Flowmaster on a 95 XLT?

[C Jeff]

I bought the Ravin Muffler at Midas. Raven does have some sounds on their web site.
www.goravin.com

 

[88vert]

Thanks

That sounds sweet

 

[BUCHVILLEMAN]

we are not going to get much HP from a 4.0 with just exhaust set up. if you take your exhaust off at the y pipe so that its open from the manifold it is loud and you can feel i bit of boost from the low end. put those cats back on and that is where your restriction is. i have the flowmaster 40 series and it sounds good (i also have ypipe and dual 4" tips) but i can tclaim any real performance gains. but i cant dis annyone for wanting their ex to sound good. i love the way mine sounds.

to get the real gains you pretty much have to address the whole airflow fuel dilvery situation. withh kkm and exhaust i can say it feels stronger than stock - but nothing too radical and nothing to really speak of. i have now saved money on air filters by having a kkm for 3 years or more.

btw- i paid 250 for my exhaust. i think that i could have gotten it for less if i looked around.
good luck

 

[DonM]

Im going to order the Force II system later in the week, which im getting for $158! Im gonna check out a few of the shop's around my area for quote. One already gave me one at $60-$70(Midas), but i have a few more to call first! $70 sounds a bit to high, but then again im not to sure what the going rate is. Ive never had a muffler installed before.


Don

 

[C Jeff]

When I first started researching the exhaust I was hoping for better performance then better sound, but after a lot reading I settled into the fact that sound was the only real thing I was going to get. I also had a liitle hope of better gas mileage, but that to was shattered, I still get no better than 11mpg. It is possible I have a little better take off than before, but that is probably my imagination brought on by the new sound. I realize that if I want performance I will get another Mustang, I can't even beat my wife off the line in her minivan in my Ex.

 

[DonM]

Jeff, your only getting 11mpg???

Im getting about 19 or 20 around town, and 22-23 on highway! I was hoping to get slightly better gas milege when i get the new Exhaust system put on.


Don

 

[C Jeff]

One time, not to long ago, I got 13mpg, but the trip was all down hill.
I really only get 11 to 12 mpg. I even got that before the lift and bigger tires, but now I have an excuse for poor mileage.

 

[ExplorGM]

C Jeff

That's funny. I have the 95 Explorer Expedition also and get about 11mpg with the 33" tires, Flowmaster Delta 50, Mobil 1 oil, and K&N Filter.
I got 18mpg before the lift and tires back in 97.
Rick

 

[Hartman]

19-20 MPG city on a '95? Are you the alter-ego of aldive? I get 15 MPG at best, which I'm happy with.

 

[BUCHVILLEMAN]

back in the day 18-20. now-a-days 14-16. i have occassionally gotten 17-18 with over inflated tires and driving like 55.

is it just me or do you get worse mileage on the highway sometimes? if im going somewhere and i put the cruise on 65 i get about 16. if i cruise at 75 i get like 14.

 

[Mbrooks420]

The EX wasn't meant to get good gas milage at speeds much over 55. In most cases, but not all, the faster you drive the more gas you'll use.

 

[addkev]

I have found that I have a sweet spot, the only logic is the engine must be at an optimum torque/HP spot. At 65 I get around 14-15, at 74 I get 18-20 any faster and it goes back down but there is most definitely a sweet spot where all the planets align and the moon is in the perfect orbit and I can get 400 miles on a tank.

 

[Mbrooks420]

Actually on road trips I drive about 75 and get decent mileage. I don't get near 400 though. On our trips to camp I get about 325, but thats going into the mountains tends to lessen the miles per gallon. My friends dad has a big old F-350 diesel he uses to haul his horse trailers and he swears his best mileage is at 85.

 

[C Jeff]

I do very little highway driving, my daily trips to work & pre-school are on 2 lane roads and I rarely get over 50MPH so one would think I could get a little better that 11MPG. On the occasional Interstate trip if I keep it under 75MPH I still get the 11MPG, but anything over 75MPH I go down to 9 - 10 MPG.