound than stock thats for sure but no you are not
going to sound like a V8.

Closest you are gonna get I would say is to get converted to dual exhaust
and get a set of SLP loudmouths or Boomtubes.
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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The 2011 are already dual exhausts.
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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Different mufflers can make it sound deeper, but its the firing order+number of cylinders (and the size of those cylinders) that give engines their unique sound.
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ajc
...If I put on a Magnaflow or Flowmaster exhaust on a 2011 V6 will it have a deep sound like the 2011 V8?

I like the v6 but want the v8 sound.
"I shoulda bought a V8..."


Old Nov 4, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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i want my v6 to sound like a gt? ok well that aint gonna happen, you can make it sound good and loud but a GT no... you would need to add 2 more cylinders to sound like that...

I have a v6 and i am running NO cats, X pipe, NO mufflers, DUALS and it is loud as F*uck but if a GT did what I did it would still sound better due to it being a v8... v8 = throaty sound
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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The only v6's I've seen that sound good have dual fart cans.
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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LMFAO 300+ hp still sounds like a v6!
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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even Porsche can't make a v6 sound like a v8
Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by conejo172
LMFAO 300+ hp still sounds like a v6!
LMFAO at your 1/4 mile.



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