Want a mad sound for my VN

[bognog]

Want to change the sound of my VN, if anything i want it sounding like a rumbling V8, i had a mate who made his VL soundlike a V8, no shit, iw as off the hook, so if ic ould to that, i would be so happy, what are my options? I also want to spend as little money as possible.

[VNCalais98K]

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exhaust setup?

OK. OK.... heres what you do.

first... you need to chop the springs... not too much... 3 or 4 coils should do the trick.
THEN
Go to the local Maccas and drive up and down the driveway about 6 times.
Ignore the crunching metal sound thats normal.
When the car starts to burble like a V8, then you know you did it properly.

If you dont have the time, or are too cheap to buy maccas, then grab a rock and bash shit out of the muffler... that will work also...

To add a bit more effect, remove the cat converter and use a bar to poke all the innards out, then reinstall.

Doing the above will give you at least 40kw at the wheels, maybe even 50kw if you add a HSV or VZ SS badge.

Other options that have been thrown around are:

Buy a V8.
Get a lumpy Cam
Run the car really rich
Remove the rear resonator

[coolvxss]

Get a redback catback with no rear resonator. Thats what i had on mine n it sounded good.

[s0sage]

Want to change the sound of my VN, if anything i want it sounding like a rumbling V8, i had a mate who made his VL soundlike a V8, no shit, iw as off the hook, so if ic ould to that, i would be so happy, what are my options? I also want to spend as little money as possible.

i love these posts ....

its always the same kind of crap. i want my 6 to:
: sound like a v8
: drive like a v8
: beat a v8
: wash my dishes for me

but i want to spend as little money as possible...


BUY A V8. you can get a 253 or 308 that sounds LIKE A V8 (omg shock)

[VNCalais98K]

How about...

I want my VN V6 to sound like my mates Skyline GTR...
What can i do for under 50 cents to make my car sound like a GTR.



with the bov noise too.




and maybe some backfiring




but spend no more than 50 cents


Maybe thats a tad harsh, but in reality a V6 is not a V8... just enjoy the sound of your 6 humming away at the lights, because that V8 burble means only 1 thing.

$$$ at the next servo.

[1991_Vn2nV]

lol very much agree with the posts above.

A V6 CANT sound like a V8. Its that simple. Greenfoam can explain it, its something to do with the way the V8 fires or something... I forget.

If you think an RB30e sounded like a V8 you have very untuned ears when it comes to the sound of a car.

[VNCalais98K]

Holy shit dude, you have 3,747 posts since march THIS YEAR!
do you live on here or something? Thats insane!
My other forum i have 3,900 posts in 3 years... woah.

[bognog]

Ok, none of you are funny.

So either a redback catback with no resonater or just cut the resonater out.

When idling a long, the VL i heard with an RB30 motor in it, did sound like a V8, i heard what i heard, i do not care to debate about it.

[cracker]

you dont no what a v8 sounds like then do you

[holden007]

I reckon the six sounds good on its own

1991_Vn2nV wow you have posted a fair bit, good stuff. I've been here since Dec 2003, and ye keep it up.

[VNCalais98K]

The six has a great sound. very smooth... similar to a V12, just half... haha.
a V8 always sounds off to me... like something doesnt quite fit..

[1991_Vn2nV]

Ya'll leave my post whorin alone lol I work 34 hours a week at a servo at nights and afternoon shifts, so I come on here before and after I sleep for work...

Plus im a full time uni student and when im in a boring lecture such as Law or some of my Psych lectures, I waste time on here too.. JC rocks

[PaRaDoX]

this probbly sounds silly but a "aged" sports exhust will do the trick, look for one at the wreckers with 1 muffler and it should pop, then add a CHEAP pod filter and gives u some of the roar noise it wont sound exactly like one but yeah

worn exhusts actually give a nice sound sometimes

[Nobody Actually]

refer to this post

exhaust setup?

Quote:Originally Posted by VNCalais98K
OK. OK.... heres what you do.

first... you need to chop the springs... not too much... 3 or 4 coils should do the trick.
THEN
Go to the local Maccas and drive up and down the driveway about 6 times.
Ignore the crunching metal sound thats normal.
When the car starts to burble like a V8, then you know you did it properly.

