Roush off road exhaust

[magrag]

I am really considering the roush off road exhaust for my 06. Can anyone tell me about how much louder it is over the stock Rouch mufflers?? Is it worth the cost to keep it all Roush? Thanks.

[Markass]

Originally Posted by magrag

...over the stock Rouch mufflers?? ....

[spindlecone]

Wish someone knew, Am consiering the same setup because it is a bolt-on with the hangers is place, the price is nuts tho

[gutboybarrelhouse]

OK, since Markass would come right out and say it....I will. The "off-road" refers to the absence of catalysts. Catalysts are found in the mid pipe. It has nothing to do with the muffler. They are not "supposed" to be street legal due to EPA, FDA, DEA or some other 3 letter agency's regulations. However they are used by us renegade outlaws because removing restrictions from intake and exhaust allows an engine to inhale and exhale much better. Ergo, more horepower and torque.

The answer to your question is.....MUCH louder! An off-road pipe will make even the tamest of mufflers seem loud. Ask my wife! She won't even drive the Roush because it is too loud for her...and I have fairly quiet Magnaflows.

SORRY, I just realized that Markass wasn't commenting on the muffler question; just the spelling of the word ROOOOSHH

[spindlecone]

Originally Posted by gutboybarrelhouse

OK, since Markass would come right out and say it....I will. The "off-road" refers to the absence of catalysts. Catalysts are found in the mid pipe. It has nothing to do with the muffler. They are not "supposed" to be street legal due to EPA, FDA, DEA or some other 3 letter agency's regulations. However they are used by us renegade outlaws because removing restrictions from intake and exhaust allows an engine to inhale and exhale much better. Ergo, more horepower and torque.

The answer to your question is.....MUCH louder! An off-road pipe will make even the tamest of mufflers seem loud. Ask my wife! She won't even drive the Roush because it is too loud for her...and I have fairly quiet Magnaflows.

SORRY, I just realized that Markass wasn't commenting on the muffler question; just the spelling of the word ROOOOSHH

Is a cat back system, muffs and pipes only, catback, Correct?

[Markass]

Originally Posted by spindlecone

Is a cat back system, muffs and pipes only, catback, Correct?

Well, it's pretty self-explanitory actually... "cat-back" refers to it being from the cat, back... Everything behind the cat is included in a cat-back exhaust. So, once again, cat-back = full exhaust less headers/manifolds and mid-pipe.

[Rangersfan]

Actually, to be exact, for the 06's it's an axle-back exhaust. You get the mufflers and tips with the kit. It does not change anything forwards of the axle, your cats and mid-pipe and all that stay the same on your ROUCH. Yes it is much louder than the magnaflows that came with the car.

[family man]

Originally Posted by Rangersfan

Actually, to be exact, for the 06's it's an axle-back exhaust. You get the mufflers and tips with the kit. It does not change anything forwards of the axle, your cats and mid-pipe and all that stay the same on your ROUCH. Yes it is much louder than the magnaflows that came with the car.

Rangersfan has it right. It is an axle back system that contains the mufflers and tips and it is much louder than the stock mufflers. Given the price of it though, I would consider having the stock mufflers replaced instead of buying the entire axle back. I have the Roush offroad only because I found one used. There are a few threads about mufflers swaps in the SN-197 mechanical forum, check those out.

[gutboybarrelhouse]

Originally Posted by family man

Rangersfan has it right. It is an axle back system that contains the mufflers and tips and it is much louder than the stock mufflers. Given the price of it though, I would consider having the stock mufflers replaced instead of buying the entire axle back. I have the Roush offroad only because I found one used. There are a few threads about mufflers swaps in the SN-197 mechanical forum, check those out.

OK, I'm confused now

Does Roush call their axle back exhaust for 05-07 stangs and "off-road" exhaust???? If so, that's just wrong, misleading, whatever you want to call it.

[family man]

Originally Posted by gutboybarrelhouse

OK, I'm confused now

Does Roush call their axle back exhaust for 05-07 stangs and "off-road" exhaust???? If so, that's just wrong, misleading, whatever you want to call it.

Yes, for some reason, Roush calls their load and aggresive axle back "off road". There is also a "legal" version which is quieter.

offroad axleback

legal axleback

[gutboybarrelhouse]

That is more than a little misleading. Traditionally, "off-road" refers to a catalyst free mid-pipe...

[Ethan@S3M]

Offroad in this case is talking about how many db's the mufflers make compared to the regular ones. It is a lot louder than the regular ones.

[05 HOTROD]

Originally Posted by Ethan@S3M

Offroad in this case is talking about how many db's the mufflers make compared to the regular ones. It is a lot louder than the regular ones.

how about a group buy for this off road exhaust?

[LSUFAN]

With an xpipe, they are mean and loud. Your neighbors will wake up when it fire it up. I loved mine.

[Carolina Rider]

Originally Posted by family man

Yes, for some reason, Roush calls their load and aggresive axle back "off road". There is also a "legal" version which is quieter.

offroad axleback

legal axleback

My 07 has the "legal" version, and I can tell you even that is to loud. It sounds just about like straight pipes at WOT, and it already caused me to get attention drawn to my car, good and bad. The long tubes, H Pipe with High Flow Cats make it roar, the extra HP from the ATI Procharger is what is really causing them to roar when the boost starts to come on.

I am looking to swap mine out, checking into Flowmaster 50's next week.

[family man]

Originally Posted by LSUFAN

With an xpipe, they are mean and loud. Your neighbors will wake up when it fire it up. I loved mine.

Yea man! I love the sound of my catted x and the offroad mufflers.

[Blkstg2x]

Originally Posted by Carolina Rider

My 07 has the "legal" version, and I can tell you even that is to loud. It sounds just about like straight pipes at WOT, and it already caused me to get attention drawn to my car, good and bad. The long tubes, H Pipe with High Flow Cats make it roar, the extra HP from the ATI Procharger is what is really causing them to roar when the boost starts to come on.

I am looking to swap mine out, checking into Flowmaster 50's next week.

You own a Roush...give me a break..if you didn't want the attention then you should have bought a Focus...Who cares about the exhaust when your car already screams...."Write me a ticket..I'm speeding" even when your parked...It's just part of owning a bad ass ride as we do..You get used to it, or you sell it. PERIOD. No in between here.