Bronco exhaust system
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Bronco exhaust system
Hey guys im new to this site and it seems like a site to get all my answers. I was wondering which exhaust system would be loud and aggressive for my 1996 Ford Bronco EB 5.8L? I was thinking of either going true duals straight piped or true duals with Flowmaster Super 10. What do you guys think?
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I have flow masters on my 56 f 100 & straight pipe single on my 91 bronc with the 5.0 - which would sound the same as your 5.8
The straight pipe is loud & not too crackly but there is hardly any sound at idle.
My flow masters though tune the sound so when I'm at a red light (if the hot rod truck wasn't clue enough) people know I have serious performance under the hood. The sound at idle is amazing but under load it's not that different from my bronc.
So I ask you, will you be showing off the truck to friends in the parking lot or out on (or off) the road?
The straight pipe is loud & not too crackly but there is hardly any sound at idle.
My flow masters though tune the sound so when I'm at a red light (if the hot rod truck wasn't clue enough) people know I have serious performance under the hood. The sound at idle is amazing but under load it's not that different from my bronc.
So I ask you, will you be showing off the truck to friends in the parking lot or out on (or off) the road?
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well frankly you have some challenges involved. 1 the transfercase is in the way of running True Duals, way to many bends would have to be made thus defeating the purpose of going this route. not to mention the expense. Your bronco has 2 cats and frankly needs them. I would recommend having a customer Y pipe built or a bassani y pipe installed, run dual hi flow cats, 3" exhaust and then run a single In/Dual out muffler of your choice if you want that duals look. Or just run have the exhaust dump right after the muffler.
the flowmaster mufflers in my experience Drone a lot in the cab during normal hwy driving, this can get old when your wanting to listen to the stereo or talk to your passengers.
you will want headers, Jba, BBK, Edelbrock all make good quality hardware.
a single well built exhaust will out perform duals on our rigs. if you are dead set on duals both pipes will end up running down the passenger side of the truck till you pass the Tcase. make sure an X pipe is added to the system to equalize the exhaust pulse otherwise it will sound like sheet.
good luck
the flowmaster mufflers in my experience Drone a lot in the cab during normal hwy driving, this can get old when your wanting to listen to the stereo or talk to your passengers.
you will want headers, Jba, BBK, Edelbrock all make good quality hardware.
a single well built exhaust will out perform duals on our rigs. if you are dead set on duals both pipes will end up running down the passenger side of the truck till you pass the Tcase. make sure an X pipe is added to the system to equalize the exhaust pulse otherwise it will sound like sheet.
good luck
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I have flow masters on my 56 f 100 & straight pipe single on my 91 bronc with the 5.0 - which would sound the same as your 5.8
The straight pipe is loud & not too crackly but there is hardly any sound at idle.
My flow masters though tune the sound so when I'm at a red light (if the hot rod truck wasn't clue enough) people know I have serious performance under the hood. The sound at idle is amazing but under load it's not that different from my bronc.
So I ask you, will you be showing off the truck to friends in the parking lot or out on (or off) the road?
The straight pipe is loud & not too crackly but there is hardly any sound at idle.
My flow masters though tune the sound so when I'm at a red light (if the hot rod truck wasn't clue enough) people know I have serious performance under the hood. The sound at idle is amazing but under load it's not that different from my bronc.
So I ask you, will you be showing off the truck to friends in the parking lot or out on (or off) the road?
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well frankly you have some challenges involved. 1 the transfercase is in the way of running True Duals, way to many bends would have to be made thus defeating the purpose of going this route. not to mention the expense. Your bronco has 2 cats and frankly needs them. I would recommend having a customer Y pipe built or a bassani y pipe installed, run dual hi flow cats, 3" exhaust and then run a single In/Dual out muffler of your choice if you want that duals look. Or just run have the exhaust dump right after the muffler.
the flowmaster mufflers in my experience Drone a lot in the cab during normal hwy driving, this can get old when your wanting to listen to the stereo or talk to your passengers.
you will want headers, Jba, BBK, Edelbrock all make good quality hardware.
a single well built exhaust will out perform duals on our rigs. if you are dead set on duals both pipes will end up running down the passenger side of the truck till you pass the Tcase. make sure an X pipe is added to the system to equalize the exhaust pulse otherwise it will sound like sheet.
