STL 350Z

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Well I broke down today and pulled the trigger on buying a Fujitsubo Legalis R. I got a great deal on eBay and I couldn't pass it up since these exhausts are being liquidating and I had to get my hands on one of the best systems ever made for the Z. Scored it for $640.00 w/ free shipping.

F2CMaDMaXX

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Wow, what happened to the make an offer and getting for $500? That's more worth it for the mid pipe and rear muffler.

Oh well, be sure to try and get before/after vids, for sure, Fujitsubo make a great product, quality is right up there.

STL 350Z

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I tried the $500 make an offer and it was declined. I got them down to $640 and that's with free shipping...

Also since I am going single turbo the Y pipe would have been waste.

F2CMaDMaXX

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oh, well that sucks, still, should be good

STL 350Z

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Yeah I'm stoked...

mjc1055

completely forgot about this thread, lol. sorry to hear about not being able to score quite the same deal, but 640 is still well worth it. i assume you have to have received the exhaust at this point and installed it, how are you liking it?

mjc1055

STL 350Z

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As far as looks I am 100% impressed and love it.

Install could have went better after finding out a hanger was bent and I had to heat it up and do some slight adjustments to get the muffler to hang even but it was an easy fix, just glad I had help as the muffler section is awkward to hold up by yourself.

As far as sound I was not impressed at first when it sounded as though my stock exhaust was louder. After about a month of driving I have noticed a significant increase in sound. I don't know if there is such thing as a break in period but it sounds amazing. No drone, really throaty at low rpm and very aggressive at mid-high rpm. You defiantly get noticed if you want and it's still tame enough during normal driving to not get police attention.

F2CMaDMaXX

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That's good to know.

Yes exhaust do two things after some mileage, and it's dependent on the exhaust/silencer(resonator, muffler) types as to how long and how much.

Firstly, they coke up with use, this will change the note/sound/volume some.
Secondly, any wadding/sound deadening material also gets coked and de-fluffed and bedded in etc.

mjc1055

volume level has definitely increased with mine, as well. my car is stock with the exception of the fuji catback and a nismo intake, and ive noticed that i'm getting a significant amount of soot. it's not blowing out the tailpipes onto the bumper or anything, but it's definitely there.

i also might be getting the (well-known) light spark knock, so i wonder if those issues are connected. sounds like it's coming from under the car rather from in the motor, but i'm not sure. hopefully something is just rattling.

F2CMaDMaXX

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Engines naturally produce soot, as you called it, that's nothing unusual or a problem.

Also, define, significant?

STL 350Z

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I think I made a good choice buying the Fuji. I mean it's among the best systems made for the Z and the sound is such a smooth and clean tone. Some friends of mine even said it sounds exotic at higher rpm.

On the bad side of things I think I have a cat going bad and I am afraid by installing test pipes (resonated) I will kill the sound of the fuji.

F2CMaDMaXX

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Stock cats aren't hard to come by, i've got both of mine for sale.

mjc1055

enough that it's totally coated the insides of both tips and can be found on the exterior/bottom portion of them, as well. much more than my old sti, which was tuned to run rich/safe.

is the 350z stock tune fairly rich? i'd always thought they were supposed to be on the leaner side from the factory, which would have explained the occasional knock i get when the engine is under load at low rpm, but maybe not.

STL 350Z

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Every time I wash my car I clean the fuji too... inside the tips get washed then cleaned out with Never Dull stainless steel cleaning wool that you can pick up at Walmart or any auto parts store.

F2CMaDMaXX

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Most jap cars at least, run rich from the factory, safe and cool.

All depends on blowby, cats and the way it's driven.

But the inside of an exhaust will always be coated in soot, it's just more obvious with shiny stainless tips.