Best stock exhaust for an xf ute

[XF EDDIE 127]

Hey fellas I need recommendations on a full stock style exhaust for an xf ute. I was gonna patch up the old one but that plan fell apart when my tailpipe collapsed after reversing through long grass. I only need a cat back exhaust as the rest is still ok. Are there any premade systems i can get on the cheap or is this gonna have to be a custom job. Also in regards to "clearing" the cat are there any downsides to doing it. I live in qld and got a rwc so that's not a problem but will it cause any issues that cant be tuned out or can I hollow it out?

[deankxf 20,741]

1 hour ago, XF EDDIE said:

Hey fellas I need recommendations on a full stock style exhaust for an xf ute. I was gonna patch up the old one but that plan fell apart when my tailpipe collapsed after reversing through long grass. I only need a cat back exhaust as the rest is still ok. Are there any premade systems i can get on the cheap or is this gonna have to be a custom job. Also in regards to "clearing" the cat are there any downsides to doing it. I live in qld and got a rwc so that's not a problem but will it cause any issues that cant be tuned out or can I hollow it out?

 

when My cat blocked up in my XF ute, i just unblocked it (unbolted the pipe under the drivers floor) and got a garden hose with a bolt jammed in it and just thrashed it around in there until the pieces were small enough to shoot out when i started the car up.) 

my intention was to find another second hand one, but i forgot for 100,000kms then sold the car.  (supposedly they would run better with it in according to the exhaust shop,  and a removed cat is a $10k fine apparently, but a broken one just needs replacement ) 

 

if money is tight and you get along with your exhaust shop, he'd probably have an E series muffler laying around he's never going to use (or a second hand one in the bin that some kid has put a noise maker 2000 on in place of) they are slightly bigger pipe size but basically same. 

the mid pipe can be put on apparently from cat back to diff  with slight mods (flange is different due to 2" to 2 and 1/4 possibly?) and tail pipe needs either welding to muffler or bigger section added. 

 

most exhaust shops i've dealt with would have a baffled muffler on the shelf that's a close enough match to the original for probably less than $150 fitted these days.