Exhausts

[R33_Series2Lover]

hey all im going around trying to find a good exhaust to put on my Series 2 R33 and im coming accross heaps of different prices and wondering whats the damn diff??

Australias Best Tyre and Muffler - $1500 3 inch turbo back

Hi tech mufflers - $1875 full stainless steel system.

Then ive gone to auto barn and trust cat back 80mm item for $880.

Is there a big difference between turbo back andd cat back?? Can I get a cat back then later on turn it into a turbo back system? Just trying to justify the price difference. Im your opinion what is a decent price on a exhaust system? Do you think the above prices are a complete rort???

[silva33]

next week ill have a stainless Blitz cat back 3.5inch System with Sliencer for sale if you are interested....very nice exhaust note!!!

Edited August 17, 2005 by silva33

[Bunta]

Firstly there is a fairly big difference between turbo back and cat back systems. Turbo back should make a noticeable difference to power over a cat back because there is as much, if not more restriction befoe the cat as there is after it. The stock dump is maybe the biggest restricion of all! Also the compliance cat is pretty bad too. Here is my suggestion Batmbl on this forum sells very good front/dump pipes a mild steel split dump/ front pipe is $395 then a highflow cat can be around the $190 mark (or around $100 for a second hand original GTR, not compliance,cat) then maybe a second hand cat back can be had for as low as $300 on the for sale section of this forum (mine was ) So all up we are looking at around $900 for a turbo back exhaust! Also on Ebay there are turbo back systems for around $700 not sure how good they are but..

Also in answer to the second part of your question all of these parts can be fitted at different times so it is possible to turn a cat back into a turbo back..I have been researching this a fair bit so any other questions feel free to pm me!