Aftermarket Exhaust ????

[c0achmke]

So I just bought my 2003 Thunderbird about three weeks ago, I love it, it has been taken care of almost babied, all warranty work done, coils and cats replaced..etc. Now for my question, I have a Mustang GT with a Magnaflow Catback 3" exhaust and with the top down I want the T-bird to have a similar growl but not quite as much as the mustang. Now really for my question, besides the Borla system I have seen what are my other options that people have done, Youtube and Google searchers have not yielded too much, I have listened to many Lincoln LS clips with Flowmaster, Magnaflow etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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[Black Beauty]

So I just bought my 2003 Thunderbird about three weeks ago, I love it, it has been taken care of almost babied, all warranty work done, coils and cats replaced..etc. Now for my question, I have a Mustang GT with a Magnaflow Catback 3" exhaust and with the top down I want the T-bird to have a similar growl but not quite as much as the mustang. Now really for my question, besides the Borla system I have seen what are my other options that people have done, Youtube and Google searchers have not yielded too much, I have listened to many Lincoln LS clips with Flowmaster, Magnaflow etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

I put Flowmasters in the rear and removed the forward in line mufflers with straight pipe. (saved old parts) Nice mellow sound for a fraction of Borlas..Black Beauty! ps I have the 3015 SCT tuner too

 

[George]

Before you spend any money, remove the rear resonators and see if that's the sound you want. Some have done that and love it.

I have the Borla's and still not happy with them. I was looking for the old '50's flathead V8 sound, but I guess you can't get that without a flathead😀

 

[Black Beauty]

George do you mean 'fat head'? I bought the rear flowmasters, not even aware of the front mufflers...the sound I get is about right...anymore and my wife will notice...

 

[George]

No Greg. Flathead is correct. Flathead engines were on all V8 Fords from 1932 to 1953. Almost all early Hot Rods ran with Ford Flathead engines, "souped-up" 😎
I guess I'm a lot older than you🙂

 

[Black Beauty]

just humor George, guess I'm used to TBF. I had a 40 Ford flathead (later model) that had Edmunds heads ans 2-2 barrel set up.....thats before the Rocket Olds V8!

 

[c0achmke]

I put Flowmasters in the rear and removed the forward in line mufflers with straight pipe. (saved old parts) Nice mellow sound for a fraction of Borlas..Black Beauty! ps I have the 3015 SCT tuner too

Thanks for the reply...so flow master 40 series without the resonators. That's what the muffler shop suggested.