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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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89' fox mustang build lq4 single front mount turbo. Looking for opinions on exhaust routing.

Please list your vote or opinion on the three options below.

1. 4" dumped under car

2. 4" out front fender in front of tire

3. 4" out front fender behind tire

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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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out the fender in front of the tire. Getting it behind the Tire is normally more difficult. And i feel the dumped would just make it sound even louder.
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Im dumping a 4" cutout on mine out the inner fender behind the front tire...then necking down to 3inch and running it out the back
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Dumped out the fender is half as loud in the cabin as it is when dumped under the car
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 04:48 AM
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Another vote routing thru the bumper in front of the tire, same way mine is setup!
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Dumping under the car makes the sound bounce off the pavement and go right back into the car. Makes it really loud!
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I say out the bumper too! Def loud dumped
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Well, after a lot of consideration and reading I got out the grinding wheel
And started notching the passenger frame rail to accommodate the 4" aluminum downpipe. I will post pictures of the exhaust routing and the build soon.
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I say behind the tire, if it blows up you don't want oil/water up front its bad enough the back tires are gonna get slippery but if the front suffers the same fate your gonna go for a ride.
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