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There are so many options out there I am keen to hear what combos people went with and wether you went DIY with the install or had it put in, how happy you are with it etc.
Mobs I have looked at include
Exhaust:
Berkley 3"
Beaudesert 2.75"
King Brown (Pacemaker) 3"
Taipan 3"
IC's
Taipan
HPD
Cross Country
ARE Cooling
For DIY I am looking at the Berkley 3" (currently $700 from 4WD Supa Centre) and ARE ($1786 for IC and agressive scoop) combo, the exhuast is aluminised mild steel, not to fussed with stainless as its bound to suffer some damage!
As for installed I have hit up UFI in Perth for a price on the complete Taipan system, will post what they come back with.
Maybe this tigged IC and a big Scoop from A.R.E might save you a few bucks.
As for exhaust make sure you get a EGT bung welded in it.
Scotts Rod also do a great exhaust
Last edited by threedogs; 25th February 2015 at 03:36 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
I had the 3 inch berkley stainless exhaust from supercenter installed never had any problem with car as soon as installed I now have limp mode all the time and have to fit all NADS moderfications to try and rectify problem and hopefully that works.
I put in a Genie 3" exhaust with no dramas. I could put it into limp mode if I wasn't thinking about what I was doing. I just put in a Diesel Smart intercooler and I can't get it to go into limp mode no matter how hard I push it. Very happy now.
I went with the Taipan 3" exhaust, DPChip, and ARE intercooler and scoop
2011 GU8 ST 3.0 CRD, ARB Bullbar with IPF spotties, scrub bars and side steps, Snorkel, Dual Battery system, Waeco fridge, Turbo Timer, ARB Roof Rack with 5 IPF spotties across the front, Custom full Leather Bucket seats, DPchip, 3" Taipan exhaust, ARE Intercooler & scoop, Autron EGT/Boost and dual volt gauges, ARB front locker.
Cross Country intercooler and Pacemaker King Brown 3 inch exhaust. Needed Dawes valve when the exhaust went on as it was over boosting.
Now car runs better than it ever has. Seems to cool down quicker that before the exhaust (water temp on scangauge).
Don't waste your hard earned on a Cross Country cooler of even a HPD cooler. They are so over priced its almost criminal. Plus the gains you may achieve from a gold plated IC seems too glorified to me. Although I am more than happy to be proven wrong. The ARE scoops are good, bloody expensive though. I have one though. There is another mob around doing scoops for much less than an ARE scoop now. Get a pipe over a chip, if you have to decided too.
As for my ol'snotter.
3inch Redback straight through with a Hi flow metallic filled cat and no muffler, DP Chip, some ching chong intercooler, HPD maf housing and air box lid, and the ARE scoop.
I went with cross country as they are local (they fitted it for me) so if any problems I could drive by and get them to look at it. I did notice gains down low when I got it but the stock I/C was leaking. After it went on I could hold 5th gear going up moderate hills where as previously the Patrol only had to see a slight gradient and demand 4th gear.
It is a lot bigger than the standard unit and since I had the ECU remap along with the exhaust the car has turned into a beast between 2-3000rpm.
There are probably more cost effective options out there especially if planning to keep the car standard but I decided to go for a big upgrade. I did not realise at the time that HPD are in Adelaide and also do a larger intercooler.
Exhaust and IC Combos !!
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