cheapest place for 3" exhaust

[sswhat]

hey guys i was wondering where the cheapest place was to get a 3" exhaust the reason why is because at the begginning of summer i'm gonna send my car to get a turbo kit from pro turbo kits and i need a high flow exhaust. i have it done on my 87 gt thats turbocharged just wondering thanks guys :beer:

 

[akatherazor4]

Mac makes a 3" cat-back system. I'm not sure about the H-pipe though.

Razor.

 

[sswhat]

hey razor have you heard the mac 3" on a cobra? how does it sound? and also i like yourforums you got i'm 4vcobra. sorry for all the ?'s but what about dynomax ultraflow. brothers has a 3" exhaust in stock and its like399.00 ?thanks for the help

 

[sswhat]

btw nice webpage

 

[cito]

FRPP 3" catback, all stainless steel, $310 at buyfordmotorsport.com

 

[sswhat]

is frpp a high flow exhaust? and how does it sound? thanks

 

[akatherazor4]

Originally posted by sswhat
hey razor have you heard the mac 3" on a cobra? how does it sound? and also i like yourforums you got i'm 4vcobra. sorry for all the ?'s but what about dynomax ultraflow. brothers has a 3" exhaust in stock and its like399.00 ?thanks for the help

I haven't heard the 3" but it should sound nearly identical to the 2 1/2 setup. Dynomax also makes a decent system, but I have always prefered flowmaster or mac products. Just my personal preference.;-) Also thanks for the compliments on the web site, and I know your 4V cobra on the other board.:-D

Razor.:beer:

 

[cito]

FRPP=Ford Racing Performance Parts (known in the past as Ford SVO or Ford Motorsport). It is a very high flow design to the point that you can see right through the mufflers from one end to the other. It is loud enough to wake the dead when you really get on it, but is rather subdued in other situations. It is an incredible deal for the money, but the noise can be "objectionable" as noted in the Ford Racing catalog.

 

[Nordi]

sswhat I have heard the 3" MAC on a Cobra, and it is a little louder than my 2.5". The most noticeable difference is it sounds a little more hollow. It pops more than the 2.5", and it also has a little more drone. I almost bought it, but I wanted the bigger tips. At the time I bought mine, they weren't putting the 3.5" tips on the 3" exhaust yet.

 

[99SVTcobraVERT]

the frpp catback is LOUD with 4 cats.... louder than most off road x with any catback actually... adding an off road pipe is NOT a good idea with that catback because you will lose at least 20rwtq and will not pick up any hp, we did this on venomousvt's yellow coupe with bbk off road x and it was so loud that it was stupid ,sounded like open headers and really nasty in a bad way. the torque dropped out of the bottom end so bad that you could fell it driving AND riding in it, he didnt tell me that it had lost anything. and first thing i said when i rode with him was, "what happened to the torque...where did it go"

 

[Blue 98 Cobra]

Remember,

If you are planning on getting a turbo, I'd hold off on the h-pipe because your headers will likely be different, especially if you get a single turbo instead of twins.

-Paul

 

[sswhat]

yea i know what you mean blue98 cobra. i talked to rick there at ptk and i am havingthem mess w/ the h pipe. but i can't wait =)

 

[sswhat]

what would be a better exhaust mac or frpp? thanks guys

 

[cito]

I don't know about losing 20 rwtq. My numbers are 311.9rwhp and 309rwtq with the mods in my signature. I have a cat x-pipe. The torque is more of an issue for an NA car than for a turbo.

My car is loud, but the feedback is generally that women hate it and men like the way it sounds.

The FRPP exhaust is high quality stuff in my opinion. In general, Ford Racing is not going to sell junk. I think it is a better buy. Really, magnaflow would be my 2nd choice over Mac, but again that is just my opinion. Go with a kit that is all stainless and it will be a better deal over the long run.

Good luck.

:beer:

 

[sswhat]

ya thanks cito i am thinkin magnaflow. do u guys know where they sell a 3" catback for cheap? rick at ptk told me magnaflow works great for turbo applications. and thats what i went w/ on my 87 t-charged gt thanks

 

[99SVTcobraVERT]

cito, it was AT least 20rwtq for me to tell it like that, the car felt soooo slow. it did not have any back pressure at all...and if you lose 20rwtq on na , then it is big problem for turbo or s/c you loosing torque like that will definatly effect your power output. not saying you wont have so much power you wont know the difference but you def dont want to mate the frpp 3inch system with off road pipe in any situation... hey cito im waiting for my 3inch frpp to come in couple days. i sold my magnaflow to buddy of mine. how is the sound on it with high flow cat?????? do you have any sound clips by any chance??????????

 

[99SVTcobraVERT]

lol maybe i could call from my cell and let you crank it up over the phone if you dont have sound clip lol lol lol

 

[cito]

I think that the problem must have been with the tune, because I am sure I did not lose 20 rwtq. Maybe the computer is sensing something wrong with yours (the one you are talking about) and backing the timing out?

With a turbo or a supercharger, you want the most free flowing exhaust possible. The same with the intake, etc. While an NA engine needs a little backpressure (maybe my cats are enough) in the exhaust and velocity in the intake, the turbo does not need it at all. The more air you pump with a poweradder like a turbo or S/C the better. I am by no means an expert on this, but this is my understanding of the situation. THe only down side would possibly be some more turbo lag in low rpms, but this would be more than made up for by the significant increases in power and torque up higher in the rpms.

Its not like I sell the FRPP setup, but I have been very happy with it. The magnaflow 3" kit stainless throughout sells for about $400 at stangnet.com.

I don't know how to do a soundclip or video for that matter, but pm me and I will give you my number and I would be happy to rev the damn thing up for you (much to the chagrin of my wife and 92-year-old neighbor). You know an exhaust is loud when the deaf neighbor complains



:-D

 

[99SVTcobraVERT]

lol he lost because he put on OFFROAD x, not high flow like yours and mine. 2 cats offer a suprising amount of backpressure. thats what i was saying. pm me with your number and a time i can call sometime, id love to hear!

 

[Raven99]

I can attest to the degree of loudness through the FRPP 3" cat back. (Cito bought mine!)

For people who like aggresive, it is!

I sold it because the wife said it was too loud.:rollseyes

Glad to hear you're still enjoying it Cito.

Cheers!