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dilsun-yo
 Post subject: Exhaust setup question
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:25 pm 
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Hi Guys,

Straight to the point, what is a good exhaust setup for a NA BA XR6 2003.

Price no problem.

I want to know a good legal system with a nice note.

If anyone can recommend an exhaust shop in Brisbane that would be good too, as I have not been here that long. If anyone has dealt with a good shop please let me know.

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:51 pm 
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If price is no problem, I can't fault Di Filippo.
SS extracters and cat then mild steel or SS cat back add another $500+ for SS cat back tho.
Sounds awesome and no drone.
Cost me about $1700 with tip and fitting.

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:11 pm 
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Make sure you go the full system with a nice set of extractors, straight pipe, high flow 100cpi? cat, and a mean quad cat-back for an almost but not quite there V8 rumble :lol:. I'd suggest keeping a couple of mufflers so that it won't drone and have a nice rumble on the low rev but really bark on WOT.
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dilsun-yo
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:02 pm 
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thanks guys,

I have heard good things for Di Filippo.

Are you just running 2.5"? Is 3" too much of an overkill on 6 cylinders?

I know someone who had a 3" exhaust and it sounds... well.. s**t.

Not sure what brand they had

 

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Jova
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:54 pm 
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Stick with a 2.5", you can't go wrong unless your trying to make a 10 second car lol.
My cat-back is an Australian Pacific which is identical to a Redback and I can't complain. Has a nice deep note to it when accelerating but just a quite rumble when idling. Once I get my extractors I might remove my front muffler if I think it's too quite (but doubt it).
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dilsun-yo
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:59 pm 
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Are you just running mild steel?

I cant justify getting stainless.. Unless someone can change my mind?

 

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Jova
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:27 pm 
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Stainless steel does sound better and is lighter than mild steel but you'll be forking out a lot more money for it. Personally I don't think stainless steel is worth getting unless your chasing numbers. Once the exhaust carbons and if you get a nice setup mild steel sounds great.
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:34 pm 
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Stainless sounds 'tinny'......

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:48 pm 
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Go on Youtube and have a look--There's heaps of BA Falcons with exhausts fitted. X_Force are the best systems.......

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:32 pm 
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EL___Fairmont wrote:
X_Force are the best systems.......

Most common, not the best lol

 

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Mild steel 2.5" it is. Has anyone got a dual exhaust setup on their 6, similar to a lot of xr8 drivers do? I'm sure there would be quite a bend going around the spare tyre underneath? Worth the cost/end result?

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:06 am 
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krisisdog wrote:
EL___Fairmont wrote:
X_Force are the best systems.......

Most common, not the best lol


I have had redback and mercury systems on my e-series then went to a AU live Axel X_Force 2.5in Mandrel Bent high flow 2 muffler system. It is way better than the others with a really good note and no DRONE. Maybe the DOHC motor is different but all the youtube vids I have looked at, X-Force are miles ahead..

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:10 am 
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ive got pacemakers-100cpi cat-2.5" Xforce. the xforce is awesome, at cruising its quiet, at WOT it sounds nice.

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:28 am 
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Mate, if you want Quality, Performance Pipes is the go!

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:38 am 
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i know someone else has already said it, but seriously go on youtube and listen to different set ups, this will give you a rough idea on what each set up will sound like

 

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