Kooks or GT500's ??

[KILRSVT]

I am beginning to mod my car and of course the axle back has to go. I am in between the kooks axle back and the GT500 they will going on in conjunction with a jba off road x pipe. I really like the deep modern muscle sound of the kook's but I also like the lopey sound and tone of the GT500's I plan to keep the resonators to reduce drone . Which ones would you guys get or have ? To those with these mufflers what are the pros and cons? Thanks in advance .

 

[Clipboard]

its a personal choice, i like exotic more than i do old school rumble so i choose kooks

 

[pickles]

I had both. I ended up keeping the GT500's just because there is 0 drone. The kooks sounded real mean though!

2013 Mustang 5.0 Offroad X + KOOKS Axle-back - YouTube

 

[KILRSVT]

How bad was the drone with the kooks did you have the resonators ?

 

[Ultrakla$$ic]

Neither

 

[USNjocson]

Get gt500's. the '14 quad tips I have sound a lot deeper and meaner than the '12 gt500's

 

[Nocturnal'14]

I had the 12 GT500s at first and switched to the kooks...
I like the deep tone of the kooks. There was zero drone with the GT500 w/o resonators ...kooks had no drone until I removed the resonators. Its only at 1700-2000 but it is there.

Im hoping that when I switch to the shorty headers the drone goes away.
Im running the Max Flow catted H-Pipe from MRT.

http://youtu.be/u2gTwEKJoW4

 

[BV600]

Had both. The GT500s sound good but the Kooks are a lot deeper and lighter. I still have cats but have an ORx waiting to go on. Here is pic difference. NO drone with either with cats.

GT500

Kooks

 

[burke985]

Kooks

 

[beefcake]

kooks are lighter, both sound good, let me know if you need a price,

beef
513-478-1965

 

[Itzslow]

I love my gt500"s.....quiet at part throttle but sound mean when u get on it. I have zero drone but still have the resonators. I heard a set of kooks though and they sound great. Try YouTube you can hear both in different settings.

 

[pickles]

my gt500s and jba o/r x have kind of a "tinny" sound. I plan to swap mine out with something else, but I'm still undecided.

2013 Mustang 5.0 donuts - YouTube

 

[by9468840]

How loud are kooks compared to 12 GT500s?

 

[burke985]

How loud are kooks compared to 12 GT500s?

About the same loudness but different tone and the kooks are lighter and nicer. Kooks have more of a hollowed out deep tone IMO . My brother has them on his 5.0 and I've had the GT500'S

 

[Qwik8]

my gt500s and jba o/r x have kind of a "tinny" sound. I plan to swap mine out with something else, but I'm still undecided.

2013 Mustang 5.0 donuts - YouTube

-Exactly what he said!!!

Cant speak for the kook's but the GT500s sound kinda trashy with the O/R x on my car... Will be swapping over to Borlas as soon as I can...

 

[speedsun]

I got the kooks with stock exhaust. Sound really good. At first I thought I had drone but it was just me. Can't wait to do the lethal o/r x pipe

 

[tj@steeda]

Here is a sound clip from our GT500 exhausts:

Steeda 2011-14 Mustang 5.0L GT Axle-Back Exhaust Sound Clip - YouTube

Here is the direct link to the product listed on our website:

2011 2012 Mustang Axle-Back Exhaust - Free Shipping!

Best Regards,

TJ

 

[ExTurbo]

i went with gt500's because of the price, and the fact that they arent obnoxiously loud. PLus i planned on going with headers down the line and i heard a 5.0 with full exhaust and loved the tone. would have been nice to save the weight and i do like the sound of the cooks but i coudnt justify the cost difference between the gt500's and some of the aftermarket pieces out there.

 

[scott_0]

I really wanna get the Kooks but I'm hearing that there is a little drone, I'm sure while much much less drone than my American Thunders, I don't wanna spend that kind of money on axle backs and regret it due to drone

 

[Nocturnal'14]

^ Then don't!
Get the GT500 and worry not about drone my friend.