This is a rear hotdog, not a muffler or a full kit: the HOLDEN-COMMODORE-VT-VY-V6-ALL-MODELS-2-1-2-HOTDOG-REAR from Exhaust Systems Australia is a single straight-through hotdog resonator that sits in the rear position on a 2in body. It's listed to fit the Holden Commodore VT–VY V6 across all models.
What does a rear hotdog do?
A hotdog is a compact straight-through resonator — gas passes through a perforated core wrapped in absorptive packing — so it trims resonance and drone without choking flow the way a chambered muffler does. Placed in the rear position it keeps the tail of the system free-flowing and open rather than heavily silenced, which is the choice when you want the VT–VY six to keep more of its own note. It's built on a 2in body to suit the standard or lightly worked V6.
How does it differ from a rear muffler?
Where a rear muffler quietens by absorbing and reflecting sound in chambers, a hotdog lets gas pass straight through, so the silencing is lighter and the system freer. Fitting a hotdog in the rear rather than a muffler is the open, less-subdued path. We can't put a number on the sound — there's no dB data — so the honest test is to hear a comparable VT–VY fit before you commit. It's a single component, not a complete cat-back.
Will it suit my VT–VY Commodore?
It's listed to fit the Holden Commodore VT through VY V6 across all models — the rear position is common to that range, but body-specific routing still matters, so confirm your exact car and that you want a rear hotdog rather than a muffler or a full kit with the workshop before ordering.
How do we fit it at our Illawarra workshop?
Oak Flats Muffler Men supplies and fits this rear hotdog in-house across the Illawarra. We set it on the rear hangers, check clearance to the floor and rear suspension and join it square to the pipe ahead so it sits without strain. Bring the car in and we'll confirm fitment and book the bay.
Stocked and fitted by Oak Flats Muffler Men, the Illawarra exhaust and 4x4 specialist in Oak Flats, NSW.
Common questions
Is this a muffler or a hotdog?
A hotdog — a straight-through resonator in the rear position, which is freer-flowing than a chambered rear muffler.
Is it the whole system?
No — it's a single rear hotdog component, not a complete cat-back kit.
Will it fit any VT–VY V6?
It's listed for the VT–VY V6 across all models. Confirm your exact car 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.