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Which exhaust would be best??

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OK which exhaust has the best sound, look, and performance. I would like something that is loud. CATBACK EXHAUST SYSTEM BY FLOWMASTER® - FOCUS $259.95
BOSAL EXHAUST - ZX3 $329.95
MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST - FOCUS ZX3 $349.95
MONZA PERFORMANCE EXHAUST BY PACESETTER $199.00

If there are any I missed in the 200-400 price range let me know.
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OK which exhaust has the best sound, look, and performance. I would like something that is loud. CATBACK EXHAUST SYSTEM BY FLOWMASTER® - FOCUS $259.95
BOSAL EXHAUST - ZX3 $329.95
MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST - FOCUS ZX3 $349.95
MONZA PERFORMANCE EXHAUST BY PACESETTER $199.00

If there are any I missed in the 200-400 price range let me know.

Wrong Forum. Moving over to Zetec Tuning.
well first off, are you ever planning on getting headers/flexpipe/cat etc, or just gonna get the cat-back?

and secondly, don't get the Pacesetter.

thirdly, if you want loud, there's the Vibrant, and as far as other exhausts there are FocusSport, MBRP, HKS, and probably others which i've forgotten
I like the magnaflow system a lot.
$290 off of myfordfocus.com
Sorry about posting it in the wrong place.
i say magnaflow. when i was looking i did want something that was plenty loud and the magnafow is just that. not loud at low RPM's but when you get on it, it rips. and i also liked the fact that i got mine for $235 on ebay
dont buy from a website. use ebay and save yourself a hundred bucks!!!

EDIT: here is a link to the ebay magnaflow i got and from the same seller. use it!
Ebay Magnalfow
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I have a Vibrant with a Magnaflow resonator, and if I switch to a SVT cat-back, I might be interested in selling my system.
MBRP>all other Focus exhaust systems.
Guys, stop feeding this kid false info.
Dude, if you want the best sounding exhaust, for the cheapest price and get the most gains out of any exhaust out there, then you have to go with PACESETTER!!

Man, hook yourself up with a shorty header and cat-back with them. The shorty header will give you almost 10 whp, it will make you cat last longer amd after a year or so, you'll get these kickass cracks in the welds that will sound awesome and really help the flow. Then you've got their cat-back system. All I can say is WOW!! The pipes are lined with teflon and KY Jelly inside so you get the maximum flow because its really slippery. But you have to cut the back of it out and put a HUGE "Stainless steel/titanium muffler with a 5" tip" because that will give you at least 20 whp. Then on the end, there's one of those fake turbo sound makers. Those things are so sweet and give you probably 3-5 whp too. Then there's even a switch you put on your dash to make it loud, quiet or normal whenever you want. And the best part is the whole setup should cost like $40 too!! WOW!!!!!
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MBRP>all other Focus systems

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Apex'i>>MBRP
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Actually, i liked the sound i got from my coffee can muffler better than what i have now.
Race header and the magnaflow made mine sound like total crap. I put a high flow cat on there and it helped some, but it still sounds bad. Time for a resinator, i guess.
But the sound i had from the race header and apexi muffler with the stock resinator cut off was loud as hell. But it was a lot deeper than the magnaflow. Oh well...
Eggyolk is correct as always.



It really depends on what you like with regard to sound and appearance, as they all perform pretty much the same. The pacesetter will perform fine until it falls off your car sometime down the road. if you live in a snowy climate or one where corrosion is rampant, you will want a stainless system. if you don't, you will want one anyway, because of the bling bling.
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apexi or FS stealth system
So Eggyolk first off I am 26 (not a kid) and I do know the difference of the systems. Pacesetter was just thrown in there because of price not all of us have the cash to buy the highest end items we need. I am leaning towards the borla and magnaflow.
So Eggyolk first off I am 26 (not a kid) and I do know the difference of the systems. Pacesetter was just thrown in there because of price not all of us have the cash to buy the highest end items we need. I am leaning towards the borla and magnaflow.
Whoa buddy...relax...maybe if you did some of your own research instead of asking the most trite, cliched question of all time you wouldn't have gotten that response. Not to mention the fact that you used ALL CAPS while doing it too.
So Eggyolk first off I am 26 (not a kid) and I do know the difference of the systems. Pacesetter was just thrown in there because of price not all of us have the cash to buy the highest end items we need. I am leaning towards the borla and magnaflow.
Whoa buddy...relax...maybe if you did some of your own research instead of asking the most trite, cliched question of all time you wouldn't have gotten that response. Not to mention the fact that you used ALL CAPS while doing it too.
in his defense, if it was so trite and cliche, why did you bother to respond? also, it helps to ask these questions again sometimes because FJ gets new members all the time. new products come out occasionally too. also, someone's opnion may have changed since the last time the question was psoted. for instance the intake question. around thistime last year, everybody was raving about how awesome the Bomz CAI was. a few months later, the inferior fitmaent and build quality was apparent. opinions change. sometimes these questions need to be reasked. Plus, this is just a message board, not a holy cannon of the bible. so what if someone reposts a topic. big deal.
All the caps in the original post were copied and pasted off another site. Nevertheless lets get back to the subject all your posts have helped me, even eggyolks, so I wanted to say thank you.
So Eggyolk first off I am 26 (not a kid) and I do know the difference of the systems. Pacesetter was just thrown in there because of price not all of us have the cash to buy the highest end items we need. I am leaning towards the borla and magnaflow.
Whoa buddy...relax...maybe if you did some of your own research instead of asking the most trite, cliched question of all time you wouldn't have gotten that response. Not to mention the fact that you used ALL CAPS while doing it too.
in his defense, if it was so trite and cliche, why did you bother to respond? also, it helps to ask these questions again sometimes because FJ gets new members all the time. new products come out occasionally too. also, someone's opnion may have changed since the last time the question was psoted. for instance the intake question. around thistime last year, everybody was raving about how awesome the Bomz CAI was. a few months later, the inferior fitmaent and build quality was apparent. opinions change. sometimes these questions need to be reasked. Plus, this is just a message board, not a holy cannon of the bible. so what if someone reposts a topic. big deal.

There have been over 20 exhaust related posts in the past 7 days. I repeat, 7 [censored] days people. Need I say more?? No new exhausts have been released and if someone's opinion did change, I'm sure you could have read about it in the 20 other posts made this week alone.

Why did I respond because its so trite and cliched? To joke around about the most perennial (sp?) question. C'mon, I was talking about teflon and KY Jelly - do you really think I was being that serious?
...C'mon, I was talking about teflon and KY Jelly - do you really think I was being that serious?
i have to admit, that was pretty funny. don't take me wrong, I have no hard feelings, just saying to lighten up about it a little. sounds like you have the same problem I have on these boards, the sarcasm isn't always obvious and sometimes sounds bitter or demeaning. anyway, moving on, no harm no foul, I had just seen like 4 responses like yours today between the different boards.
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