Bought my first Mustang - have a question about rear seats

[Durnock23]

I bought a 2018 Mustang EcoBoost that the previous owner used for track days. He took out the rear seats and I am looking to replace them. The Borla ATK Cat-Back exhaust is killing my wife.... need to tone it down and I thought adding the rear seats might help with interior noise.

Can someone tell me if I can you use GT seats in an EcoBoost?

Appreciate any help here!

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[thunderstrike]

Yes, you can. I owned an Ecoboost before this GT. Back seats are the same.

 

[Durnock23]

Yes, you can. I owned an Ecoboost before this GT. Back seats are the same.

Thank you for the help. Would you suggest laying down sound dampening prior to adding the rear seats?

 

[Bluelightning]

Thank you for the help. Would you suggest laying down sound dampening prior to adding the rear seats?

Not necessary, but it doesn't hurt.

 

[#1ford]

Do you have the seats or do you have to buy them

 

[ORRadtech]

You can add the seats back if you want but, if you want to make the wife happy, I think you will ultimately have to change out the exhaust.

 

[StangTime]

You can add the seats back if you want but, if you want to make the wife happy, I think you will ultimately have to change out the exhaust.

This is the right answer. The seats can only do so much to attenuate the exhaust noise. Sound dampening with MLV can help but you have to do the whole rear end of the car for a marginal change in volume level. Adding it just under the seats will be futile. Change the exhaust you will.

 

[thunderstrike]

Would you suggest laying down sound dampening prior to adding the rear seats?

I might help slightly, from my experience with sound deadening in my Jeep Wrangler it's not worth the money and time spent doing it.

 

[NeedForGreen]

You can get a resonator from Borla without having to necessarily change out the entire exhaust to. Might be a good affordable option. I have the Ataks myself and adding seats would barely help with noise.

 

[Durnock23]

You can get a resonator from Borla without having to necessarily change out the entire exhaust to. Might be a good affordable option. I have the Ataks myself and adding seats would barely help with noise.

Thanks for the tip on the resonator. I will look into this before I go ahead and change out to whole exhaust.

 

[Durnock23]

Do you have the seats or do you have to buy them

I have them, but thanks for asking.

 

[Durnock23]

I want to say thanks to all you jumped in here. I appreciate the help and input!

 

[joe603]

Sound dampening will help, but the exhaust is just loud...resonator will definitely help tone it down. I'd do both.

 

[Firsttexan]

I might help slightly, from my experience with sound deadening in my Jeep Wrangler it's not worth the money and time spent doing it.

Only a total redesign would quiet down a Wrangler. LOL

Makes me wonder what the new Bronco is like in that regard?

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