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Can anyone recommend a good place to get a cat-back exhaust done in Adelaide?

Looking for mild steel 3" that's quiet but offers good performance. What's some figures I should expect to pay just just the cat-back?

Thanks.

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there are many choices when it comes to exhaust. you can go to exhaust shops such as exhaust technology and get custom piping made up or go for 2nd hand jap branded exhaust. do you have a budget for your cat-back?

AAA Exhaust . I recommend them 110%, although you're cuttin it fine at $500.

Another recommendation for Gordon at AAA.

He did both halves of the exhaust on my car.

$500 supply and fit is ambitious to say the least, especially if you're looking at a custom system.

Don't bother with anything custom made for a Jap car - Jap brand names are the ONLY way to go. The R&D they put into the noise and flow is invaluable for import turbo cars.

Locally made ones tend to drone etc, and imho aren't up to the task.

My 2c

Totally agree with you Guy (4dr sleeper ), if your going to spend your hard earned money do the job properly and do it once.If you dont have enough funds save for it you wont regret it!I made the mistake of doing it twice nearly 8yrs ago and the big difference was having a dump pipe and high flow race cat installed,its where the biggest advantage is to be gained for sure!!!

Regards,

SKYLINE (Kym)... B)

Totally agree with you Guy (4dr sleeper ), if your going to spend your hard earned money do the job properly and do it once.If you dont have enough funds save for it you wont regret it!I made the mistake of doing it twice nearly 8yrs ago and the big difference was having a dump pipe and high flow race cat installed,its where the biggest advantage is to be gained for sure!!!

  Regards,

            SKYLINE (Kym)... B)

That's what I intend to do, possibly looking at BATMBL's twin dump and the catco (steel inside) cat. With those I'd still need a new cat back so that's what I'm looking for. :D

Don't bother with anything custom made for a Jap car - Jap brand names are the ONLY way to go. The R&D they put into the noise and flow is invaluable for import turbo cars.

Locally made ones tend to drone etc, and imho aren't up to the task.

My 2c

I take it you havent seen work done by AAA exhaust then. Theres no way a Jap system at 3x the price could be any better. In fact, for the same price, AAA would still give them a run for their money. Its all about the wank factor IMO. There is no R&D in a friggin straight 3" pipe. And their mufflers from what I have seen are no better than locally made stuff.

Full sik Apexi cannon! Another 50kw! Yerr mate..

nah Leo .... I saw a few years ago a program about Apexi exhausts, and how they actually built around 250 (slightly) different exhausts for the same car and tested dB and dyno power figures to get the best result. You would not believe how the smallest change in angle or resonator type/placement can make a huge difference in power or noise note/level. These guys have a massive income from exhausts and must deliver the quality and results. Joe Bloe the muffler man is simply going to make the straightest possible pipe and stick whatever brand resonator and muffler on it - I am sure every single exhaust would sound completely different (and dyno different) on locally made ones - yet you can pick by sound the brand of Jap exhausts - I can tell a Trust PEII a mile away.

I am yet to travel in a Japanese car with a custom exhaust that didn't drone and carry on like a pork chop at certain revs.

And as for cost, the Trust Power Extreme II (which I have on the S15) retails for around $1,200 fitted, but if you shop around can get it for around a grand. Can't see how that is 3x the price :D

I think the Jap made dump pipes and cats are not nearly as important (in terms of sound and power flow) as the rest of exhaust, and I use myself a Flyn performance front/dump pipe on the S15, and a 3" Catco cat (so there you go) :D

The R34 has a Jasma cat-back, and I have bought a segregated wastegate front pipe (from BATMBL) and a 3" XForce high flow cat (off Ebay), and I am going to combine them with an Apexi ECV (from BT Revolution on NS.com), so I'll see how that combination goes.

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I take it you havent seen work done by AAA exhaust then. Theres no way a Jap system at 3x the price could be any better. In fact, for the same price, AAA would still give them a run for their money. Its all about the wank factor IMO. There is no R&D in a friggin straight 3" pipe. And their mufflers from what I have seen are no better than locally made stuff.

Full sik Apexi cannon! Another 50kw! Yerr mate..

The price of off-the-shelf items today are pretty cheap, considering you can get GReddy full titanium cat-backs for $1300. So, saying Jap brands are 3x the price is a bit of an exaggeration. Generally the main difference between custom & Jap brand is the custom one has less degree bends & more ground clearance.

I understand where you guys are coming from, but cmon, for $1k I got a turbo back exhaust 3 years agp. Back then, you couldnt even smell a Jap catback for that money. Even ET wanted that much. Ziff...

If you are on a budget, dollar for dollar, Jap exhausts are not value for money IMO. Granted the price falls in the last few years have been significant in terms of japanese performance parts. Anyone remember how much PowerFCs were 3 years ago? Hahaha

I guess you need a ride in my car then. You barely even hear the exhaust at cruising speeds, with zero cabin drone. I agree I've seen alot of dodgy exhausts, but thats cos noone gets a proper center muffler. At least japs still use good center mufflers instead of those hotdog resonators that do absolutely nothin!

Ah well, horses for courses!

Btw pkblade, my exhaust only has one 20 degree bend besides the dump pipe.

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