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Old 28-03-2007, 08:17 PM   #1
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I currently have on my Ford Falcon Series 1, 2.5inch exhaust, extractors, cold-air induction, ECU flash upgrade and a Crow Cam...

Would it be worth getting a dual exhaust.. What are the pros and cons if any?

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Old 28-03-2007, 08:27 PM   #2
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It would be a fair wad of cash, and Id say it would be LOUD, and probably drony.
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Old 28-03-2007, 09:22 PM   #3
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I have a twin system on my ute, was already on it when i bought it. As far as i know you can't buy 'standard' twin systems, so yeah a custom one will be a bit pricey. As for loudness, its fairly quiet, has a nice note at idle and can really hear it when you plant the foot. No droning at all
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AU Sedans and wagons have a plastic fuel tank on the passenger side!

Not a good with an exhaust next to it!
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Old 28-03-2007, 09:56 PM   #5
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I have a twin 2 1/2" system on my au xr8 it sounds great and dose not drone on the high way at all..... The way to go I say. And yes it's comes out on the 1 side..
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Old 29-03-2007, 12:53 AM   #6
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Hey guys,

I currently have on my Ford Falcon Series 1, 2.5inch exhaust, extractors, cold-air induction, ECU flash upgrade and a Crow Cam...

Would it be worth getting a dual exhaust.. What are the pros and cons if any?
Is it a 6 or an 8. If it's an 8, then do it (but it must exit on the RHS of the car). If it's a 6, waste of time and money, unless you go twin 1.5" or something (with twin 5" tips, of course!).
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Old 29-03-2007, 06:33 AM   #7
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I got a twin 2 1/2 & no problems. Not to loud & quite a nice sound.
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Old 29-03-2007, 09:00 AM   #8
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Much more freedom with utes though ... twins dumped at the rear axle would sound tough.
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Old 29-03-2007, 09:05 AM   #9
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on the 6's, why not put a stock xr8 system on? it seems to be working for the BA's. has anyone attempted it on an Au 6?

sure some custom piping would need to be done, like a custom flange/cat etc but who knows.
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why would you want to put a twin system on an i6? save your money and fit a sticker to each side of your car, reading in massive letters ****ER. I think this will have the same effect.
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stockau, that was uncalled for and ignorant.

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Alright, sure, completely uncalled for on my behalf. All I'm saying is it would be a waste of money, there would be no gains over a decent single system on a i6. If this idea is just for looks, get a decent single system and a twin tip. It'll workout alout cheaper and have same effect
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Old 29-03-2007, 11:03 AM   #13
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why would you want to put a twin system on an i6? save your money and fit a sticker to each side of your car, reading in massive letters ****ER. I think this will have the same effect.
All XR6 VCT's came factory fitted with a twin exhaust system very much like the XR8's. Before calling people a ****er at least be aware of whats coming from the factory.

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Alright, sure, completely uncalled for on my behalf. All I'm saying is it would be a waste of money, there would be no gains over a decent single system on a i6. If this idea is just for looks, get a decent single system and a twin tip. It'll workout alout cheaper and have same effect
With a high reving setup there is gains. The Cat Converter is the "bottleneck" on most exhaust systems. The more revs, the bigger the bottle neck. To get around this it is often a case of buying an expensive 3" cat to open the exhaust up. Given that a twin exhaust has 2 cats you could get a similar or better flow out of 2 stock cats than you can get out of 1 high flow cat.

Personally I think a single exhaust setup is a more efficient setup but a twin system does have some merits.
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Old 29-03-2007, 12:46 PM   #14
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3" System . Thats what i want to get ..
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All XR6 VCT's came factory fitted with a twin exhaust system very much like the XR8's. Before calling people a ****er at least be aware of whats coming from the factory.


With a high reving setup there is gains. The Cat Converter is the "bottleneck" on most exhaust systems. The more revs, the bigger the bottle neck. To get around this it is often a case of buying an expensive 3" cat to open the exhaust up. Given that a twin exhaust has 2 cats you could get a similar or better flow out of 2 stock cats than you can get out of 1 high flow cat.

Personally I think a single exhaust setup is a more efficient setup but a twin system does have some merits.
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I already new that ford has factory released i6's with twin exhaust, but that dosn't make it right. Remember ford also released the ea
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I already new that ford has factory released i6's with twin exhaust, but that dosn't make it right. Remember ford also released the ea
:.. good point!
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Actually, they didn't. The pipework might be twin, but one side is blanked off and doesn't actually work.
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Actually, they didn't. The pipework might be twin, but one side is blanked off and doesn't actually work.
Except on the early AU1's.. like mine. That was pure twin all the way to the back. I've seen a couple that are like that now too, all early AU1.

The pipe wasnt actually blanked off though as you know, it was just fed back into the first pipe with a H fitting.
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Was the twin system only on irs models, or did they have them on xr6-8 live axles?
I saw an xr6 for sale the other day, i pulled over and had a look, i check under the rear and saw a full twin 2'' exhaust system(not stock though) running around the diff. It was irs off course.
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Was the twin system only on irs models, or did they have them on xr6-8 live axles?
I saw an xr6 for sale the other day, i pulled over and had a look, i check under the rear and saw a full twin 2'' exhaust system(not stock though) running around the diff. It was irs off course.
Just the XR6 VCT's and XR8's had them from the factory. Both are IRS.
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Would an i6 have any benefit from an x-pipe with a twin exhaust system?

edit: Like I know v8 can get more power from them, can this be the same with i6?
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Would an i6 have any benefit from an x-pipe with a twin exhaust system?

edit: Like I know v8 can get more power from them, can this be the same with i6?
Not really. All the exhaust is coming out of a single manifold (and on the stock exhaust on the VCT going through a single cat) so there pressure balance issues of a V8 dont really exist.
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I already new that ford has factory released i6's with twin exhaust, but that dosn't make it right. Remember ford also released the ea

Good call and so true.
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