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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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Hello, I know similar topics have been asked before, but most of the time the focus is either in the performance, or the sound. I want to know what you guys think is the overall best exhaust system, sound, longevity, and performance as a last priority. Obviously it should hurt performance, but this is for a friend of mine that has a 1990 Mustang that just wants her car to run smooth like stock and have a good sounding exhaust. So having uber increases in performance is not really that important.

Just as long as it'll last a long time and have a good sound.

Thanks guys.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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Headers, X or H pipe, and some aftermarket mufflers will work. Personally I like flowmaster mufflers.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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flowmasters sound good, but if you live in an area were they spread road salt they can rust out pretty quick. borla has a million mile warranty on their systems, but you are going to pay for it.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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Hm, no other brands? She lives in Missouri, so they might get some snow there, not completely sure, but just in case. There isn't anything not quite as expensive but have a better resistance to rust than flowmaster? How are magnaflows or exhausts from steeda? What do you think of BBK or MAC?
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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bbk doesnt make mufflers but you can get mac mufflers with black coating which i think helps to make them last longer
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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i think dynomax sells stainless steel mufflers and catbacks
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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How do they sound? Anyone know? If anything, I'd just tell her to get the flowmasters, but wondering if anyone has any better suggestions.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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personally i like the sound of magnaflows the best and i wish i had them on my car
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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i have mac cat back and mac h pipe on mine, sounds mean and loud, and thats without headers. Although i am now going with Long tube BBK's, X pipe, and magnapacks, gonna be real loud but not as mean and deep sounding
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Not as mean and deep sounding?
As soon as I put on my packs I noticed it was deeper than my flows(40's) with the offroad X
They also SCREAM!! at WOT, I enjoy the setup lots
But I do have a BBK Shorty Catt'd H I have laying around, that barely has any miles on it.
Going to slap that on and see how it sounds compared to my current X pipe.
Havn't heard it with the packs tho.

Anyone here interested in a Shorty Catt'd H Pipe I bought last year?
New it sells for around $350
It's got about 2k-3k miles on it, selling for $200
Nothing wrong with it, no rust nothing.
Just bought it last year and decided, Hey, I live in NH and don't need Cats. Why have em?



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