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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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i'm planning on putting bassani headers & catted x pipe withborla stingers catback for my exhaust system in the near future.how muchhorsepowercan i get from this exhaust system?
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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maybe 10-15 nothing your gonna feel. you might feel it pull a little harder but thats it
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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i'm planning on putting bassani headers & catted x pipe withborla stingers catback for my exhaust system in the near future.how muchhorsepowercan i get from this exhaust system?
What year/model mustang are you running? Its hard to give an exact nuber, but anywhere from 10-25 hp. You should definitely feela difference from your stock system, and it should sound awesome.
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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ive never realy felt a difference with exhaust job.

then again ive only used mac never heard of borla stingers catback. make sure you post a sound clip though
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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You should feel a noticable increase in throttle response, pull, and sound.
Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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yea you will notice a little increase in power, but deffinately the sound factor...you will love the pipe changeover as you get into more mods....
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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i have a 03 mustang gt.
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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I JUUST BOUGHT A 2000 G.T. WITH BBK SHORTY HEADERS . H PIPE AND NO CATS. WHAT KIND OF GAIN DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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I JUUST BOUGHT A 2000 G.T. WITH BBK SHORTY HEADERS . H PIPE AND NO CATS. WHAT KIND OF GAIN DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
From what I hear, shorty headers are no better than stock manifolds.
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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LET ME CLARIFY SOME THINGS. . . . I HAVE A 2000G.T. WITH LONG TUBE HEADERS, H-PIPE, K&N FILTER,UPGRADE TO THROTTLE BODY, I DONT KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A CHIP INSTALLED.. HAVENT GOTTEN THAT FAR INTO IT YET. I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE 4.6 V-8... I'M USED TO THE 5.0 I ALSO DONT KNOW IF A GEAR HAS BEEN INSTALLED BUT THE RPM'S SEEM REALLY HIGH COMPARED TO MY OLD 95 G.T.THE CAR HAS BEEN LOWERED, SUB FRAME CONNECTORS WELDED IN,SHORT SHIFTER. ANYWAY I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH H.P. MAY HAVE BEEN GAINED.
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