envyxr6t Member 35 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/05/07 05:04 AM Share Posted 22/05/07 05:04 AM HI I have just purchased a 2004 xr6t ute and am looking to improve the sound. I have been reading about replacing the centre muffler with hotdogs or straight pipe, or is it better to go a whole new system. the only prop is I have a budget of around $500. I am in a bind. I want a nice clean throaty sound when you give it a bit but I also want to notice it when driving around at normal pace. I was leaning towards the hotdogs but what do you guys recomend. Any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6IXT Donating Members 662 Member For: 19y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 22/05/07 05:09 AM Share Posted 22/05/07 05:09 AM I've got strait pipes and I'm happy with it its not too loud when cruising and sounds good when you're giving it a bit cost me about $100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envyxr6t Member 35 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/05/07 05:19 AM Author Share Posted 22/05/07 05:19 AM is it louder with or without the hotdogs? do you get a drone when cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6IXT Donating Members 662 Member For: 19y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 22/05/07 05:59 AM Share Posted 22/05/07 05:59 AM it would be louder without hotdogsno drone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissy Member 132 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: S.E. Melbourne Posted 23/05/07 06:58 AM Share Posted 23/05/07 06:58 AM Mate since you have a ute it wont drone anyway, unless you dump the exhaust off at the dump pipe Oh and it would also be cheaper not to get the hot dogs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom ute Member 105 Member For: 18y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 23/05/07 01:06 PM Share Posted 23/05/07 01:06 PM before I had the new exhaust fitted in the ute, I had the rear muffler removed and stright piped it sound good and had no drone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envyxr6t Member 35 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 23/05/07 09:50 PM Author Share Posted 23/05/07 09:50 PM Thanks for all you help. I decided that the best was to go is to just get the centre muffler cut out and replace with straight pipe. its cheap and from what you guys have said the sound is . thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 19/06/07 03:49 AM Share Posted 19/06/07 03:49 AM Ok, what about sedans??I finally got the green/ amber light from my local service centre that replacing exhaust from cat back would be basically impossible for Ford engineers from warranty inspections to prove that it was the reason for faults.So Im now in the market to give the car a better note without major drone.What do people suggest & what are the costs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/06/07 04:17 AM Share Posted 19/06/07 04:17 AM (edited) Good topic, I'm in the same position as TUFXR6T. I can't spend 1600+ on a full system atm but I want a nice note with no drone. Also will straight pipes effect back pressure at all. What about bov's just a quick "pssstch" is all I want any suggestions?? Edited 19/06/07 04:18 AM by XRTPSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzMahoony Hench, but no longer shredded or tanned. Member 3,343 Member For: 17y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Canning Vale, W.A Posted 19/06/07 04:48 AM Share Posted 19/06/07 04:48 AM Good topic, I'm in the same position as TUFXR6T. I can't spend 1600+ on a full system atm but I want a nice note with no drone. Also will straight pipes effect back pressure at all. What about bov's just a quick "pssstch" is all I want any suggestions??Mate all you need to do is get the center muffler removed and get it replaced by straight through pipes, makes the car sound tough, and it will set you back around 50-80$ as for the BOV to make that noise just unplug it at the back and buy a 10$ monza oil filter and fit on top of the BOVhttp://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...st&id=30465Heres a pic for you, it's easy, all you gotta do is loosen and removed the 'turbo intercooled' cross over section and fit it to the end of the BOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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