JulzC Donating Members 80 Member For: 12y 3m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 11:11 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 11:11 AM Hi GuysSo I got my new FG turbo ute about 6 months ago. I wanted to get the exhaust done just for a bit more noise.I was told by a mate that if you just get a cat-back and not a turbo-back you will not void your new car warranty. However I have also heard this depends on the dealer. I will have to get on to my dealer soon to see what they say..So at the moment, most of the time I am on the freeway or stuck in traffic (or both) and really want to avoid the drone you can get from some types of exhausts. So I was thinking of going for the Xforce Varex muffler on the rear. Perhaps with a Xforce cat-back or just with a centre muffler removal. Not sure if there will be any advantages in getting the Xforce cat-back. I guess the sound will differAcccording to the Xforce website, there is a new control kit for the varex. An automatic system that will change the volume automatically at the RPM set by the user. Very tempting!Any thoughts or advice would be a big help!Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 12y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 27/02/12 11:49 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 11:49 AM Had varex.. Loved it and hated it.. The remotes are flimsy and cheap. But it was awesome on a WRX..Closing the varex wasn't quick.. It would take about 5 seconds to rotate from open to completely closed. So if xforce has released an RPM based system I hope it opens and closes as fast as factory bi-modals do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,403 Member For: 14y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 11:58 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 11:58 AM pretty pricey too arnt they?I chopped centre muffler out and get no drone. some like the sound some dont.a cat back wont affect warranty. well it shouldnt but ya never know what crap they blame it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 12y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 27/02/12 12:07 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 12:07 PM Varex fitted was about $800 in 2008.. That was remote operated and they ran a cable to the cigarette lighter which I later hard wired to a switch myself.In truth mate the varex is expensive. And if you plan on taking your mods further I'd definitely talk to a tuner about its impacts on the tuning of the car.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath Member 383 Member For: 13y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/02/12 11:33 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 11:33 PM pretty pricey too arnt they?I chopped centre muffler out and get no drone. some like the sound some dont.a cat back wont affect warranty. well it shouldnt but ya never know what crap they blame it on.Did you just replace it with piping or a resonator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 16y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/12 12:27 AM Share Posted 28/02/12 12:27 AM FF surely there has to be drone..I did a resonator and it drones just not that bad and can be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 28/02/12 02:55 AM Share Posted 28/02/12 02:55 AM (edited) I don't think you would get as much of the sound in the cabin in a ute compared to sedan though dillz, at idle ff's is a bit quieter than mine too. Edited 28/02/12 02:55 AM by TRA1NR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 16y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/02/12 03:28 AM Share Posted 28/02/12 03:28 AM Oh yeah, fair call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1NSANE Donating Members 279 Member For: 13y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: South West Melbourne Posted 28/02/12 08:33 AM Share Posted 28/02/12 08:33 AM I loved the varex I had. Took about 2 seconds to change from open to close and it cost me about $500 installed I think about 3 years ago. The only issue is that when it is closed it is very very restrictive. Not sure how well it would run closed on a tuned T however a stock one should be fine.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 14y 11m 2d Gender: Male Posted 28/02/12 10:28 AM Share Posted 28/02/12 10:28 AM closed for too long especially on a tuned car can result in melted cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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