Another Patrol exhaust upgrade query...

I have a Beaudesert exhaust system and can only confirm that their system is of good quality. Expensive though, it was $950 fitted by Beaudesert Exhaust. Mine came with a boss welded in near the turbo that made fitting a pyro easy. Temp probe screwed straight in. Not sure if other brands have that but it was a bonus I hadn't considered at the time of purchase.

Personally I prefer a custom built Job over the Pre- fabricated exhaust.

You can go into a specialist exhaust shop and tell them how you want the system built, Or you can tell them what you are trying to gain from a new exhaust and they can then build one to suite you need’s.

Generally a little pricier but you get what you are after.

Just my thought’s.

Ford.
(For Off Road Driving)

Dynamic Turbo's do a system also UNITED in Redcliff .
It's a great set up , a mate has it on his from United and its cost around the $1050 mark with dyno readout he also go them to juice up his turbo whilst there ... transformed his vehicle !

I had my 3" mandrel bent jobbie done locally here in Kadina. I had a Binskin custom dump pipe (no lug to instal thermo-couple unfortunately) which set me back $220- and I think the rest of the system cost me $900-. A bonus which I wasn't expecting is that the fitter decided to place the tail-pipe so that it exits out the side, just behind the passenger's side rear tyre on about a 45o angle. The benefits of this are that it is no where near as vulnerable to being squashed when I exit a tight creek-bed etc....it has allowed me to fit a set of 3x RM Williams mudflaps across the back without having to cut holes etc......and it also means that I can use the leccy mirror to see how much black stuff I'm blowing out when I stick the slipper into her when over-taking etc.

However, I did have one hiccup with it on our Cape York trip 12 months ago. One of the brackets, near the muffler, broke and I had to tie it up with wire until we got to Weipa, where a nice bloke relieved me of $30- to weld it back together with a strengthening gusset..........no more problems.

Mine has a simple straight-thru Lukey hotdog muffler and no other impediments to the flow of gas. It is still very quiet, although does sound a bit different to a normal 4.2TD. All-in-all I'm happy with the system.

I have since fitted a thermo-guard pyrometer and, going with Ian's beliefs, I had the thermocouple mounted in the exhaust manifold just above the turbo, rather than in the dump pipe below the turbo. The reasons for this, I believe, are based on sound logic.....the gas is at it's hottest before it goes into the turbo.....the turbo is a USER of heat, not a GENERATOR of heat. The temp after the turbo can be anything up to 200o less than above the turbo. I, for one, would rather know what temperature the gases are that I am throwing AT the turbo, rather than knowing how much the turbo has cooled the gases down by!!! ;-))

Just my experiences....

Roachie

Thanks for the responses guys. I'll let you know which way I finally go (and with whom!!)