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What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 12:04 Go to next message
Well I got my car, but the exhaust on it isnt overly flash, when I save up some money I'll get it replaced, but what do I ask the ugy in the shop for without sounding stupid???

ie, super turbo charged 40inch exhaust with flamethrower and a milo tin on the end? Laughing

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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 12:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
do you want noise or performance?
what engine?

for power, ask for "a set of extractors, preferably genie, and a full "inset appropriate exhaust diameter here" mandrel bent exhaust system with a high flow cat and a nice muffler" and then hand over your first born child.

For rice, ask for a nice shiny muffler with a 20" tip be welded on to the end of your exhaust - dont bother with the rest of it, it's just a waste of money.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 12:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
How much would I be looking at forking out for the performance option?

I'm only 17, I'M TO YOUNG TO BE A FATHER! Crying or Very Sad Laughing

Edit: I'm running a 4age.

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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 12:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
too much Smile
the 4a-ge is a noisy little slut of an engine anyways. my expertise on this engine is right up there with your average holden driver, so I'll let the 'rolla boys advise you.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 12:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Lol, thx anyway, took it for my first drive tonight. Sad oh how I love her so, just gotta get used to driving a real car not a rally one.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 13:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i guess really doesnt bother about what engine

if you want a loud sound with a little performance increase
basicly just walk in and say


i want a cat-back canon muffler with 4"tip
usual standard exhaust would be 2.5" so it would be from 2.5" to a 4" tip so it should sound good
mabye they can advise you more
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Tue, 11 January 2005 13:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
best thing to do is ask the guy that runs the joint
he SHOULD know everything
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 12 January 2005 08:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
2.25 in. for GE Cool
A Muffler...
A "Hi-flow???!?!?" cat.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 12 January 2005 09:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Go to the cupboard, clean out the last bit of milo in the tin, walk out to the garage, grab the pop rivets and shoot a couple of those baby's right through it on too your original exhaust. There you go, that cost you like 2 bucks right? And you'll have the class of a WRX! ENJOY!
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 00:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
adamb131 wrote on Wed, 12 January 2005 19:24

2.25 in. for GE Cool

Yep, i'd go the mild steel press bent 2.25in exhaust, resonator and muffler
And then go for the carbon tip
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&a mp;category=6775&item=7945507660&tc=photo
Oh yeah baby Rolling Eyes
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 01:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I've been quoted $140 for a uni-fit 2.1/4" catalytic convertor, or $190 for a 3" - so DO NOT let anyone bullshit you into buying a $300 "high-flow" cat. There's a Mega-test of resonators and mufflers on Autospeed, which should give you a better idea of what works and what doesn't.

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0 381&P=1


Don't go the 5" Milo-tin tip unless you really desperatley want it, and love the sight of flashing police lights in your rear view mirror . . Laughing - Extractors will do a world of good for the QUALITY of the exhaust note, I'd suggest a 4-2-1 (Tri-Y) set for street use, as they help Torque AND power, as well as sounding SaaaWEEEET ! !

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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 01:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
as a side note, exhaust tip should never be larger than exhaust diameter - 3" exhaust = 3" tip
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 02:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
draven wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 09:54

as a side note, exhaust tip should never be larger than exhaust diameter - 3" exhaust = 3" tip

Yeah, or you end up with something that looks like this dude Laughing

http://iamfrank.ath.cx/22122004/images/100_2804.jp g
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 03:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
draven wrote on Tue, 11 January 2005 23:09

for power, ask for "a set of extractors, preferably genie, and a full "inset appropriate exhaust diameter here" mandrel bent exhaust system with a high flow cat and a nice muffler" and then hand over your first born child.

For rice, ask for a nice shiny muffler with a 20" tip be welded on to the end of your exhaust - dont bother with the rest of it, it's just a waste of money.



soo, how much do you fork out for the rice? Confused Smile
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 03:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
st184 sillycar wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 09:48

I've been quoted $140 for a uni-fit 2.1/4" catalytic convertor, or $190 for a 3" - so DO NOT let anyone bullshit you into buying a $300 "high-flow" cat.

You know the price of cat's doesnt change depending on the size?
All it is with 3" ones as opposed to 2.25" ones is a bigger inlet/outlet.
Its the same dimension everywhere else.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 03:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 14:46

st184 sillycar wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 09:48

I've been quoted $140 for a uni-fit 2.1/4" catalytic convertor, or $190 for a 3" - so DO NOT let anyone bullshit you into buying a $300 "high-flow" cat.

You know the price of cat's doesnt change depending on the size?
All it is with 3" ones as opposed to 2.25" ones is a bigger inlet/outlet.
Its the same dimension everywhere else.



you don't happen to know what that dimension is do you?
feel like hollowing mine out now
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 03:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nah dude, sorry

But what do you expect to gain from hollowing out the cat?
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 04:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
they say 4" cats gain around 40hp so I was thinking a 3" one with no internals should be close to the flow capabilities of the 4".

Just a thought anyway.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 13 January 2005 04:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Davey wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 12:25

they say 4" cats gain around 40hp so I was thinking a 3" one with no internals should be close to the flow capabilities of the 4".

Just a thought anyway.

Ummm, thats the biggest load of crap I've heard when it comes to exhausts.

