anyone attempted, thought about doin a side pipe setup? i've been thinkin about doing 3"ers off the turbos, and 2"ers off the wastegate, exiting out of an aftermarket side skirt.... any problems with that?

 

not much room between the end of the door and where the pipe would spew fumes, I think 9 inches is the minimum distance in my state, your state may have similar restrictions

 

do it.......

 

yah thought about that too...but the way it would look....is questionable imo....go for it...most likely youll be the first :-D

 

I have actually been tossing around possible ways to do this also. More so since I decided to go with the Stillen Supercharger kit. (Yea I know alot of people downplay it here but its a good starting point for me at this time )

Im going to play with the idea more when I have my Widebody kit put on sometime this summer. Have some of the rear rocker notched out for a cleaner look since I have some ground clerance issues where I live.

Another FI mod I have been thinking about is having my OEM hood cut to allow the Stillen SC to sit visible. This is mainly due to the hood Stillen offers looks like a$$ on the Z.

 

^^ try it... I know what your saying about the assy stillen hood.. lol

 

Only possible concern is how/if cutting pretty much the whole center of the hood out would effect the supercharger at all. And how it will effect the structure of the hood. Wide body is still a good 6-8 month away but the SC is going on in the next month. So we shall see how the hood comes out

 

my main question whether its doable, would be streetability... i really dont know how well the popo's would enjoy flames out my sides... how often would i get flames out the pipes, with no cats?

 

most of the time you only get flames out staight pipes when you shift - usualy happens to FI/nitrous ppl b/c they run pretty rich.

are you lowered? The Z is already pretty low, so there's no too much clearance. If you do it, make sure to post up some sound clips ~ I'd love to hear. (During my header install, I was so tempted to stop work and start the car up w/ just headers/TP's...but I wanted to finish quickly)

-Peter

 

My GT3 350Z uses a side exhaust as a design feature. The fiberglass Nissan bodywork has 'sidepods' which allow the exhaust to wraparound the driver's cockpit. A custom fabricated stepped header leads into a 3" collector and Magnaflow race muffler.

Despite taking the step of having the headers, collector and muffler tip ceremaic coated, HEAT is one big drawback. After a practice session, I sat in the car trying to deliver some feedback to my crew and within minutes was sweating like sitting in a sauna! When the airflow stops in a racecar, you can really feel the heat soak.

To read more details on the development of the GT3 car, check it out in the project car section of Nissan Sport Magazine.

David Muramoto
Senior Editor
Nissan Sport Magazine

 

would only beable to come out of the drivers side...

the passenger side will run next to the fuel lines

 

thanks guys....if i decide to attmpt it ill post what ive done