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Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900976 03/15/04 09:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Southeast Tennessee M my98contoursport OP Newbie
OP my98contoursport Newbie M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Southeast Tennessee	I am a newbie to this site and a newbie Contour Sport owner. First off let me tell you I am a woman, so I need help...lol. My contour has the Duratec 2.5L V6 24 Valve DOHC motor. I LOVE the way it sounds. I just wish you could hear it through the exhaust. I went to Midas today and they told me they could put a new muffler on it and take out the resonator and put a straight pipe on for about $150 taxes included. What I am wanting to know is what kind of muffler would be good for my car. I just want to be able to hear that great sounding "growl" through the exhaust. But I don't want it to sound like those little kids and their Hondas. Also, should I have the resonator removed to acheive the growl sound? I am not looking to spend hundreds of dollars on the exhaust. If anyone could help me that would be great! Thanks! chandra1220@comcast.net 1998 Contour Sport V6 24V ATX 91,000 miles

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900977 03/15/04 09:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to... T TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er
TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to...	I would suggest you replace the resonator with a Dynomax or Magnaflow "straight through" unit & then replace your existing muffler with a straight through resonator or glass pack. It will be louder than stock, definately, but not ricer boy sounding. Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900978 03/15/04 09:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 178 eastern pa I I8RICE CEG\'er
I8RICE CEG\'er I Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 178 eastern pa	where are you from my98contoursport if ya live close to me i can show ya my setup that i have i am from the eastern part of Pennsylvania

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900979 03/15/04 11:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,254 hanging out at the laundromat M MyCaiNsBroK3N Hard-core CEG\'er
MyCaiNsBroK3N Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,254 hanging out at the laundromat	Originally posted by I8RICE: where are you from my98contoursport if ya live close to me i can show ya my setup that i have i am from the eastern part of Pennsylvania riiiiight........ http://www.myspace.com/mycainsbroken

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900980 03/15/04 11:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287 M Monk CEG\'er
Monk CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 287	Originally posted by TourDeForce: It will be louder than stock, definately, but not ricer boy sounding. Thank you! Thank you! Good to see someone enjoy a nice throaty American exhaust sound than a plastic import.

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900981 03/15/04 11:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,788 Bethlehem, PA L LUCA_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
LUCA_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er L Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,788 Bethlehem, PA	Keep reading these boards and you'll be a pro in no time! There's a great "how to" section on the main page that gives advice on how to fix things, and a list of the many places to get parts for the Contour. I have the resonator removed and a glass pack on my 'tour. Sounds pretty good to me, not ricey at all. Welcome to the CEG!! Phil 98 Silver Frost #2059

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900982 03/15/04 11:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland G GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er
GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er G Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland	Post in the classifieds under "Wanted" for an SVT exhaust. They can be had for cheap and installed for free by your helpful local CEGers. Capitol CEG Classifieds Make an offer! 2005 GTO IBM - 337hp/336tq

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900983 03/16/04 05:16 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ I IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er
IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ	btw, you're gettin ripped on the price...$150 is too much shop smart and u can have it all done for $100 IonNinja 2005 Saturn ION-2 Sedan 1996 Ford Contour GL - Collecting dust...Zetec project anyone?

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900984 03/16/04 06:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 411 SoCal - Go Lakers! V vudusvt_dup1 CEG\'er
vudusvt_dup1 CEG\'er V Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 411 SoCal - Go Lakers!	Originally posted by ZetecNinja: shop smart and u can have it all done for $100 As a point of reference, I also had mine done at Midas- for $30 plus tax (straight pipe only) edit: if you mean with resonator/muffler, yeah, $90 - $100 is about right. Last edited by vudusvt; 03/16/04 06:40 AM. -Chuck Dienzo Black 98.5 E1 SVT #5022 of 6535 Born on March 16, 1998 "If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

Re: Exhaust and Mufflers question for a newbie #900985 03/16/04 08:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM	Originally posted by SVT ST PETE: Post in the classifieds under "Wanted" for an SVT exhaust. They can be had for cheap and installed for free by your helpful local CEGers. Thats what I would do -Ken V. 1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX psycho_bass@hotmail.com Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods

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