04 "true" dual exhaust
#16
4.2L dual cats?
i just bought my 2000 F150 XLT, with the 4.2L V6, 5spd and less than 60k miles. i was very surprised to find that it has true duals from the engine to a pair of cats, then combines into one muffler.
that's right - 2 cats dumping into one muffler. it looks completely stock - is it?
if it is, i just don't understand why ford would spend the money for a pair of cats, then save money on one muffler when they could have a complete, true dual exhaust! what am i missing?
obtw - my interest in duals is limited completely to performance. i like a nice sound as much as the next guy, just not enough to pay for it unless i get performance with.
having said all that, can i assume that putting duals in from the cats back, say with the magnaflow xpipe avfrog showed us, and flowmasters, would result in increased performance of some kind - power, mpg?
thanks for your time
joe
that's right - 2 cats dumping into one muffler. it looks completely stock - is it?
if it is, i just don't understand why ford would spend the money for a pair of cats, then save money on one muffler when they could have a complete, true dual exhaust! what am i missing?
obtw - my interest in duals is limited completely to performance. i like a nice sound as much as the next guy, just not enough to pay for it unless i get performance with.
having said all that, can i assume that putting duals in from the cats back, say with the magnaflow xpipe avfrog showed us, and flowmasters, would result in increased performance of some kind - power, mpg?
thanks for your time
joe
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#21
#22
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it would if you kept your sp and vp high...
#23
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i just bought my 2000 F150 XLT, with the 4.2L V6, 5spd and less than 60k miles. i was very surprised to find that it has true duals from the engine to a pair of cats, then combines into one muffler.
that's right - 2 cats dumping into one muffler. it looks completely stock - is it?
if it is, i just don't understand why ford would spend the money for a pair of cats, then save money on one muffler when they could have a complete, true dual exhaust! what am i missing?
obtw - my interest in duals is limited completely to performance. i like a nice sound as much as the next guy, just not enough to pay for it unless i get performance with.
having said all that, can i assume that putting duals in from the cats back, say with the magnaflow xpipe avfrog showed us, and flowmasters, would result in increased performance of some kind - power, mpg?
thanks for your time
joe
that's right - 2 cats dumping into one muffler. it looks completely stock - is it?
if it is, i just don't understand why ford would spend the money for a pair of cats, then save money on one muffler when they could have a complete, true dual exhaust! what am i missing?
obtw - my interest in duals is limited completely to performance. i like a nice sound as much as the next guy, just not enough to pay for it unless i get performance with.
having said all that, can i assume that putting duals in from the cats back, say with the magnaflow xpipe avfrog showed us, and flowmasters, would result in increased performance of some kind - power, mpg?
thanks for your time
joe
#24
Mufflers? You tube
Mufflers are a personally preference...
#25
avfrog, thanks so much for your answer - that's exactly why i joined this forum. i've only got so much money to spend, and it would be very annoying to spend it on something that doesn't help....
openclasspro#11: sp? vp? remember who you're talking to... i'm the guy that put an ignition filter for my CB radio on a diesel...
guys, thanks so much for your time!
joe
openclasspro#11: sp? vp? remember who you're talking to... i'm the guy that put an ignition filter for my CB radio on a diesel...
guys, thanks so much for your time!
joe
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#30
I thought i said that i am not interested in sound... I'm looking for power and mpg. as to how much it costs for how much increase, that helps me decide what to do first - doesn't mean i won't eventually do it. i don't know for a fact, but i don't see solutions such as what Darren says Openclass is referring to, would be all that expensive.
i intend to do all i can before getting into the motor. Even then, i may do no more than a blue-printing job. From what i remember from my youth, getting into the motor, regardless of performance gains, invariably meant a drop in reliability and durability. OK if you're competing; that comes with the territory, but not for a truck that has to be running every monday morning...
thanks for your time guys - your experience is going to save me tons of money and time!
i intend to do all i can before getting into the motor. Even then, i may do no more than a blue-printing job. From what i remember from my youth, getting into the motor, regardless of performance gains, invariably meant a drop in reliability and durability. OK if you're competing; that comes with the territory, but not for a truck that has to be running every monday morning...
thanks for your time guys - your experience is going to save me tons of money and time!