If I were to make my own exhaust....

NorthWest3.8 · 02-08-2010, 08:49 PM

Ill get strait to the point. If I cut my exhaust at the y-pipe and weld in dual exhaust (friend of mine can weld), how would i go about getting the pipes over the axle? Sorry if this question is a repost, but a search yielded no results. Thanks

neatofrito1618 · 02-08-2010, 08:51 PM

Bend the pipe.

DEstang · 02-08-2010, 08:55 PM

Jack the car by the body. The axle will hang down, giving you some more wiggle room.

00'rebuild · 02-08-2010, 09:09 PM

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Jack the car by the body. The axle will hang down, giving you some more wiggle room.

gotta take off your spring and loosen your shock. thats the way to get the wiggle room.

are you going to fab a mid pipe behind the cats? could do divorced duals.

mp4 player · 02-08-2010, 09:36 PM

Those over the axle pieces would be very hard to make yourself. I'd just order some mandrel bent pieces online and weld them in if I were you.

x42bnx · 02-08-2010, 10:12 PM

Look for a GT Take-off without the mufflers.

Ltngdrvr · 02-08-2010, 10:17 PM

Trying to weld up a bunch of madrel bent pieces is a real big PITA and really not worth it.

You can go to any napa or other parts place that sells walker/dynomax and buy just the dual tail pipes for about what you would spend on mandrel bends.

As far as getting them in over the axle, very few ready made pipes will require you to do more than jack up the body as high is it will go and let the axle hang to be able to work the pipe in. You may have to twist it around and push some but it will go.

NorthWest3.8 · 02-08-2010, 10:54 PM

Thanks for the info guys. I might stop by my closest NAPA tomorrow and see about said walker/dynomax stuff.

Gameboy_J · 02-09-2010, 03:06 AM

Have a shop (small, local shop) take 2.5" pipe and bend it making you some custom tailpipes. It doesn't cost much.

**greensteeda** · 02-09-2010, 07:25 AM

Honestly, I would just do everything up to the muffler and take it to a shop to have them do it. It really is a huge pain to do and not worth the hassle to try to get the tips to line up right and have enough clearance around everything.

Ltngdrvr · 02-09-2010, 09:03 AM

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Have a shop (small, local shop) take 2.5" pipe and bend it making you some custom tailpipes. It doesn't cost much.

Regular muffler shop bent pipes (crush bent) suck.

I would also suggest a ebay search for a cat-back, that's where I got mine and it was only about $225 shipped.

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 09:03 AM

run dumps right at the axle.... looks better anyways since you have a v6 rear bumper.

PNG · 02-09-2010, 10:26 AM

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run dumps right at the axle.... looks better anyways since you have a v6 rear bumper.

I agree. Plus, it's lighter.

JeffSeb · 02-09-2010, 10:35 AM

visit stangnation.com, local guys I'm sure someone has a set of GT take offs you can HAVE tell them you're a sixer and that JeffSeb sent you...

NorthWest3.8 · 02-09-2010, 06:53 PM

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run dumps right at the axle.... looks better anyways since you have a v6 rear bumper.

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I agree. Plus, it's lighter.

IDK why I didnt think of that. That would be easy and cheap. Thanks!

DEstang · 02-09-2010, 06:57 PM

I have a CB you can have for pretty cheap.

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 07:03 PM

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I have a CB you can have for pretty cheap.

your forgetting he dropped it lol.

NorthWest3.8 · 02-09-2010, 07:04 PM

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your forgetting he dropped it lol.

Not sure what that has to do with it...

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 07:06 PM

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Not sure what that has to do with it...

well if he meant a cb radio.....you are no longer a 4x4 and no longer in need of a cb that a redneck would have in his truck.

DEstang · 02-09-2010, 07:06 PM

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well if he meant a cb radio.....you are no longer a 4x4 and no longer in need of a cb that a redneck would have in his truck.

I meant catback.

85jStang · 02-09-2010, 07:07 PM

not meaning to steal the thread here, but DEstang, wont ur catback fit my 96? if so let me know what u want and what kind it is, PM if u like.

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 07:09 PM

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I meant catback.

whoops....my bad

NorthWest3.8 · 02-09-2010, 07:10 PM

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not meaning to steal the thread here, but DEstang, wont ur catback fit my 96? if so let me know what u want and what kind it is, PM if u like.

It wont fit

85jStang · 02-09-2010, 07:12 PM

wasnt sure if ford kept the same exhaust when they changed body styles :/ i LOVE the MAc exhaust sound on a 3.8 and their catback is $329, ima look at a shop i kno and see what they would charge me for a catback system with MAC mufflers.

atlanticblue98 · 02-09-2010, 07:15 PM

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wasnt sure if ford kept the same exhaust when they changed body styles :/ i LOVE the MAc exhaust sound on a 3.8 and their catback is $329, ima look at a shop i kno and see what they would charge me for a catback system with MAC mufflers.

it will fit if you change the hangers near where the tips go.

79-97 use hangers that are perpendicular with the tips.
98-04 use hangers that run parallel with the exhaust tips

the rear hangers are very easy to change

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 07:17 PM

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it will fit if you change the hangers near where the tips go.

79-97 use hangers that are perpendicular with the tips.
98-04 use hangers that run parallel with the exhaust tips

the rear hangers are very easy to change

i used a torch and a vise to change the parallel hangers on my 98

atlanticblue98 · 02-09-2010, 07:19 PM

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i used a torch and a vise to change the parallel hangers on my 98

or do this ^

NorthWest3.8 · 02-09-2010, 07:22 PM

PM sent DEstang

kcoon24 · 02-09-2010, 07:27 PM

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or do this ^

don't do this. they hang crooked as ****. the only reason i havent bought new hangers is because i'm going side exit.

85jStang · 02-09-2010, 07:32 PM

i can weld my own hangers lmao, but looks like NorthWest3.8 is interested so he can take em. jus saw it and had to ask, ill be going with MAC catback unless the shop can do it cheaper, im not doing any performance mods since i got 140k miles, just exhaust, lowering springs, 4.10 welded spider gears (kinda a performance mod i guess, just no engine) for the true posi and good launches if i feel like messin around at a light