I’m planning to change the exhaust of my roadster in the coming weeks. I’m looking for an exhaust that is not too loud, well build and that keep the exotic tone of the stock exhaust. I remember reading a thread about some 30 years old (I’m 30) looking for exhausts that were not too noisy but unfortunately I was not able to find this thread again (the fact that the search engine is not working did not help). Anyway, after reading thru this forum and listening to many sound clips I narrow my search to three exhausts: Stillen, Nismo, and Borla. I’d like to know what you guys think about those exhausts, especially concerning the way they sound. In addition, if anybody has one of these installed on his Z, and live in the Pasadena area I will really appreciate if I could listen to it before making my final decision. Thanks everybody.

 

nismo works well for me and pleanty of others.

 

What about this one?:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=70644

Too loud for you? Sound clips linked in the thread....

 

I say stillen has the best sound. also the heaviest and very much most expensive. apparently the weight is in the somewhat unique mufflers, which is what sets the sound apart.

 

NISMO sounds sweet...
You can up the ante by getting some headers too!

 

come on by our shop. you can hear te nismo in person.

we have nismo, stillen, injen, tanabe, greddy and apexi exhausts in stock...

look forward to meeting you soon

 

Looks really good, and the sound seems to be great too....
Ah.. more choice...

 

I've to bring my car for some warranty work next week, I'll appreciate if I could listen to the Nismo...Thanks

 

Amuse if it falls into your budget, or Nismo I'll say~

 

i have the stillen and yes it is heavy and not to cheap, but i LOVE the sound... i think it sounds exotic in a way that it has a unique tone... even to other 350 exhauts out there.

 

i am over 30- have the pop charger/ magnaflow catback combo. deep , no rasp and fantastic under acceleration.

 

Another vote for Nismo. Sounds quiet during idle, and has a nice tone (louder than stock) as you run though the gears.

 

I have hard time to believe that everybody in the Pasadena area has a stock exhaust...
Please, I need to listen to those exhausts before making a final decision. Or I guess I'll have to wait for the next Z meeting....

 

I really love the RS-R. It's very loud though but comes with optional silencers. Sounds great both ways but w/o is awesome

 

Hey i am 30 also and i have the Apexi N1 exhaust with a Fujitsubo Y pipe. I love the sound, not ricey or raspy at all.

 

How loud is this setup? Have you compared it to the Borla, RSR or Invidia? Also what about the silencers, do you make a difference? Thanks.

 

My advice is to listen to the exhausts in person from inside the car while driving under load (not just reving in neutral) unless you are willing to incur the cost of experimentation.

 

I'm over 40 (old ) and I just put on the Nismo exhaust about three weeks ago.

Compared to stock, the sound is a little louder and definitely deeper in tone. There's a nice rumble when you first start the car and it sounds really nice during low to medium throttle application, and when you step on it the sound is great. There's a little more noticeable rumble when cruising at freeway speeds but it is not unpleasant.

The only disappointment compared to the stock exhaust is that the Nismo sounds quieter during decelleration...when you downshift and the engine revs climb up at first then drop off. The stock exhaust had a nice, exotic tone to it which seems to be missing in the Nismo.

Overall I'm very satisified.

 

Loic, I work in burbank. You can come hear my borla w/ high flow cats during the week if you'd like. PM me.

 

what exhaust system makes the Z sound like the g35 coupe?? the g35 coupe exhaust tone is so much hotter than the Z one...