Cheapest way to improve exhaust sound?
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Originally Posted by gsingh350Z
Maybe you are right. Perhaps everyone that is on a budget should go get an Ebay exhaust? I am on a budget, should I purchase the turbonator?
There is a difference between being cheap and pertaining to a budget.
There is a difference between being cheap and pertaining to a budget.
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Originally Posted by scmtkings4
high flow cats - Berk ($350 though)
test pipes would be your best bet tho. (also Berk. I believe those dont bring up CEL)
test pipes would be your best bet tho. (also Berk. I believe those dont bring up CEL)
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Originally Posted by Hoooper
this is precisely the problem here. you think its better to go throw money at your car and just buy "all the best" without really knowing what youre doing. there are a lot of cheaper parts that will perform as well or better than other more expensive parts. theres nothing wrong with being cheap as long as you do research and buy the correct cheap item. its stupid to say you dont deserve a car because you dont buy expensive parts for it. basically nobody deserves the car except the very few that are doing 1000hp turbo builds right? theyre the only ones that didnt really cheap out.
also when you are paying for something thats not "cheap" (for example an exhaust thats more than $1000), your not just paying for the name or the hype, your also paying for the months/years of engineering research and development that went into the final product, as well as customer support/warranty if something was to break...
for me there's a happy medium... I would NEVER (atleast i hope not) pay $3000+ for the Amuse exhaust, but i would also not get some cheap eBay pipes for my car... my 2 cents
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Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
i had Berks hfcs with my stock exhaust... the volume change from stock cats was almost unnoticable..
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Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
for me there's a happy medium... I would NEVER (atleast i hope not) pay $3000+ for the Amuse exhaust, but i would also not get some cheap eBay pipes for my car... my 2 cents
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My Z is an 03 touring.
Just to be clear on what I am after... I am looking for ways to improve the car (exhaust currently) that are not too expensive. I am not about to buy a turbonator, altezza lights or any of that crap. If I got good feedback on a full stainless, mandrel bent ebay exhaust I would jump on it - I care about the product not where it comes from. If I got bad feedback from those who have actually touched one I would not. Most likely I will pick up a used cat-back from someone on here when I find the right one locally.
One of the replies mentioned that Berk HFCs don't make the exhaust noticeably louder. This is exactly the type of info I am looking for. Doesn't mean I won't be buying Berk HFC's in the future, just that they are not going to be an economical way to make my Z sound a bit meaner.
Just to be clear on what I am after... I am looking for ways to improve the car (exhaust currently) that are not too expensive. I am not about to buy a turbonator, altezza lights or any of that crap. If I got good feedback on a full stainless, mandrel bent ebay exhaust I would jump on it - I care about the product not where it comes from. If I got bad feedback from those who have actually touched one I would not. Most likely I will pick up a used cat-back from someone on here when I find the right one locally.
One of the replies mentioned that Berk HFCs don't make the exhaust noticeably louder. This is exactly the type of info I am looking for. Doesn't mean I won't be buying Berk HFC's in the future, just that they are not going to be an economical way to make my Z sound a bit meaner.
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Whatever you do....don't take out the resonator and replace with a straight pipe if you already have test pipes.
Sincerely,
Michael " I should of did some research and shouldn't of taken out my resonator" Sprazyo
Sincerely,
Michael " I should of did some research and shouldn't of taken out my resonator" Sprazyo
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Originally Posted by kroe
My Z is an 03 touring.
Just to be clear on what I am after... I am looking for ways to improve the car (exhaust currently) that are not too expensive. I am not about to buy a turbonator, altezza lights or any of that crap. If I got good feedback on a full stainless, mandrel bent ebay exhaust I would jump on it - I care about the product not where it comes from. If I got bad feedback from those who have actually touched one I would not. Most likely I will pick up a used cat-back from someone on here when I find the right one locally.
One of the replies mentioned that Berk HFCs don't make the exhaust noticeably louder. This is exactly the type of info I am looking for. Doesn't mean I won't be buying Berk HFC's in the future, just that they are not going to be an economical way to make my Z sound a bit meaner.
Just to be clear on what I am after... I am looking for ways to improve the car (exhaust currently) that are not too expensive. I am not about to buy a turbonator, altezza lights or any of that crap. If I got good feedback on a full stainless, mandrel bent ebay exhaust I would jump on it - I care about the product not where it comes from. If I got bad feedback from those who have actually touched one I would not. Most likely I will pick up a used cat-back from someone on here when I find the right one locally.
One of the replies mentioned that Berk HFCs don't make the exhaust noticeably louder. This is exactly the type of info I am looking for. Doesn't mean I won't be buying Berk HFC's in the future, just that they are not going to be an economical way to make my Z sound a bit meaner.
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did you miss my post? This is exactly what your looking for. Cheap, loud, oem like:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362970
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362970
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Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
umm.. why would that matter?
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Originally Posted by sbZenth
because if his was an 07, i was going to suggest AAM test pipes because i know for a fact those test pipes achieved the type of sound he was looking for. Thats what i had on my car with a stock exhaust. I dont know, however, how they sound with the older engines. so i didnt want to misinform him.
EDIT: did you see a big increase going with all that AAM stuff? did you get a tune?
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Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
ok... im 99% sure though that the exhaust systems are the same 03-08... but even if they are different, it cant be by much, and in my opinion, it shouldn't matter if the test pipes you are talking about are going on an 07 or any other year...
EDIT: did you see a big increase going with all that AAM stuff? did you get a tune?
EDIT: did you see a big increase going with all that AAM stuff? did you get a tune?
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Originally Posted by sbZenth
test pipes are a different fit. Actually, if you get pre 07 test pipes it will not fit at all on an 07. ill dig up the dyno sheets and pm you.
i would like to see your numbers.. thanks
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if you're going to eventually get a nice exhaust system, then why not just wait and save up and get one then? I mean, you're going to spend 200-300 now and then another grand later? not worth it imo.