Manta's Jimny XL Full System Reviewed: Extractors and 2.5in Stainless for the Five Door

The Jimny XL's problem is arithmetic. The five door body adds length and weight over the three door, and Suzuki kept the same 75 kW 1.5 litre four to haul it all. Manta's answer is not a magic power kit. It is a complete 2.5 inch stainless system, extractors included, that lets the little engine breathe properly. This review is for XL owners deciding whether that is worth real money on a small car.

What you are looking at

SSMKSZ0007 is the full Manta system for the 2023 on XL five door. The kit runs tuned extractors, a high flow cat, mandrel bent 2.5 inch stainless pipe, a straight through hotdog in the centre and a muffler at the rear. Manta builds its Jimny range in Australia. Retailer Performance Exhaust lists the extractor and cat package as a no tune required fitment, so the factory ECU keeps doing its job. Stainless construction brings Manta's 10 year warranty. The same architecture also comes in quieter and louder configurations depending on which sections you choose.

How it behaves on the road

Everything on a 1.5 litre engine is about keeping it on the boil. The gains here show up as crisper throttle response when the XL is loaded with camping gear, not as headline numbers. The hotdog and rear muffler combination gives a bolder note than standard without the boom a straight pipe would put through a boxy, lightly insulated cabin. The honest part: this is a 75 kW engine and no exhaust will make it fast. If you expect a transformation on the spec sheet you will be disappointed. The case is flow, tone, and hardware that outlives the rest of the car.

Fitment and price reality

At $3,507.46 RRP the system costs a meaningful slice of what a used Jimny is worth, and that is the real decision point. Fitting is honest workshop work: extractors mean pulling the factory manifold, new gaskets, and care with the oxygen sensor. Against that, you replace the entire exhaust once, in stainless, with a decade of warranty behind it. Note that some Jimny kits differ between manual and auto, which is exactly why part numbers get confirmed before anything is ordered.

The workshop call

For an XL that gets worked hard and kept long, the full system is the right way to do it once. For a tighter budget, ask us about starting with the extractor and cat and staging the rest. Either way, call before you order: we will confirm SSMKSZ0007 suits your exact build and transmission, then put a fitted price on it.

See full specs, supplier details and the workshop note on the part page: SSMKSZ0007.