General Exhaust Questions

[det_riot]

So long story short, this girl I know wants me to find/install her an exhaust on her stock 02 v6 in exchange for her canon rebel xs. After reading the sticky at the top of the page, I have a few questions to follow up with.

What systems are going to be a direct swap in? As in not having to delete anything, retaining all factory components (egr, o2's) and not throw any codes once it is installed. The less sounding ricer the better. I've been looking for clips online for her to compare and are all v6's from 94-04 going to use the same exhaust components? Could a system from a 96 be swapped into her 02 without any modification?

Thanks guys!

 

[bonestock3.8DTH]

40 series flow master duels sound pretty good and it does bolt direct in

 

[det_riot]

Is that what you're running on yours? Did you just replace the oem muffler?

 

[cmsismyname]

If she isn't really looking for performance and just sound I would go with a single exhaust, it will sound less hollow and usually
a single muffler sounds less "ricer". From what I've heard the best sounding single mufflers are the flowmaster 40, thrush welded,
and suprisingly the summit mufflers.

 

[det_riot]

kk I'll search them on youtube for her. she's a junior in high school so she just wants her car to sound cool

 

[98v6er]

You could always go with the mac cat-back, or go with what I run the pypes true dual conversion with an off-raod x

 

[det_riot]

^ true, I know she only cvares about the sound so I could just put a muffler on for her but I don't wanna screw her over if I might get the chance to screw her later haha how much was your set up?

 

[98v6er]

I bought the full kit from AM for 575, I believe that was shipped too... I will warn you tho the pypes exhaust is known for bad fit, mine just hangs really low tho

 

[atlanticblue98]

My recommendation, mac y-pipe dual exhaust.

No cutting at all and will sound Damn good. Perfect for some one that wants an easy install, good sound, and quality part.

To answer your year question. All years will work, the rear hangers are the only differencew and they are easy to change anyway.

79-97 use the same rear hanger, and 98-04 use the same hangers

 

[cmsismyname]

the hangers from my 98 bolted right up when I put my exhaust onto my 95

 

[atlanticblue98]

the hangers from my 98 bolted right up when I put my exhaust onto my 95

The differences that I'm talking about are for v8 catbacks. If he uses a 97 v8 catback, he will need 2 79-97 rear hangers.

If he uses a 97 v6 ypipe catback he should just need one hanger since all v6 hangers are the same

94-98 v6 hangers run parallel to the tailpipe
79-97 v8 run perpendicular to the tailpipe
98-04 v8 run parallel

 

[cmsismyname]

Oh ic nvm then

 

[mustang38]

I got mine from jegs and it comes with the duel conversion pipe, mufflers, tail pipes and all hangers, it wasnt loud enough for me so i deleted the mufflers and put in 2 glass packs and it sounds really good at low idle and cruising and unless you really hammer it hard it doesnt sound ricer at all.

 

[det_riot]

^how much was it?

 

[mustang38]

i think i paid 199 for plus i wanna say 15 or 20 for shipping

 

[mustang38]

but its just the jegs system for 99-04 and mines a 94 so i had to do some tweaking to get it to fit right

 

[white98stang]

Mac Y Pipe kit. I agree with ryan, only $300 and sounds really good.