spare tires out?!?>!? (exhaust question)

[blazedchimp]

hi i have a 98 xlt and i asked this guy if he can do a custom cat back with a single in dual out flowmaster 50 and he said he can as long as i can take out the spare tire?

my question is is it do-able without removing the spare tire?

and he said it will better just to get a single in/out because i have a plastic gas tank and if the muffler overheat it will mess up the tank!!!!!!(is this possible)

i also want my ex lower so he said i should lower it first before installing the muffler...is this also true?

i really want to get single in dual out so any help will really be appreciated......

 

[Explorer4u2c]

Originally posted by blazedchimp
i also want my ex lower so he said i should lower it first before installing the muffler...is this also true?

i really want to get single in dual out so any help will really be appreciated......

I know it would be best to lower your X first because if not, he can just put the exhaust anywhere. Then you lower it and it scrapes over everything.

 

[Alec]

Single out will be much easier and will also help you keep performance. It is a good idea to do suspension mods before exhaust work, but not totally necessary. Things are tight back there, and he is right that the plastic gas tank poses a problem. You'd want a heatshield between the pipe and tank. But a dual out should be doable with the spare, just need a good pipe bender.

 

[ok89]

Which engine do you have?
If you have the SOHC the stock exhaust is a dual in single out.

 

[blazedchimp]

i have an sohc engine

where can you get heatshield and how much would it cost......

 

[Alec]

Any speed shop should have good heatshield materials. But you could simply use some thin sheet aluminum and put some header (heat reflecting) tape on it.

 

[blazedchimp]

Originally posted by ok89
Which engine do you have?
If you have the SOHC the stock exhaust is a dual in single out.

so what youre saying that if i want a dual out i should go with dual in dual out?
(can it be single in dual out cuase i think its cheaper)

 

[blazedchimp]

one more question

i just looked underneath my ex and saw that the muffler i have on right now only has a single in single out instead of the dualin/single out......\

does the stock mufflers on ex come with dual/single?

i almost ordered dual in/out now i guess i have to get singlein/dual out

please someone clarify my engine is sohc

 

[Alec]

Some sohcs came with single in/single out, some have dual in/single out. Glad you looked before you ordered it

 

[ok89]

why would they do some with single in and some with dual in?

 

[Alec]

It's Ford, dunno. They changed it mid 1998 I believe.

That's why the Gibson catback system for the SOHC is single in only. They didn't R&D enough and their kit only fits a small number of SOHC X's.

 

[ok89]

ah well mine was made in 6/98 so its a pretty late 98 so i guess all the 99s and up have dual in?

 

[Alec]

Along the same lines:
Why does my ex's X have the OHV, 5 speed auto, and it's a 98? Oh, it also came with 225/70/15 tires: 27's! (and now they won't reprogram it for 235/75s; not my problem anymore!)

 

[RTStork]

Originally posted by blazedchimp
hi i have a 98 xlt and i asked this guy if he can do a custom cat back with a single in dual out flowmaster 50 and he said he can as long as i can take out the spare tire?
my question is is it do-able without removing the spare tire?
and he said it will better just to get a single in/out because i have a plastic gas tank and if the muffler overheat it will mess up the tank!!!!!!(is this possible)
i also want my ex lower so he said i should lower it first before installing the muffler...is this also true?
i really want to get single in dual out so any help will really be appreciated......

As long as you have the 15" spare a dual exhaust will fit fine. I have one and so do several other people on the board. Some muffler shops just dont want to go to the trouble of bending the pipes.