HKS sounds "Ricey" to me...
05-03-2007, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by joe645733
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t=MVI_3250.flv
heres a clip of an hks setup. sounds mean to me. alot better than a topspeed exhaust too.
heres a clip of an hks setup. sounds mean to me. alot better than a topspeed exhaust too.
05-03-2007, 05:41 PM
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i've heard some cars that sound great with the HKS, but it didn't impress me on the car in this video compared to the stock sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
05-03-2007, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by joe645733
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t=MVI_3250.flv
heres a clip of an hks setup. sounds mean to me. alot better than a topspeed exhaust too.
heres a clip of an hks setup. sounds mean to me. alot better than a topspeed exhaust too.
05-03-2007, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sentry65
i've heard some cars that sound great with the HKS, but it didn't impress me on the car in this video compared to the stock sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
05-03-2007, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ral
IMHO, that sounds disturbing for my ears. It is just too loud.
05-03-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by joe645733
ur whining about the loudness. but isnt the topspeed exhaust the loudest out?
05-03-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Z MANIA
At the risk of stepping back into this pile of poo, I think that your hfc do more for you than the HKS. I'm AT w/o hfc and I've pulled 254.7/241.4 on a dynojet with Nismo exhaust. Your hp reads higher (as it should with an MT, but our torque is almost the same. So to say that HKS top end is going to be WAY better than Nismo, I say nay.
I did like the sound of the HKS in the videos. Sounds awesome, and because it's "true dual" you may see better hp, but not WAY better. (hfc ftw! Cali emission laws blow chunks!)
I did like the sound of the HKS in the videos. Sounds awesome, and because it's "true dual" you may see better hp, but not WAY better. (hfc ftw! Cali emission laws blow chunks!)
05-04-2007, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by sentry65
i've heard some cars that sound great with the HKS, but it didn't impress me on the car in this video compared to the stock sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2bnQqmip0
05-04-2007, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Zivman
The injen sounds like complete @ss. I had high hopes for it, and then I heard it in person .... um.... yea, it just sounded like complete @ss, no way to sugar coat it.
I would think the newest revision of the injen would sound vastly better than the previous generations. Not only that, but the piping on the injen is beyond small. I personnally measured ID on the piping at something like 1 7/8".
The HKS definitely sounds better than the injen if anyone is wondering.
I would think the newest revision of the injen would sound vastly better than the previous generations. Not only that, but the piping on the injen is beyond small. I personnally measured ID on the piping at something like 1 7/8".
The HKS definitely sounds better than the injen if anyone is wondering.
05-04-2007, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ral
I have never heard topspeed exhaust in person. The HKS exhaust without test pipes sounds okay to me, but that vid which is with test pipes is just too loud for me.
05-04-2007, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gimpster621
being true dual top end is alot better than nismo. sorry to say but if you were to get hfc on ure set up u'll probably gain 4-5 more hps
This became a thread on who likes the way different exhausts sound, but as usual became a whole different animal as it evolved. Most of us, listened here on the internet, and them went out into the real world to hear their choices in person. This is how I did it, and I went with the Nismo. I heard all of the mentioned exhausts here and more in person, before deciding on which one I thought sounded the best. HP never even came into it. We've all spent A LOT of hard earned dollars on kits, exhausts, wheels, and more. We all have different ideas of what looks cool and what sounds cool to us. My sig shows my vision of my Z when I started to mod it..now nearly complete.
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05-05-2007, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Velocity350Z
Thanks for the input on topspeed joe645733 and Rev-em-hard. I know this is not a true dual exhaust. I don't think I really need a true dual exhaust yet. The top speed is a Y pipe and I am fine with that. Rev-em-hard did you get the 2.5 inch or 3 inch? also do you have the Y-pipe? I am thinking of getting the 3 inch exhaust and 3 inch Y-pipe to produce loud sound As far as the fitment goes, is it pretty good or way off and difficult to adjust/put on the Z?
As far as the fitment goes, is it pretty good or way off and difficult to adjust/put on the Z?
05-05-2007, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev-em-hard
I got 3in y-pipe and 3in exaust and fitment is great.only need to remove a heat shield near the back bumper but it works and sounds great.its a great exaust. go get it and be happy
Also will the top speed Y pipe work with stock cats?..so it be connected as...
Stock cats ==> top speed Y-pipe ==> top speed exhaust
Will they all fit considering that the top speed y pipe is 3 inch?
Last edited by Velocity350Z; 05-05-2007 at 08:49 PM.
05-05-2007, 08:55 PM
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LOL...now I know why people have been calling the shop, asking if the HKS sounds ricey. Couldnt be further from the truth. IMHO, its the best sounding NA exhaust out there...hands down. I have a funny feeling, that the "ricey" HKS exhaust maybe had an exhaust leak or something other issue with the car...causing that sound. The HKS sounds like heaven to me.