vx220 non turbo exhaust

vx220 non turbo exhaust

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sutty

Original Poster:

67 posts

192 months

Sunday 14th December 2008
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Hi, adivce needed please. Mate of mine is after exhaust upgrade for his vx, but doesnt want a really chav loud one.
just after a bit more power. Any ideas or recommendations? cheers.

Joe-turbo

259 posts

226 months

Monday 15th December 2008
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is it a n/a or turbo vx?

your really not going to get a great deal more power from the the n/a with out spending serious cash. Prob best just getting a back box, plenty availible, have a search on www.vx220.org.uk

If its a turbo then you can get about an extra 20bhp from a full system, blueflame do a cheaper system, miltek/larini seem to be what most people go for (i have a miltek on mine)

Edited by Joe-turbo on Monday 15th December 16:28

pincher

9,034 posts

224 months

Tuesday 16th December 2008
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You've got a few options but is he looking for a full system or just the cat-back?

I've got a Piper cat-back on mine and it's definitely louder than OEM but not too loud.

Other alternatives are, as Joe says a Milltek or a Larini. Another one is 2bular (made by a one-man band to very high standards) - a lot of the Elise/Exige boys have one and rate them highly. The good thing about these is that you can specify the size of the can, thus controlling the volume.

Final option is a VSE (Vauxhall Sports Exhaust) - stricly speaking, these were for track-use only but several people have them on their road cars. They are very loud, so maybe not what your frined is looking for.

HTH

Edit - just read your original post again and saw that he is after more power. As Joe pointed out, you'll need an awful lot more than an exhaust to get more power out of an NA - think £££££

Edited by pincher on Tuesday 16th December 21:51


Edited by pincher on Tuesday 16th December 21:51

bazzio

35 posts

207 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2008
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you wont get 20 bhp from a exhaust on a turbo or a 2.2, if he does trackdays the vse system is to loud.

Joe-turbo

259 posts

226 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2008
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an extra 15- 20bhp is about right from a full exhaust system on a turbo

Milltek (200cell) for example

"The Milltek Stainless Steel System uses 63.5mm diameter pipe work throughout. The pre-cat is removed as it is very restrictive and as the car no longer requires this once it is registered a straight through downpipe is used in its place. The "OE" main cat is replaced with an HJS 200 cell sports cat and a sports tailbox with twin 75mm tail pipes completes the system finished off with the VXR logo, which is etched onto the upper tailpipe. The system has a weight saving of 6 kg with a track friendly noise level of 95db's, gives an average power increase of 12-18 bhp and sounds truely awesome. For maximum performance gains on a standard or modified VXT/VXR we recommend that a full system with Hi-Flow cat is fitted."

Another example, although on a astra vxr http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Does_the...

Edited by Joe-turbo on Tuesday 23 December 16:02