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Hi guys looking for a recommendation or three for an exhaust shop to do a full end to end exhaust system for my TB42e.
I'm in Melbourne north west but happy to travel to the right place. Good work at the right price is what I'm after.....might even do the install myself.
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Shipping is pretty cheap Drew and install is a piece of pie if the manufacturer weld the hooks on in the exact spot.
I ended up getting mine of Scott's rods in nsw which was cheaper then local.
Try them and also try genie exhausts on here too. I actually had a chat to the owner today and they are very switched on with Patrols so get some prices and see what you think.
Nobody does a kit for the TB42E. Plenty out there for the carby but the injected one is different. Unless someone has brought one out since I was looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
I thought I read Scott's were doing them last year. May be wrong though?Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
no body was doing them last year when I tried AB...that's why I went to the bloke in Braeside....maybe they are doing them now ?Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
And if they did you had to be able to get the car to them ...but no kit form
Thanks man.Quote:
Originally Posted by menace 2
How does it sound? Did you get much of a performance gain?
Too many if the ones I've seen need welding and it ain't got a welder. I like the sound of the mob you went to.
I might drop in and see them, they're sort of on my way to where my office is.....
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Not too droney?
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Every place I have spoken to has been in favour of the 2 1/4 system and all have said the 2 1/2 is not suited unless running turbo...
I run 2 1/4 and it breaths very well...
See what prices you get ??? and let me know.. the secret to not running a hotdog at the end is to have a longer muffler.
My muffler is too short so I need that hotdog on the end and thats on 2 1/4 .......
Drew on mine I had a 2.5 inch no cat with a sports muffler. It was droney, I would have liked to put a hot dog in it.
Hey mate got my lwb exhaust done when I had one for about 400. Straight through 2.25"and hot dog muffler it sounded nice.
yeh sorry Drew...mine could be 2 1/4...and forgot to mention ...it has a high flow cat after the extractors..really small one only about 4-5 inches long...cheers
Yeah, George reckons 2 1/4 too and he knows his chit......Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie
There are a lot of guys running 2 1/2 though too.....
I read one suggestion which was to have the outlet of the extractors at 2 1/4 into the Cat and then 2 1/2 out of the Cat......
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Normally people go bigger pre cat and smaller after because when the gasses pass thru the catalyst they actually get hotter. Also you'd be looking for a stainless steel core for the cat, i'd go for a 100cpi (Cell per square inch) over a 200 cpi unit coz if your motor starts to use oil it'll block it. What you need to remember is you want to increase the flow without loosing too much back pressure to help in low to mid range torqueQuote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
2 1/4 would be a bit cheaper too I assume.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Alitis007
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AB when you got your exhaust from Scotts Rods did it take long?
Reason I ask. .......they were recommended to me as the absolute best exhaust on the market for what I need. I rang and talked through the requirements and ordered and paid on the day with a promised three week delivery time and they were to email me the tracking no after it was sent. Well that was just over 5 weeks ago. No email no exhaust....
Yeah wow that's disappointing mate. To be honest I can't remember. I was collecting everything when I was putting the turbo on so after I got it, it still sat in the shed for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokey
Contact them on the forum and see what happens.
When I got mine the exhaust guy said that it did not need a catalytic converter. I can't remember why something to do with gas?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alitis007
EFI ones need to keep the cat to remain roadworthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
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Edit: it said post error earlier and i reposted more information :)
There was a mob in Ringwood Vic that made and sold exhausts on eBay. I bought one last year for my tb42e and it was a simple bolt in job. Full kit, extractors, cat, mufflers, bolts, gaskets and everything else. Can't seem to find them anymore though.
Was that performance exhausts?Quote:
Originally Posted by Parksy
How does yours sound? Is it droney? Loud? Or is it quietist with a nice note ('cause that's the sort of thing I'm after)?
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It was droney at first at highway speeds because the muffler was just a straight through muffler, but I got this swapped out with a baffled muffler at our local exhaust shop. Now it is nicer. Though before, just driving around town and idling, it did sound tough!
As for the name I just can't remember it or find it on my eBay purchase history. The muffler was a Lukey brand if that helps.
The pipe is hardly worth anything, the money is in the mufflers. Cheaper mufflers have less packing material and are louder where more expensive mufflers have more packing material and are quieter for example a redback sports muffler is worth roughly $80 for 2.5" offset/offset 5"x9"x14" and the same size muffler made by magnaflow is worth $300, the sound difference is chalk and cheese mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
The fine for removing a cat is upto $10,000, some extreme cases even jail time and some workshops have been even shut down if they are repeat offenders. Any car made after 1984 running on unleaded petrol needs to run a cat in aus, now even diesels have to run cats aka particulate filters to meet the current emission laws.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Thats true, so they conform to the fuel and emission ADR'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus