Removed Muffler..i Love It!
07-16-2008, 05:50 PM
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Vids on the way. It's done....it screams past 4K RPM. At 1-4K it's a nice growl/bark.
Much louder than I expected however...but I love it.
No drone at cruising speeds.
BTW...cost me $106 OTD.
Gonna coat the piping in some high temp paint tomorrow.
Much louder than I expected however...but I love it.
No drone at cruising speeds.
BTW...cost me $106 OTD.
Gonna coat the piping in some high temp paint tomorrow.
07-16-2008, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by got556
Vids on the way. It's done....it screams past 4K RPM. At 1-4K it's a nice growl/bark.
Much louder than I expected however...but I love it.
No drone at cruising speeds.
BTW...cost me $106 OTD.
Gonna coat the piping in some high temp paint tomorrow.
Much louder than I expected however...but I love it.
No drone at cruising speeds.
BTW...cost me $106 OTD.
Gonna coat the piping in some high temp paint tomorrow.
cool man..i think it quiets down a tad after a while or maybe i just got used to it! what color u coating it with? black?
07-16-2008, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cambo350z
cool man..i think it quiets down a tad after a while or maybe i just got used to it! what color u coating it with? black?
j/k
Yes black. Ya I thought I could already hear it quieting down after putting about 200 miles on it earlier....but then I figured I'm just getting used to it also.
07-16-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by got556
Pink.....
j/k
Yes black. Ya I thought I could already hear it quieting down after putting about 200 miles on it earlier....but then I figured I'm just getting used to it also.
j/k
Yes black. Ya I thought I could already hear it quieting down after putting about 200 miles on it earlier....but then I figured I'm just getting used to it also.
PLEASE post pics with the black high temp... that sounds amazing
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07-17-2008, 12:21 AM
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err... it sounded sort of ok in the first couple of videos but those last two are pretty brutal. sounds very droning and seems to have an unpleasant rasp.
i think i am going to wait for my bassani...
i think i am going to wait for my bassani...
07-17-2008, 09:42 AM
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Ya it's way louder than I expected. And a lot more raspy than the other vids I've seen.
I'm not really upset about it b/c like I said I'll be going turbo soon enough but not sure why mine sounds different.
It basically sounds like I have TP's on stock exhaust.
I'll get more revving vids today....I was in way too many residential areas last night to be revving her.
I'm not really upset about it b/c like I said I'll be going turbo soon enough but not sure why mine sounds different.
It basically sounds like I have TP's on stock exhaust.
I'll get more revving vids today....I was in way too many residential areas last night to be revving her.
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07-17-2008, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cambo350z
that's weird..mine does not have any rasp..it sounds different than that..maybe it's the video sound quality?
07-17-2008, 10:06 AM
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btw...in person my buddy (DiamondBob) from ChicagoZ said it sounds almost exactly like the Injen SES exhaust.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MddSdalVLJc&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jms6Nx2MgPE&feature=related
The second vid is more accurate on how mine sounds in person. On my vids you can hear the deep growl of the exhaust but in person you can. What gives,eh? lol
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MddSdalVLJc&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jms6Nx2MgPE&feature=related
The second vid is more accurate on how mine sounds in person. On my vids you can hear the deep growl of the exhaust but in person you can. What gives,eh? lol
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07-17-2008, 12:44 PM
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I dono??? I just unbolted the 3 nuts on the back of the exhaust before the mufflers and I didn't like the sound. Just sounds like an exhaust leak to me hahahah. On the video it sounded ok but in person I don't like it. I just bolted it back up and Im loving my Z sound much better.
07-22-2008, 05:28 PM
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I like it. Another local member with a g35c has done something similar. Sounds nice in person. Even better that he doesn't have to spend $1k+ on some aftermarket stuff. I would think this mod would be less offensive to cops and NIMBY type people as oppose to some giant loud fart can.
07-22-2008, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruthless18x
^ Jesus ******* Christ. The first is bad enough but with a single tip? Come on.
Now all the F&F fans are gonna jump on the bandwagon and take their mufflers off. This is just as bad as all the Honda ******s who would drill holes in their airboxes so the car sounded "meaner".
I could understand running no muffler on a full track car, but let's look at the real reason you did this to your car. You didn't do it for any "performance" you did it because you wanted your car to be loud. You could have easily bought an aftermarket exhaust, or hell stayed stock and ran test pipes and the car would have been loud as ****, but looked nice and been respectable.
It's just irritating because a lot of us put thousands of dollars and countless hours into our cars to make them our own, and then guys like you come along and **** it up with cheap shortcuts. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way about it either.
Now all the F&F fans are gonna jump on the bandwagon and take their mufflers off. This is just as bad as all the Honda ******s who would drill holes in their airboxes so the car sounded "meaner".
I could understand running no muffler on a full track car, but let's look at the real reason you did this to your car. You didn't do it for any "performance" you did it because you wanted your car to be loud. You could have easily bought an aftermarket exhaust, or hell stayed stock and ran test pipes and the car would have been loud as ****, but looked nice and been respectable.
It's just irritating because a lot of us put thousands of dollars and countless hours into our cars to make them our own, and then guys like you come along and **** it up with cheap shortcuts. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way about it either.
I guess to not be rice I must spend 1k+ on an exhaust then maybe I will look "cool" in your eyes
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07-23-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by got556
Not sure. It sounds pretty close to that in person. I'm gonna drive her quite a bit in the next couple days and see if the sound changes any. It does get that hissing sound also in the high RPMS.
07-23-2008, 05:11 PM
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This Z04 ***** does need to get off his horse! I think the Z sounds great! And with it still having stock tips and being lowered, the cops will never know. There are far more cars out there with louder exhaust than this one and they never turn the heads of the 5-0. There's so many other idiots out there for them to worry about that this exhaust should go unnoticed.
Also, not all hondas are cheap. The car itself, yes, but there are a lot of people out there that know what they are doing and spend their money pretty wisely to get the power they've got. I'd say that this guy got great results for the minimal amount of money spent.
Also, not all hondas are cheap. The car itself, yes, but there are a lot of people out there that know what they are doing and spend their money pretty wisely to get the power they've got. I'd say that this guy got great results for the minimal amount of money spent.
07-24-2008, 08:01 AM
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I like the idea. If I had a Z, I'd probably try it, but I'd paint the setup flat black and also add some resonated exhaust tips. I'd also make sure the bend to the driver's side pipe was a little more flow friendly.
