What Exhaust Set Up Would You Recommend?

[scotty nm35]

I have been installing quite a few Varex mufflers lately with the sound control valve. I was impressed enough to buy the 3.5 inch muffler for my own car with a 3.5/5 inch mid muffler. Quiet at the press of a button.

[scotty nm35]

DP.

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

What are they charging for the varex muffler?

Have u done any hooker mufflers? Opinion?

[KyuubiGTR]

sweet...im struggling to find 3.5 dumps and or system any ideas?

[KyuubiGTR]

sweet im struggling to find 3.5 dumps and or system any ideas?

[KyuubiGTR]

sweet im struggling to find 3.5 dumps and or system any ideas?

[KyuubiGTR]

sweet im struggling to find 3.5 dumps and or system any ideas?

[KyuubiGTR]

holy crap! Epic post fail!!....my bad

[theboosh]

Also been looking for a while...tossing up between Kaki 06&R + Xforce dump, or just getting the works from CES...

[scotty nm35]

What are they charging for the varex muffler?

Have u done any hooker mufflers? Opinion?

Best mufflers do the 3.5 inch Varex for around $400.

Haven't done a hooker, mainly because the stainless ones are hard to find cheap. They aren't a straight through so not sure how they will flow either. The design looks good though, I would like to try it one day.

Good mufflers are hard to find, especially large bore ones.

[KyuubiGTR]

Also been looking for a while...tossing up between Kaki 06&R + Xforce dump, or just getting the works from CES...

so Xforce make 3.5 dumps?...what about front pipes?

[sydking]

I'm going hooker muffler in my 3.5 inch mild steel exhaust. Will let you know once its on, that will be my only muffler though

[Bsa]

Hooker is good done a few cat backs using one now

[KyuubiGTR]

noob question what's a hooker? I'm pretty keen on the varex cause I pretty much share my garage wall with next door and im up at 5 so yeah don't wanna be a jerk

[Bsa]

It's a brand of muffler I like to use them they sound very decent. I'm not a fan of the varex they put the tune out not keen on pressing a button if I want to have a go rather just put my foot down

[scotty nm35]

The tune goes out Blake? Have you actually seen it happen?

From the cars I have fitted them to with widebands, the tune is fine. Obviously the boost is lower and top end power is down.

I will test the 3.5 inch system out on the dyno to see the power loss firsthand and any tune related issues that might arise. Just being able to quieten a 3.5 straight system to near oem levels impressed me enough to give them a go.

[Bsa]

When you full close the exhaust it will cause restrication making it quite I'm sure when the car is dyno tuned I'm sure it will be tuned fully open so no restriction. I'm not sure how much it would change it may or may not cause det issues but there is deffinatly a restriction caused when closed. This was enough to make me steer away

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Hmmm so the varex run a noise control valve ?

Only reason I asked Is I'm was gunna put a hooker in mine but want ppls experience between the 2 :-)

[Bsa]

I use hooker I'll be using them on my BMW rb25.

[scotty nm35]

When you full close the exhaust it will cause restrication making it quite I'm sure when the car is dyno tuned I'm sure it will be tuned fully open so no restriction. I'm not sure how much it would change it may or may not cause det issues but there is deffinatly a restriction caused when closed. This was enough to make me steer away

Of course theres a restriction, theres no way a 3.5 inch straight through will be quiet without one. I think it would be a great setup if you could hook it up to the ecu for load actuation, or apparently there is an addon Xforce sell that automatically actuates the valve on engine revs also. (similar to what Ferrari etc use)

My question to you is, can you guarentee a customer the Hooker system is quiet enough to not get dicked? They are built for the "note" V8 guys want, just like Magnaflow mufflers and unfortunately that makes them too loud in most cases.