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95GTS · 08-31-2000, 10:06 AM

I haven't had first hand experience with side exhaust but I've heard nothin' but horror stories about them. You can't lower the car. Even at stock height you'll have lots of problems hitting the exhaust on the road. Borla may have a good design for theirs but I've heard alot about the mufflers will drag on speed bumps or dips or even in regular driving. This one guy i know had his mufflers ripped right off his car when he hit a bump. I've also heard that there are more bends in the pipes to get them over to the sides and it will cause even more restriction than before. Now that's just what I've been told by others who have had the side exhaust and took it off. You might go to www.saleenchat.com/ and ask some of the guys on there. They will know better than i do. This is just what I have heard. Hope this helps.

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1996 Mustang GTS: 5-speed, K&N, removed air silencer, 3.73s, turndowns after stock H-pipe (no mufflers)

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08-31-2000, 10:06 AM	#2
95GTS Git jiggy Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: MO USA Posts: 865	I haven't had first hand experience with side exhaust but I've heard nothin' but horror stories about them. You can't lower the car. Even at stock height you'll have lots of problems hitting the exhaust on the road. Borla may have a good design for theirs but I've heard alot about the mufflers will drag on speed bumps or dips or even in regular driving. This one guy i know had his mufflers ripped right off his car when he hit a bump. I've also heard that there are more bends in the pipes to get them over to the sides and it will cause even more restriction than before. Now that's just what I've been told by others who have had the side exhaust and took it off. You might go to www.saleenchat.com/ and ask some of the guys on there. They will know better than i do. This is just what I have heard. Hope this helps. ------------------ 1996 Mustang GTS: 5-speed, K&N, removed air silencer, 3.73s, turndowns after stock H-pipe (no mufflers) [This message has been edited by 96GTS (edited 08-31-2000).]