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05-16-2021, 08:01 PM | #1 |
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1983 Mercury Capri--
I have a 1983 Mercury Capri, with dual exhausts, 5.0, and a five speed. I want to put on a deep mellow muffler. Any ideas? Thanks
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05-16-2021, 09:11 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1983 Mercury Capri--
I thought my OEM 88 5.0 Mustang's exhaust sounded nice. I don't know if they are being reproduced. Being stainless, they were still on the car when I sold it with 188,000 miles.
You might also consider Borla XS mufflers. They are a straight-through design, quieter than Magnaflow's, and have received good reviews. You will find numerous examples on Youtube. |
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05-17-2021, 04:11 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1983 Mercury Capri--
I'm pretty sure 1985 was the first year for a true dual-exhaust system for the 5.0 Mustang, and the last year for a carburetor. If your car has true dual exhausts, they're aftermarket. Moe than likely, unless you live in California, the cats were removed when the dual exhausts were installed. My car was 100% original, with the original 4 cats. No doubt it would have been louder, had the cats been removed.
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05-17-2021, 08:07 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1983 Mercury Capri--
Edward: I have three mustangs, ranging from a stock 289 to a punched out Hi-Po 289 to a Hi-Po 302, all with dual exhaust. I run Flomaster Stage II on all of them; I like the mellow tone with a little rumble - stand on them, and there is a definite bark. I also have a F-150 with a highly massaged 5.4, with a Hooker Exhaust Extraction System (they make one for cars, also) ..... A nice deep rumble with a super growl at WOT. Hope this helps!
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05-17-2021, 09:51 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1983 Mercury Capri--
Hopefully, Flowmasters have improved. All that I've heard, with the exception of cat-back systems, sound like marbles rattling around inside of a can. I don't care for the metallic sound.
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05-18-2021, 04:51 AM | #6 |
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05-19-2021, 08:31 AM | #7 |
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Re: 1983 Mercury Capri--
I have Flotech Afterburner's on my warmed over 289 in a '65 Falcon . Good quality, fully welded style muffler w/a great deep sound, that is just the right amount of loudness when I stand on it . Nice '60s muscle car sound! - F F
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