Exhaust for 5.0l VN-VP I want the V8 Gurgle.

[MoSkA]

As the title says.. I saw a VN 5.0 2 nights ago. It was what I call Salmon in colour and had the full SV body kit. It had a sound like no other VN I have seen, it sounded like a big V8 with the very low gurgle sound. It's the only way I can describe it. It sounded like a Ford 8 from one of those ford ads.

Can anyone tell me how I can get that gurgle in my vn-vp 8 (the one I'm buying soon enough)?

Thanks in advance.

 

[vkberlina]

I have an EFI 5L im pretty happy with my exhaust note,

2 1/2" pacemakers, into twin cats into a single 3" muffler out to the rear through a 3" hotdog all 3" mandrell bent.

You want something with some fairly major head work, to get a really nice not, if the engine is standard you might want to opt for 2.5 out the rear else you might loose power.

cheers
Scott

 

[MoSkA]

How much would a system like that set me back?

 

[Mark]

dont bother go for a complete twin system 2 1/4 inch. hm headers are the best you can get. if not go for the pacemakers. get the stock cats from vn-vr there core is 2 1/4 and they flow pretty good, then get ya catback my recommendation is a lukey muffler part number is L2290 (straight through with centre expansion chamber) and matching ressy's. that should give u a hell of a note. im pretty sure that muffler is 2 1/4 inch aswell. if u want it louder get rid of the ressy's if u want it beefier but a touch quieter get the ressies

 

[vkberlina]

Heres a few pics of the exhaust I had done
http://www.members.westnet.com.au/scottl/howto/efi5l/stage5.htm

Cost around the $800 job all up on the car painted from the headers back.

 

[geardys]

i'd also would not bother to go for a complete twin system .
i have pacemakers on my 95 vr v8 ute. stock cat that has meet a cole chisel ;-) followed by a 2 1/4 system into a lukey muffler (i think its a L2290) and staright out the back.
from what everybody has told me its loud and sounds like a v8 super car. it also has that deep burble and once it warms up, throws flames. :flame:

if you where going to have the engine tricked up u bit, i'd try a twin system, pacemakers, twin high flow cats, and sraight out (2 1/4 or 2 1/2 inch) with twin hotdogs. no mufflers or ressy.

 

[terbit]

mate Log onto www.surefloexhaust.com.au have a read i'm sure they would be able to help

 

[STEALTHY™]

the best sounding exhausts cost big $$$s. I've got a full twin 2.5 system on my calais, with paceys, twin hi flow cats, twin hi flow mufflres and a single resi.

If you wanna hear what mine sounds like, watch this vid, and my car is about a minute and a half in.
clicky
oh, don't take note of the driving, thats was all on closed roads, with police fire and ambulance crews on standby.

 

[Spyder]

luky mufflers arnt that great. go Magnaflow.

 

[EVL253]

luky aernt that great? depends on which ones u get.ive got lukey race stuff and not only is it well made it flows heaps and sounds good.its quiet at idle but yeah doesnt muffle the best being straight thru 3 inch setup.still toughest sounding V8 in my town.it cost me 680 bucks to install the pacies i supplied and run dual 2 1/4 mandrel into 3 inch mandrel with a lukey race bullet and lukey race muffler all jammed under there and dumpd at the diff.

ive always had lukey stuff and never had a problem with the sound of it it or quality.