Zetec Exhaust Thread

[99mcougar]

So there is a Wheel Thread, and a 2.5L Exhaust Thread, so I figured why not make a zetec exhaust thread. So post your audio/video clips clips of your exhaust to help out anyone thats looking into doing exhaust on their 2.0L.

[GTownCougar]

Someone could make an Exhaust FAQ post within this thread as well

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

what the hell.

2.5" cat back piping, no resonator, N1 style ebay muffler. total cost to me was about $50

Video of video of my exhaust. - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting (http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Dslax/?action=view&current=myexhaust.flv)

i have since removed the muffler and installed a Monza resonated tip and obviously the turbo.

[99mcougar]

Nice!

Looks like this thread was a lost cause tho..

[GTownCougar]

Was thinking the same thing...apparently the 2.0 owners arent as happy to show off as the 2.5's.

[Yofavcracka]

My old zetec.
weapon r header, borla trubendz exhaust, and an 18 inch resonator be4 the muffler to get rid of the raspyness.


JUST catback
YouTube - Mercury Cougar exhaust (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zycD4NgNYTc)


header-resonator-catback
YouTube - inside car (http://youtube.com/watch?v=pkCmxcWVxRo)


without resonator (to give clarification)
YouTube - After Header (http://youtube.com/watch?v=r8PL6AMhbRU)

this is when i got my tach (showing how slow the stock tach is)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/Yofavcracka/th_tachlag.jpg (http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/Yofavcracka/?action=view&current=tachlag.flv)

[2C0UGAR00]

give me a couple weeks and i will install exhaust getting a deal from edward in cooga thread

[Pid_16V]

My zetec with dual exits: :)



http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/alpiduck/th_ExVideo01.jpg (http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/alpiduck/?action=view&current=ExVideo01.flv)

[Couged207]

What type of header are you using Cracka? I'm looking into the weapon-r street header. I had a catback custom fit by Meineke and they only gave me 2&1/4 inch piping:mad: They also cut off that resonator, now my car pops. :( haha, it still turns heads though.

[99mcougar]

Sounds good guys! oh and he said he was using the weapon-R header ^^

[Yofavcracka]

What type of header are you using Cracka? I'm looking into the weapon-r street header. I had a catback custom fit by Meineke and they only gave me 2&1/4 inch piping:mad: They also cut off that resonator, now my car pops. :( haha, it still turns heads though.

belive me, on a 2.0l zetec you dont need any bigger than 2 1/4 piping. Thats probably better than a 2.5'' for your displacement anyways.

But yea, weapon r header.... and if you get one i STRONGLY advise you weld an 18 inch glasspack in your exhaust to resonate all the nasty popping sounds.

[Pid_16V]

I notice popping sometimes in mine, i'm interested in this "glasspack" do you have any idea what it's called over here in England?

[99mcougar]

Any type of resonator would work, doesn't have to be glasspack. Mine is a Dynomax gets rid of the popping since it's streight piped.

[Pid_16V]

But what, exactly is "Glasspack"? is it just some kind of glass packing, as in silencing material.

[iceberg65]

a glasspack is just a muffler that is packed with fiberglass Cherybomb is prolly the most commonly used type of glasspack
in this pic the green would be fiberglass.
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/muffler-glasspack.jpg
from my experience.....not great as a muffler. dont sound very nice.
but as a resonator i would assume its a cost effective way to reduce the high pitched noise.

[Pid_16V]

Thanks for that buddy, it just shows how simple stuff gets lost in translation. This is what i already have x2 on my dual exit system :rolleyes: They were still "very poppy" so i put a decibel insert into each one, quartered the ends to baffle the sound and stuffed fibreglass into each one. Popping is practically cured except for the odd occasion.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/alpiduck/My%20Cougar/Mods/exhaust%20mod/Dual%20exit/IMAG0093.jpg

[zorrex]

YouTube - Contour Zetec w/ SVT exhaust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0sSE2GScU4)

[CheeseEater88]

I'd tell you all what I am doing with exhaust... but you'd lol at me

3"-- and before you all say anything... why the heck not? its just money after all... besides I have the Cat on order...

