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Quick question. I have the Varex full system and car is blown and cammed. How much louder will the car be if I remove the centre muffler. Ideally I want a louder idle, much louder.
I do have Varex mufflers and thinking if I want the car quiet, I can simply close the valves (which I never do now). Will that quieten it down if I choose to?
Any advice or feedback?
I would expect it to be much louder. It will essentially make it a straight pipe exhaust when the valves are open.
i replaced centre mufflers with hotdogs, sounded much better both down low and when upit.
Garry
Hi guys. Spoke to a few people and the consensus is that just deleting middle muffler sounds awful. Quite truck like.
However, removing the centre muffler and replacing with hot dogs will give me what I want. Much deeper note and some volume.
I am going to get my Varex mufflers hard wired into the car as the controller sucks, but then I can easily control the volume. I always drive with them open but I may use them a bit more now.
Spoke to an exhaust shop and he was trying to convince me to go Hurricane and keep my Varex mufflers but I cant see the point. He says they are a deeper note but if I am keeping same mufflers I cant see the point.
I had a Hurricane twin 3 inch on my VE for a little while, worst sounding exhaust I have ever heard unfortunately (and had fitment issues with tips all crooked). Left it on the floor at ET when I had the Streetfighter system fitted, couldn't even bring myself to on sell it to someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
Hahaha really?
I was exactly the same when I got sucked into buying a single Sureflo 3.5" system on my old VZ. It looked like and old piece of drain pipe and I cannot remember exact powergain but it was significant.
I am amazed so many people swore by that crap lol
Ok kind of embarrassing. I got to the shop, put the car up and realized removing my muffler in the middle has already already been removed. It has straight through pipes god knows when I did it hahaha.
So new plan... I think I'm not going to do cat back system as I don't think piping will change the noise much. Thinking I'll just change rear mufflers.
What are my options boys?
Magnaflow?
Further to this. Thinking I'll look at cat back duel Defilippo to mate up to my headers. Then I can sell my xforce
:yup: That would have been embarrassing for you buddy! :shock: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
haha, yep. I felt like a twat... Exiting garage quietly...
:lol: We all make mistakes :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
Hope you get it to where you are happy with it soon mate! :cheers:
Thanks mate. Yeah just keeping my eyes out for a set of mufflers at least. There was a set on gumtree 400 for both but they were 2.5's.
What headers are you currently running?
unfortunatly I have yet to hear a cheap system that sounded good AND doesn't drone...
do do it once and do it properly, fit up a quality system with decent headers and it will sound good. Otherwise you'll spend more money and effort with cheap stuff...
I have good headers. Stainless Xforce 1 7/8 headers. They work great.
Quite a few peeps bag the Xforce product though time & again has proven itself in very decent results. Had them on my last two rides & very happy with them too :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
I've had xforce stuff in the past (came with purchased vehicles), sounds good and made good power but the drone (especially on auto) was pretty bad. Plus drone seems to be amplified in a wagon compared to a sedan
Yeah I have a Ute so no drone.Quote:
Originally Posted by feistl
I think you just like to have a lot of noise Steve!:stick::jester::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
Have been offered a set of second hand Hurricane mufflers.
Thoughts? If I bolt onto my Xforce system? Are they a rubbish muffler?
Steve, honestly I would get a pair of hot dogs welded inQuote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
I reckon it would sound nicer than the Hurricane mufflers. :yup:
haha I have a set I used for Summernats that sound great, too much drone though and couldn't use every dayQuote:
Originally Posted by whitels1ss
I meant fitting them & leaving your Varex on the back as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevieboy34
It would have to be quieter than it is now
& I can't see why it would drone anymore than it does now either. :confused:
Oooooh ok but nah. A resonator will change the bark but overall I want to try a new muffler. I'll leave how it is and wait for a second hand set of mufflers to grab.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitels1ss