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2012mustang76123
07-19-2013, 04:03 PM
Never had a car that just sold the tips, what would be the difference between

http://www.amazon.com/Flowmaster-817496-Axle-back-System-409S/dp/B003Z4FETU/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1374263990&sr=1-1&keywords=817496

vs

http://www.amazon.com/Flowmaster-817500-Cat-back-System-409S/dp/B0047P9334/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1374264208&sr=1-1&keywords=817500

sound wise

re-rx7
07-19-2013, 04:11 PM
Never liked Flowmaster.

DirtyD
07-19-2013, 04:25 PM
Cat back systems replace all components of the exhaust system from the catalytic converters to the exhaust tips. Axle backs are from the axle back, which is the same thing as mufflers only.

And for the record, full exhaust is from the headers/manifolds back.

2012mustang76123
07-19-2013, 04:37 PM
Cat back systems replace all components of the exhaust system from the catalytic converters to the exhaust tips. Axle backs are from the axle back, which is the same thing as mufflers only.

And for the record, full exhaust is from the headers/manifolds back.

so would the cat back system not let you pass inspection since it removes the catalytic converters?

re-rx7
07-19-2013, 04:37 PM
Cat back systems replace all components of the exhaust system from the catalytic converters to the exhaust tips. Axle backs are from the axle back, which is the same thing as mufflers only.

And for the record, full exhaust is from the headers/manifolds back.

Oh and the stock exhausr is pretty gd from the catback.

jng2985
07-19-2013, 05:00 PM
so would the cat back system not let you pass inspection since it removes the catalytic converters?

It doesn't remove the cats it bolts to the cats and replaces everything to the tips

TrueStreetTim
07-19-2013, 05:05 PM
so would the cat back system not let you pass inspection since it removes the catalytic converters?

Cat-BACK just means everything from the end of the cats (not including the cats) and back is replaced. Cats are part of the mid-piping.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/manumition/mustang-exhaust-diagram_zps3db687b3.jpg

Oh and the stock exhausr is pretty gd from the catback.

And this. From cat to axle-back is sufficient with nothing measurable to be gained.

Dan12GT
07-19-2013, 05:07 PM
Cat-BACK just means everything from the end of the cats (not including the cats) and back is replaced. Cats are part of the mid-piping.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/manumition/mustang-exhaust-diagram_zps3db687b3.jpg



And this. From cat to axle-back is sufficient with nothing measurable to be gained.

Tim nailed it.

2012mustang76123
07-19-2013, 05:29 PM
Tim nailed it.

noticed you have a catback vs axleback, did you notice anything?

Dan12GT
07-19-2013, 05:36 PM
noticed you have a catback vs axleback, did you notice anything?

I never had an after market axle back on it so I couldn't say much for gains between the two. It had to have picked up something though along with my Airaid. I dyoned bone stock 372/359 and after Airaid intake / Borla S-type catback it was putting out 382/387 at the 1st TS dyno day last year. No tune yet. So I'd say the catback attributed to a bit of those gains.

2012mustang76123
07-19-2013, 06:55 PM
just found a deal on the first link for 177 shipped off ebay so picked it up.

Rebelracer568
07-20-2013, 09:39 AM
I run flowmasters on my car there good sound and dont have alot of that annoying popping. Also gives car the old school muscle car sound

2012mustang76123
07-20-2013, 10:22 AM
I run flowmasters on my car there good sound and dont have alot of that annoying popping. Also gives car the old school muscle car sound

that's basically what I'm looking for, thanks

JDMLOL
07-20-2013, 10:25 AM
I run flowmasters on my car there good sound and dont have alot of that annoying popping. Also gives car the old school muscle car sound

I agree. I run the outlaws and they are about as loud as the muffler deletes without a ton of popping.