This kit silences with two hotdogs and no big rear muffler: the HOLDEN-COMMODORE-VT-VY-V6-SEDAN-2-1-2-CATBACK-KIT-INC-2-X-HOTDOGS from Exhaust Systems Australia is a 2in cat-back that uses a pair of straight-through hotdog resonators in place of a conventional muffler. It's listed to fit the Holden Commodore VT–VY V6 sedan.
What does a twin-hotdog cat-back sound like?
Hotdogs are compact straight-through resonators — gas passes through a perforated core wrapped in absorptive packing — so they trim resonance without choking flow the way a chambered muffler does. Running two of them and skipping a large rear box is the freer-flowing, more open layout of this family: less heavy silencing, more of the V6's own note. We can't put a number on the volume — there's no dB data — so the honest test is to hear a comparable VT–VY twin-hotdog fit before you commit.
How does it differ from a muffler kit?
Where a muffler quietens by absorbing and reflecting sound in chambers, this kit leans entirely on two straight-through hotdogs, so the silencing is lighter and the system stays freer. It's the choice when you want the cat-back open rather than subdued. As a cat-back it replaces the run from the catalytic converter back, on a 2in body suited to the standard or lightly worked six, with the factory cat left in place.
Will it suit my VT–VY sedan?
It's listed to fit the Holden Commodore VT through VY V6 sedan — the single-pipe sedan routing and hanger spacing are particular to that body. Wagons and utes run their own kits, so confirm your exact build with the workshop before ordering to make sure this twin-hotdog kit is the right one for your car.
How do we fit it at our Illawarra workshop?
Oak Flats Muffler Men supplies and fits this kit in-house across the Illawarra. We set both hotdogs along the sedan mid and rear hangers, check clearance to the floor and rear suspension and line the tailpipe up at the back. 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
Does this kit have a rear muffler?
No — it silences with two straight-through hotdog resonators rather than a conventional rear muffler, which keeps it freer-flowing.
Does it keep the catalytic converter?
Yes — it's a cat-back kit, so it replaces from the catalytic converter back and leaves the factory cat in place.
Will it fit a VT–VY wagon?
It's listed for the VT–VY V6 sedan. Wagons run a different kit, so confirm your body with the workshop.
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.