Do any of you have it on your cars? If so, what do you think about it? Does it noticeably improve the sound?
Ford Racing Exhaust
- Thread starter Cool Runnin'
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Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
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HHGT
Guest
If you farted into a microphone and listened to it on a loud speaker, no matter the intensity of the fart it will be loud. Don't laugh someone I knew in high school did this and then tried to explain he did not push that hard....
Sorry, not trying to be crass, but I wanted to get your attention. It is loud - all the time..
eekeekDan Schoneck
Permanent Vacation
- Oct 31, 2007
- 41
Check out Stainless works They have really nice stuff for the gt too. Headers and exhaust i believe. Google there name and u'll find there web site.
gtinmyblood
GT Owner
I have the ford racing exhaust on my car. There are several configuartions for this exhaust and each has a different sound. There is the racing exhaust with an x pipe, The racing exhaust with the borla type mufflers, there is the racing exhaust with the smaller ford racing box type muffler. I have the racing headers that feed into the ford racing box type muffler with no cats. At idle it has a slightly more aggressive rumblebox. Once you get on it you will scare every littlel old lady and child within a three block radius. I have a friend that had the racing exhaust w/no cats and an x pipe. It was simply too loud and he added cats back in to quiet it a bit because it was just too dam loud. Serious ear damage loud. The cats quiet it down a bit but it is still louder than mine. Hope this helps objectively.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
How about if I simply swapped out the stock muffler for the Ford GT Performance Muffler? Does that make a noticeable difference? Sorry I should have clarified that this is what I am actually considering...
Kingman
GT Owner
Call on Shadowman for his opinion on StainlessWorks. Both he and Bony have them on their rides.
- Aug 25, 2006
- 4,436
Thank you for pointing him my direction
I will gladly answer all questio s as I have assited many folks with the integration of the Stainless Works system; in fact I have 2 systems being installed at this time
Takes care
Shadowman
06fordgt
GT
Cool Runnin loudness is what you expect to hear. From my experince hearing a stock car with the FFRP muffler was NOT much louder than stock. It was not for me as it was too quiet. At WOT it is louder by some but during general driving very little difference IMHO.
SteveA
GT Owner/B.O.D
Ditto. I purchased the Borla then later sold it and installed a MMP X pipe. Light weight and a great sound.
For me headers are just too loud for everyday street use.
TEXAS GT
2006 Twin Turbo
There are a lot of owners here who are very happy with their Borla but I felt it was a waste of money. Almost no difference in sound. I sold it and installed an Accufab X-Pipe. I'm satisfied now but I may still remove my cats just to see how it sounds.
SteveA
GT Owner/B.O.D
Not only do the cats kill a ton of noise but they also do a good job on cutting down flames exiting the tips. A friend runs a Accufab and removed his cats.... holy crap, what a Flamethrower!
BlackICE
GT Owner
The cats also keep the air clean for the CARB smog Nazis. However I know of more than one owner that had some cat damage from driving aggressively. More likely to happen if you turns off COT (Cat over temp) protection. The tune has 3 switches that try to estimate the temperature of the exhaust manifold flange, O2 sensors and Cats. If any are believed to be to hot, the ECU overrides the A/F commanded and makes it very rich about 10:1 in an attemp to cool the compontents. Most aftermarket tunes have this feature turned off for more power. If you have your exhaust noise is getting louder, or you hear a rattling noise in your muffers, you may have some cat damage.
ECO is to protect the O2 sensors.
Flange is for the exhaust valves.
Cat is for the cats.
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fjpikul
GT Owner
Runnin, there is a sticky here on the sounds of the various exhausts taken at Rally I in Detroit. Something for comparison. I think it depends very much on how you're driving. Most of mine is highway, and the Borla has no drone at 2K rpm. Some of the other systems do have drone. You mihgt really like the Heffner pipe, especially since you're in FL. Borla also has nice chrome tips, as do the Heffneer. If you want louder, the Borla with the long tube headers may be the way to go. Law enforcement may also be a problem in your area. There's enough GT owners in South Florida you can meet and see some of the differences. Probably the best thing would be to wait and come to Rally III in Vegas and see them all in real life.
richardhead
GT Owner
- Sep 19, 2006
- 169
Exhaust Sounds
I run the Ford long tube headers Jet Hot coated through the stock muffler. Louder, mellower... but no drone or obnoxiously loud sound. In my opinion, the best combination for the street. Am cutting apart a stock muffler to see if I can reduce the size without generating the excessive noise and drone. Under bonnet temps are significantly reduced with the Jet Hot coating (inside and out).
I run the Ford long tube headers Jet Hot coated through the stock muffler. Louder, mellower... but no drone or obnoxiously loud sound. In my opinion, the best combination for the street. Am cutting apart a stock muffler to see if I can reduce the size without generating the excessive noise and drone. Under bonnet temps are significantly reduced with the Jet Hot coating (inside and out).