Bought a new to me mustang
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Originally Posted by ram_man
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
I wouldn't. I think they sound perfect stock.
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
I wouldn't. I think they sound perfect stock.
Originally Posted by ram_man
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
How far do you plan to drive it? Like on any long distance trips. Around town it's probably all sorts of fun to "get loud" but I'd think after 20 sustained minutes on the highway the tune might change.
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
How far do you plan to drive it? Like on any long distance trips. Around town it's probably all sorts of fun to "get loud" but I'd think after 20 sustained minutes on the highway the tune might change.
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I'm not a noise guy but for less restrictive flow … I have put in the largest bore that will fit in the space muffler on back …
There are internet sound clips too …
I'm not a noise guy but for less restrictive flow … I have put in the largest bore that will fit in the space muffler on back …
"Flowmaster exhaust is the equivalent of trying to f.a.r.t through leather pants."
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
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Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
4.0 is a superior engine.
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
4.0 is a superior engine.
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
The 4.0 is the best V6 Mustang.
That's definitely not true
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Model: 2015 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 300 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,469 to 3,526 lbs
Engine: 3.7 L V6
Torque: 280 lb-ft
Model: 2006 Ford Mustang
Horsepower: 210 hp
MPG: Up to 19 city / 28 highway
Curb weight: 3,351 to 3,476 lbs
Engine: 4.0 L V6
90 more HP for the win
"InsideLine.com measured a 2011 V-6 coupe with a manual gearbox running from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 5.6 seconds. It also raced through the quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 101.2 m.p.h. While short of the performance of last year's Mustang GT (13.5 seconds at 102.9 m.p.h.) that car's V-8 had 315 horsepower and was rated at 24 m.p.g. on the highway.
So being thrifty no longer means having to give up fun to drive. This 2011 V6 Mustang is simply the best 6-cylinder Mustang ever."
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
Originally Posted by Silverado12
FWIW GM recommends a friction modifier in some of their New Venture manual transmissions. It's possible the notchy shifting issues are caused by that?
I was talking about my 2001 t56 that I used GM fluid in, service performed by ASE master cert mechanic while I watched.
FWIW GM recommends a friction modifier in some of their New Venture manual transmissions. It's possible the notchy shifting issues are caused by that?
I was talking about my 2001 t56 that I used GM fluid in, service performed by ASE master cert mechanic while I watched.
Originally Posted by ram_man
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
Honestly, I'd leave it alone. I think it would lose a lot of class with a muffler/cbe.
Question for you guys. I definitely want it to be louder/ have a growl. Is it worth putting dual exhaust on or should I just put a muffler on it? Would dual exhaust help performance at all?
Honestly, I'd leave it alone. I think it would lose a lot of class with a muffler/cbe.
It seems difficult to make most V-6 engines sound good with aftermarket exhaust. A lot of the time they seem to have a nice sound at idle but sound pretty terrible at higher RPM. I'd leave the stock exhaust if it were me.
Originally Posted by fisher83
It seems difficult to make most V-6 engines sound good with aftermarket exhaust. A lot of the time they seem to have a nice sound at idle but sound pretty terrible at higher RPM. I'd leave the stock exhaust if it were me.
Agreed. Even my 370Z only sounded mediocre.
It seems difficult to make most V-6 engines sound good with aftermarket exhaust. A lot of the time they seem to have a nice sound at idle but sound pretty terrible at higher RPM. I'd leave the stock exhaust if it were me.
Agreed. Even my 370Z only sounded mediocre.
Originally Posted by Ws6
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
I never disputed that. I disputed the fact that someone claimed the 4.0 V6 Mustang was the best V6 Mustang ever. Which, at 210hp, simply cannot be true.
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
I never disputed that. I disputed the fact that someone claimed the 4.0 V6 Mustang was the best V6 Mustang ever. Which, at 210hp, simply cannot be true.
Originally Posted by dwcopple
Originally Posted by Ws6
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
I never disputed that. I disputed the fact that someone claimed the 4.0 V6 Mustang was the best V6 Mustang ever. Which, at 210hp, simply cannot be true.
Well, no, I stomped on one hardcore in my CX5 back when I had a 2015 CX5, lol! (granted it was an auto, with 2 people in it, and a ragtop, and had some terrible muffler on it droning away). it was hilarious though. Mustang kept losing by a car or two to an NA 4 cylinder SUV.
Originally Posted by Ws6
OP paid peanuts for a super clean car with no glaring mechanical engineering fails. That's a win in my book.
I never disputed that. I disputed the fact that someone claimed the 4.0 V6 Mustang was the best V6 Mustang ever. Which, at 210hp, simply cannot be true.
Well, no, I stomped on one hardcore in my CX5 back when I had a 2015 CX5, lol! (granted it was an auto, with 2 people in it, and a ragtop, and had some terrible muffler on it droning away). it was hilarious though. Mustang kept losing by a car or two to an NA 4 cylinder SUV.
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
4.0 is a superior engine.
That's a first - calling the Ford 4.0 SOHC a superior engine. It was a boat anchor and had a lot of quirks especially with the timing components. (I owned a 2000 Explorer with it.) The 3.5/3.7 is superior in every way.
4.0 is a superior engine.
That's a first - calling the Ford 4.0 SOHC a superior engine. It was a boat anchor and had a lot of quirks especially with the timing components. (I owned a 2000 Explorer with it.) The 3.5/3.7 is superior in every way.
Originally Posted by itguy08
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
4.0 is a superior engine.
That's a first - calling the Ford 4.0 SOHC a superior engine. It was a boat anchor and had a lot of quirks especially with the timing components. (I owned a 2000 Explorer with it.) The 3.5/3.7 is superior in every way.
I have to agree. I worked at Ford when these were still sort of new and we were always doing timing chain tensioners. The older ohv versions liked to crack heads like the 2.9 that they replaced.
The 3.5 is great other than the internal water pump design.
However, I think the later ones may have fixed the timing chain issues and are otherwise a reliable engine.
Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
4.0 is a superior engine.
That's a first - calling the Ford 4.0 SOHC a superior engine. It was a boat anchor and had a lot of quirks especially with the timing components. (I owned a 2000 Explorer with it.) The 3.5/3.7 is superior in every way.
I have to agree. I worked at Ford when these were still sort of new and we were always doing timing chain tensioners. The older ohv versions liked to crack heads like the 2.9 that they replaced.
The 3.5 is great other than the internal water pump design.
However, I think the later ones may have fixed the timing chain issues and are otherwise a reliable engine.
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The 4.0 is much better than the Ford 3.8 that came in earlier v6 mustangs though.
Looks like a nice car ðŸ‘
I'd say leave the exhaust alone and definitely change the transmission fluid. So cheap to do compared to an automatic. If you end up with notchiness try a different fluid.
Looks like a nice car ðŸ‘
I'd say leave the exhaust alone and definitely change the transmission fluid. So cheap to do compared to an automatic. If you end up with notchiness try a different fluid.
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