Hi, Guest
05-15-2012, 10:42 PM
Here's the issue: the OEM Focus muffler size is VERY small (in terms of length) and you'd have a hard time finding anything that will actually fit nicely in the stock area.
So, you can go OEM again. Sure. I don't know why you would tho. I'd have a chat with a performance shop and see if they'll cut you on a new muffler and tailpipe that will flow and sound better (pretty much an axle-back system) for a reasonable price vs. a stock replacement.
If you went semi-custom and moved the muffler placement back some, you could even run a cheap glasspack muffler and gain a bit of pick-up.
My Magnaflow muffler "modifications" and re-welding cost me 50 bucks (welding both the muffler to fix it and then welding it back on the car). You could likely get away with a new high-flow muffler and custom pipe/welding for around 100 bucks. To me, that would be worth it. When my mid pipe (between cat and muffler) was clogged, and that's about 3-4 feet of pipe, it cost me another 50 bucks for all-new straight pipe welded in-place.
Plus, you have a ST with one of the more desirable blocks in a Focus. Let it breathe!
So, you can go OEM again. Sure. I don't know why you would tho. I'd have a chat with a performance shop and see if they'll cut you on a new muffler and tailpipe that will flow and sound better (pretty much an axle-back system) for a reasonable price vs. a stock replacement.
If you went semi-custom and moved the muffler placement back some, you could even run a cheap glasspack muffler and gain a bit of pick-up.
My Magnaflow muffler "modifications" and re-welding cost me 50 bucks (welding both the muffler to fix it and then welding it back on the car). You could likely get away with a new high-flow muffler and custom pipe/welding for around 100 bucks. To me, that would be worth it. When my mid pipe (between cat and muffler) was clogged, and that's about 3-4 feet of pipe, it cost me another 50 bucks for all-new straight pipe welded in-place.
Plus, you have a ST with one of the more desirable blocks in a Focus. Let it breathe!
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.