Queen, Whitesnake, Teen Wolf, Vanilla Ice, and the Fox Body Mustang - all icons of the 1980s that are
still incredibly popular today. Like these bands and movies, the 1979-1993 Fox Body Mustang brought a
new wave of enthusiasm to the masses. With a big five liter V8 up front, the Fox Body was a return to
form for the Mustang - a short wheelbase, a big and powerful V8, and a slick manual gearbox - and it
showed in the Mustang
aftermarket world how much people had missed the mighty rumble of the V8 Mustang on a proper
chassis. Like Quiet Riot’s lyrics, the Fox Body made you feel the noise and get wild with it. With the return of the big five liter V8, aftermarket companies jumped at the chance to make the car as
aggressive-sounding as possible. With brands like Magnaflow, Flowmaster, and more back
to doing what
they do best, the enthusiast market leapt forward for the Mustang. Companies jumped headfirst into the
aftermarket exhaust world for the 1979-1993 Mustang which sold incredibly well among enthusiasts, fans,
and worked exceptionally well in cinema and pop culture. Even today, the Fox Body is an icon that people
still want. When people want their 1979-1993 Mustangs to sound the best they can, there are a
surprisingly high number of options to choose from because of this. Whatever setup you want, you can
find it here at Steeda.
Cat-Back Exhausts
Mid-Pipes
Mufflers
Headers
When you’re building up your 1979-1993 Mustang’s horsepower, a full cat-back exhaust setup is one of the
best and most simple ways to go. Cat-back exhausts help increase horsepower and exhaust flow and also
majorly increases your car’s sound. Nothing sounds better than an aggressive muscle car, and a proper
high-flow cat-back exhaust can completely change your driving experience. While not all exhaust systems
are created equal, these exhausts are some of the best cat-back setups for your 1979-1993 Mustang ever
available. One of the best options is the Magnaflow Street Series cat-back with rear turn-downs. This exhaust
features a nearly straight-through design with low-resistance mufflers which gives the car a nice bassy
sound in the middle RPM range, and when in the higher end it sounds like a serious muscle or sports car.
It gives you the old school classic Mustang sound that made the car popular in the first place. While
not incredibly loud at idle, this Magnaflow system definitely makes your presence known and wakes up
those around you with its classic sound. If you want a bit more aggressive tone to your cat-back exhaust in your 1979-1993 Mustang, then the best
option for you is the Flowmaster American Thunder with turndowns. This exhaust is more aggressive than
the Magnaflow listed above without being overly violent or disturbing to others. The American Thunder
series exhaust is known for giving cars a major change in tone and it does that well in the Fox Body
Mustang. This exhaust really brings the car back to its roots as a serious muscle car in the 60s and
early 70s. This exhaust is quintessential Americana for muscle car lovers. For those aiming for a bit more of a classic race car exhaust note, the Magnaflow Competition Series
cat-back is the perfect exhaust. The exhaust is exactly that: a competition-level exhaust that turns
your Fox Body into a classic racer. The Magnaflow Competition Series cat-back does not use mufflers at
all and makes these Mustangs sound like true race cars on the track. While manageably loud, the
Competition Series will still sound like a full-blown circuit track car when you put the pedal to the
floor.
When you want to make your 1979-1993 Mustang sound even more like a classic, upgrading your mid-pipes is
the way to go. With upgraded mid-pipes, you can add horsepower to your Mustang as well as starting the
foundation for building a custom exhaust setup with mufflers. With mid-pipes, you have two options - a
higher pitch X-pipe setup or a more muscle and aggressive tone from an H-pipe. While these both change
the tone of your exhaust, they also have proven horsepower benefits through their installation. If you want to give your Mustang a more raspy and higher-end sound to its exhaust, the way to go is with
the X-pipe. Thankfully, Magnaflow’s Mustang GT’s X-Pipe/ W Cats make a perfect case for the X-pipe
setup. Not too raspy or dramatic, you really can hear the difference nearer the top end of the RPM
range. If you want a more classic rumbly tone, the BBK Mustang
5.0 H-Pipe /W Cats makes it easy to
achieve. These cars make a good noise even without upgraded mid-pipes, but whether you choose the X-pipe
or the H-pipe you will be happy with the results. Following the mid-pipes, you can attach your own mufflers, and with a wide variety to choose from it
might be difficult picking the best one. Well, actually it is easy to say which is the best sounding one
for the 1979-1993 Mustang and that would be the Flowmaster Super
10. The Super 10 is louder than the
Super 44 by a good margin, and adds a much more aggressive tone to the exhaust note as well. The Super
10 is a much more powerful exhaust note which matches the Mustang’s personality incredibly well When modifying a Mustang, one of the best upgrades available is headers. Headers change the flow through
the exhaust from the engine, and by result improve performance dramatically. Along with this, upgrading
your headers changes the sound of your car dramatically too, bringing major muscle car rumble to your
ride. With these cars, the best way to go is between two sets from BBK. The first option for these cars
is the BBK Shorty Equal Length Headers which have a balanced exhaust flow through it
which results in a
race car-esque exhaust note under heavy acceleration. If you want a more muscle car tone, the BBK Unequal Length
Shorty Headers are the way to go. The unequal setup changes the sound of the engine as
well as the exhaust flow and the result is a much more throaty muscle car sound. The Raciest Exhausts For 1994-1998 Mustangs Fox Body Horsepower & Torque Numbers Fox Body Hatchback vs NotchbackBest Exhaust Setups For Your 1979-1993 Mustang
1979-1993 Mustang Cat-Back Exhausts
1979-1993 Mustang Mid-Pipes
1979-1993 Mustang Mufflers
1979-1993 Mustang Shorty Headers
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