h-pipe install

jbug440 · 08-17-2002, 09:22 PM

hi guys,maybe someone can help me with some questions?i own a 96 gt with some very minor mods (A k+n and a flowmaster cat back). I would like to install an off road h-pipe on my car,i looked under the car and it looks like getting to the passenger side exhaust manifold bolts will be difficult.Has anyone done the swap or knows how to get to those bolts easier?my next question is about brand what brand h-pipe do u guys recommend?I heard an h-pipe will help with torque and give me a throaty v8 rumble sound which is exactly what im looking for.Any help will be appreciated.

surfbeast · 08-19-2002, 05:17 AM

Any of the major brands are fine. Not much difference in performance in either ones. Get the HTS coated ones so they won't rust out. Check out the H-Pipe install info on possibly this site or on one of the others, mustangworld, stangnet etc.. they should be able to give you the tricks in removing/replacing the exhaust.

Good luck!

jbug440 · 08-19-2002, 08:43 PM

hey man, thanx for the info i really appreciate it!!!!!!

SnakeDriver97 · 08-19-2002, 09:17 PM

I remember pullin' the factory pipe from my bodies '95 GT. I recall lots of WD-40, and some bloody knuckles, but it eventually came off. BBK & MAC make a decent pipe for the cost ( not sure if there HTS coated, but if u got $500..Bassani makes a good X-pipe.

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'97 Cobra....just bought it so it's bone stock <--(no $$)...future plans....(the obvious exhaust mods) BBK long tube with FlwMstr 2 Chmbr...Cobra R rims...and hopefully, a Vortech s-trim with Aftrcoolr...anybody got $5000 I can borrow!?!?!?

91LX2Bfast · 08-20-2002, 08:40 PM

Man, we just put a Bassani O/R x-pipe on my brothers 99GT which already had 2 chamber Flows on it and it's WAY, WAY, loud. Too loud for daily driving IMO.
It must be a 4.6 thing, because I had the exact same setup on my '91 5.0 and my car was loud, but not the obnoxious volume that his car is.
So, I guess what I am trying to say is, think seriously about buying a pipe with a set of high flow cats.

08-17-2002, 09:22 PM	#1
jbug440 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Endicott,N.Y. Posts: 2	h-pipe install hi guys,maybe someone can help me with some questions?i own a 96 gt with some very minor mods (A k+n and a flowmaster cat back). I would like to install an off road h-pipe on my car,i looked under the car and it looks like getting to the passenger side exhaust manifold bolts will be difficult.Has anyone done the swap or knows how to get to those bolts easier?my next question is about brand what brand h-pipe do u guys recommend?I heard an h-pipe will help with torque and give me a throaty v8 rumble sound which is exactly what im looking for.Any help will be appreciated.

08-19-2002, 05:17 AM	#2
surfbeast Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Maryville,TN Posts: 415	Any of the major brands are fine. Not much difference in performance in either ones. Get the HTS coated ones so they won't rust out. Check out the H-Pipe install info on possibly this site or on one of the others, mustangworld, stangnet etc.. they should be able to give you the tricks in removing/replacing the exhaust. Good luck! __________________ 98 GT / convertable -98 Saleen engine, Saleen appearance pkg. SHM cams,P&P NPI heads, and so much more!

08-20-2002, 08:40 PM	#5
91LX2Bfast Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Warrington, PA Posts: 694	Man, we just put a Bassani O/R x-pipe on my brothers 99GT which already had 2 chamber Flows on it and it's WAY, WAY, loud. Too loud for daily driving IMO. It must be a 4.6 thing, because I had the exact same setup on my '91 5.0 and my car was loud, but not the obnoxious volume that his car is. So, I guess what I am trying to say is, think seriously about buying a pipe with a set of high flow cats. __________________ '97 T-bird LX 4.6L 2V, auto SVO heads/intake, Vortech T-trim, front mounted intercooler, blower cams, Cobra crank, Manley H-beam rods, JE pistons, Aeromotive fuel system w/ 42# injectors, and much more No times yet

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08-19-2002, 08:43 PM	#3
jbug440 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Endicott,N.Y. Posts: 2	hey man, thanx for the info i really appreciate it!!!!!!

08-19-2002, 09:17 PM	#4
SnakeDriver97 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 24	I remember pullin' the factory pipe from my bodies '95 GT. I recall lots of WD-40, and some bloody knuckles, but it eventually came off. BBK & MAC make a decent pipe for the cost ( not sure if there HTS coated, but if u got $500..Bassani makes a good X-pipe. ________________ '97 Cobra....just bought it so it's bone stock <--(no $$)...future plans....(the obvious exhaust mods) BBK long tube with FlwMstr 2 Chmbr...Cobra R rims...and hopefully, a Vortech s-trim with Aftrcoolr...anybody got $5000 I can borrow!?!?!?