I need help making decision on Pypes or Ford Racing Exhaust for 2007 with manual transmission.

There is a system at NewTake off that consists of Pypes x-pipe and GT takeoffs. Pretty inexpensive. But I have read on a lot of forums about poor quality and fitment on the pypes systems. Anyone have any experience with the newtakeoff/pypes system ?

I believe the Ford Racing duals with x pipe would be higher quality than pypes. Right ???

Also, I prefer the appearance of the GT Takeoffs exhaust tips versus the Ford racing bullit mufflers. Probably also prefer the quieter sound as well. I am thinking of buying the Ford Racing system and then using GT Takeoffs instead of the mufflers that come with the ford racing Kit. Will GT Takeoffs just bolt in instead of the Bulllitt mufflers ?

Currently I have a single GT Takeoff, been on the car for probably 20 or 30K miles. I have the driver side muffler. My concern on that is any inbalance in flow or sound between the used muffler and the new. Would I be best off to get new Takeoffs, or am I just being to too concerned about the mileage difference on the mufflers ?

Also, I notice that some vendors have the Ford Racing exhaust and the Ford Racing CAI kit on sale together for a pretty decent combo price.

I dont have a tune/CAI now, is the Ford Racing a good one ? I am not looking for max horsepower, just good low-end torque and power. Maybe a gas mileage improvement as well. And like the idea of keeping it all Ford parts. I dont mine paying for the premium gas if there is a slight mpg increase.

I like the look of duals, and I am sure the sound is better than a single muffler. BUt I dont want to lose off idle torque or response. Will the duals with x-pipe cause a problem here ?

Thanks for any suggestions or sharing of your experiences.

 

pypes does not have poor fitment. it will be the same as with any x-pipe system because our cars came with a y-pipe. you'll have to cut and adjust to make the x fit. ts not a big deal. while other system may be of "higher quality" anything is betrthan the rusty crap that came on our car from ford. it make no sense to me to spend a thousand on a cat-back ehaust system on a car like this. at least get the pypes x and midpipes then if you want to get a nice set of axlebacks you wont be wasting money on midpipes tht dont mae a bit of performance difference. the pypes pipes are mandrel bent anyways. a great thing for performance. no need to waste $$$ is my general thought as fitment claims are not a true issue.

 

Get a set of GT take-off mufflers, then the over-axle pipe for the driver side.
Connect a x-pipe, h-pipe, or just 2 45* angled pipes (for no crossover) to your exhaust.
You can re-use your stock piping except for the 'y' section.
This is all assuming you want full duals.

You can also split-off past the Y-pipe into 2 separate mufflers, and there are kits for that.

Search around as there are lots and lots of exhaust threads here and elsewhere.