What route should i take.?

[shadowfox28]

I just got a new job for mortgage company in glencove, and im making an hourly wage along with commision. money is a lot easier to come by now soo i decided to put my exhaust on before the end of the month.
I am doing true dual but i cant decide how the piping should setup. The msds headers should get to me this week and i am having American Muffler install the custom piping. (they do amazing work) It will cost the same no matter what i do with the piping side pipes, center exit, or a gapped rear exit. I am really liking the center exhaust idea.. but i just cant decide.

[PonyGirl]

I love the look of the gapped rear. The chick I work with has a dual on hers. I'll try and take a pic for ya if you want?

The center is cool, but might look like a Mini-Cooper in the end.

[MercCoug99]

you need a bumper that looks good with the center exit. IMO stock just doesnt work

[1COUGAR99]

Are you going with Mild-Steel or SS? What size piping?

Merc is right, center would look a tad odd with the stock bumper. If you had the Cougar S kit then it would work.

Our cars it seems were meant to have a dual exhaust....until the bean counters stepped in. I personally love the look of a dual exhaust on the cougar....but I might be biased since that is what I have.

[shadowfox28]

the tips are going to be three inch rolled GLoss Black.....The only reason i was even considering center exhaust was because of this guys car.. My cats hollidays pics ;-)
I love it!!!

[1COUGAR99]

That guy has the bumper for it though.

3" tips will look good. What size piping is the exhaust going to be? I ask because if your going with 3" piping from the cat back you are going to loose low end tq. It really comes down to your plans. If you want F/I then 3" would be the way to go. If your going to stay N/A then 2.25" maybe 2.5" would be the way to go.

What type of pipe? SS?

[shadowfox28]

Originally Posted by 1COUGAR99

That guy has the bumper for it though.

3" tips will look good. What size piping is the exhaust going to be? I ask because if your going with 3" piping from the cat back you are going to loose low end tq. It really comes down to your plans. If you want F/I then 3" would be the way to go. If your going to stay N/A then 2.25" maybe 2.5" would be the way to go.

What type of pipe? SS?

Ok this will be my setup 1)msds headers
2)Straight 2" piping all the way back
3)two dynomax mufflers
4)two Quad exit center exhaust Gloss black tips
... The guy at the shop does not want to run the pipes underneath the fuel tank.. he says it is not legal and very dangerous.... im making him do it anyway but the guy was freakin me out.
.... he told me that a friend of his did the same thing that I am doing and he bottomed out going like 40mph and the gas tank ruptured foll0wed by a large explosion and wrecked car. I seriosly doubt this will happen to me though becuase i am using aluminum and im pretty shore the gas tank can take a bigger beating then the thin aluminum piping.

[1COUGAR99]

Your doing a true dual setup?

Under the gas tank is not a problem. Many have done it. If you wanted to you could wrap the pipes and put a reflector on the tank.

Wait a second....Aluminum piping

[shadowfox28]

Originally Posted by 1COUGAR99

Your doing a true dual setup?

Under the gas tank is not a problem. Many have done it. If you wanted to you could wrap the pipes and put a reflector on the tank.

Wait a second....Aluminum piping

YEa True duals that run all the way back and an h pipe near the front of the car.Yea wats wrong with aluminum??? ss is too freakin heavy. the gas tank is protected by a plastic shield but i guess i'll throw some of that refective heat padding up there too be safe.

[Bigoudi]

Correction: SS is too expensive...

Greg