Hey Fred, once again, watching your channel has eventually cost me another small fortune. Took my stock VF1 Calais V 6.0L, did a stage 1 OTR CAI, Iodised headers, 100 Hi-Flo cats, with a full 3" system and tune for the 140,000 service. Then for the 150,000k service, as the lifters were tapping from the Stage 1 tune, I did a full DoD delete, Crow Pro Cam, new timing kit, lifters, headers, and a heap of other stuff. She now runs smooth as silk, rocks side to side at the lights, and produces 300rwkw. Definitely a long way from a standard Calais. All thanks to watching your show too many times. Keep up the great work. Much appreciated.

Been actively look for exhausts for a VE V8s recently, glad this came up

Great advice and information! Finally an honest, experienced and a genuine educationalist on the tube for us noobs. Appreciate your hard work - keep it up! Cheers.

In my experience, a mild steel exhaust system is the single best thing you can do for the sound of one of these cars. The mild steel provides a deep growl and purr, stainless systems sound extremely tinny and raspy in comparison.

About time we saw Clunie back on the channel!

I have a VE1 SSV- I bought some second hand vf2 ss bimodal mufflers and also deleted the centre muffler and is now true dual as well. Sounds good, not too loud, not a single hint of drone or hum and can be quietened down further with the bimodal system. Lack of crossover is bad for performance but I can't tell the difference on the street. Those Holden mufflers are engineered very well for sound, by no means a race car but a decent mod for cheap. (You'll need an aftermarket controller to switch the stealth mode on or else the bimodal stays open)

Boom tubes and NASCAR references. Love Clunie Garage! ❤️

My ss straight through with rear muffler delete that you keep saying I don’t want.. sounds bloody awesome.

I got a series 2 vf SS and went 1 7/8 pacemaker headers, high flow cats and 3” xforce catback with the varex so I don’t annoy the neighbours at 5am cold start. When she’s open she screams at the top end I love it

Bought a full stainless 3" Manta system (with headers) and very happy with it in my Sportwagon... drone is minimal and the note is excellent.

I have a V8 VF calais as my daily drive and I have installed a OTR cold air intake and full 3 inch xforce system with high flow cats and 1 7/8 headers on it Sounds very civilised until you put your foot down 👌👌 My next mod will be a big lumpy cam followed by a tune 👍

Keep in mind, the cops don’t have to stop you to test the decibel level of your vehicle, all they need to do is listen to the noise level coming from your vehicle then send off a recommendation to the EPA to have your vehicle tested for excessive noise and that notice will arrive in your mailbox by registered mail. My vehicle has an LSA engine with a Diffillippo full system attached to it...... this has cost me a fortune to get this passed by the EPA after not even being pulled over. It all comes down to the police officer’s delicate ear holes. I installed the original factory crap and choked the hell out of it with a single system with denser cats........ and it still failed by 1 decibel. The EPA tester passed my vehicle 2nd time round out of shear pity I think, even though it failed again by 1 decibel. So just a heads up.

Great content Clunie. Nothing sounds better than a healthy V8. Mine has all the mods that you said 💯💪🇦🇺👍

Back in the 90s had a ZJ - F with a 351 XB motor stage 3 cam plus other mods , C10 tricked auto with high stall ...running a set of pace makers with high flow mufflers hot dog resignator straight through 3 inch exhaust ...had a super nice note to it ...sounded like a real street car with out the crackle and pop... running at 102 DB ...had a exhaust guy write a note to say its running at 95DB ...in high rev range absolutely flawless grunt.. that's what you want no popping etc

I don't know what brand my headers are, but I have an xforce 3inch mild steel system, flattened from being to low, and I think it is one of the best I have heard. It's deep and not obscene

Love what you guys do here, lots of great modifications that you guys do and educate us viewers on. Would you please be able to do an exhaust mods video for us scrubs with v6 commodores?

2.5 cat back for all ls unless blown or turbo. Gained power all across using the 2.5 most gains down low torque.

If you don’t want to be spending a fortune on making your car sound better, putting a catback system will give you more sound the stock system. Once you start touching the headers; you will need a tune and the cost will be $2000+ (headers + tune) if you start messing around with Cams + exhaust, the cost can easily start going above $5000 It all depends on what you want to spend and how long you plan to keep the car for too

1 7/8" Rex Triple Step Polished Stainless Steel Headers and 2 1/2 x force Stainless with cam and gm motor sport tune sounds mint if you drive it easy no one will hear it but if you want to get attention and drive it hard it will be heard

Hi I just come access to this channel . Since I own a 2009 V.E SS I thought I stick around and watch this video .

I have 1-3/4" Manta ceramic coated headers and full 2-1/2" Manta alloy-steel system on my CV8Z Monaro and it sounds like nothing else. Very happy with it.

Great vid, very informative. Thanks muchly!

You didn't mention the effect the intake can have on the engine sound. A pod filter actually makes your V8 sound really deep. My V8 had a pod and I changed it to a over the radiator and I lost that deep baritone sound. I'm not going back to a pod because it just draws hot air but it definitely sounds better.

I already have gm motorsport rex 2" headers with high flow cats fitted to my standard 2.5" lsa gts exhaust. About to remove the center mufflers to make it a bit louder and ill use the bimodal to keep it quiet when i need to.

nice supercharger whine at 3:46 :D

Thanks for doing a clip like this, appreciated! Quick question - I’ve got a series 1 VF SS-V Redline and considering doing Di Fillipo extractors. Any problems with ground clearance over stock exhaust?

