Some advice on GTV V6 E.L. downpipes...

[Hobson284]

Hi all,

I know this has probably been done to death, but would just like some frank advice.

Having got a blowing exhaust just in front of the flexi on one side of the exhaust, and inspected the frankly god-awful welding and general state of the downpipes and flexi's from previous jobs, I've decided to just replace the lot, and not just weld up over an already cr@p job.

So...

Considering my current exhaust set up is, standard downpipes, standard cat, MIJ cat-back exhaust, is it worth the extra outlay for equal-length downpipes?

If performance/sound gains aren't a lot (which I'm suspecting won't be with standard cat etc),
is it just worth just getting standard downpipes for cost's sake? Bearing in mind I've gotta fork out for tyres, service, and various other bits on it this month and although I'm not completely strapped for cash, I can't exactly blow all I've got.

Thanks for reading, and sorry I've dragged up a well covered subject.

All help much appreciated.

James

[icemancube]

hi bud
well i got my cat back powerflow exhaust quad and be honest sounded better but about it the following month i got equal length down pipes and sports cat and wow that made a difference the car was very free reving thats for sure and picked up alot better in the gears so i would say yes go for it bud e l down pipes

[wayne-dear]

I agree with the above, i got Alfatune el's.........deffo picked up faster and deepened the sound to an epic quality....

[Hobson284]

OK, thanks chaps. Wayne, what kinda price did you pay for yours? PM me if you'd rather not spread it publicly and don't mind. Thanks again.

[Pud237]

Is your GTV V6 a CF2 or CF3 model?

[Hobson284]

Cf2. 1998my.

[Pud237]

They work well on the CF2, I was relatively happy with mine on my 1999 GTV V6. Ground clearance was not great, but it wasn't terrible either. I managed with it, but there was always a worry at the back of my mind about whether I would wipe them out on the bad roads around me. They did touch down a few times, and picked up a little dent, but other than that they were fine. They made the exhaust sound a lot higher pitched and smoother, I liked the effect. Car felt pretty torquey too.

[Hobson284]

That's some great info, thanks It appears that I'm coming down on the EL side of the fence...

[wayne-dear]

Originally Posted by Hobson284

OK, thanks chaps. Wayne, what kinda price did you pay for yours? PM me if you'd rather not spread it publicly and don't mind. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Pud237

They work well on the CF2, I was relatively happy with mine on my 1999 GTV V6. Ground clearance was not great, but it wasn't terrible either. I managed with it, but there was always a worry at the back of my mind about whether I would wipe them out on the bad roads around me. They did touch down a few times, and picked up a little dent, but other than that they were fine. They made the exhaust sound a lot higher pitched and smoother, I liked the effect. Car felt pretty torquey too.

Mine was the very same exhaust as above, i sold the car to Pud...
The price was a one off as they used my car as the guinea pig, Gus at Alfatune is on here as Alfa Tuner, just drop him a pm and i am sure he can sort you out....

[Hobson284]

Originally Posted by wayne-dear

Mine was the very same exhaust as above, i sold the car to Pud...
The price was a one off as they used my car as the guinea pig, Gus at Alfatune is on here as Alfa Tuner, just drop him a pm and i am sure he can sort you out....

Excellent, will do, thank you greatly.