Active exhaust: yay or nay?

[Mustang5ohMan]

I’ll stick with my roush, but thanks

nothing wrong with that... are you fond of the tips on it? seems MBRP race has a similar design.

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[Mustang5ohMan]

LOL - I was being extra with my question.
I am certainly in total agreement with my trade-up. However, if I could do it all over again, I would have purchased a V8, with Premium and Active Exhaust, the first time round.

The deal was not brilliant; then again, I do not think they ever are, when it comes to car dealers.
Alas, I got the car I wanted, in the colour I wanted, etcetera, and have learned my lesson to buy the item I want the first time round.

PS: I had a V6 for a year, too. Here I was thinking the V8 would be too much for me to handle (cost and power).

so you had the v6, then got the v8, then went all out?
Yeah I got pretty much exactly what I wanted with my car. Doubt I’d change anything except maybe the color and still not sure I’d do that. Toss up between white and magnetic! I’ve owned 3 black cars and they look horrible even 5 minutes after a wash (water drips, dust) and I kind of thought the magnetic would hide it a bit but they had a sweet deal on the white so I ran with it.

have premium with PP1 and B&O. No A/E and at first I wanted it! However not that I get to choose my sound and play with the exhaust so to speak I’m happy I didn’t get it, would’ve been a waste for me.

 

[ivantwilliams]

For my personal use, I love the Active Exhaust. Mainly due to the quiet mode. I have that set from 20:00 - 09:00. Thus, not annoying the neighbours.
Then, on the way home from work, depending on traffic and if i am on the Express Lane, I often change the exhaust according to my mood. In short, when I drive my car, I use Active Exhaust at least once...

so you had the v6, then got the v8, then went all out?
Yeah I got pretty much exactly what I wanted with my car. Doubt I’d change anything except maybe the color and still not sure I’d do that. Toss up between white and magnetic! I’ve owned 3 black cars and they look horrible even 5 minutes after a wash (water drips, dust) and I kind of thought the magnetic would hide it a bit but they had a sweet deal on the white so I ran with it.

have premium with PP1 and B&O. No A/E and at first I wanted it! However not that I get to choose my sound and play with the exhaust so to speak I’m happy I didn’t get it, would’ve been a waste for me.

 

[Mustang5ohMan]

For my personal use, I love the Active Exhaust. Mainly due to the quiet mode. I have that set from 20:00 - 09:00. Thus, not annoying the neighbours.
Then, on the way home from work, depending on traffic and if i am on the Express Lane, I often change the exhaust according to my mood. In short, when I drive my car, I use Active Exhaust at least once...

it’s a cool concept for sure. The Dodges have an active exhaust but it’s directed by your foot pedal... harder and quicker and press louder it gets... the valves open up on their own and it also has different modes but it changes other things not only exhaust, Ford is more selective.

How many modes does it have quiet, normal, sport and track?
At the dealership not sure which mode he was in when I heard it... did sound good though.

 

[ice445]

so you had the v6, then got the v8, then went all out?
Yeah I got pretty much exactly what I wanted with my car. Doubt I’d change anything except maybe the color and still not sure I’d do that. Toss up between white and magnetic! I’ve owned 3 black cars and they look horrible even 5 minutes after a wash (water drips, dust) and I kind of thought the magnetic would hide it a bit but they had a sweet deal on the white so I ran with it.

have premium with PP1 and B&O. No A/E and at first I wanted it! However not that I get to choose my sound and play with the exhaust so to speak I’m happy I didn’t get it, would’ve been a waste for me.

Maybe I'm biased but I think these cars look excellent in white. Just something about how it highlights all the angles and blends with the black trims and the black wheel options.

 

[Dan243]

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nothing wrong with that... are you fond of the tips on it? seems MBRP race has a similar design.

Yes they are perfect for what I was looking

 

[Rapid Red]

Maybe I'm biased but I think these cars look excellent in white. Just something about how it highlights all the angles and blends with the black trims and the black wheel options.

Think the same about Race Red ..

 

[Mustang5ohMan]

Maybe I'm biased but I think these cars look excellent in white. Just something about how it highlights all the angles and blends with the black trims and the black wheel options.

This is true and I’m happy with the white.

I Yes they are perfect for what I was looking

My installer did a good job, however I noticed I had a few minor dents he actually put one or two in the H Pipe to try and make it sit properly. Any issues there with anything? Or is it strictly cosmetic? (I know I’ll never see it anyways)

 

[Norm Peterson]

Cosmetic.

Hot Rod or one of those magazines ran a test where they dimpled an exhaust header pipe to see if there was much effect.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...5618550742B373685B9D561&view=detail&FORM=VIRE


Norm

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