vn extractors v6

[rk has a vn]

What's the best?

[hi_ryder]

pure titanuim

[ice_cold17]

mixed with some 24k gold,will never rust then lol nah go pacemaker,apparently they have a great reputaion with commodores,otherwise have some custom made to suit your car

[Morton]

For the old V6, get whatever's cheapest. eBay a second hand set with a y-piece if you can. No point spending out of your ears, the benefits of a $1000 system over a $500 system are limited compared to money spent elsewhere.

[padrickz88]

Do what morton said, I brought mine on ebay for 150

[PaRaDoX]

i hear plastic extractors work well.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I can send you a set of Wildcats for $385 shipped, or Tiger for $330 shipped. Both include the Y pipe.

[hi_ryder]

i hear plastic extractors work well.

maybe plastic headers are a thing of the future?

[ewt]

I reckon Pacemakers are the best way to go. They don't scream at ya when you're peaking at 5,000rpm either.

[Morton]

Pacemakers and Genies are good value on a V8, but it's really debatable whether a) it's worth the money on a V6, or b) it's worth the trouble of them being so long ^_^

[vamplestat]

its very well worth extractors on a v6. i just fitted a set of pacemaker 5009 to my VP Calais, and boy can i feel the difference in power as well as the economy of the time is spent driving it... not to mention a rather nice deeper exhaust note mm rather pleasant.
i did have a set of advanced on there, didnt make much difference in anything really, apart from a bumble when i compression brake. over all avoid wildcats as they have massive problems lineing up most times, not sure about genie althou i have heard they are pretty good. but over all pacemakers are the way to go. i picked mine up for 330 plus postage and handleing and i already swear by them.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

its very well worth extractors on a v6. i just fitted a set of pacemaker 5009 to my VP Calais, and boy can i feel the difference in power as well as the economy of the time is spent driving it... not to mention a rather nice deeper exhaust note mm rather pleasant.
i did have a set of advanced on there, didnt make much difference in anything really, apart from a bumble when i compression brake. over all avoid wildcats as they have massive problems lineing up most times, not sure about genie althou i have heard they are pretty good. but over all pacemakers are the way to go. i picked mine up for 330 plus postage and handleing and i already swear by them.

Wildcats are made by Genie. I have been selling and fitting Wildcats since they were first introduced, never had a problem, ever. I have had problems with Pacemaker however, especially VN-VR V6, the Y pipe can hit the cross member.

[F l a k]

I have had problems with Pacemaker however, especially VN-VR V6, the Y pipe can hit the cross member.

True, I had that problem and had to trim some of the bracket thing on the side of the cross member back a little...still vibrates somewhere though, very annoying. Otherwise love my Paccies, but I don't really think they could be worth the extra money over Wildcats...maybe if you were really serious about every last kw, had a serious motor and had no budget, but really...I'd be tempted to go with something from Not_An_Abba_Fan if I was doing it again.

[SSV-050]

Wildcats are great for v6's I had them on my vn v6 when I was 16 before I realized a v8 was the way to go!

[vamplestat]

my old vn calais was running a set of wildcats, and i found them horrible. considering the motor iam running in my vp calais is from that series 2 vn calais. anyway, in my personal experience i found them a mongrel to line upto the heads, plus they didnt produce the note i was after where as the paceys i fitted do... and yes i do know the cross member problem and the lovely vibration it cause's i had to deal with it today, however i didnt have to modify the bracket, i just replaced the transmission mount with one that pulls it back just by a fraction and now it does not cause any vibration evan under the high RPM bands or under high torque.

[SSV-050]

fair enough mine went better with them on it, 5 months later I got an injected 5 litre lol never looked back onto the 5.7's now 6.0 litre next year cheapest power for money thats for sure.

[vamplestat]

sadly iam now under the new laws, no turbos or v8's for me :'( not yet anyway... besides given that a buick has a lumpy/crappy ilde i reckon i can use that to cover some internal mods lol

[vamplestat]

True, I had that problem and had to trim some of the bracket thing on the side of the cross member back a little...still vibrates somewhere though, very annoying. Otherwise love my Paccies, but I don't really think they could be worth the extra money over Wildcats...maybe if you were really serious about every last kw, had a serious motor and had no budget, but really...I'd be tempted to go with something from Not_An_Abba_Fan if I was doing it again.

with the vibration your still getting, here is an idea that i tried that also helped me, loosen the bolts off the extractors and place something under the cat just to pull it down alittle, i used one of my spare exhaust hang mounts then just tighten the extractor bolts back up nice n snug and remove the rubber or leave it there, it stopped 98% of the vibration i was getting minus the crossmember rubbing lol which i sorted just with a different trans mount...

[SSV-050]

Yeh from memory the buicks had the bellmouth and when removed they sound lumpy and idle different, id just get a mini spool cai,tb all second hand of course and be done with it lol & do as many burnouts as you can.

[F l a k]

with the vibration your still getting, here is an idea that i tried that also helped me, loosen the bolts off the extractors and place something under the cat just to pull it down alittle, i used one of my spare exhaust hang mounts then just tighten the extractor bolts back up nice n snug and remove the rubber or leave it there, it stopped 98% of the vibration i was getting minus the crossmember rubbing lol which i sorted just with a different trans mount...

Thanks heaps vamplestat, I'll give that a try

[vamplestat]

i put the belmouth back into mine... made no difference in throttle response apart from haveing a leaning affect on the 2 rear cylinders lol.. and i dont wanna rip skids lol... already on thin ice with my license...

[rk has a vn]

So come to a conclusion?