Extractor change

[Seth]

Any recommendations to change the extractor? Thanks!

[Tanzy]

What car?

You can buy aftermarket tuner parts or custom make one. I'll prefer to go with the former option then approach one of the good exhaust shops to fit it for you.

[Darkness]

extractor i was told is illegal right?

 

so wat is the penalty for getting caught with an extractor and wat is the change of getting caught....also will SS extractor make the car very loud? will termal wrapping it help?

 

thanks

 

cheers

Darkness

[Normal_aspirated]

Extractor doesn't make exhaust sound louder, it's the mufflers......

[Darkness]

icic thanks dude...so wats the penalty huh? will it cause any insurance issues?

[Tanzy]

Of course it is illegal but the chances of getting caught is almost nil. The inspector of the car can't recognise specific extractors for different cars.

Extractors on their own won't make the car louder but it usually has to be matched to a straight through muffler for maximum performance, so ultimately, the exhaust note of your car will be louder. If you are going to ever run into problems, it will be with the muffler. The best way to do it is to fit a legal aftermarket exhaust, get the certificate, then go back to the shop to fit the extractors and de-cat.

Thermal wrapping doesn't decrease sound. It is to prevent the engine bay from being heated up and to keep the exhaust gas temperature high for higher exit velocity.

[Darkness]

thanks man u sound damn pro at this so for auto car if i change extractor alone no use la? hummm...how much does a extractor cost huh? also i was told by FK that they can custom make for me a extractor...is this safe/durable? or better to stick to those originally meant for the car. those original ones seem ex lei i was told can be 1k

 

thanks bro me so many question

[Epsilon]

what is your ride?

[Darkness]

megane phase 2 (not megane II hor)

[Tanzy]

Not pro but did a little research into this.

 

I don't know how much the extractor will cost for your car but what Ricky does for you will never be as good as those produced by specialised tuners who did their calculations and testing for the specific model and engine.

 

Extractor alone might even result in overall power loss. It's always done in conjunction with a free flow cat-back. Why do you need an extractor? It will only shift your power band and torque curve so you get maybe 10 hp at high RPM at the expense of low end torque. Unless you track the car where you always drive it at the red line, I see little performance gain on the road. In fact, it might feel as though your car has lost some power.

Edited October 10, 2004 by Tanzy

[Darkness]

oh actually i was looking at improving my low end and both ricky and my other mech told me it is good to change extractor for low end....hummm... all confused now.....

 

wat u suggest i do bro...i wan low end heehee

 

thanks

[Epsilon]

i thought that 4-2-1 will improve the low end .....

[Tanzy]

Oh that's interesting. Usually people change to racing extractors which are longer than the normal ones for high end power. I suppose it might be possible to do ones that are shorter than normal.

[Seth]

My car is Nissan SS 1.6(A)

[Ahdi]

wad is an extractor and how does it affect the ride?

[Vtim]

if your ride is Auto, you can forget about the extractor

[Normal_aspirated]

Yalor, if u want more power, buy a manual one in the first place, lah.

Edited October 13, 2004 by Normal_aspirated

[Vtim]

Auto still can be done but need to add piggy back ECU to tune the engine