Anyone else not get active exhaust?

[Zent]

I feel upset cos I didn't know it was so important when I made my order and now I see in this forum like 99% of people got active exhaust and are like "oh man i couldnt have a mustang without AE!!" and its too late to change my order

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[Tib]

When I was looking for a used S550, I wasn't shopping for one with AE, but the Mustang that had every other option I wanted ended up having it. It has it's pro's and also has it's con's depending on the individual. It's nice for early mornings when you don't want to wake the neighborhood but I can see those that flip it to track every time. Also, many have installed cat-backs without keeping AE by relocating the servo's with AWE's bracket so they don't get any codes/lights.

I have never ordered a car, do you know if you can still update your order if that's the route you want to go?

 

[NGOT8R]

Go to a Ford dealership and order all of the necessary harnesses and actuators. Then either buy a takeoff AE or an aftermarket AE system and get the dealer to turn the function on in the ECM.

 

[Mustang406]

I have active exhaust on my Mach 1 and I leave it in track mode. Get an aftermarket exhaust that you like and don't worry about it is my opinion. I never use the quieter modes.

 

[MattMPA]

I ordered my '22 GT a few weeks ago...didn't order active exhaust. For better or worse...you're not alone.

 

[NGOT8R]

If it is absolutely a must have option though, consider the Roush AE axle back with all of the necessary wiring and supporting components.

https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...&ved=0ahUKEwihs8iI2d72AhWmSTABHT3yCp4Q8wIIqQs

 

[LaMustang62]

Quite mode talk is interesting. My Harley Davidson is not quiet and no one says anything about the noise on start up. Now I don't sit and throttle the thing in garage or driveway. Challenger doesn't have it. I too am curious is this is really something that is used after 6 months or more of ownership

 

[IMadeYouReadThis]

Stock is super nice and a x pipe really wakes it up.

 

[NGOT8R]

I mostly left mine in Sport mode and sometimes Normal. Now my AE is gone and she barkin‘ loudly and proudly with a full exhaust system.

 

[NASteve]

The way I see it, it is a cheaper alternative to a cat-back especially now with the prices being so high. It's all just for sound anyway, not like cat-backs are adding a lot of power.

 

[94gt]

Quite mode talk is interesting. My Harley Davidson is not quiet and no one says anything about the noise on start up. Now I don't sit and throttle the thing in garage or driveway. Challenger doesn't have it. I too am curious is this is really something that is used after 6 months or more of ownership

I use quiet mode every time I am on the highway, it makes for a nice quiet ride with minimal drone (even with an X pipe)....if you are going for a casual drive with another person in the car, its nice to be able to talk without yelling. On my past cars, I have always had an aftermarket, at one point I had one with Flowmaster American Thunders on it, which were designed to be obnoxiously loud, and at that point in my life, that is what I wanted from my car, but now, I am big fan of being able to turn that "noise" off when just cruising around....aside from that, when in "quiet" mode it makes the car a bit more of a sleeper..its so quite it can't be quick

 

[Pkvir]

When purchasing my GT, I was looking at two. The only differences in the options was the color and one had AE and the other had MR. So happy I got the one with magneride.

 

[Bikeman315]

I feel upset cos I didn't know it was so important when I made my order and now I see in this forum like 99% of people got active exhaust and are like "oh man i couldnt have a mustang without AE!!" and its too late to change my order

Come on @Zent. You ordered your car months ago and asked this forum every question one could thing of. You decided not to get AE. OK, fine. Move on. Why are you starting a thread about it?

 

[NGOT8R]

I just threw my AE away about a month ago. I offered to give it to a member on here for free, but I think shipping may have been too expensive, so I put it out with the trash. IMO, AE is overrated. I kept mine intact with LTHs and a Steeda x-pipe for about 5K miles and then pulled it and installed a straight through Steeda axle back for other performance related reasons.

I think the OP has a good option available in the Roush AE setup if he wants it badly enough, although there are plenty of great sounding axle backs out there for less money.

 

[D Bergstrom]

Quite mode talk is interesting. My Harley Davidson is not quiet and no one says anything about the noise on start up. Now I don't sit and throttle the thing in garage or driveway. Challenger doesn't have it. I too am curious is this is really something that is used after 6 months or more of ownership

I have had my GT for a year and a half and I use the exhaust modes every time I drive the car. Set it according to my mood! I also have quiet mode set from 9 pm to 8 am, but sometimes I switch to it quiet in the middle of the day.

As someone else mentioned, Roush sells a system if you feel you must need it. AE wasn’t an option on the 2017 and older cars, but Ford Performance made an exhaust for them, so I installed it on my 2017 GT. Only issue was I had a base, and it was only for a premium. (Needed a premium because the kit came with the GT350 rear valance.)Since I didn’t have a premium, I had to buy a premium bumper cover and have it painted to match. You don’t even want to know how much it cost me to add AE to my 2017 GT! It was worth it to me, I loved being able to switch between the two modes depending on my mood. I wouldn’t buy a mustang without AE.

Doug

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