I don't even remember what the stock exhaust sounds like. LOL I love the way mine sounds w/ just the APS test pipes.

 

I called about 10 places and everyone told me that there is no way that they could have it to me by this coming weekend. So, I posted in the sponsors section asking if anyone had it in stock ready to ship and I got a PM from Z-1 Performance. The price is $1049 + $90 shipping, which I know is not the greatest deal around but not the worst either. The dealership wanted $1200+tax.

 

Sweet! As long as you are happy. Did you try E-Bay though?

 

I perused...there was only a used one up there, ending tommorrow night I believe.

There were a few in eBay stores but I didn't bother because I assume that they don't keep most items in their inventory.

 

nismo.

 

FDB, definitely let us know what you think once you get that Nismo installed. I definitely loved the sound and I really do miss it, but I just couldn't get around the droning at freeway speed. Let us know if you experience that same droning.

 

get a borla true dual, and gut your cats, sounds stock until you hit WOT, then it roars....

 

I will most definetely post my thoughts on the exhaust. The UPS tracking is telling me it should arrive tomorrow, so I should have it on there by thursday.

You make me nervous with this droning stuff. I hope you're just ****

 

Buy a stock exhaust and call it a day hehehe

 

Hopefully he doesn't have to *buy* a stock exhaust, as one should've come with his car.

 

No the Nismo is not that much louder when compared to the OEM one. It just amplifies the stock note and sounds awesome and gives decent gains. Plus its not that loud at all. But there is a little drone when crusing on the fwy/hwy. However, once you add headers and tp's/HFC's, the Nismo becomes a totally different animal alltogether. ( as in my case )

 

Try listening to the Nismo before you buy it. If its too loud for you, the go with the Fujitsubo. Its the exact same exhaust as the Nismo but its quiter due to the larger resonator/muffler. Plus the tips are bigger than the Nismo ones. Dont know if u might like that.

 

Do you have HFC's or TP's? Any sound clips?

 

Yo man, since you are from Philly, you will have to come out to the regional meets and show your car off!

 

I definitely will come if I'm around. And, I'm not most weekends, but we'll see. I'd love to get a ride in an FI Z.

OK everyone, I got my Nismo exhaust installed and here are my impressions.

Fit/Finish is AWESOME. Which is what I expected, of course, it being basically OEM.

As far as gains go, I didn't notice much, if anything in the power section, but I noticed a substantial improvement in the throttle response department. However, I had been driving a e36 M3 while my car was waiting for the exhaust so that may have something to do with it.

Sound: I haven't really made up my mind yet. The exhaust is about 20% louder than I would like it to be at WOT. There is a slight rice factor to it... even though it sounds incredibly good, it's still slightly noisy.

Someone had complained about droning on the highway but I think it sounds pretty good. The only "droning" occurs when using a lot of throttle at low RPMs which could be alleviated by either downshifting or using less throttle.

When using the throttle sparingly, it sounds very close to stock, only slightly louder, but at WOT, this thing is LOUD -- but with a nice tone.

When reading this "review," one should be aware of the fact that this is the only aftermarket exhaust I have ever heard on a 350z.

Overall, I am satisfied with my decision and I really appreciate everyones input. The only thing I would change, like I said, is the loudness at WOT should be reduced by maybe 20%, then you would be looking at the perfect system (IMO).

Thanks again everyone.

 

Yeah, that was pretty much what I said would happen.

Chris

 

Yeah, it's not *terrible* at freeway speeds if you have stock cats, but if you install high flow cats or test pipes, that drone gets much louder. I have high flow cats, and it was too much for me. It's great that you're happy, though. Have fun!

 

i have Borla TD and about to sell it if you want it

 

If you think the NISMO is loud wait till you hear one with TP's

I miss my NISMO sometimes but I love my True duals on my HKS now

 

Sounds like OP already bought the Nismo. Even if he didn't, I think he may have already picked up an exhaust sometime in the past 3 years.