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  1. jrgoffin

    ST SUV Experience

    It’s been asked many times. The info is right on the window sticker.
  2. jrgoffin

    Flex Pipe Upgrade

    They are supposedly updated even though the look hasn’t changed. That ST in the video is a real early one with the two-in-to-one resonator, and seems like plenty of the later models with the “revised” exhaust haven’t had problems. My 2/20 build has been just fine too - no rattle.
  3. jrgoffin

    do you drive your ST in heavy snow

    Came from the west side across 480 & 22 this morning, heading out to the Chagrin area briefly - the ST handled it great. Unfortunately the normal 30 minute drive took about 90, but I stayed on the road. Even on some of the side streets that were pretty deep, I had no troubles at all. Not even...
  4. jrgoffin

    aFe Exhaust

    Not a big deal, really. I got to check out the sound with and without the resonator and mufflers at different times, so it was a good experiment. In the end, the MRT H-pipe was just over $200 and the Gibson kit was less than $500, so it didn’t get out of control. Of course I won’t think about a...
  5. jrgoffin

    aFe Exhaust

    Has been a hot topic since the ST’s started rolling off the line. It’s one of several parts that have been randomly and arbitrarily left off the vehicles. It looks like more than one exhaust kit out there isn’t going to fit with the deflector, but it’s not like they are must-have items. Glad to...
  6. jrgoffin

    aFe Exhaust

    On a trivial note, just from a glance, it doesn’t appear that the rear air deflector will be compatible with those tail pipes. With the Magnaflow kit, one pipe touches, but both here look to turn in too tight behind the differential. May not be a big deal for some, but the big empty space...
  7. jrgoffin

    BLACK LUG NUT UPGRADE

    From the Ford Performance description, they are one-piece with a PVD coating…? Thought about these briefly, especially since the hex is the same, but never bothered. Steeda has them for around $150 which isn’t too unreasonable.
  8. jrgoffin

    Mishimoto's Performance Intercooler R&D Thread

    Yeah, that blurb is from August. No significant updates since.
  9. jrgoffin

    Mishimoto's Performance Intercooler R&D Thread

    First thing’s first: get those oil catch cans out to those of us that pre-ordered!
  10. jrgoffin

    Brake Upgrade

    Right from the owner’s manual:
  11. jrgoffin

    New Gibson axle-back kit in the works

    Interesting. No change in sound here other than the typical cold-start loudness that fades away after a few minutes. Highly pleased with everything, but I’ll check that passenger side hanger if anything changes.
  12. jrgoffin

    Anyone installed the MRT H-pipe?

    Zero drone with the H-pipe, and really none at all with it and the Gibson “mufflers”. It was just too damn loud that way as I mentioned. With the OE resonator and Gibson kit, it sounds like it should have come that way from Ford. I did like the H-pipe, of course, but the bump in sound was...
  13. jrgoffin

    New Gibson axle-back kit in the works

    I'll definitely look at it again when I have the other kit on the ground, but from memory, mine lined up the same way. May not matter with the bend, but I did also notice the hanger on the passenger side being closer to the upper bushing bracket. Probably just as safe to stay with the 1.5" cut...
  14. jrgoffin

    Anyone installed the MRT H-pipe?

    It just gets welded in at the back where the cuts were. You maintain all the factory tubing from just behind the resonator. That’s a few feet more. Here’s a pic of the cuts I made for the Gibson kit, with the H-pipe still in place:
  15. jrgoffin

    FND Factory flex pipes and exhaust - NE OH, or SE MI.

    Thanks for letting me know. Might have found them already, but if that falls through, I’ll get in touch. Nothing agreed yet on price, so that could be a deciding factor.
  16. jrgoffin

    New Gibson axle-back kit in the works

    Funny you mention that since I noticed something similar, but maybe only half inch or so. The muffler on that side was a lot harder to slide on, but I figured it was just tolerance differences of the factory piping. Having the adjustable tips made it easy to line it up, but assuming I acquire...
  17. jrgoffin

    Anyone installed the MRT H-pipe?

    I’ve owned and driven V-8 Mustangs going back 30+ years and currently have a highly modified ‘03 Cobra. It’s totally different with toys that aren’t driven often, which benefit from a performance exhaust, vs. a daily driver that is loud for no reason. A nice rumble is fine, but obnoxious is...
  18. jrgoffin

    Anyone installed the MRT H-pipe?

    I just removed an MRT H-pipe once I swapped in a Gibson axle-back. Even with that kit (which has "mufflers") it was stupid loud, so the stock resonator went back in and the sound is perfect. I can't imagine using their H-pipe AND axle-back - that would have been even worse. That being said, the...
  19. jrgoffin

    FND Factory flex pipes and exhaust - NE OH, or SE MI.

    Just went to another local Cleveland shop that has been around for a while. Probably could have waited and had one other place take care of it - the right way - but I was there and wanted it knocked out. Unfortunately, I made the assumption they'd leave the forward band clamps in place rather...
  20. jrgoffin

    New Gibson axle-back kit in the works

    No real humming noticed on my end, other than maybe up close to 90MPH, and that was with the stereo turned off. I'd say it has a pleasant rumble much like what Ford had piped through the speakers (mine was turned off within the first month of ownership), only it comes from behind you rather than...


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