i love the sound of my z exhaust... but im thinking about upgrading... which shud i get.. i was looking at the hks or the borla but im not sure which wud make the car sound better.................... or worse.

 

Welcome h0l@n,
I don't have an answer for you but I am sure someone will be along in a moment to help you out.

Chris

 

Welcome.

The sound of various cat-back exhausts have been described as...

mean
low rumble
growl
and exotic. All terribly subjective and of little value. Listen before buying.

 

i have Borla before and they sound great with great price (around $900) but after awhile, it starts to rattle. I change to HKS ( around $1300) and love it. The sound is different. As for hp gain, you will get the same for most of exhaust.

 

If you like the stock sound, get the nismo it just makes it louder and meaner. Check out these 2 links.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....t=greddy+clips

http://everything350z.com/exhaust.html

 

+1 on the nismo. Its alot louder and deeper than stock.

 

How is the drone on the exhausts mentioned, particularly the HKS?

 

Go for the NISMO,i just got mine last week.It sounds so good,check it out!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnsLqymbv4

 

NISMO........all the way! Sounds brutal

 

Check out our Intimidator exhaust system...

http://www.fastintentions.com/350z.htm

 

My Z is on its' third exhaust and I'd recommend the Stillen or Nismo if your car is going to remain normally aspirated. They're both slightly "throatier" than stock and the materials, design, build quality, and sound are excellent. I was able to make over 500whp with the Stillen dual and test pipes without any negatives(buzzing, droning, rasping).
I avoided the Borla because I felt they used too many segments of pipe, and I saw one where one of the hangars had broken off. Watch for used exhausts in the classifieds and save a bundle!

Bruce

 

And I should add:

Great
Meaner
Deeper
So good
Brutal and
Throatier. All terribly subjective and of little value. Listen before buying.

 

Nismo FTW i love mine no problems not the loudest aftermarket, but imo the best sounding. Resonated test pipes on the way hopefully will make it a little louder

 

D*mn, I slipped and used "throatier". It's off to the woodshed for me......That's exactly why I was trying to reference quality, rather than focusing exclusively on something as subjective as sound. I agree with davidv completely, you have to listen to them. I bought my APS exhaust sight-unseen before it cleared customs. It's too loud for my taste.

 

LOL. Throatier passed my spell checker. Who would have thought?

 

I have the Nismo and Love it. It sounds very good not too loud and just the right tone. It sounds really mean at WOT.

 

Damn!

 

i personally like nismo too.

Where are all the HKS fanboys? =)

 

I've listened to a few and at the end of the day I went NISMO. Awesome exhaust, not too loud. Sounds a bit like a sport bike in the tunnels.

 

Best, deepest, richest sound I've ever heard was Tanabe medalion touring.

-Mike (sorry davidv I couldn't resist )