253 Exhaust

[NFNSUS]

Sorry if i've posted on the wrong section.

I was just wondering what exhaust sounds best on a VH 253? ive been doing some research on youtube and 2 1/2 inch sounds the way to go? anyone else got a good setup?

I'm going sound over power because yes, im ditching the 253 and going bigger. but sticking with it for now.

[ari666]

twin 2" with an x pipe.

that way when you decide to stop wasting time, itll fit straight onto the 308

[Nobody Actually]

twin 2" with an x pipe.

that way when you decide to stop wasting time, itll fit straight onto the 308

^^^this^^^

[NFNSUS]

It's already a dual 2" ..it sounds horrible

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

A system done incorrectly will always sound horrible.

Any chance of taking some pictures of it?

[NFNSUS]

The joys of renting a house from an ex mechanic.. The shed that comes with it

Hop'd in the pit and got you a few pictures. Now that ive actually looked, it does look a lil dodgy. ( and found a leak )

[VBRED]

I have a similar set up on my vk still in good condition. I am just to to fit a set of pacies and reconnect it. Sounds a lot better then a single system.

[ari666]

single 2.5"



twin 2"



same cam, same tuning just different exhaust. twin 2" sounds a bazillion times better

[GothicKidd]

Twin 2.5" w/ extractors..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKu38X-Rj3U

[ari666]

Twin 2.5" w/ extractors..

is too much for a 253


20 bucks says that HJ cant do that on bitumen

[GothicKidd]

is too much for a 253


20 bucks says that HJ cant do that on bitumen

If you say so.

$20 bucks its not a HJ

[NFNSUS]

Is there any videos of a decent dual 2"? I can't seem to find any

[DAKSTER]

The sweetest sound i ever heard from a car was from an otherwise stock 253 HQ premier with pacemakers, twin full length 2" exhaust with a balance pipe and reversed Lukey mufflers.

The 253 was a sweet motor, it was squarer than the 308 (bore v stroke) and loved to rev in comparison to the 308.

[NFNSUS]

By the sounds of things i should stick with the dual 2".

But im still not happy with the sound, it does have the deep rumble of a V8 but then again.. over the top of that it sounds more like a tractor :/

Would extractors fix this?

[DAKSTER]

you need the balance pipe.. an exhaust pipe joining both sides of the exhaust together for crossflow a couple feet before the mufflers

extractors will help too, but 253s even sounded mint straight from the old cast iron manifolds with this setup .. that included Lukey mufflers which were a simple baffled tube muffler. If you reversed them it sounded better, though it probably impeded the gas flow too...

remember you asked what would sound good, not what would perform best though...

[NFNSUS]

Like this?

[clutch]

the twin 2 vid above is dumped befor ethe duff, makes all the difference...

[DAKSTER]

Like this?

Yep like that. Lukey mufflers are the only other difference I guess. They were tubular maybe 4" diameter and about a foot long. They were baffled and supposed to go on in a particular direction but sounded cool as if you reversed them. They gave a 253 a real deep note, and as you hit maybe 4 grand on the tacho they use to snarl in the most erotic way...

Funny though, they didnt sound as nice on a 308..

[NFNSUS]

4"? Isn't that a 'hotdog'?

[DAKSTER]

nah hotdogs tapered at the ends to join straight to the exhaust. They had no baffles. These were tubular mufflers, and had no taper, just the bit sticking out of the muffler for the exhaust to hook onto like normal.

[ari666]

Is there any videos of a decent dual 2"? I can't seem to find any

what are you sayin? my car doesnt sound decent???

The 253 was a sweet motor, it was squarer than the 308 (bore v stroke) and loved to rev in comparison to the 308.

oh my f..ken god. now i have heard it all...

[Blown V6 Hatch]

253's aren't a good sounding V8 IMO. They always seem to sound far too "thong slappy" for my liking.

They're a bit like a V6 really, they can sound ok if they're kept relatively quiet but they sound terrible if they're loud.

I guess it all comes down to what you class as a nice note...

[GTP 85]

Just try some different mufflers

[NFNSUS]

Sorry ari, Im on my iPhone so it didn't show that they were actualy videos. I thought you were just comparing the two. Love the cam though

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Muffler choice is what makes or breaks a decent sounding system.

Reversed Lukey mufflers? They sound the same either way, just the inlet and outlet will be in a different spot. I prefer chambered Lukey style mufflers on all carby V8's, they sound better.

What you need to do is get a couple of L0099 Lukey mufflers (or equivelant) and fit them in place of the mufflers that are already there and it will sound 100% better.

I can do a muffler similar to the Lukey for $42 each. Shipping would be $40, so two mufflers shipped would be $124.