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Here we review our Mustang Exhaust Systems. A performance exhaust is the 2nd mod we do to our cars. Your Mustang will be faster and sound much more aggressive and modified! People won’t know “what you got.” We would start with and Axle-back of a Cat-back then move up to the mid-pipe, high-flow cats and headers. In most cases, you get what you pay for, that’s why we only recommend Borla, Magnaflow, Flowmaster and JBA Headers. With all these systems you get a Lifetime of service, much better sound and definite performance improvements over your stock pieces.

Borla is really the cream-of-the-crop. You get a beautiful looking and sounding system made form aerospace grade T-304 Stainless Steel. The best material for a performance exhaust system. Borla’s mandrel-bent tubing insures even thickness in the walls and eliminates excessive back-pressure and provides a smooth exit for spent gases. We think you are paying a little for the name, but you won’t be disapointed. If money is no object, this is what we would buy.

Our next choice is are the Magnaflow or Flowmaster systems. They’re made of 409 Stainless Steel and offer fast-flowing, restriction-free performance. They save you a little coin over the Borla systems and don’t sacrifice much, if any, in quality and performance. These systems are very similar in quality and performance and it really comes down to your personal preference and the sound. Listen to the sound clips below for comparison or Click on the “Configure” Button and listen more sound selections to help you decide.

For Headers, our choice is JBA. Ceramic or Stainless Steel, pick the ones that fit your budget. Long-tubes are going to give you more performance, but can hang down and limit your ground clearance. They also can suck the oil right out of a 4.6, meaning you need to monitor your oil levels if you’re running hard or racing, but they give you a much better performance gain over the shorties. Long-tubes Silver Ceramic Coated are our choice if money is no object. If money and CARB compliance are important to you, then go with the Shorty Headers. 

LISTEN TO THESE SOUND CLIPS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

2003 Cobra “Terminator” Borla Stinger Cat-back

• Borla Stinger Cat-back
• Stock H-Pipe
• Stock Headers

2007 GT500 Full Magnaflow Exhaust

• MagnaPack 3” Cat-back
• Off-road Mid-pipe
• Stock Headers

2005 Mustang GT Flowmaster American Thunder Axle-back

• Flowmaster American Thunder Axle-back
• Stock H-Pipe
• Stock Headers

2005 Mustang GT with JBA Longtube Headers, Off-road H-pipe and Axle-back

• JBA Axle-back
• JBA Off-road H-pipe
• JBA Long-tube Headers