problem with hks exhaust
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problem with hks exhaust
just bought a used HKS exhaust..but the seller didnt include gaskets/bolts
now i purchased some gaskets/bolts from autozone installed it on my 08 nismo................and
wow the sound is horrible/different....i had 06 before with hks....but
the sound is really different it has rasp and ricey!not the deep/throaty and amazing at wot!
do the gaskets played a major part on this one????
where can i get hks exhaust gaskets???
thanks
now i purchased some gaskets/bolts from autozone installed it on my 08 nismo................and
wow the sound is horrible/different....i had 06 before with hks....but
the sound is really different it has rasp and ricey!not the deep/throaty and amazing at wot!
do the gaskets played a major part on this one????
where can i get hks exhaust gaskets???
thanks
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The gaskets will not affect the sound, but bro, I thought you were buying a new one I hope you didnt get scamed. I heard that at one time some hks exhaust were not built correctly. They had welds or something inside the pipes because the owner was experincing almost the same problems, but that is what I heard. Maybe this thursday, I will be able to hear it.
I hope you didnt get scamed. I heard that at one time some hks exhaust were not built correctly. They had welds or something inside the pipes because the owner was experincing almost the same problems, but that is what I heard. Maybe this thursday, I will be able to hear it.
Greetings to my people here in the valley..But if the exhaust sounds nasty, then it is not the XO2, I have the CX Lighting on my 08 Z and it sounds great. Really helped performance also, acceleration improved instantly..YOu might try looking on ebay for the gaskets..I know I came across some when I was ordering my cheap imitation exhaust Which gaskets are you needing? I know I reused the stock gaskets on the cat. pipes.
Which gaskets are you needing? I know I reused the stock gaskets on the cat. pipes.
That's the key question. I was an exhaust design engineer for 16 years and I can tell a lot from a good YouTube clip. Any chance of recording it?
As stated before, the gaskets (unless there is a major leak) would not affect the acoustics.
Is there any kind of whistle noise? Whistling is usually untrimmed pieces of pipe sticking up in a weld joint and forming a V shape. The exhaust flows through it and produces a whistle noise.
High frequency noise is usually removed by using resonators with stainless steel wool / mesh over fiberglass roving wool or basalt. Occasionally, a resonator is made where the operator forgets to inject the glasswool. The empty resonator can will produce a horrible tone. Tap on the resonator cannister. You can tell if it's empty or loaded by the sound.
I'm not a big fan of the gimmicky HKS tuning chamber design in their muffler. The diameter of the tuning tube that branches before the rear muffler is too large to be correctly calculated. In this case, they are simply adding muffler volume and bling. I'd wager that if the tuning cans were removed, the acoustics would be barely affected.
If it's low - deep sounding exhaust you seek, focus on removing high frequency. (Try replacing the resonators with ones that are a little longer and larger in diameter.)
As stated before, the gaskets (unless there is a major leak) would not affect the acoustics.
Is there any kind of whistle noise? Whistling is usually untrimmed pieces of pipe sticking up in a weld joint and forming a V shape. The exhaust flows through it and produces a whistle noise.
High frequency noise is usually removed by using resonators with stainless steel wool / mesh over fiberglass roving wool or basalt. Occasionally, a resonator is made where the operator forgets to inject the glasswool. The empty resonator can will produce a horrible tone. Tap on the resonator cannister. You can tell if it's empty or loaded by the sound.
I'm not a big fan of the gimmicky HKS tuning chamber design in their muffler. The diameter of the tuning tube that branches before the rear muffler is too large to be correctly calculated. In this case, they are simply adding muffler volume and bling. I'd wager that if the tuning cans were removed, the acoustics would be barely affected.
If it's low - deep sounding exhaust you seek, focus on removing high frequency. (Try replacing the resonators with ones that are a little longer and larger in diameter.)
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The gaskets will not affect the sound, but bro, I thought you were buying a new one I hope you didnt get scamed. I heard that at one time some hks exhaust were not built correctly. They had welds or something inside the pipes because the owner was experincing almost the same problems, but that is what I heard. Maybe this thursday, I will be able to hear it.
I hope you didnt get scamed. I heard that at one time some hks exhaust were not built correctly. They had welds or something inside the pipes because the owner was experincing almost the same problems, but that is what I heard. Maybe this thursday, I will be able to hear it.
.ill take my car today in a muffler shop hope they can see the prob.
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That's the key question. I was an exhaust design engineer for 16 years and I can tell a lot from a good YouTube clip. Any chance of recording it?
As stated before, the gaskets (unless there is a major leak) would not affect the acoustics.
Is there any kind of whistle noise? Whistling is usually untrimmed pieces of pipe sticking up in a weld joint and forming a V shape. The exhaust flows through it and produces a whistle noise.
High frequency noise is usually removed by using resonators with stainless steel wool / mesh over fiberglass roving wool or basalt. Occasionally, a resonator is made where the operator forgets to inject the glasswool. The empty resonator can will produce a horrible tone. Tap on the resonator cannister. You can tell if it's empty or loaded by the sound.
I'm not a big fan of the gimmicky HKS tuning chamber design in their muffler. The diameter of the tuning tube that branches before the rear muffler is too large to be correctly calculated. In this case, they are simply adding muffler volume and bling. I'd wager that if the tuning cans were removed, the acoustics would be barely affected.
If it's low - deep sounding exhaust you seek, focus on removing high frequency. (Try replacing the resonators with ones that are a little longer and larger in diameter.)
As stated before, the gaskets (unless there is a major leak) would not affect the acoustics.
Is there any kind of whistle noise? Whistling is usually untrimmed pieces of pipe sticking up in a weld joint and forming a V shape. The exhaust flows through it and produces a whistle noise.
High frequency noise is usually removed by using resonators with stainless steel wool / mesh over fiberglass roving wool or basalt. Occasionally, a resonator is made where the operator forgets to inject the glasswool. The empty resonator can will produce a horrible tone. Tap on the resonator cannister. You can tell if it's empty or loaded by the sound.
I'm not a big fan of the gimmicky HKS tuning chamber design in their muffler. The diameter of the tuning tube that branches before the rear muffler is too large to be correctly calculated. In this case, they are simply adding muffler volume and bling. I'd wager that if the tuning cans were removed, the acoustics would be barely affected.
If it's low - deep sounding exhaust you seek, focus on removing high frequency. (Try replacing the resonators with ones that are a little longer and larger in diameter.)
thanks for the info
