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Boss 302 Quad Pipes on a GT500
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 14136264" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>Nick, the placement at the tips is perfect. You can see them with the vehicle up in the air but can't really see them with the car on the road - just the way I like it. Hidden, and out of the way. And I think you'd agree that while the pipes add a growl or burble that wasn't there before, the tone is still relatively subdued and not overbearing in any way.</p><p></p><p>Interesting comparison between one of the shots you provided compared to a shot of the kit now offered from Ford Racing...</p><p></p><p>Yours...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572666[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>FRPP's...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572667[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>When I was trying to convince FRPP to offer a kit for GT500 owners I was pretty clear on the simplicity and as such the potential for a good return on investment for them. I explained that most of the existing work for the "H" section was already being produced for Ford by Faurecia (in Ohio) for the Boss 302 and that all FRPP would need to do would be to contract with them for a shortened section with a minor tweak to the entrance angles. In the end, they chose to fabricate their own section for their kit. Their "H" section doesn't include the stainless flex section that the factory engineers deemed necessary. Much like them missing the boat with a Damptronic Bilstein kit or a CF shaft kit, it would seem that they either don't pay attention very well or that their interests lie elsewhere. They don't even use a factory clamp(s) at the fore end of their kit when they clearly could have and most likely at a price point that Ford's own dealer service network couldn't even touch. In addition, the GT500 kit has a suggested retail price that is $300 more than the Boss kit for Coyote engines.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=23216" target="_blank">GT500 KIT</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=13177" target="_blank">GT KIT</a></p><p></p><p>Again, making the GT kit work on an '11-'14 GT500 only required me to make four cuts to the Boss "H" section and then weld it back up to achieve the proper pipe angles to fit it to a GT500. FRPP's decision making is a bit baffling in this regard. They could have brought a better piece to the market for less money and I'd wager that would have bumped their sales numbers up a bit. From an economic, manufacturing, and marketing standpoint with this offering (as well as those they won't do) they continue to perplex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 14136264, member: 83412"] Nick, the placement at the tips is perfect. You can see them with the vehicle up in the air but can't really see them with the car on the road - just the way I like it. Hidden, and out of the way. And I think you'd agree that while the pipes add a growl or burble that wasn't there before, the tone is still relatively subdued and not overbearing in any way. Interesting comparison between one of the shots you provided compared to a shot of the kit now offered from Ford Racing... Yours... [ATTACH=full]572666[/ATTACH] FRPP's... [ATTACH=full]572667[/ATTACH] When I was trying to convince FRPP to offer a kit for GT500 owners I was pretty clear on the simplicity and as such the potential for a good return on investment for them. I explained that most of the existing work for the "H" section was already being produced for Ford by Faurecia (in Ohio) for the Boss 302 and that all FRPP would need to do would be to contract with them for a shortened section with a minor tweak to the entrance angles. In the end, they chose to fabricate their own section for their kit. Their "H" section doesn't include the stainless flex section that the factory engineers deemed necessary. Much like them missing the boat with a Damptronic Bilstein kit or a CF shaft kit, it would seem that they either don't pay attention very well or that their interests lie elsewhere. They don't even use a factory clamp(s) at the fore end of their kit when they clearly could have and most likely at a price point that Ford's own dealer service network couldn't even touch. In addition, the GT500 kit has a suggested retail price that is $300 more than the Boss kit for Coyote engines. [URL="http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=23216"]GT500 KIT[/URL] [URL="http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=13177"]GT KIT[/URL] Again, making the GT kit work on an '11-'14 GT500 only required me to make four cuts to the Boss "H" section and then weld it back up to achieve the proper pipe angles to fit it to a GT500. FRPP's decision making is a bit baffling in this regard. They could have brought a better piece to the market for less money and I'd wager that would have bumped their sales numbers up a bit. From an economic, manufacturing, and marketing standpoint with this offering (as well as those they won't do) they continue to perplex. [/QUOTE]
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