Landon_G03z

I'm terribly sorry about your glaucoma. Hope the medicinal marijuana is helping. Lol

travlee

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what was that supposed to mean? and just wondering, do you know what marijuana does for glaucoma?

travlee

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before you google, it decreases intraocular pressure

Landon_G03z

I didn't know, and I wasn't going to google it lol. His screen name is "stogey420time" and I thought it was funny.

terrasmak

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If I remember the Motordyne and Hotchkis bars have very similar rates. So it really does not matter what one you get. I have Hotchkiss , and if I were to buy another set, I would go with the bar with the softest rear setting. I'm thinking about swapping my rear out for stock.

stuartc323

OP congrats on the car, your a breath of fresh air from all the other young guys that come in here, good luck with the car and keep us updated on the mods.

RacingBlack350Z

Honestly I didn't do much research on the swaybars. My thought process was that motordyne is a great manufacturer, i have read good reviews on them, and i am sure they will fit perfectly with the tdx2 so i figured they would be the ones too get. Since the hotchkiss ones arent much more, do you think thats the way to go? Its always good to have the option of changing the stiffness more.

RacingBlack350Z

Thanks a lot just dropped car off at shop, will put a video up this weekend hopefully!

terrasmak

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Not really, the extra adjustment is pretty much useless

RacingBlack350Z

From what I'm reading, the MD swaybars have a stiffness increase of 120-180% and the hotchkiss have the same for the most part but adjust in larger increments and can be much softer. For those of you who have swaybars, what stiffness do you usually run them at? Is it worth having the option for a softer setup?

stuartc323

OP either bar would be perfectly fine for your car. Motordyne is just solid and the Hotchkis are just hollow. Only difference is weight, as performance goes, you cant go wrong with either. If you feel like you already wanted the Motordyne bar, buy it, it will perform the same as the hotchkis.

RacingBlack350Z

UPDATE

Hey everybody, I just got home from my first drive with the motordyne tdx2 exhaust. It is amazing. The cost for installation was $400 and my parents wanted to pay for it as my birthday present. The guys at the shop got it done in less than 6 hours and fixed my front turn signal light as well (Light went off last week). I will make a real exhaust sound video later in the week. Also, with an extra $400 in hand, I should have somewhere in the range of $600-$700 to spend/save. I will update you guys as soon as I decide what my next modification will be. I will probably be asking for advice and opinions beforehand though haha.

Landon_G03z

Glad you like it! I love the sound of the tdx2. The guys at motordyne know how to make a man happy. And sounds like you have just enough for art pipes!

taryon

Next time just do the installation yourself and save a lot of money. It's pretty easy

RacingBlack350Z

When I made my order from motordyne I ordered the MREV2 and the copper iso thermal plenum spacer. I was originally going to get the ART Pipes and HFC midsection, but I have to keep the cats on for the sake of legality, so the extra money went to those. I really wish I could get the ART Pipes though haha

RacingBlack350Z

I wanted the guys at the shop to do the exhaust because I would rather have a lift so I could be sure I have everything right. I wanted it to be solid and well done and I don't think it would be as reliable if I did it myself. I am installing the MREV2 and plenum spacer in myself though because that is really simple.

travlee

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i installed mine with the car on jackstands and less than 6 hours, i would have done it for you for half!!! if you think it sounds good now, you should hear mine with the ART pipes.... sounds like the angels above singing (very loudly though)

who wants to be legal? get tuned, turned off the sensors as long as you dont have a service engine light when you get inspected (unless they do a visual) you should be good

shoopdawoop

I have an HKS exhaust and test pipes, after about 2 months the CEL stopped coming on. I went to a regular shop to get it inspected (I didnt even know the guy lol) and he passed it.

KornerCarver

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If you don't care about "legality", do you care about the earth? Catalytic converters are there for a reason.

travlee

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there are alot more things that polute more than air than my car, like my ac at my apts that they dont want to replace, but instead fill with freon 3 times in 5 months