Guys, he's not asking what muffler to use... he's asking how well the stock mufflers will perform...
Ricardo, whats your power goal for that car?
Fraser
I don't mean to squeeze in, but I'm curious to the same thing.
My intended HP is fairly low - 240-250RWHP at the very most. I'll be doing new high flow cats, probably a Magnaflow resonator, and was hoping to just reuse the stock mufflers.
-Melon
In your case, the stock mufflers will be more than adequate, but its the pipes leading to them that could be an issue. If its the older style mufflers, they used a 2-1/4" pipe to lead into them, while the newer had 2".
Fraser
The older style used a 2-1/2" pipe I think, while the newer used a 2-1/4".
The older style actually flowed better than the newer style.
Fraser
Not so sure. The older style wrapped around the gastank while the newer style had a more direct pathway. The crossection at the bends around the tank I believe were very small and compression bent
I know there is a exhaust thread where DD talked about how good the exhaust is behind the resonator, but I have yet to find it.
Does it really matter? I know both of us have a larger mid-pipe but Neibert was making 425 and I'm making 350 with a old style gas tank.
Were there compression bends in the stock y-pipe? I do see where Ford put a "dent" in the exhaust for a support bracket. When I had my resonator replaced they removed that "dent".
Pictures from my totally stock 1990 SC:
I know there is a exhaust thread where DD talked about how good the exhaust is behind the resonator, but I have yet to find it.
Does it really matter? I know both of us have a larger mid-pipe but Neibert was making 425 and I'm making 350 with a old style gas tank.
Were there compression bends in the stock y-pipe? I do see where Ford put a "dent" in the exhaust for a support bracket. When I had my resonator replaced they removed that "dent".
Pictures from my totally stock 1990 SC:
if you have an impact you might want to replace your front seal very very soon. thats a pretty bad leak by the looks of it
It's a very old picture. That car now has a 3.73 Cobra Pumpkin in it.
NO wonder you have wheel hop, 3.73s