First car, i want an exhaust system, how? what? where?

[Corey1]

So i recently bought a vy 2002 executive has a clubsport bodykit and i want and exhaust system with a nice note and does a system give u more power or what idk help would be muchly appreciated..

[Dr HaxZaw]

An exhaust will give you a bit more power but it really depends on what you buy as to what note you get

What kind of budget were you working to?

[Corey1]

ah k thanks and i dunno how much what is worth soo yeah not much help but i thought people would be much more mechanicly minded on here soo yeah

[aaronevolution]

ah k thanks and i dunno how much what is worth soo yeah not much help but i thought people would be much more mechanicly minded on here soo yeah

Someone asks you how much your willing to spend on an exhaust and you say they aren't mechanically minded and no help?

How do you know they haven't been running an exhaust shop for 30 years?

[Corey1]

no lol sorry i meant im not much help cause i dont know much i got on here cause there would be more mechanically minded people sorry u misunderstood

[Verynice]

the mechanically minded will just tell you, you will get a nicer note with 2 more cylinders

[Tim Smtih]

i thought people would be much more mechanicly minded on here soo yeah

How long is a piece of string? It's kinda hard for people to help you if you don't give as much information as possible. What's your budget, what exhaust fitters do you have access to, can you weld the system in yourself, do you want top of the line or something cheap that will do the job, do you want a cat back system, do you want a full system with extractors, what about cats, 100cpsi? 200cpsi? stock replacement? are you familiar with any brands and if so which would you pick, are you going to add resonators/cannon, what other mods have you done that may compliment the exhaust system? Also, are you on your provisionals?

[aaronevolution]

Oops. I guess I read it wrong.

[Corey1]

haha i no but illegal on your ps

[Corey1]

ok tim i just told u im not mechanically minded lol

[Verynice]

PM not an abba fan on here, seems to know his stuff on v6 exhausts

[Tim Smtih]

ok tim i just told u im not mechanically minded lol

How much money do you have to throw at something you don't know anything about, lets start there.

Please buy a decent service manual btw.

[Corey1]

ok lets say what i would get 4 a grand ? or round about

[Essassin]

Just get a catback system, aftermarket headers and cats aren't allowed on your P's in Victoria anyway.
I would suggest a mild steel system, either a 2.5" single pipe or a 2.25" twin pipe. You can go with or without a rear resonator, without will be louder but will also drone a bit, depending on the system. As a rough guess without doing any research, the single pipe system will probably be $250-400, and the twin around $500-600.
I have pretty much the same car as you and I have a mandrel bent mild steel single pipe system with no rear resonator. There is a video on the first page of my ride thread (link in my sig) if you want to have a listen. The middle muffler is a Redback one.

[Kieran263]

REDBACK 2.5" CAT BACK EXHAUST VT VX VY V6 COMMODORE TWIN DUAL OUT REAR MUFFLER | eBay That's what I'd be telling you to go for. For someone not mechanically minded these are relatively easy to bolt up yourself or just get an exhaust joint to do it for ya. That being said if you want to burn $4000, I'd recommend a good set of wheels and a proper lowering job as well.

[Corey1]

saw the video essassin sounds nice how much that set u back?
and what would i ask 4 at an exhaust joint if i wanted that?

[sweefu]

Not_an_abba_fan. PM Him, won't find a cheaper/better quality exhaust.

[Sean880]

ok lets say what i would get 4 a grand ? or round about

No need to spend a grand Corey. You just need one of these dual systems from Kale Auto..................

O Pipe (Dual Exhaust) - $99.95 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

[Tim Smtih]

RUN! I smell a troll.

[DevilDRake]

Depends if you want to go extractors etc aswell. I wouldn't recommend them if you're going for only sound (even though I did for more power too.. But in the end worked in conjunction with the rest of my mods).

Whatever you do, DON'T get a redback cat back.. Every bloody v6 has it and they ALL sound the same.

I got a custom made one for mine, then pacemaker extractors.

Go to your nearest exhaust shop and ask them for stuff aswell, and PM Not_an_abba_fan

[DevilDRake]

Just get a catback system, aftermarket headers and cats aren't allowed on your P's in Victoria anyway.

Not even the catback is legal, neither is changing your air filter to an after market panel filter, etc.. Anything to do with engine = out of question.


That being said, ever since i put the cam in the car is alot louder ontop of what it already was and I haven't had any trouble.. Every v6 almost has an exhaust though, but there will be that one picky guy.

[Chillyred]

was just looking on ebay and this system looks alright

XFORCE TWIN 2.5" CAT BACK EXHAUST MONARO VT VX VY 60MM | eBay

its a xforce cat back 2 1/2 inch system with twin stainless steel tips

[DevilDRake]

XFORCE are one of our site sponsers, if you talk to them there probably get cheaper.

[Dr HaxZaw]

XFORCE are one of our site sponsers, if you talk to them there probably get cheaper.

Do we really need him coming back in a months time complaining that his exhaust doesnt fit and it has a horrible note?

[GothicKidd]

My Lukey 2.5" catback sounds decent. IMO doesnt sound tinny, or does it drone. Has a nice note but isnt loud.
Does the trick for a P plater. Cost me $300 odd fitted.. could be alot cheaper.. if you do it urself... find a secondhand part.. etc.

If your not a P plater.. for a grand you could almost get a full genie system. Extractors, hi-flow cats. 2.5" catback. that's for a ute.. just throwing that in..