Full exhuast exchange
 

How many hps would be resonable to expect from a complete exhuast exhchange? Equal length short tube headers, off-road x and a set of macs or flows? What should I expect from an change like that on a 97 gt. thanks.


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97 Mustang GT Convertible
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I would guess about a 15hp gain on a stock car.

i would have to say around 20-25 rwhp. i got offroad h-pipe & 2 chamber flowmasters and made my car noticably faster. Headers which i dont have also make a big difference

Don't waste the $ on the headers. It takes too much time and work and/or costs too much in labor to justify spending the $ for the small gains. The stock heads don't flow well enough to utilize the headers.
A high Flow H-pipe will be the best bang for buck. That should add anywhere from 8-14hp. A good set of mufflers, or a full cat-back may help to free up another 2-4hp.

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1997 Thunderbird 4.6L: Dynomax cat-back, MN-12 perf. offroad downtubes and Y-pipe w/ Magnaflow resonator, 80mm MAF with cone filter, B&M trans cooler, Inject-Tech chip, KVR front brake upgrade. 15.2 @ 91 before exhaust. Not bad for a 3800lb auto 4.6L

No Longer own: 91 LX 5.0L 5 spd

Long tube headers are supposed to work a lot better on mod motors. Shorties supposedly only give 2-4hp.

Longtubes will cost $1000+ to buy and have installed. And the "decent gains" are on PI headed mustangs. For N/A 2V's, that $ can be better spent somewhere else.
The 96-98 heads in don't flow well enough to need headers in N/A situations. The $ to HP ratio would be foolish.

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Agreed but if there's forced induction in the future LTs have shown the best results.

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