If you dont have the time, or are too cheap to buy maccas, then grab a rock and bash shit out of the muffler... that will work also...

To add a bit more effect, remove the cat converter and use a bar to poke all the innards out, then reinstall.

Doing the above will give you at least 40kw at the wheels, maybe even 50kw if you add a HSV or VZ SS badge.


Other options that have been thrown around are:

Buy a V8.
Get a lumpy Cam
Run the car really rich
Remove the rear resonator

LMAO, ha ha. good call

[bognog]

you dont no what a v8 sounds like then do you

You obviously dont.

Thanks for the idea paradox.

Would it be possible to just find a good exhaust at the wreckers anyhow?

[defa]

i drive a v6 and it has a 2.5 inch exhaust. and it sounds like crap. this is my second v6 with a 2.5 inch exhaust. being a manual it does sound a bit better. but still. nothing compares to the nice smooth sound of a v8. i have never heard a v6 that sounds like a v8 yet. i don't even think it is possible. i am know after this post i will be one of the most least popular people on this forum. but it is right.
i have heard some v6's with a half quiet exhaust and i thought they sounded alright..

[VP_commo_driver]

put a v8 into your car and keep the v6 badges on it, problem solved!

[PaRaDoX]

anythings possible if you try hard enough bognog

i found most of my bodykit there, just keep looking, go to self serve wreckers tho because it'll be cheaper, $1 entry 2x per week and you'll find one in no time,

the other option you have is for $50 u can get one of your mufflers cut off and staight piped but it will still sound like a v6, unless you upgrade the cam/injectors/bore size you wont get that lumpy V8 sound

and as for everyone being stupid nice way to welcome someone to JC with sarcasm :P not very nice!

[4PLAYN]

So pacemaker extractors and a stock cat back exhaust with the rear resinator should sound decent with a stage 3 cam and vt injectors?

Cheers

Adam

[coolvxss]

I found my exhaust sound has got better with age. Anyone no the reason this might happen?

[4PLAYN]

muffler and resinator are gutted maybe .... maybe cat is gone aswell ....

or maybe you might have a hole near the middle of the car ...

[defa]

i got a brand new 2.5 inch exhaust on my old vn and the bloke who did it said it would get deeper with age.

[coolvxss]

Well my catback is only 8months old, so it doesnt have holes or anythin, its just got deeper over the first 3months.

[stocky]

anythings possible if you try hard enough bognog

i found most of my bodykit there, just keep looking, go to self serve wreckers tho because it'll be cheaper, $1 entry 2x per week and you'll find one in no time,

the other option you have is for $50 u can get one of your mufflers cut off and staight piped but it will still sound like a v6, unless you upgrade the cam/injectors/bore size you wont get that lumpy V8 sound

and as for everyone being stupid nice way to welcome someone to JC with sarcasm :P not very nice!

i assume you mean pick a part? if so, next time youre there and you see some vn ss side skirts, LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY

[greenfoam]

It's not possible but it may be possible to insert a gurgle. The V8 works like this

RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT <repeat
GGGG-CCCC-CCCC-GGGG-GGGG-CCCC-CCCC-GGGG <repeat
So you get the cylinders in pairs
G=gurgle (caused by two cylinders firing down the same collector pipe at almost the same time and getting congested)
C=crisp

So you get 50% of the time a gurgle and 50% of the time a crisp firing and that's what makes a V8 growl

The V6 is as follows
RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC
=Sounds like a boat ie. put put put put, or if you get enough revs into it REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE a Ferrari or Formula one

Now you can cross the pipes from one bank to another to change the sound
But you can't do it the same as the V8 with a V6 because you run out of pipes.

RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT
GGGG-CCCC-GGGG-GGGG-CCCC-GGGG
Like this you get two gurgles per cycle but the gap between them is short and you also have 4 pipes in one collector and 2 in the other:P haha.
I'm only guessing what that would sound like but it should be somewhat close to a V8 since the V6 is firing less cyliners per rev than a V8 so the shorter gap between them might help here. Then again it may still sound like a V6 but that's the best I can come up at this time. You could buy a 304 for the price of building custom headers to _maybe_ sound like one, you will also loose power for each gurgle you stick in as it's one of the great problems with the common V8's