Anyone with a magnaflow exhaust...

[VR6child]

Just wondering how people like the catback for the 12V.

Check out these vids, is that pretty much the sound you get from it? Or is it not so great in real life?

Also, how does the system in the pic below fit on a VR6? Is it a good fit or is it hard to put on, and ill-fitting?

I am more interested in the sound and fitment of it than whether it gains extra hp to be honest. So as long as those issues are good, then I would say I am sold on it.

[Water Boy]

As many have stated before.

The 2.25 exhuast from your local exhuast place will be 1/2 the price and just as good.

[Stephy]

I'm a brand whore, but I just had the suitcase muffler deleted and I'm really really impressed. Cost me 50 bucks! Next step is that I might just get a nicer tip put on... but sound wise at the moment I'm happy.

[Mrk_Mickey]

As many have stated before.

The 2.25 exhuast from your local exhuast place will be 1/2 the price and just as good.

I disagree.

That exact kit cost me less than 700 to my door and it was almost 100% bolt on, so it was easy enough to do myself.

The first bit of piping that goes into the resonator is about 7 or 8 inches too long for our cars, it must be a different cat setup. I cut and re-welded the endpiece back on and it fit up just fine.

I love the sound of mine. It sits up really well against the body, really flush and clean, and it's got that magnaflow burble to it. I'd recommend it fo sho!

[TazzyVR6]

Yep this is what I was planning to stick on my VR6 before I sold it

[VR6child]

I disagree.

That exact kit cost me less than 700 to my door and it was almost 100% bolt on, so it was easy enough to do myself.

The first bit of piping that goes into the resonator is about 7 or 8 inches too long for our cars, it must be a different cat setup. I cut and re-welded the endpiece back on and it fit up just fine.

I love the sound of mine. It sits up really well against the body, really flush and clean, and it's got that magnaflow burble to it. I'd recommend it fo sho!

Yep this is what I was planning to stick on my VR6 before I sold it

Thanks a lot for the comments, I am not really interested in buying local or modifying the stock exhaust somehow. The car already had part of the stock system cut out when I bought it anyways.

I am not really bothered with price either, looked at a few places to order it, if it is under $700 shipped that won't blow my budget. Just looking to hear opinions of people who have this set up on how it fits/sounds.

And yeah the NA exhaust system must be different to the euro, they seem to want to do everything different over there.

[sleg]

Hi, I have that on my Virus.
Sounds sweet, expept you do get a bit of a drone on long distance if you keep the revs too low. I bought the back box and resonator of a supplier on e-bay. He did not advertice the exact ones, but I mailed him and he was able to get the correct one's for about 250 if I remember correct. had the pipes made-up and fitted for 250 odd. not to bad I think for 500. I have a cone on also, dont know how much that effects the sound.

[MattyT]

I own this exact system. It is very droney and I want to take it off. However from outside it sounds FREAKEN AWESOME.

Fitment was OK but it needed some cutting to make it good.

If you have a stock zorst atm, yeah it'll make a difference but not heaps. I went from a very free flowing 2.5" system to the magnaflow setup and gained more torque but lost some top end. Not sure which I prefer tbh.

[Golf Houso]

Be sure to replace the cat as well, since pretty much every VR6 has gone through some kind of overfueling issue, its bound to have a clogged cat. You'll find that'll make a bigger difference than just a cat-back on an older car.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Be sure to replace the cat as well, since pretty much every VR6 has gone through some kind of overfueling issue, its bound to have a clogged cat. You'll find that'll make a bigger difference than just a cat-back on an older car.

Careful handing out that sort of advice mate, it's not a surefire thing that the cat will be broken. I'd suggest it is probable but it's debatable whether it will make more difference than a catback system.

[Golf Houso]

Careful handing out that sort of advice mate, it's not a surefire thing that the cat will be broken. I'd suggest it is probable but it's debatable whether it will make more difference than a catback system.

In a VR6 that doesn't have a perfect service history i.e. 99% of them, then replacing the cat would most likely make more difference that just doing a cat-back.

Cats get blocked very easily from overfueling, and anyone thats owned a VR6 can attest to how easy it is to throw the motor into an overfueling cycle i.e. plugs, leads, MAF's, coilpack etc.

And besides, on a car thats well over 13 -15 years old the cat itself its more than likely shagged. Most people just disregard it because a 1/2 way decent replacement costs in excess of $300 fitted. You can be a tightarse and just not bother and just go for sound or you could it once and do it properly and get it all replaced.

Its up to you really, and just because your VR6 is running fine now, doesn't mean that in the other 10-12 years of ownership that someone neglected to change the leads and plugs a couple of times.

[VR6child]

It had definitely crossed my mind to replace the cat. I seem to remember looking at a site with different cats available for the VR6, but now I can't find it.

Also I wonder whether buying the cat from the US will mean the catback system will bolt right up as it is designed for the NA style exhaust I guess. But then again if I buy a high flow cat from over there, it might not meet emissions here.

[Golf Houso]

It had definitely crossed my mind to replace the cat. I seem to remember looking at a site with different cats available for the VR6, but now I can't find it.

Also I wonder whether buying the cat from the US will mean the catback system will bolt right up as it is designed for the NA style exhaust I guess. But then again if I buy a high flow cat from over there, it might not meet emissions here.

It has to be 200 cel or more to pass emissions here.

[The_Hawk]

For reference, mine was done a while back with a fairly generic Lukey 2.5 system:

YouTube - New Exhuast

I thought I did the cat too, but on reading through it seems I didn't. Eitherway, it's an idea of what a locally built system will sound like.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Eitherway, it's an idea of what a locally built system will sound like.

Very, very loud! hahaha.

I've got a magnaflow hi-flow 200cell cat on my list for very soon, I'm probably going to get it from 42draftdesigns along with some other beautiful metal.