Cats drain minimal power.

Maybe 40hp on a 1000hp car, but not on yours.
Maybe 5hp, even less if its in good condition.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Fri, 14 January 2005 02:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
plus people will sprout brain tumours as you drive past...
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Fri, 14 January 2005 02:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dude i've got a 4AGE and the car had a cat back when i bought it with just a standardish muffler. sounds pretty nice, even my dad reckons that it has a nice note to it. i know someone who has a cannon on the back and it is bloody loud. personally i'd just go for a simple muffler still sounds nice but doesn't draw too much attention. I belive mine is a 2" but not too sure.

oh yeah they're also hell cheap compared to cannons Razz
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Fri, 14 January 2005 02:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 15:33

Chris Davey wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 12:25

they say 4" cats gain around 40hp so I was thinking a 3" one with no internals should be close to the flow capabilities of the 4".

Just a thought anyway.

Ummm, thats the biggest load of crap I've heard when it comes to exhausts.

Cats drain minimal power.

Maybe 40hp on a 1000hp car, but not on yours.
Maybe 5hp, even less if its in good condition.


yeah was just thinking Smile Can't be bothered doing it anyway. BTW what about on a 600odd hp car Cool
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Sat, 15 January 2005 01:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 14:46

st184 sillycar wrote on Thu, 13 January 2005 09:48

I've been quoted $140 for a uni-fit 2.1/4" catalytic convertor, or $190 for a 3" - so DO NOT let anyone bullshit you into buying a $300 "high-flow" cat.

You know the price of cat's doesnt change depending on the size?
All it is with 3" ones as opposed to 2.25" ones is a bigger inlet/outlet.
Its the same dimension everywhere else.




So you're telling me that every catalytic converter on the planet is the same size, with the same surface area on the brick? How is it that a 270kw F6 Typhoon can get away with the same sized cat as a 1.3L, 43kw Ka ?

I don't understand Confused






Could it be that you're mistaken? Surprised

(and yes, I've read about dodgey-brothers brand 3" cats, that are 2" items with 3" flared ends welded on)
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Sun, 16 January 2005 01:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Well, I don't know what brands they are (couldn't care either), but when I got my exhaust done, it didn't matter whether I used 3" cats, 2.5" cats, or 2.25" cats, as they were all the same price.

They just had the corresponding inlet/outlet on them.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 00:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hmm.. - yeah, dunno.

Definately different sized OEM cats on Holdens - I can assure you! Car makers just put on the smallesst cat they can get away with, coz the catalysing brick costs so much compared with the rest of the car.


$5 less spent on each cat, x 2 cats per car, x 150,000 car for the year = worth using smallest possible cats!
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 00:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
in Sydney, the further west you go, the cheaper it gets as there's more competition. A mate and i have proved this to ourselves...

He ordered a stainless steel 2.5" all the way through with extractors, mandrel bent and one of those hi-clone things for his VS commo, and they quoted him $1600 Very Happy

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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 07:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Here's another thread from a while ago that might contain some worthwhile information for you..

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&t h=30496&rid=9&S=cb0e8b042f9a310b1fa8ea82b4 09d06f&pl_view=&start=0#msg_266833
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 07:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
In response to the first post, i have a 4age in my sprinter, with trd copy extractors 4-1, to a 2.25" stainless pipe, no cat. have a hotdog near where the cat would go, and used to have a cannon on the back.

cannon was way too loud, got defected and fitted a shitty muffler to get through RTA. Soon im thinking of getting a motorbike muffler, like some others i know have done. Its small, inconspiquous (sp?) and doesnt sound too bad, cheap too.

Dont go any bigger than 2.25" on the 4age, its not needed, and u may lose backpressure. Also if u get a cannon with a lets say 4" tip it WILL be loud.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 07:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Arch: re motorbike muffler. I know a fella who has one on his 4age and it is the only 4age that I like the sound of ever. So I like 'em Smile
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Wed, 19 January 2005 15:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I used to work in an exhaust shop, my dad still does, and I can tell you straight out that one of the most important things in an exhaust system, and also one of the most routinely forgotten is backpressure. Basically, it's all to do with the exit velocity of the spent exhaust gasses from the ports. You want to keep that filthy shit from getting back into your combustion chamber.

The faster you can get those gasses to move without restriction, the better - hence extractors - the small pipe diameters keep the gas moving without the restriction. Too small a system and your car can't breathe - too wide, the gasses will slow down, and eventually creep back into the chamber, which means power loss, and usually a gay drumming noise. 2.25-2.5 sounds ok for a 4AGE.

Also keep in mind, a 4AGE doesn't need much help sounding good - bar a rotor (and I personally think a well set up 4AGE, like Bill Sherwoods for example, sounds similar to a 13B) nothing sounds better on the roads.

So basically, concentrate on performance, minimal restriction with enough gas speed to keep the gay out of your cylinders.



Of course, bolt on a turbo, and everything changes, right boys? ;p
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 20 January 2005 00:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Stick several things down your exhaust and try to start it, this really helps the engine.
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Re: What do I ask for at the exhaust shop??? Thu, 20 January 2005 01:24 Go to previous message
davedrifts wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 11:14

Stick several things down your exhaust and try to start it, this really helps the engine.

riiight.. Rolling Eyes
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