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Old May 15, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Hey all,

I have a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer AWD 4.6L V8 with a BBK 70mm throttle body and a K&N FIPK gen II intake system. I want to buy a cat back exhaust system, but want something with low cabin noise. So far I have looked at the series 70 model by flowmaster and the Gibson exhaust. Does anybody else have any suggestions. Ultimately, I want more low end torque and more passing power.

Also, should I buy a performance chip too?
 

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Old May 15, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Sorry, almost forgot.

is it worth buying headers and if so would they add more cabin noise along with a new exhaust system?

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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:40 AM
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I have the Gibson cat-back on my 97 5.0. Nice rumble, not very loud in the cabin either. I believe the flowmaster would be quite a bit louder. I have a custom made Magnaflow set up on my 02 300M and it has more cabin noise than the Gibson.
 
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