good luck
the flowmaster mufflers in my experience Drone a lot in the cab during normal hwy driving, this can get old when your wanting to listen to the stereo or talk to your passengers.
you will want headers, Jba, BBK, Edelbrock all make good quality hardware.
a single well built exhaust will out perform duals on our rigs. if you are dead set on duals both pipes will end up running down the passenger side of the truck till you pass the Tcase. make sure an X pipe is added to the system to equalize the exhaust pulse otherwise it will sound like sheet.
good luck
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4" would be to large. 3" is large enough, thats how my exhaust is setup. I am running a hooker aerochamber muffler. its got great sound when i am on the throttle and simmers down nicely when i back off the throttle. This might work well in cali given the cops have an ear for loud exhaust. you back off the throttle and they would loose ya quick.
bassani makes a good exhaust system as well
bassani makes a good exhaust system as well
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You don't need headers to run flowmasters. If your goal is aggressive sound just go from the cat back.
The size of your pipe is mostly for appearance as the computer will control the hp even if you open it up.
By the way. Wide open exhaust is good for top end high rim running. You want some back pressure if you are looking for off the line acceleration. 2.5in pipe is just fine
The size of your pipe is mostly for appearance as the computer will control the hp even if you open it up.
By the way. Wide open exhaust is good for top end high rim running. You want some back pressure if you are looking for off the line acceleration. 2.5in pipe is just fine
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You don't need headers to run flowmasters. If your goal is aggressive sound just go from the cat back.
The size of your pipe is mostly for appearance as the computer will control the hp even if you open it up.
By the way. Wide open exhaust is good for top end high rim running. You want some back pressure if you are looking for off the line acceleration. 2.5in pipe is just fine
The size of your pipe is mostly for appearance as the computer will control the hp even if you open it up.
By the way. Wide open exhaust is good for top end high rim running. You want some back pressure if you are looking for off the line acceleration. 2.5in pipe is just fine
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being that you have a 96, i am unsure if you could find headers that are legal although ones from a 95 bronco would work just fine i suspect.
I run shorties, some run long tube headers although fitment issues tend to come up with those and in cali you probably couldnt swing that.
I run shorties, some run long tube headers although fitment issues tend to come up with those and in cali you probably couldnt swing that.
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being that you have a 96, i am unsure if you could find headers that are legal although ones from a 95 bronco would work just fine i suspect.
I run shorties, some run long tube headers although fitment issues tend to come up with those and in cali you probably couldnt swing that.
I run shorties, some run long tube headers although fitment issues tend to come up with those and in cali you probably couldnt swing that.
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Okay ill ask my mechanic if he does tune ups, he even recommended me to a guy that does custom exhaust systems. Ill ask the guy if he can tune it up.
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brass is talking about putting a customer Tune on the computer.
brass being that his system is Mass-Air OBD-II it will actually do well with a free flowing exhaust with out a custom tune. now if he had a new aftermarket cam and a set of heads i could see dropping the coin for a computer tune.
brass being that his system is Mass-Air OBD-II it will actually do well with a free flowing exhaust with out a custom tune. now if he had a new aftermarket cam and a set of heads i could see dropping the coin for a computer tune.
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brass is talking about putting a customer Tune on the computer.
brass being that his system is Mass-Air OBD-II it will actually do well with a free flowing exhaust with out a custom tune. now if he had a new aftermarket cam and a set of heads i could see dropping the coin for a computer tune.
brass being that his system is Mass-Air OBD-II it will actually do well with a free flowing exhaust with out a custom tune. now if he had a new aftermarket cam and a set of heads i could see dropping the coin for a computer tune.
Ford wants it's engine to outlast the warranty period and get decent gas mileage. So the tune is mild. It doesn't let the engine go all out. While exhaust & intake mods may make a small difference it will be less of a difference than you would find on a carburated engine because the tune is trying to keep everything low key.
If you are looking for power you are better served by spending your cash on a new chip, or a retune.
If you are going for sound go with exhaust.
If you want both get out the credit cards & do both.
*point to remember* tune the computer after you do your other upgrades as each upgrade will allow you to tune more power.