V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
07-02-2006, 06:18 PM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
ORIGINAL: goxley11
+1
I would stick with the single. That way you won't have to cut your heart out when you cut the rear valance.
I put my JBA single on last Monday, took it on an interstate trip of about 300 miles yesterday. It sounds sweeter every day as I break it in.
+1
I would stick with the single. That way you won't have to cut your heart out when you cut the rear valance.
I put my JBA single on last Monday, took it on an interstate trip of about 300 miles yesterday. It sounds sweeter every day as I break it in.
07-03-2006, 04:14 AM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
ORIGINAL: blackfoot
IMO a mustang isnt a mustang without duals... if they still came with 4 bangers, and i boughtone, i would put duals on.. its not a perf issue , its a cosmetic one..
IMO a mustang isnt a mustang without duals... if they still came with 4 bangers, and i boughtone, i would put duals on.. its not a perf issue , its a cosmetic one..
07-03-2006, 11:22 PM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
I stuck with a single exhaust. Performance wise, duals really dont make a difference--they are more for appearance. I ordered the Ford Racing/Borla Exhaust; however, a lot of people on here seem to be happy with their MRT's. Basically, use the stickies to help you determine which exhaust you like the best. I'll let you know how my exhaust works out for me when I get it in a few days .
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07-03-2006, 11:41 PM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
ORIGINAL: 05MustangSally
I added my IMCO single exhaust upgrade for the louder vroom =] Not for the horsepower...there isn't much of a difference there. Like 5 more lol
I added my IMCO single exhaust upgrade for the louder vroom =] Not for the horsepower...there isn't much of a difference there. Like 5 more lol
07-04-2006, 04:46 AM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
ORIGINAL: hataap
I stuck with a single exhaust. Performance wise, duals really dont make a difference--they are more for appearance. I ordered the Ford Racing/Borla Exhaust; however, a lot of people on here seem to be happy with their MRT's. Basically, use the stickies to help you determine which exhaust you like the best. I'll let you know how my exhaust works out for me when I get it in a few days.
I stuck with a single exhaust. Performance wise, duals really dont make a difference--they are more for appearance. I ordered the Ford Racing/Borla Exhaust; however, a lot of people on here seem to be happy with their MRT's. Basically, use the stickies to help you determine which exhaust you like the best. I'll let you know how my exhaust works out for me when I get it in a few days
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I understand the argument that a V6 doesn't need duals. I'm assuming at this point that scrming is running a single exhaust with his Vortec. If he put on duals I'd be willing to bet that there would more than a 2 HP gain.
MY first Dyno with Stock exhaust unfortunately was done with STD not SAE readings. The HP in STD was 193, I was told that was more like 177 SAE, ok. Then when I dyno'd again after the duals I got 197 SAE, so I got 20 HP from exhaust on a motor with no other mods except for a Diablo tune.
I'm not going to go into all the formulas for how to figure out cross section of a pipe and it correlates to flow, if memory serves me right a single 3 inch pipe will flow as much air as two 2 and half inch pipes.
At some point in the HP ratings game you will need duals to reach maximum potential flow for a 4 liter engine.
That said, unless you plan on getting real serious, like adding a power adder, better flowing heads and bigger cams you won't NEED duals.
07-04-2006, 05:53 AM
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RE: V6 Mustang Plenty Loud
ORIGINAL: ranebowcyxx
So why pray tell does Ford put duals on the GT? Or Chevy for the Vette? Or any number of performance cars.
I understand the argument that a V6 doesn't need duals. I'm assuming at this point that scrming is running a single exhaust with his Vortec. If he put on duals I'd be willing to bet that there would more than a 2 HP gain.
MY first Dyno with Stock exhaust unfortunately was done with STD not SAE readings. The HP in STD was 193, I was told that was more like 177 SAE, ok. Then when I dyno'd again after the duals I got 197 SAE, so I got 20 HP from exhaust on a motor with no other mods except for a Diablo tune.
I'm not going to go into all the formulas for how to figure out cross section of a pipe and it correlates to flow, if memory serves me right a single 3 inch pipe will flow as much air as two 2 and half inch pipes.
At some point in the HP ratings game you will need duals to reach maximum potential flow for a 4 liter engine.
That said, unless you plan on getting real serious, like adding a power adder, better flowing heads and bigger cams you won't NEED duals.
ORIGINAL: hataap
I stuck with a single exhaust. Performance wise, duals really dont make a difference--they are more for appearance. I ordered the Ford Racing/Borla Exhaust; however, a lot of people on here seem to be happy with their MRT's. Basically, use the stickies to help you determine which exhaust you like the best. I'll let you know how my exhaust works out for me when I get it in a few days.
I stuck with a single exhaust. Performance wise, duals really dont make a difference--they are more for appearance. I ordered the Ford Racing/Borla Exhaust; however, a lot of people on here seem to be happy with their MRT's. Basically, use the stickies to help you determine which exhaust you like the best. I'll let you know how my exhaust works out for me when I get it in a few days
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I understand the argument that a V6 doesn't need duals. I'm assuming at this point that scrming is running a single exhaust with his Vortec. If he put on duals I'd be willing to bet that there would more than a 2 HP gain.
MY first Dyno with Stock exhaust unfortunately was done with STD not SAE readings. The HP in STD was 193, I was told that was more like 177 SAE, ok. Then when I dyno'd again after the duals I got 197 SAE, so I got 20 HP from exhaust on a motor with no other mods except for a Diablo tune.
I'm not going to go into all the formulas for how to figure out cross section of a pipe and it correlates to flow, if memory serves me right a single 3 inch pipe will flow as much air as two 2 and half inch pipes.
At some point in the HP ratings game you will need duals to reach maximum potential flow for a 4 liter engine.
That said, unless you plan on getting real serious, like adding a power adder, better flowing heads and bigger cams you won't NEED duals.