Ughh, having that lift in the garage and not being able to use it for this is like dying of dehydration in the ocean 🙂Strong work!! I love everything about he 25" and agree that Thermal is the way to go for this application. I'll make sure to use HSF when I place my order. Thanks for sharing, and all your videos are super helpful.
We could have used the lift but I like to work on the ground to show everyone it’s possible to do it in your own driveway without a lift 😁 and thank you that truly means a lot 🙏
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks At least you can use yours. I am waiting on longer arms because the ones that came on my lift wont reach the pinch welds on my ST. I don't really see any other good lifting points. Or not 4 of them anyhow.
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks When using a lift for the new 25' ST do you just lift from the pinch welds marked in the manual? Just got my exhaust and going to use a friends lift and want to know where to place arms so I dont damage anything.
Man kudos to you for doing that on the floor! I did my Thermal Exhaust on a lift, No way I wanna do it laying down. Best sounding Exhaust IMHO, My Dealership just did a repair on my Explorer for the folding seats and the tech wanted to know what Exhaust I had on it, said it sounded awesome. I am proud of it and the damn bright Led Lights I got from HSF.
It was a pain i did it on the floor also on mine. 8 hrs to do it cuz i didnt realize u can take those rear hangars off i should have watched a previous install video prior to doing it
@@Dravira I rented a lift at a DIY repair shop took me about 2 hours with breaks and screwing around. It would have taken me all day in the driveway and my son helped me.
I’m probably gonna go with Corsa on my ‘23 I personally like the deeper tone it has, again all personal preference. After hearing the thermal in person on another ST it sounds great. Videos don’t do a justice, hearing it person really gives you a good idea on sound.
Any chance you could make a video or explain in comments the proper way to adjust the rear mufflers to they are not rubbing on the hard green part of the hanger? I have bean dealing with this issue over and over, I slightly adjust the muffler, but it finds it's way back, pushed all the way against the green hard part of the hanger hole.
Looks like they chnaged the location again for the flexpipes. Maybe the 25s wont have a problem with broken downpipes? Any idea if the 25 midpipes fit 20-24?
No drone at all with this setup honestly, it’s the best off the shelf exhaust for the platform. Sounds great, performs great and is great quality backed with a lifetime warranty
How can I adjust hangers on the back, near the bumper without taking the entire exhaust off? Mine is making that noise you describe around the 15 minute mark. It’s annoying as hell, drives me crazy lol
There was a reason ford had the exhaust tips firing down! To keep exhaust from being sucked into the rear intake for the ac system! You will get carbon monoxide in that car!
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks sorry to contradict your statement but I am 100 percent right. I have had 3 explorers all of them had exhaust problems 2016 2017 and 2019. Ford knew of the issue but wouldn’t issue a recall. I had all 3 bought back due to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the cabin. I had ford techs from 3 different dealerships all say the same thing after the redesign they have all their exhaust tips down facing to keep exhaust from being sucked up into the rear ac intake behind rear quarter panel.
@@Kawika997 this is the dumbest shit I ever heard 😂. Pointing them down or going straight back won’t stop carbon monoxide gas fumes penetrating the cabin. The gas fumes are still being generated from the same location and rising into the atmosphere. What you’re saying is like saying you won’t get wet in the shower if you keep your back to the shower head. What you’re referring to was an issue on a previous body style with completely different engineering that only affected the FPIU models, mostly caused from police unfitting. Ford corrected those concerns through recalls. This is not an issue on the 20+ models.
@@JasonSmith883 yea ok 👌 so I guess the fact that we had 10x the amount of carbon dioxide in the cab of our explorer than normal was a one off? How about do some actual research and find out there were 3 tsb issued by ford for carbon dioxide getting into the cab of the explorer that were non police cars! They only did something because police forces were going to refuse explorers from ford if they didn’t fix the issue! Ford claimed that was one of the fixes not me dumbass!
Ughh, having that lift in the garage and not being able to use it for this is like dying of dehydration in the ocean 🙂Strong work!! I love everything about he 25" and agree that Thermal is the way to go for this application. I'll make sure to use HSF when I place my order. Thanks for sharing, and all your videos are super helpful.
We could have used the lift but I like to work on the ground to show everyone it’s possible to do it in your own driveway without a lift 😁 and thank you that truly means a lot 🙏
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks At least you can use yours. I am waiting on longer arms because the ones that came on my lift wont reach the pinch welds on my ST. I don't really see any other good lifting points. Or not 4 of them anyhow.
@cwsosby oh man that sucks 🥲
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks When using a lift for the new 25' ST do you just lift from the pinch welds marked in the manual? Just got my exhaust and going to use a friends lift and want to know where to place arms so I dont damage anything.
