running with no mufflers

87 GT MUSTANG · 08-03-2002, 10:16 AM

I own a 1987 mustang gt with no current mods, I am looking to see if anyone has pulled off their mufflers and left the stock h-pipe with catylytics and stock manifold on, if so how did it sound, was there alot of back pressure or did it just sound sweet,

tireburner163 · 08-03-2002, 12:16 PM

I've seen people weld in pipe in place of the mufflers.....it sounds ok, pretty loud.

Conman · 08-03-2002, 04:59 PM

The guy that had my car before me tore off one of the mufflers some how, who knows where he was driving the thing so to equal out the back pressure he cut the bottom out of the other muffler
so to make a long story short, my car basically had a stock cat and no mufflers when I bought it.
It sounded ok but not really my style, it was loud but made some strange sounds like popping and back firing

I think you would be much happier with a set of decent mufflers and an off road H, I know I am.

if you are looking for a cheap way to make your car sound mean I would atleast get some pipe to put in place of the mufflers to connect the tail pipes up.

RoadWarrior · 08-03-2002, 08:01 PM

I know its a little different but we did this on a friends f-150. We had a new muffler ready to go in but we started it without the muffler and it actually sounded pretty quiet. while his was only single exhaust we ended up just leaving it without a muffler. The only thing was that it would pop a bit when using the engine to slow it down. But other than that it actually sounded pretty good.

ultraflo · 08-03-2002, 10:52 PM

Different strokes for different folks...

Like mentioned, your car will sound better with an off-road h-pipe and some aftermarket muffs...

Straight pipes sound trashy, IMHO.

USMC302 · 08-04-2002, 10:56 AM

Yeah, tried it on an old 95 we had, sounded ok, but had the popping and didn't have the famous rumble mustangs are known for. Go with an off-road and some flowmasters, with turn downs if you like it loud! Good luck!

08-03-2002, 10:16 AM	#1
87 GT MUSTANG Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oshawa,Ontario Posts: 46	running with no mufflers I own a 1987 mustang gt with no current mods, I am looking to see if anyone has pulled off their mufflers and left the stock h-pipe with catylytics and stock manifold on, if so how did it sound, was there alot of back pressure or did it just sound sweet, __________________ Adam pennington

08-03-2002, 12:16 PM	#2
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	I've seen people weld in pipe in place of the mufflers.....it sounds ok, pretty loud. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

08-03-2002, 04:59 PM	#3
Conman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 351	The guy that had my car before me tore off one of the mufflers some how, who knows where he was driving the thing so to equal out the back pressure he cut the bottom out of the other muffler so to make a long story short, my car basically had a stock cat and no mufflers when I bought it. It sounded ok but not really my style, it was loud but made some strange sounds like popping and back firing I think you would be much happier with a set of decent mufflers and an off road H, I know I am. if you are looking for a cheap way to make your car sound mean I would atleast get some pipe to put in place of the mufflers to connect the tail pipes up. __________________ '88 lx, Black on Black, check it out here Spent all my money on school, what a dumb mistake I'm old enough to know better, but still too young to care.

08-03-2002, 08:01 PM	#4
RoadWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Posts: 317	I know its a little different but we did this on a friends f-150. We had a new muffler ready to go in but we started it without the muffler and it actually sounded pretty quiet. while his was only single exhaust we ended up just leaving it without a muffler. The only thing was that it would pop a bit when using the engine to slow it down. But other than that it actually sounded pretty good. __________________ Fast Company

08-03-2002, 10:52 PM	#5
ultraflo NX dealer-man Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 977	Different strokes for different folks... Like mentioned, your car will sound better with an off-road h-pipe and some aftermarket muffs... Straight pipes sound trashy, IMHO. __________________ RLS Racing! 93 LX 9.20 @ 147mph 03 Mach 1 12.39 @ 116mph

08-04-2002, 10:56 AM	#6
USMC302 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Gallatin, Tn Posts: 1,326	Yeah, tried it on an old 95 we had, sounded ok, but had the popping and didn't have the famous rumble mustangs are known for. Go with an off-road and some flowmasters, with turn downs if you like it loud! Good luck! __________________

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