Another Holden in the Family :)

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Originally Posted by BLACK 346

Hey Mick, waiting for the bloke from Advance to get back to me on availability. Which headers did you get, was it the A317 Tri-y?

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Rod got these http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...crewman-tuned/ Sound great!

Are these the ones tested by Sam's? They are the only Tri-y that they offer. It say's on the website that some modification may be required, I assume that is not the case from your experience Ed? Don't want any hidden surprises for the mechanics when the engine goes back in :)
Hopefully the 2-4 week waiting period on the website is not a problem also and that he has a set in stock.

https://www.exhaustshop.com.au/colle...2-vz-a317-4029

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Originally Posted by Micks

Rod got these http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...crewman-tuned/ Sound great!

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Thanks Mick. I was originally going to go 4-1's, have Hurricane 1 7/8 4-1 on the Calais. Decision's decision's .

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Originally Posted by BLACK 346

Are these the ones tested by Sam's? They are the only Tri-y that they offer. It say's on the website that some modification may be required, I assume that is not the case from your experience Ed? Don't want any hidden surprises for the mechanics when the engine goes back in :)
Hopefully the 2-4 week waiting period on the website is not a problem also and that he has a set in stock.

https://www.exhaustshop.com.au/colle...2-vz-a317-4029

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Here is a link to Advance's site, they were making 2 sizes, there was a slightly bigger one than the 1 5/8
from memory it was 1 3/4 & there is a 4 into 1 as well from memory.
but the 1 5/8 is the size tested by Sam in that link.

http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...ors/holden/v8/

You would have to talk to Mike for all the details.

I would be absolutely shocked if it took him anything like 4 weeks to supply you direct, that link you posted was someone else second handling them.

A good mate of mine had a set of Advance 1 5/8 tri-y's with a blower on his car
& upgraded to 1 7/8 DPE 4 into 1's and got very little improvement with a touch up tune done by the same very reputable tuner on the same dyno.

He reckons that it was not worth the money he spent doing it.




Here is his listing & pics of cat pipes to fit these headers.

http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...emblys/holden/

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Here is a link to Advance's site, they were making 2 sizes, there was a slightly bigger one than the 1 5/8
from memory it was 1 3/4 & there is a 4 into 1 as well from memory.
but the 1 5/8 is the size tested by Sam in that link.

http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...ors/holden/v8/

You would have to talk to Mike for all the details.

I would be absolutely shocked if it took him anything like 4 weeks to supply you direct, that link you posted was someone else second handling them.

A good mate of mine had a set of Advance 1 5/8 tri-y's with a blower on his car
& upgraded to 1 7/8 DPE 4 into 1's and got very little improvement with a touch up tune done by the same very reputable tuner on the same dyno.

He reckons that it was not worth the money he spent doing it.




Here is his listing & pics of cat pipes to fit these headers.

http://www.advanceheaders.com.au/pro...emblys/holden/

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Was going to hold off on the cats for a bit, they are nearly as expensive as the headers. Will go have a chat face to face with him tomorrow and either go the 1 3/4 Try-y or the 4-1's

Cheers

I would do the cats at the same time for sure, it would cost you to fit the headers to your old pipes which is a waste
& the cats will give you a decent increase over the stock cats as they are very restrictive on these.

First time I did one, local exhaust shop charged me $200 to fit stock cats to headers
he gutted the cats, which I did not want done, I specifically told him I wanted the in & out of the cats opened
because they go down to 2.25 inch on the inlet & outlets & I wanted the 2.25 inch restrictions removed but leaving the
subtrate in the cats.

Plenty of other shops cut the front and rear off the bodies of the cats opening them to remove the restriction but not this bloke

He took it on himself & told me he was doing me a favour, car sounded like shit, smelt of fuel and ran crap.
It even spat balls of flames out of the tail pipes on decell.

I was absolutely spewing.

Went to Advance & bought a set of his cat pipes & happy days. :dance:

Still got that guys made up straight through cats in my shed because at one stage we were thinking about running :nos:

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

I would do the cats at the same time for sure, it would cost you to fit the headers to your old pipes which is a waste
& the cats will give you a decent increase over the stock cats as they are very restrictive on these.

First time I did one, local exhaust shop charged me $200 to fit stock cats to headers
he gutted the cats, which I did not want done, I specifically told him I wanted the in & out of the cats opened
because they go down to 2.25 inch on the inlet & outlets & I wanted the 2.25 inch restrictions removed but leaving the
subtrate in the cats.

Plenty of other shops cut the front and rear off the bodies of the cats opening them to remove the restriction but not this bloke

He took it on himself & told me he was doing me a favour, car sounded like shit, smelt of fuel and ran crap.
It even spat balls of flames out of the tail pipes on decell.

I was absolutely spewing.

Went to Advance & bought a set of his cat pipes & happy days. :dance:

Still got that guys made up straight through cats in my shed because at one stage we were thinking about running :nos:

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The cats should not be an issue to bolt on later Ed as they are already flanged to fit. I was of the impression these headers would bolt straight to the factory cat flange, so no real work required to fit them? Or have I got this wrong?

Sorry but you have it wrong Rod.

The factory cats are welded into to the factory engine pipes.

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Sorry but you have it wrong Rod.

The factory cats are welded into to the factory engine pipes.

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Of course they are, I fkn forgot about that didn't I. Lucky I asked :)

I reckon you might have been confused thinking of the VE cats?

Went down this morning and spoke with the lad at Advance Headers. Super friendly and extremely helpful. He advised me to go the 1 5/8 Try-Y's for what is a street car only. He says they will outperform all the other headers for low down torque in a daily driven street car. So that is what I am getting, along with the cats. So, unless someone on here can talk me out of this choice, that is what is going in :)

Good stuff, I am sure you will be very happy with them.

Was Mike not there today?

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Good stuff, I am sure you will be very happy with them.

Was Mike not there today?

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Not sure, they were super busy and I ended up speaking to a young bloke. Think his name was Ryan from memory. Seemed to know his shit though. He is the one that makes them from what I could gather. He is going to do the cats up for me tomorrow. The headers are already in stock.

Good stuff Rod. :cheers:

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Originally Posted by BLACK 346

Not sure, they were super busy and I ended up speaking to a young bloke. Think his name was Ryan from memory. Seemed to know his shit though. He is the one that makes them from what I could gather. He is going to do the cats up for me tomorrow. The headers are already in stock.

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Rod you will be very happy with Advance Headers, I know I am & they sound mint too.