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For those who may have missed it.....

Reply #30 –
I can still hear the exhaust,and some wind noise,but,compared to the driving before I installed it,it's night and day.My roof had zero material on it.Only a bare metal roof and a head liner.Sounded like a tin can if you tap the roof from the outside. The noise level inside the car now is way better. A lot quieter. If the windows are down,it doesn't matter anyway. I'll be getting new lers installed this spring (unless ler funds magically appear before then) and I'll remove the Flowmasters.I want free flowing,but less noise at cruising speeds.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #31 –
I like how straight through my Borla XS lers are but the drone sounds the same as when I had Flowmaster 40's. Maybe it's a decibel or two quieter, it's hard to tell, but I hate the  drone I get at 55-65mph and every time I accelerate lightly at all and not locked up. I especially like how no one around with a shop has any ideas to cut it down, although I've read rumors and solutions online.

Either way, they're fiberglass packed and I can see through one side to the other (offset on both ends) so the flow is great and they ARE much quieter at cruise but open up well at WOT. Either way, I hear my rocker arms all the time so I have other annoying things to listen to than the drone. I wish that could be fixed too but reshimming, different lifters, etc do nothing to the  Cobra RR noise!

/endrant ;)
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #32 –
Sounds like it was a nightmare.

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Reply #33 –
It really was during the trouble shooting part of the ordeal.Other than the harness on the driver side,and the front and rear windows,there is NOTHING left on the Sport that it had when they rolled it off the truck 4 years ago....literally.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #34 –
Really odd....My cougar was always totally soundproof. Couldn't hear any noise outside, or hear any stereo sound from the inside....My ears will pop when I close the door.. even still
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #35 –
lol, someone burnt your spaghetti! that really sucks, i bet rewiring it was fun :p

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Reply #36 –
Quote from: daminc;341011
Really odd....My cougar was always totally soundproof. Couldn't hear any noise outside, or hear any stereo sound from the inside....My ears will pop when I close the door.. even still

The Sport is all sealed and insulated now.. It had sound proofing from the factory,but a lot was removed when I was doing the interior swap a few years ago,.Now,all I have left is to get new door striker posts,and re-align the passenger door.Nothing of concern.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #37 –
I got new ones too, the old ones looked bad against the new paint.
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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