@mikem1435 that’s correct use the pinch welds when you crawl under the car you’ll see arrows pointing to which pinch welds you use
Man kudos to you for doing that on the floor! I did my Thermal Exhaust on a lift, No way I wanna do it laying down. Best sounding Exhaust IMHO, My Dealership just did a repair on my Explorer for the folding seats and the tech wanted to know what Exhaust I had on it, said it sounded awesome. I am proud of it and the damn bright Led Lights I got from HSF.
It was a pain i did it on the floor also on mine. 8 hrs to do it cuz i didnt realize u can take those rear hangars off i should have watched a previous install video prior to doing it
@@Dravira I rented a lift at a DIY repair shop took me about 2 hours with breaks and screwing around. It would have taken me all day in the driveway and my son helped me.
HSF ? Headlights ?
Houston speed freaks = HSF, the led lights are their led rear turn signal, back up lights and license plate light.
Thank you brother! I get lots of compliments on my exhaust it’s hand down the best off the shelf no doubt 😁
I’m probably gonna go with Corsa on my ‘23 I personally like the deeper tone it has, again all personal preference. After hearing the thermal in person on another ST it sounds great. Videos don’t do a justice, hearing it person really gives you a good idea on sound.
I love the corsa exhaust too, I just didn’t like the drive that came with the corsa. But it’s a great exhaust honestly
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks it drones?
Sounds good, I also have the 2025 and I ended up going with Borla type S cat back and it sounds good. They both sound nice.
Amazing work guys, keep it up!
Thank you 🙏❤️
I summon me ol’ lady whenever I need an extra hand on my tip.
😂😂😂
Any chance you could make a video or explain in comments the proper way to adjust the rear mufflers to they are not rubbing on the hard green part of the hanger? I have bean dealing with this issue over and over, I slightly adjust the muffler, but it finds it's way back, pushed all the way against the green hard part of the hanger hole.
Looks like they chnaged the location again for the flexpipes. Maybe the 25s wont have a problem with broken downpipes? Any idea if the 25 midpipes fit 20-24?
Did they remove some of that underbody carpet stuff on the 25?
Where in Jersey can i get this DONE!!!!!
I wish I could tell you a good shop up there but I don’t know of any unfortunately 🥲
Is there any drone with this system? How loud is it inside the cabin?
No drone at all with this setup honestly, it’s the best off the shelf exhaust for the platform. Sounds great, performs great and is great quality backed with a lifetime warranty
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks thank you
Is there any drone inside the cabin?
No drove at all with thermal exhaust, honestly it’s impressive
You said the turbos are different from 2025 to 2024? Please explain
Yes sir 25 have electronic wastegates where as 24s don’t and run off vacuum.
Do you prefer the 24 or 25 ?
Does thermal make an inner cooler?
No sir cvfab is the route I would recommend going or Wagner
How can I adjust hangers on the back, near the bumper without taking the entire exhaust off? Mine is making that noise you describe around the 15 minute mark. It’s annoying as hell, drives me crazy lol
How much more aggressive/louder would this be with aftermarket downpipes? Great video for sure.
Down pipes you get a lot more turbo noise and gurgles compared to stock down pipes with this setup
You hear anything about the recall on the st motor?
I did see that they still haven’t released the vin numbers effected
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks 😮😅 looking at a 25 tomorrow
There was a reason ford had the exhaust tips firing down! To keep exhaust from being sucked into the rear intake for the ac system! You will get carbon monoxide in that car!
No you won’t, the tips were aimed down to keep the tips from getting dirty so fast.
@@HoustonSpeedFreaks sorry to contradict your statement but I am 100 percent right. I have had 3 explorers all of them had exhaust problems 2016 2017 and 2019. Ford knew of the issue but wouldn’t issue a recall. I had all 3 bought back due to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the cabin. I had ford techs from 3 different dealerships all say the same thing after the redesign they have all their exhaust tips down facing to keep exhaust from being sucked up into the rear ac intake behind rear quarter panel.
@@Kawika997 this is the dumbest shit I ever heard 😂. Pointing them down or going straight back won’t stop carbon monoxide gas fumes penetrating the cabin. The gas fumes are still being generated from the same location and rising into the atmosphere. What you’re saying is like saying you won’t get wet in the shower if you keep your back to the shower head.
What you’re referring to was an issue on a previous body style with completely different engineering that only affected the FPIU models, mostly caused from police unfitting. Ford corrected those concerns through recalls. This is not an issue on the 20+ models.
@@JasonSmith883 yea ok 👌 so I guess the fact that we had 10x the amount of carbon dioxide in the cab of our explorer than normal was a one off? How about do some actual research and find out there were 3 tsb issued by ford for carbon dioxide getting into the cab of the explorer that were non police cars! They only did something because police forces were going to refuse explorers from ford if they didn’t fix the issue! Ford claimed that was one of the fixes not me dumbass!
There are lots of articles on carbon monoxide entering with the tips straight out, look it up!