any way, the Weapon-R headers... are they decent enough for $350?
Or should I have some fabricated... I do want F/I down the road... and do we have any options on manifolds designed for turbos... like any focus parts?

and any recomendation on fart cans??? the style over the noise... I am going with huge exhaust so it shouldn't be too raspy... but I want something that can use the hanger where the existing exhaust hangs... none of that cut and place in-line crap. Besides I don't like tips

I don't want any V8 growl noise... some low tone, low profile sound, just something that won't grab too much attention... when I am not flooring it.. something neighborhood friendly

I was looking at vibrantperformance.com (http://www.vibrantperformance.com)
It has good prices on some things... plus most is warrented.... and a local guy sells the stuff...

like 45% of the future mods are transfering over to a future car. so I am a little more liberal when it comes to spending tha monies first time around.

and don't worry I already have a set of carbon fiber tail-light covers... to go with the rice muffler...

but this is turning into an interesting plan... hopefully it all pulls off ok..
next is intake, then wheels and suspension, then turbo setup with stock engine... then with focus power


*puts his flame sheild on and walks away*

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

3" is way to big for any NA 2L engine. even 2.5" is pushing the limits on an NA car.

[CheeseEater88]

Hey I wouldn't get this much heat if I stepped down to a 1.5"... whut gives? :shrug:

I could run without headers and you'd probably think it better than having 3"

yeah its useless right now... maybe a 5hp gain tops... but F/I to come with in the next year God-willing wouldn't be too bad, sure maybe $100 more than a 2.5" set up if that...

heres my point... the pure novelty of it will make it worth while... ****s and grins is why I would do anything with the cougar
I enjoy it very much so as is, but slap some exhaust that I can fit my foot in, sir there is no price too great for that.

But really Dan, just thought It'd be nice to be different... if it makes you feel better we can fight with math over cubic feet per minute.... heck I think it be cool to know how much HP you would need to create a certain pressure drop/increase using various sizes of tubing.... I'll get on that tommorow maybe...
but we could use the injector create such and such hp with such and such pounds of fuel per hour, convert to metric, then to minutes, then calculate the moles of gasoline, then calculate the stociometric air to fuel ratio just to keep it simple, you could use the moles of gas after combustion to figure out how many square feet of exhuast per minute

then use manufacturers or what ever common knowledge out there for pipes with such and such a diameter and what will flow with such and such a pressure drop/build up

or we could do even more math.... but beyond calculating the pure volume of gas per minute.... the whole pressure area thing I am sort'a rusty with... and can't fathom how to figure out resistance/impeadence on a certain diameter other than looking it up...

Math War in the exhaust thread ?? :rolleyes: nah I had fun the last go around... a great learning experiance for all....

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

LMAO. :rofl:

i understand wanting a 3" exhaust for when you go turbo, but a 2.5" cat back isnt going to make a significant difference from a 3". also, with a 3" you could potentially have not enough back pressure (IIRC 2-3lbs is ideal) which would cause you to lose power until you actually get it turboed.

[bdiddy]

who's the mod in here? let's try to keep this to strictly exhaust clips.....

2.25" exhaust with an Ansa muffler

here are those clips of my exhaust
YouTube - i4 cougar exhaust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj4MYDDgQrA)

YouTube - exhaust clip2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCxiJEW0D-U)

YouTube - exhaust clip 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2hfB2Ive3s)

YouTube - cougar exhaust clip 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSLijbSpA9w)

[CheeseEater88]

Got my 3" piping kit in:evil:

just a question for the pesimists, why have a 3" intake? after combustion there is a heck lot more volume flowing through the exhaust pipes than the intake.:rolleyes:

basically I am doubling my horse power so I thought I'd double my exhaust size... 3" is about twice as much as 1.75".


now... its $50 to mate it to my existing exhaust from before the cat... and approx $150-250 for a cool muffler... but it'd be pointless for the time being...

but come next spring I hope to have boost installed.

and Dan that black exhaust turbo manifold is made for a focus? it fit no problems?

[bdiddy]

stop posting questions in here! only post if you are posting exhaust clips or referring to another clip on here.