* What did you do to your Cobra today? *

RollTide93 · Post by **RollTide93** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:27 pm

I had 4 cars by the time I graduated, dad bought them all, 1 was a 91 vette

plumcrazysrt · Post by **plumcrazysrt** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:26 pm

[quote="RollTide93"]I had 4 cars by the time I graduated, dad bought them all, 1 was a 91 vette[/quote]

Rich parents rule! I wouldn't know.

RollTide93 · Post by **RollTide93** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:39 am

plumcrazysrt wrote:
RollTide93 wrote:I had 4 cars by the time I graduated, dad bought them all, 1 was a 91 vette
Rich parents rule! I wouldn't know.

Ha! Not exactly rich just the fact that cars were a big priority in my dads life growing up

trackpilot · Post by **trackpilot** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:51 pm

Put on a Bassani x-pipe w/cats to get rid of the offroad h-pipe that was on there. I'd been debating back and forth of whether to put the factory exhaust back on. But i'm not sure. I like the performance and the sound of a nice aftermarket exhaust. So i'll wait on the stock stuff for now.
The car sounds great now! Not too loud and you don't smell like gas and exhaust fumes anymore! lol

plumcrazysrt · Post by **plumcrazysrt** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:51 pm

trackpilot wrote:Put on a Bassani x-pipe w/cats to get rid of the offroad h-pipe that was on there. I'd been debating back and forth of whether to put the factory exhaust back on. But i'm not sure. I like the performance and the sound of a nice aftermarket exhaust. So i'll wait on the stock stuff for now.
The car sounds great now! Not too loud and you don't smell like gas and exhaust fumes anymore! lol

Good choice man. Stock is nice but not agressive at all.

JohnLynch · Post by **JohnLynch** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:28 pm

trackpilot wrote:Put on a Bassani x-pipe w/cats to get rid of the offroad h-pipe that was on there. I'd been debating back and forth of whether to put the factory exhaust back on. But i'm not sure. I like the performance and the sound of a nice aftermarket exhaust. So i'll wait on the stock stuff for now.
The car sounds great now! Not too loud and you don't smell like gas and exhaust fumes anymore! lol

Yea I couldn't stand that on my coupe couldn't take it out to go some where nice because u would stink like gas fumes

Z282SLO · Post by **Z282SLO** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:49 am

JohnLynch wrote: Yea I couldn't stand that on my coupe couldn't take it out to go some where nice because u would stink like gas fumes

trackpilot wrote: The car sounds great now! Not too loud and you don't smell like gas and exhaust fumes anymore! lol

Did your cars have exhaust leaks or bad connections somewhere? I've been driving Mustangs with off-road H pipes for years and never had a problem with gas/exhaust fumes.

trackpilot · Post by **trackpilot** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:08 am

Z282SLO wrote:
JohnLynch wrote: Yea I couldn't stand that on my coupe couldn't take it out to go some where nice because u would stink like gas fumes

trackpilot wrote: The car sounds great now! Not too loud and you don't smell like gas and exhaust fumes anymore! lol
Did your cars have exhaust leaks or bad connections somewhere? I've been driving Mustangs with off-road H pipes for years and never had a problem with gas/exhaust fumes.

Nope. You must be immune to it. Because ALL cars with no cats have that smell.

Post by **BrettT** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:37 am

trackpilot wrote:Nope. You must be immune to it. Because ALL cars with no cats have that smell.

X2!
Even my '03 has the same smell with no cats.
Just walking around the car when it's idling the smell clings to your clothing.

Z282SLO · Post by **Z282SLO** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:48 am

trackpilot wrote: You must be immune to it. Because ALL cars with no cats have that smell.

Maybe coming out of the tailpipes, but not all over the driver or passengers. Regardless of what's coming out of your exhaust system, if the system is working properly, you shouldn't smell like fumes after driving your car.

I'm certainly not immune to the smell of gas/exhaust fumes. Also, my wife, countless friends, etc. that rode in my Mustangs over the years never complained of and smelled like gas/exhaust fumes after riding in the cars.

Maybe you just stood too long behind your car while it sat idling listening to the sweet sound of the V8?

trackpilot · Post by **trackpilot** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:01 pm

Z282SLO wrote:
trackpilot wrote: You must be immune to it. Because ALL cars with no cats have that smell.
Maybe coming out of the tailpipes, but not all over the driver or passengers. Regardless of what's coming out of your exhaust system, if the system is working properly, you shouldn't smell like fumes after driving your car.

I'm certainly not immune to the smell of gas/exhaust fumes. Also, my wife, countless friends, etc. that rode in my Mustangs over the years never complained of and smelled like gas/exhaust fumes after riding in the cars.

Maybe you just stood too long behind your car while it sat idling listening to the sweet sound of the V8?

Well just put that Bassani on with cats and no more smell. So i don't know...

vinchez78 · Post by **vinchez78** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:32 pm

I smell the gas on mine, am I wasting gas when that happens?

Z282SLO · Post by **Z282SLO** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:51 pm

trackpilot wrote: Well just put that Bassani on with cats and no more smell. So i don't know...

Can't take your advice on this one. This is certainly not the most environmentally sound viewpoint, but there's a major difference in sound/performance in driving a Mustang without cats as opposed to with cats. I most definitely favor the car w/o cats.

JohnLynch · Post by **JohnLynch** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:32 pm

my coupe had ceramic coated bbk longtubes, bbk xpipe and Flowmaster catback with lx ss tips, if you just walked up to the car from any direction it smelled lean like a drag car....

plumcrazysrt · Post by **plumcrazysrt** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:29 pm

There are cheaper H-pipes that don't seal as well, especially the 2-piece designs. That may cause more of an exhaust fume smell than the others. Nope, nothing like a Mustang with an H-pipe and Flowmasters. Hell, my wife recognizes the sound a mile away.