I bought a WM caprice 6L that had factory exhaust except for rear muffler delete pipes. Don't ever do that, terrible! I had straight through mufflers fitted to the rear and hotdog style resonators with balance pipe replacing the centre muffler. It's volume is sensible, sounds great at high rpm and often get comments from others on how good they think it sounds.

G'day guys, awesome video on the v8s. Any advice or knowledge on a good option for an SV6 VE in terms of exhaust?

I run 1 3/4 pacemaker long tubes into 3inch stainless with 100cell cats into a 3 inch Lukey alluminised steel catback with centres and hotdog rears sounds awesome but thats on a cammed LS1.

All these mods are the ducks guts

I’ve got hurricane full system with centre hotdogs great note sound like actual v8

I have a '09 G8 GT with the solo mach shorty catback, and a basic superchips tune. Just has a center muffler, and resonating tube chambers out back. No drone, sounds good, and has the right amount of crackle. Not sure how much of it is from the tune, did it at the same time as the exhaust install. If anyone reading wants to do exhaust on their V8 Holden that has AFM, you might not want to- the drone in 4cyl mode is horrid.

Noting after headers replaced, have to turn off rear Oxygen sensors or Engine Management light will illuminate shortly after driving.

If you gotta v6 commie and you’re gunna get an 8 this episode is also for you.. outcomes vary depending.. on work put in 🤘🏻

i know its a long shot but whats your opinion on v6 commies with exhausts and if so whats the best setup without it being too loud...

Have to ask, had seen any issues with Xforce headers that are 1 5/8" and not 1 3/4"? Have mildly worked engine with headers and 100 cats, but need to replace the standard exhaust and think its causing more noises than normal. Probably doesnt have I am upgraded springs in the cyclinder heads.

nice skid at the beginning - wish my VE could do that, I have this horrible axle tramp - is this due to my ESC trying to stop it? Happens even when I switch it off

Hey Fred the crackle is it in the Tune I have a VF Calais V with a OTR but it’s quite will a delete make it louder to hear when it’s running it’s too Quiet

Hey mate, not much of a Holden guy. I have a Toyota aristo v300 Vertex Edition with 2jzgte motor. Would swapping out the factory heads help with this or will it throw my boost all over the show?

sounds good but very American ;) also hanging out for that engine for the vp :)

Hey clunie. Will deleting the centre resonators on the manta system change the unique sound it gives? For a auto.

Have a 2009 VE SS (not a collector car) but it's only done 50,000km... Would it be better to do these things or keep it original?

Just stay away from XFORCE cats they fall apart internally I'm currently looking for a replacement for my cats.

Hi mate, in your experience, do you know exhaust cutouts make the car faster by any chance?

What about cut outs or just be naughty and straight pipes

So really guys, how much should I be looking to spend on a v8 commy Let’s say not primo so 250kkm plus edging toward the plus side for value

I’m surprised you didn’t mention an OTR mod?

Intake, intake, induction!

My cammed 6.0L VF has otr, headers, 100 cell cats and a full stainless 3" catback into sports mufflers and I'm after a bit more volume, but wouldn't deleting the resonators/center mufflers create horrific drone? On a dedicated teack car drone wouldn't matter, but in a daily I want to avoid it. Anyone got any good suggested? Replacing the mufflers with j pipes maybe?

Would a centre muffler delete on a VFII ssv ute make it just that bit better without spending a fortune?

I got an amazing 2.5 inch walkinshaw catback on my ve ss sounds awesome deep no raspy or tinny note the neighbour asshole next door has put a complaint into epa got a letter to book a date to get tested,its loud at cold morning start i leave home at 330am but once its warn it quiets right down to a low deep noise,do you think i will pass epa test

You will only get them popping sounds if it’s a manual transmission yeah ?.

Whats the catch can on the green one mate?

Can anybody help me out, I want a loud exhaust for mt vf but I want to make sure it still has a deep grumble and sound mean all while having my neighbours hate me more every morning that goes by I do a cold start at 5am. Cheers

Do you have to do a tune after headers and full exhaust

Does anyone have any suggestions between the 1 & 3/4" manta and 1 7/8" manta headers on a L98 6L block - I don't want to stuff it up given the price tag

I have xforce 1 3/4 header's to difillipo twin 3inch full stainless system on my vy ss and seriously the note is unreal gets comments all the time deep and throaty v8 not tinny cracking type

Hey Fred what about a budget vf as 6.0 litre family wagon is stainless steel 3” cat good

Got a V6 and I want that to sound like a V8 lol

Can a VF SV6 made to sound better?

i have a v6, however i want it to sound like a v8

What about a v6?

Quick question does anyone know what are the rim on that red vf?

just bought a VF com what best site buy frrom

The rims on the red commodore where are they from or called and will they fit a ve

Im finding v6 more effective

Sir, perhaps you can enlighten me why. 2 step is so popular ( other then. Being loud and popping)? The cars you demonstrated all sound good. Some popping is nice when. It dont sound like. A. Gun going off. Theres plenty of REAL guns being shot in my city. Asking about two step becuase there is this jerk who loves two stepping. Right past the apartments or in our. Parking lot around 2 and 4 am.. folks have called the cops but its ignored. Thus guy could just be showing off. As hell drive past pedestrians doing it.. smile and do a thumbs up..

aren't extractors illegal

5 litre have always sound better 🇦🇺💪

I couldn't agree more with the mid muffler delete, taking the rears off sounds disgusting.

Do you have to have cats???💩💩💩💩

Leave the pop and crackle to the Ford focus’s of the world. Sounds shit on a V8,.

Boring!!