5/5
Installation Time: Afternoon
December 07, 2012
Just What The Doctor Ordered!!
This was a little project for me and my grandsons. Installation was no big deal. Only tool that I needed that I did not have in my toolbox was the 8-1.25 tap for the hanger bolts. So there was no extra installation cost. Took about 6 hours, even with their "help". We just jacked up the rear end to the limits of the jack stands - about 22". Jacked up the body only – let the axle hang down. That was more than enough to work the midpipes over the axle. Left the front end on the floor. It did take two sets of hands to hold up the X-pipe and get the Y-pipe marked properly, but we got it cut perfectly. Did have to completly remove the exhaust pipe from the right side manifold. Fortunatly, did not have to even loosen the exhaust pipe on the drivers side - very difficult to get to the bolts. It also took two sets of hands to get the X-pipe stabbed into the left exhaust and the right side back on the manifold. I was surprised that the muffler hanger bolt holes on the drivers side had to be tapped. And there was no hole at all on the outside for the back muffler hanger. So that hanger is only on with one bolt. I made my own bumper cut out template by tracing the right side and mirrow imaging it on the left. Cut it out with a jigsaw and a fine blade. It turned out perfect, so I did not use the Ford supplied covers. Unless you get down on your knees, the cutout looks like it was made that way. Had a little trouble getting the tips to fit equally in the cutouts and extend the same distance from the bumper cover on both sides just due to the tolerance in the midpipe bends. But thanks to the supplied clamps, the adjustment can be made even if the Y-pipe cut off was not perfect on both sides. I thought there might be a vibration problem from some of the previous reviews. Intially, there was that resonance/vibration issue around 1200 - 1400 RPM like others had reported, but once the mufflers broke in, it went away. All I can say now is it was fun doing the install, and the looks and sound are just what I wanted. Great mod. Well worth the extra money, and my “Stang is still all Ford. The quality is there, and AM was excellent as usual with the order process and when I had questions.
Year: 2007
Submodel: V6
Tomball, Texas
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