This 3in ute kit (HOLDEN-COMMODORE-VE-VF-V6-V8-UTE-3-KIT-WITH-2-X-HOTDOG-XPIPE-4-X-SC-TIPS) is the SC-tip build for the Holden Commodore VE–VF ute — a full 3in package with two hotdog resonators, an X-pipe and four SC tips. The SC tips are the point of difference: it's the same hotdog-and-X-pipe layout finished in the SC tip style.
Why four SC tips?
Supplied by Exhaust Systems Australia, this kit finishes with four SC tips at the rear. The tip style is what sets it apart from the otherwise-matching AC-tip version of this ute kit — same hotdogs, same X-pipe, same 3in bore, different tip at the exit. So the choice between this kit and its sibling comes down to the look you want at the back of the tray.
What do the hotdogs and X-pipe do?
A hotdog is a compact straight-through resonator — the gas flows straight through a slim cylinder, taking the edge off the note without the bulk of a chambered muffler, so the system stays free-flowing and the tone stays hard. Two of them run down the ute, and the X-pipe crosses the two banks so they share pulses and even the note out, which is what a dual system is built to do.
Will it suit my VE–VF ute?
It's listed to fit the Holden Commodore VE–VF ute in V6 and V8, with the ute tray and chassis setting the routing for the twin layout and four tips. As a 3in build it suits a worked car. Confirm your exact model and engine with the workshop before ordering so the kit lines up with your ute.
What does fitting involve at our Illawarra workshop?
Oak Flats Muffler Men supplies and fits 3in ute kits like this in-house across the Illawarra. We align both banks under the tray, seat the X-pipe square, hang the two hotdogs level and set the four SC tips so they sit even at the rear valance. Bring the ute in and we'll confirm the build and book the bay.
Stocked and fitted by Oak Flats Muffler Men, the Illawarra exhaust and 4x4 specialist in Oak Flats, NSW.
Common questions
What tips come with this kit?
Four SC tips. A separate version of this ute kit runs AC tips instead.
What does a hotdog do?
It's a compact straight-through resonator — free-flowing and less restrictive than a chambered muffler, so the note stays harder.
Will it fit a V8 ute?
It's listed for the VE–VF ute in V6 and V8. Confirm your exact model with the workshop before ordering.
Fitment support across the Illawarra
Fitment checks near you across 18 Illawarra suburbs, from Oak Flats and Shellharbour to Wollongong and Kiama.Show nearby fitment areasCollapse section
Oak Flats Muffler Men can check this part against supplier specs, part number, image, RRP and vehicle details for customers around Oak Flats, Shellharbour, Wollongong, Dapto, Albion Park, Kiama and the northern suburbs.
Send the vehicle make, model, year, engine, current issue, desired sound or performance goal, and clear photos of the existing exhaust where available.