Dragster
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Hey everyone! In my quest to get the perfect exhaust for me, I've gone through quite a few setups. My car is a weekend car that does the occasional HPDE (2015 GT PP). I wanted a setup that sounded great but wouldn't be too loud for tracks that may have a noise ordinance. Originally I had a Borla S-type on it, which sounded great. I added Kooks "green" catted headers, and it sounded even better but it was likely too loud for the track (I measured over 100 dB INSIDE the car at WOT with the windows down). I then swapped the Borla X-pipe for the Magnaflow "tru X" resonator in hopes that it would quiet it down a bit but keep the character of the X pipe. The volume was good after this, but it took all the character out of the exhaust. Overall, I was pretty disappointed in the sound. I decided to get the Ford Performance side exit exhaust and slot it in front of the Magnaflow resonator in hopes that it would keep the character and tone of the X-pipe but also be able to be toned down for track days by putting in solid baffles in the side exits. I mocked everything up in the garage and fired it up, and it sounded fantastic! Unfortunately, because I had to cut the x-pipe and the resonator to slot them both in, the whole setup sagged because of the weight of the resonator and the cheap Chinese band clamps I got from Amazon. I took it to an exhaust shop today to get everything welded in place, and although some of the welds are spotty at best, the whole thing is setup and sounds AMAZING!
I don't see too many people running the FP side exit exhaust, which is understandable because it's nearly a grand for what amounts to be a mid-pipe, but man does this thing sound great! I'll try to get some good sound clips, but nothing I've seen online can seem to capture the sound of this thing. I think the fact that it's so much closer to your ears make a lot of difference in how good it sounds. I'm 100% satisfied with my current set up finally, and I like that the side exits have removable baffles that allow me to change the volume and the sound for the street and the track. If anyone is on the fence about it, I'd highly recommend it!
I don't see too many people running the FP side exit exhaust, which is understandable because it's nearly a grand for what amounts to be a mid-pipe, but man does this thing sound great! I'll try to get some good sound clips, but nothing I've seen online can seem to capture the sound of this thing. I think the fact that it's so much closer to your ears make a lot of difference in how good it sounds. I'm 100% satisfied with my current set up finally, and I like that the side exits have removable baffles that allow me to change the volume and the sound for the street and the track. If anyone is on the fence about it, I'd highly recommend it!
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