Re: Upgrades for a 2006 V6 Mustang

"John S." <fi****njts@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 20, 2:58 am, "Jane Jian" <dd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ed White" <cewhi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > My son's car is a 2006 Mustang V6 Coupe. He wants to upgrade the 
>> > exhaust
>> > and headlights. Being an old stick in the mud I have been opposing
the
>> > changes. Assuming I relent,, I'd like to hear recommendation for a 
>> > better
>> > exhaust system and headlights. He wants duals and HID headlights.
What
>> > should he look out for?
>>
>> > Ed
>>
>> louder exhaust are cop magnets - does not improve power, and
s****t/turbo
>> mufflers can have a constant drone all the time when driving the car.
>>
>> .
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> sorry but you are completely wrong about the performance... the S197
> V6 muffler is incredibly restrictive! You can get a 10RWHP simply by
> swapping the stock muffler out for a better one, including a cheap GT
> take off muffler!  This has been proven time and time again on the
> dyno....
>
> That being said, going to duals doesn't give you much performance...
> may 2 or 3 RWHP... duals are more about look and sound.... no
> performance...

 You are not burning more fuel per unit time, so how could it gain HP ?

10 hp is hardly noticeable, and it is really about 2 to 3 HP gain, which
you 
could not accurately measure.

I would stick my money on good summer performance tires, they make a huge 
difference.

Beware the sales pitch for a lot of the add on products, way over hyped.