I'm searching around for exhaust systems for my 07 and I've come to a fork in the road and I don't know which path to take. The thing that occured to me was that each of these exhausts pose a different look, and of course sound different. I've showed some friends (who are not in the 350Z scene, so that rules out the bias of exhaust systems) pics of the EvoTT and they say it gives a "ricey" image of fart cans, they said they'd rather choose the Tanabe,HKS, or Injen. So far, I've narrowed down the selection:

• Greddy EvoTT

Pictures courtesy of Kevin (I hope you don't mind me posting pics of your car Kevin)

• Tanabe Hyper Medallion w/ Tanabe Y-Pipe (Image is from forum member)

• HKS Hi-Power

• Injen Track w/ Titanium Tips

I'm looking for opinions. The essential questions are:

1. Which canister gives a better impression (a clean look)?
2. Does the Greddy Exhausts really present that ricey image?
3. Out of the 4, which one would you choose?

BTW, I'm leaning towards the Greddy EvoTT. Feel free to ask questions. Input is appreciated. Critcism is welcome.

 

tanabe

 

1. IMO the HKS is the sexiest looking exhaust out there, it looks so agressive

2. The greddy kind of makes it look ricey, but i would have to see more pics to really say its rice

3. I would go with HKS out of the four you gave (Fast Intentions otherwise)

Edit: i've only seen the HKS on G's but i think it should look just as sexy on Z's

 

Not sure whether you wanted to maintain the original character of the Z, but IMO the best looking exhaust for any car is one that maintains the type and class of car that it is. To me, that is the opposite of rice. Sound and quality of finish being top notch helps. Based on that criteria, the Amuse had to go and I installed the B&B. It blends, it's highly polished, and it screams like a Z06 when you step on it.
From the ones you're considering I would have picked the Tanabe for most of the reasons stated above.

 

The GReddy EvoTT exhaust is made for turbo'd NA cars (TT means Turbo Tuned) so that wouldn't work out too well for you.

I personally don't like the way the GReddy exhaust looks at all... don't know why.

I'm also not a fan of stock-style exhausts, so the Tanabe is out.

Which leaves you with the HKS and Injen. The HKS by far looks better and sounds better than the Injen, but it's WAY overpriced. If you can find a good deal on it or find a good used one, HKS would be the way to go. Nothing wrong with the Injen exhaust, I just like the HKS one better.

Also, there's the X02 exhaust (an HKS knock-off). Owners have nothing but good things to say about it, and a lot of people prefer the sound of it over the HKS (don't know why).

 

Thats exactly the kind of feedback I'm getting from other people not involved with the 350Z. I show them different canisters and they say the exhausts takes the originality away from the car .

BTW, do you have soundclips of your exhaust?

 

I'm aware the Greddy EvoTT is made for turboed applications. I assume you haven't seen the dyno done on an 07 using the EvoTT exhaust. Decent power was made, like 10-12whp. Let me get my point across, regardless of how the exhaust performs (as long as its not robbing me of power), the slight hp increase will not be noticeable, so I make my judgement based on looks, quality, sound, and price.

 

I wouldn't say the Greddy exhaust looks ricey at all, but then again I don't think high end single canisters look ricey either. Also, If you plan on TP's or HFC's remember they will change the exhaust note quite a bit, so look at sounds clips with those too.

 

I don't know what 'people not involved with the 350Z' is suppose to mean. I tailored my reply to ANY vehicle, not just the Z, and I know my Z inside and out. Putting fart cans on a 350Z reminds one of a Civic or Eclipse, just because there are so many out there and the similarities of the oversize coffee cans cannot be overlooked. The reason we are drawn to a particular car is because of the sum of its individual parts and qualities. Make one change, and it could affect everything. The Z was made with a transverse cannister, and that's what looks good on it.

Here's a clip from the B&B website.

http://www.bbexhaust.com/car/350z/

However, with my mods, especially the HF cats and intake, it sounds louder, lower in pitch, and much meaner. I kid you not when I say that it sounds exactly like the B&B Vette Route 66 system, right down to the idle. I hope to get some clips with my set of mods shortly.

http://www.bbexhaust.com/car/corvette/c6/

EDIT: Here's a clip with the Amuse. Also had headers and OEM intake, everything else the same. Very windy day, which is why I'm not making one now.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/8...6a013f6df3.htm

 

I could be a little biased here , but I would choose the Tanabe Hyper!

 

Sorry I should of made my self more clear. When I say "people not involved with the 350z," I mean people that do not own one and are not aware of the aftermarket exhausts available for the 350z in particular. Basically I'm just wondering what the general audience would think of my car when I add an exhaust like the EvoTT. The EvoTT is a mean sounding exhaust, but the canister are an eye-sore. I paid good money for my car and I'd hate to bring down its clean look by adding an exhaust like that....

 

Gotcha! I guess it's a matter of personal preference in the end, isn't it? I agree with you on the this type of exhausts that tend to overpower the looks of a car. I want my car to look like it has an exhaust, rather than the other way around!

 

I don't think the greddy evo TT looks ricey at all. In fact, I think it's the nicest looking FI exhaust out there. The ones that tend to look 'ricey' are the ones with the small cylindrical canisters.

Try getting better pics of the rear of the car from a normal eye level view. You can't really see most of the true dual canisters unless you're down under it.

 

I was actually completely unaware of that... good info. I still don't like the way the GReddy looks though. Agreed, it does sound mean as hell though.

Me personally, I'm a fan of a single can exhaust unless the car is running twins. One of my favorites is the JIC full Ti exhaust. IMO, the best sounding NA exhaust you can get. And for the non-rice kine people, the can doesn't sit at a crazy angle (even though I like a slight angle on my exhausts). Couple that with rolling the center section of the rear bumper and adding a Nismo diff cover, and you'll have a sick looking rear end.

For a true-dual, I think the SFR exhaust is the ****. After that, I think I'd take the HKS. Very unique looking exhaust, and sounds insane.

 

I uploaded more pictures of the Greddy EvoTT exhaust.

 

I think the main thing I don't like about the GReddy is the way the offset cans look.

 

Not too proud to admit that the GReddy doesn't look that bad in the 2nd set of pictures. With a pair of fat rear tires, it would look pretty good! Definitely better than the angled exhausts with dual cannisters. And if it sounds good, I would be tempted.

 

Hks.