Please Help! Exhaust Opinions
05-13-2009, 04:28 PM
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Please Help! Exhaust Opinions
I am currently looking for an exhaust for my Z.. I have been doing a lot of research on this and have come up with choosing Nismo, Stillen, or possibly the HKS if the price is right ( or the knock off XO2 
) Which would you guys suggest if I am looking for mainly sound and performance?
) Which would you guys suggest if I am looking for mainly sound and performance?
05-13-2009, 06:29 PM
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HKS
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I am biased, but I have had both the Nismo and the HKS. Both are good choices for N/A setups, and are decently quiet. The Nismo is a lot more mild looking than the HKS, but it's all preference.
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I am biased, but I have had both the Nismo and the HKS. Both are good choices for N/A setups, and are decently quiet. The Nismo is a lot more mild looking than the HKS, but it's all preference.
05-13-2009, 06:44 PM
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^ +1. I have the nismo with berk hfc's and think its like pure audible sechs, but I've also heard the HKS and liked that too. I wanted to retain the stock sound and stock look so that made my choice easy. Either way you cant go wrong with those two. Good luck, and just a little fyi, once you start modding, you never stop.
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I initially was looking @ the Nismo exhaust but was put on to something a tad better IMO Fujitsubo Legalis R. I just installed it 2 weeks ago and I love it.... contemplating adding HFC to it now...and possibly a new y pipe 
05-18-2009, 01:56 PM
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Thanks guys, I am really torn between the Nismo and the HKS... I was leaning toward the HKS until I read these posts.. I want an aggressive sound and definetly louder than stock. I have heard both but niether in person just youtube. Performance would be a plus but mostly doing it for sound. Nismo looks really nice but worth sacrificing the appearance if the HKS is better sounding.
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If you want performance get motordyne , if no , pick one and be happy.
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they will all give very similar levels of performance, so it really comes down to what meets your budget, and what you like the looks/sound of
there are no exhausts that are going to make any significant power more than any other till you get much more involved with engine mods
there are no exhausts that are going to make any significant power more than any other till you get much more involved with engine mods
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My budget is around what the nismo or HKS costs, I am not going above that. Since the performace will be the same for most exhaust systems I am pretty much just going for sound. Life I said I listened to the HKS and Nismo online but it can only give me so much.. I think I may be leaning to the Nismo looks real nice and from what I am gathering the sound level is the same and both sound sick.
