Exhaust Opinion: Resonator replacements w/ bullet muffler
The excellent first sound of the GT500s over the stock exhaust has worn off on my after about a year. I have been tossing around the idea of replacing my resonators with a simple bullet style muffler while maintaining my GT500s. I am currently running the stock midpipe, but I do plan on upgrading to an ORH in the future. I don't want it to be ridiculously loud (like A Roush exhaust) before or after the ORH, just a little louder.
Basically looking to merge Johnathan's exhaust with a standard exhaust. What are y'all's thoughts and opinions on how this may sound? |
I love my o/r H and gt500 combo with stock resonators. It's not loud at all just driving around. Sounds great at WOT but can still be almost be as quiet as stock cruising in 6th gear on the highway.
One of the guys you were cruising with on Friday night his car was crazy loud. I rode in Merlins car too and just cruising down the highway it was still pretty loud. While it sounds pretty good, I'd get tired of it that loud all the time. In my opinion, I think the O/R H, gt500's with stock resonators is perfect balance between muscle car sound but not obnoxiously loud. |
You won't notice any change. Bullet mufflers are perforated metal surrounded by a fiber packing material... which is exactly what resonators are. In fact, the Bullet mufflers are intended to be the only muffling device on an exhaust system so there's a pretty good chance your car will be even quieter with them.
Steve is on the right track. I would ditch my Boss 302 quad exhaust if I could run a catless H or X pipe. However, I don't want to run a tune for now. |
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If you have the GT500s, why not just remove the resonators and see how you like that? If it's not enough, you can take it from that point.
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I personally prefer the H pipe because of its deeper tone and less raspy noise. The H pipe gives the car more of a deep muscle car tone versus the X that gives a higher pitched tone. My wife's Mach has an X pipe and its quite abit more raspy, but that is in part of the 4.6 motor. Of all the years of Mustangs I've had, I think these new 5.0's are the hardest to get to sound just right. I love the classic Flowmaster sound of the foxbodies. I've heard just about every combo possible for these new 5.0's and I think the OR-H/gt500 is about as close to that as you can get with these high winding multi-cam motors. |
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remove the resonators or just get an offroad h pipe
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I'm wanting a little louder tone, but not obnoxious like you said. I guess the ORH will probably do the trick if I just hang out and wait. Quote:
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like i said though mostly too quiet for me |
The only difference I really hear is the loudness and raspiness. Also, more 5.0's use the X then the H from what ive seen.
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Removing the resonators makes these cars sound like crap IMO. Regardless of the muffler, it sounds really raspy.
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I'm not sure I would change it up, as GT500s sound great on otherwise stock exhaust. IMO. |
I agree with most, leave the resonators alone and keep the gt500's. Go with whatever offroad pipe that suits your fancy if you want more sound. You have an sct so seems like the most cost effective move.
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Thanks for the thoughts, fellas. |
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I was able to find someone on SVTP that has the exact, and I mean EXACT setup I am looking at. Sounds damn good if you ask me.
Steve, maybe you should do it too. Haha |
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Am I only one that likes the exhaust to crackle and pop?? Here is my current sound.. had my axle backs done here... I want to keep the same volume when I remove the cats.. so I think I agree with the gt500 and res https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiLn...e_gdata_player
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A) the Spiral Flows were something I ran before I had long tubes. I knew it was going to be too loud that way when I put the long tubes on, so I changed it.
B) Right before I put long tubes on, I blew out the welds in one of the mufflers, so I bought a set of street series Magnaflows. To your question, I put the Magnaflows on the car while still having the Spiral Flows on...this was my attempt to quiet down the rattling noise from the muffler. I literally could not hear the car idle. It was so flipping quiet, I thought I had a Prius. C) I run Dynatech long tubes, o/r x pipe, no resonators with Ford Racing AB's now and I absolutely love it. Not too loud, but not too quiet. Derek, just go cut off the resonators. It's not going to be too loud. For the record, guys typically don't go buy x pipes just because they're too loud. They buy them because of the flow characteristics at higher RPM's. |
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