race or stealth exhaust? - The Ford Focus Forum

**ian rawles** · 10-20-2009, 07:51 PM

fsworks makes 2 diff types of exhaust kits. the race and the stealth. idk what i should get.

**faster_than_u** · 10-20-2009, 08:20 PM

are you gettin or already have a header? if yes then stealth or it will be hella loud. race will be much louder then the stealth.

**Justin2.o** · 10-20-2009, 08:40 PM

Yeah, stealth is the way to go if there is a header in the future.

**Focus_Pokus** · 10-20-2009, 09:17 PM

I recently purchased the Race exhaust, and will have it installed on my 2.3 sometime next week. Only other mod is a Cosworth CAI. I will post a video of how it sounds once I get it on so maybe it'll help you decide which option to go with.

**ian rawles** · 10-21-2009, 08:13 AM

aight, i dont have the money for headers right now but in the future i want to put a set on. my catalytic converter is starting to go bad and i was thinking bout getting a exhaust kit instaed of replaceing it.

**hommie** · 10-24-2009, 10:58 AM

If you are getting a header then Stealth is the way to go. Otherwise it will be really loud!! However if you are into that sort of thing then get the race one. I will be getting the race one soon, but I am not going to run a aftermarket header.

**Lancer211** · 10-24-2009, 12:39 PM

Stealth for me.

**Mabolzichjjl** · 10-29-2009, 12:29 AM

good choice

**mrd329** · 11-02-2009, 10:42 AM

I got the stealth and I am very very happy with it. I have some videos of it on here.

**cpz1987** · 11-04-2009, 11:12 PM

how would the stealth sound with the headers?

**Mabolzichjjl** · 11-05-2009, 01:23 AM

like a muffled ricer..

or like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aORDcO4-FkM

**pssdfocus** · 11-05-2009, 02:33 AM

more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoUQ21RTXdk&feature=channel

**mbell75** · 11-07-2009, 07:42 PM

I was just debating this too. Think I am going with the stealth. The race sounds too "ricer" for me personally.

**pssdfocus** · 11-07-2009, 11:44 PM

the race sounds bad ass if u go turbo!!

**cpz1987** · 11-08-2009, 08:08 PM

would you guys recommend the race for turbo application? cus im going turbo very soon and im in a pickle lol.

**pssdfocus** · 11-09-2009, 10:24 AM

read post #14

**hommie** · 11-09-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpz1987

would you guys recommend the race for turbo application? cus im going turbo very soon and im in a pickle lol.

No you could still run the Stealth with the turbo. Just make sure you get the 2.5" kit

**Lancer211** · 11-09-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpz1987

would you guys recommend the race for turbo application? cus im going turbo very soon and im in a pickle lol.

If you care about performance, there's really no difference between the race and stealth exhaust. The stealth is pricier and slightly heavier. That's the only difference.

If you only care about sound, that's another story....

**bhw752k** · 11-09-2009, 07:25 PM

^^ Yeah, this is right. There is essentially no performance difference between the Race and Stealth exhausts. The Stealth version replaces the straight pipe with a straight glasspack. If you have an intake and/or header (especially header) the Stealth exhaust is plenty loud already, IMO.

**Mabolzichjjl** · 11-09-2009, 11:18 PM

i got a quickie about the stock exhaust...

right behind the connection from the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.. is that a 2nd cat?

**Focus_Pokus** · 11-10-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mabolzichjjl

i got a quickie about the stock exhaust...

right behind the connection from the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.. is that a 2nd cat?

Yep

**Mabolzichjjl** · 11-10-2009, 11:39 PM

is it possible to gut it or cut it out completely? if i did, you think it would free up some restriction?

**Lancer211** · 11-11-2009, 10:15 AM

Don't gut it. You'll actually slow the exhaust flow.

**Mabolzichjjl** · 11-11-2009, 04:57 PM

this is precisely why i proposed the idea..

how would it slow the flo? haha.. it rhymes

10-20-2009, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
ian rawles Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: jacksonville FL Posts: 15	race or stealth exhaust? fsworks makes 2 diff types of exhaust kits. the race and the stealth. idk what i should get.

10-20-2009, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
faster_than_u TEAM Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 731	Re: race or stealth exhaust? are you gettin or already have a header? if yes then stealth or it will be hella loud. race will be much louder then the stealth.

10-20-2009, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Justin2.o Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Walton Beach Posts: 66	Re: race or stealth exhaust? Yeah, stealth is the way to go if there is a header in the future. __________________ I LIKE TEH ZETEC LUMPZ!!!

