Should I get active exhaust?

[holaz50]

I have it and I love it, there is a big difference when you switch your exhaust from Normal to Track. Never used it on quiet tho

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[Stangomydreams]

Love it on mine. Wouldn’t buy a mustang without it. Quick toggle normal to sport plus and the car goes from mild to wild. Amazing

 

[Bobn57]

I have AE on mine and love it. I have it set to quiet mode between midnight and 9am. It works great. After 9am it defaults to normal which is fine for me. Enough of a nice exhaust sound and not obnoxious for my taste. I’ve had loud exhausts in the past and love this option.

 

[Son of SVO]

Can you get active exhausr for the ecoboost? The ecoboost is not that loud

Yes you can! The HPP comes with it and I really like it. Not sure but Quiet is probably similar to a standard Ecoboost, agree meh. Gets louder with more bark burble and deeper tone as you go to Sport and Track. I especially like Track. All modes are pretty quiet at low revs, however.
I'm not sure if it is still offered as a standalone option on the Ecoboost.

 

[thunderstrike]

I don't have it and my exhuast sound is just fine -- It's just one less thing to mess around. Spending money to be quiet for your neighbor is just nuts. Just drive slow low RPM is quiet mode enough.

However, I would get the woofer.

 

[#1ford]

Yes I really like active exhaust!!! And yes Martin you can get active exhaust on the ecoboost ,But! Its not the same.

 

[RonsterGT]

I don't have it and my exhuast sound is just fine -- It's just one less thing to mess around. Spending money to be quiet for your neighbor is just nuts. Just drive slow low RPM is quiet mode enough.

However, I would get the woofer.

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[Zacaxel]

Active comes standard here in AUS. I just swapped it out for an AWE Touring catback and couldn't be happier.
No need to switch the exhaust mode to loud every time I get in the car now.

 

[Vlad Soare]

Spending money to be quiet for your neighbor is just nuts. Just drive slow low RPM is quiet mode enough.

It's not just for your neighbour. AE in Sport or Track is louder than the non-active exhaust. Some also say it sounds better.

 

[FinitePrimus]

Track mode is obnoxious enough for me and garners much stares - especially in a downtown/buildings type situation or under a bridge. I don't think I would go with an aftermarket and I spend 99% of my time in track mode (programmed to MyMode).

Quiet start mode is great with the programmable time range. I keep it quiet after midnight and before 6am out of respect of the neighbors.

Where I live law enforcement can pull you over/ticket you for loud exhaust without any form of measurement - basically the officers discretion which you then need to waste time fighting in court. That's where Active Exhaust shines as when the police pull beside you at a light, a few flicks of the toggle and you are back to Normal mode and raises no eyebrows. Once you've past, flick back to Track and enjoy the noise.

I should also say, even track mode is subdued at low throttle input/RPM but when you get on it, it gets very loud very quickly.

I could only imagine the benefit if you do more exhaust modifications as the quiet mode would definitely come in more handy.

 

[GreenS550]

yes

 

[Vlad Soare]

Where I live law enforcement can pull you over/ticket you for loud exhaust without any form of measurement - basically the officers discretion which you then need to waste time fighting in court.

I would take the time to fight it in court, and once I proved my exhaust was stock I would sue the bejesus out of that cop.
Now, if my exhaust weren't stock and the cop were right... that would be a different story, of course.

 

[velocityblue5.0]

I don't have it and my exhuast sound is just fine -- It's just one less thing to mess around. Spending money to be quiet for your neighbor is just nuts. Just drive slow low RPM is quiet mode enough.

However, I would get the woofer.

It’s not though because active exhaust also opens much louder than the stock one. I did the whole borla thing on my last mustang and don’t feel like messing around, and by getting a factory option like AE it’s perfect. I always run track mode and it sounds amazing.

 

[geep81]

If you road trip AE is great. It's nice to not have a loud exhaust for 6+ hours straight. I think I'd be forced to go on trips in a Toyota if I didn't have it.

 

[thunderstrike]

If you road trip AE is great. It's nice to not have a loud exhaust for 6+ hours straight. I think I'd be forced to go on trips in a Toyota if I didn't have it.

I sold my Ecoboost after 7 months of owning and bought a GT. At first, I got a slight headache from exhuast sound on my 800 mile drive home from Northern Virgina. Then I got used to it and enjoy the exhaust sound. When I drive my other vehicles they sound lame. LOL. Just no fun in it.

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