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Best exhaust system for n/a vl for good price?

Started by darcy16 · 12 Aug 2011 · 12 replies

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darcy16Archived member
hi, im looking for headers and exhaust for a N/A Vl commodore and was wondering which system has good performance and good price? thanks Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BoyracerArchived member
The wreckers and ebay is the best price.
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Danny_BoyArchived member
Extractors, new cat and a 2 and 1/4 inch cat back.
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Jako-25Archived member
extractors with 2.5inch outlet, hi flow cat, 2.5inch from cat, 3inch dumpy.
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fleasArchived member
Factory 2" Styles.
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RB30DEVLArchived member
For a SOHC 3 litre VL, pacemaker extractors , going to a 2.5 inch hi flow cat , then onto a mandrel bent 2.5 inch straight through system such as a redback. I used a 3 inch cat on the twin cam engine and the mentioned exhaust system without a resonator and that was plenty for even that engine.
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russo187Archived member
some decent extractors-2.5 inch hi flow cat converter-mandrel bent 2.5 inch cat back-hotdog resonator...nice deep RB note...
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swiftmanArchived member
some decent extractors-2.5 inch hi flow cat converter-mandrel bent 2.5 inch cat back-hotdog resonator...nice deep RB note... i have this exact setup Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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KALAYArchived member
was at jolly rogers today, vl there with extractors...
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SIrollerArchived member
i was very happy with a set of wreckers yard extractors ($50 and they pop up a lot) and a 2 1/4 exhaust (150 second hand, thought it was vl turbo at the time but was just a 2 1/4 not a genuine turbo one. probably could have been had for a little less $) i didn't have a highflow cat or one that had been smashed out but i did have a bmc highflow airfilter. made a huge difference. so for a touch under $300 that was my system on my n/a. ---------- Post added 15-08-11 at 12:06 ---------- i find the 2.5" a bit big and it takes out your lower end power in a stock rb30.... if its just an exhaust and a filter go for a 2 1/4
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darcy16Archived member
alright thanks everybody will probably get pacemaker extractors and redback exhaust off ebay Also what else can be done for some good power?
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FLY-03LArchived member
for power out of a na... hang on no wait, you cant get power out of a na nah.. your best bet dude would be a full ehuast system (check) Cold Air intake with ducting into the air box advance the timing (run it on 95 or 98) manual conversion LSD/mini spool run some injector cleaner through it XF throttle body Do a big service Thats all you can do without it getting expensive (internals, raising the compression and a new cam... polishing a turd with a N.A) Also, my car did a 16.2 at the drags single spinning 205s with almost all of the above mods. Now, with a LSD and grippys 20" tyres with a good launch i think id see a high 15, just to give you an idea. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Danny_BoyArchived member
Best value for money would be to turbo it.. For an NA I'd just get it running perfect, extractors and 2 and 1/4 catback, cold air intake, maybe advance timing a bit. Basically what I did and went alright for what it was and cost next to nothing. Stepping up I'd Change the diff gears(maybe consider and LSD or spool) and chuck a manual in and if you want auto get a shifkit I guess. Then go on to headwork and other engine mods.. Depends on what you want out of a car and what your willing to spend.
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