10-20-2009, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Focus_Pokus TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 301	Re: race or stealth exhaust? I recently purchased the Race exhaust, and will have it installed on my 2.3 sometime next week. Only other mod is a Cosworth CAI. I will post a video of how it sounds once I get it on so maybe it'll help you decide which option to go with. __________________ '03 D23 ZX5 + Cosworth CAI & ICE \| 2.5" FSWerks Race Exhaust

10-21-2009, 08:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
ian rawles Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: jacksonville FL Posts: 15	Re: race or stealth exhaust? aight, i dont have the money for headers right now but in the future i want to put a set on. my catalytic converter is starting to go bad and i was thinking bout getting a exhaust kit instaed of replaceing it.

10-24-2009, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
hommie [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 6,709	Re: race or stealth exhaust? If you are getting a header then Stealth is the way to go. Otherwise it will be really loud!! However if you are into that sort of thing then get the race one. I will be getting the race one soon, but I am not going to run a aftermarket header. __________________ 2009 Focus SES Coupe FSWERKS CAI, FSWERKS up & lower stress bars, H&R coilovers, Magnaflow Exhaust, Steeda STS.

10-24-2009, 12:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lancer211 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,347	Re: race or stealth exhaust? Stealth for me. __________________ For sale: Eibach Pro-Kit springs, sedan taillight, lower grille, DPFE, EVR, MAFS, side markers, trunk handle, fuel door, gas pedal, headlight switch, AC/vent/defrost button, hazard switch, ashtray, silver console bezel, HVAC controls, gauge w/ tach. 2004 infrared Focus SE Zetec ATX sedan "Ruby" CarDomain Page

10-29-2009, 12:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mabolzichjjl Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Re: race or stealth exhaust? good choice

11-02-2009, 10:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
mrd329 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 32	Re: race or stealth exhaust? I got the stealth and I am very very happy with it. I have some videos of it on here.

11-04-2009, 11:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
cpz1987 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	Re: race or stealth exhaust? how would the stealth sound with the headers?

11-05-2009, 01:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mabolzichjjl Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Re: race or stealth exhaust? like a muffled ricer.. or like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aORDcO4-FkM

11-05-2009, 02:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
pssdfocus Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 34	Re: race or stealth exhaust? more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoUQ21RTXdk&feature=channel __________________ lg 06 st-steeda sri,eibach pro-kit,25mm rsb,asa ar1's

11-07-2009, 07:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
mbell75 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12	Re: race or stealth exhaust? I was just debating this too. Think I am going with the stealth. The race sounds too "ricer" for me personally.

11-07-2009, 11:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
pssdfocus Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 34	Re: race or stealth exhaust? the race sounds bad ass if u go turbo!! __________________ lg 06 st-steeda sri,eibach pro-kit,25mm rsb,asa ar1's

11-08-2009, 08:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
cpz1987 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61	Re: race or stealth exhaust? would you guys recommend the race for turbo application? cus im going turbo very soon and im in a pickle lol.

11-09-2009, 10:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
pssdfocus Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 34	Re: race or stealth exhaust? read post #14 __________________ lg 06 st-steeda sri,eibach pro-kit,25mm rsb,asa ar1's

11-09-2009, 07:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
bhw752k TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 110	Re: race or stealth exhaust? ^^ Yeah, this is right. There is essentially no performance difference between the Race and Stealth exhausts. The Stealth version replaces the straight pipe with a straight glasspack. If you have an intake and/or header (especially header) the Stealth exhaust is plenty loud already, IMO. __________________ 2005 Focus ZX5 SES ATX SVT suspension, Steeda Short Ram, FSWerks 2.5" Stealth Exhuast SAP front/rear, Roush sides, SVT spoiler

11-09-2009, 11:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mabolzichjjl Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Re: race or stealth exhaust? i got a quickie about the stock exhaust... right behind the connection from the downpipe to the rest of the exhaust.. is that a 2nd cat?

11-10-2009, 11:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
Mabolzichjjl Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Re: race or stealth exhaust? is it possible to gut it or cut it out completely? if i did, you think it would free up some restriction?

11-11-2009, 10:15 AM	#23 (permalink)
Lancer211 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,347	Re: race or stealth exhaust? Don't gut it. You'll actually slow the exhaust flow. __________________ For sale: Eibach Pro-Kit springs, sedan taillight, lower grille, DPFE, EVR, MAFS, side markers, trunk handle, fuel door, gas pedal, headlight switch, AC/vent/defrost button, hazard switch, ashtray, silver console bezel, HVAC controls, gauge w/ tach. 2004 infrared Focus SE Zetec ATX sedan "Ruby" CarDomain Page

11-11-2009, 04:57 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mabolzichjjl Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Re: race or stealth exhaust? this is precisely why i proposed the idea.. how would it slow the flo? haha.. it rhymes

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