Official Single Exhaust Pics Thread!
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Has anyone tried a single exhaust but set it up so it comes out the center of the back?(obviously with a tucked bumper) I realize that one exhaust would look stupid so I am saying with a dual tip. Something like this...
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/universa...ngId=261969927
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/universa...ngId=261969927
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From: Westfield, Indiana
Nvm I found an example of what I was looking for. I think this is the best solution if you want a single exit exhaust and you want it to look good. Just look at the exhaust. Please ignore the fact that the car is at DUB show Chicago haha this is something I would never attend.
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Last edited by Jcope; Apr 20, 2013 at 02:19 PM.
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From: MexiCali dodging potholes
Momentum 3" single exhaust
This is a good setup but a better y-pipe is needed or a resonator placed else where on the exhaust! The hiss is long and annoying to me IMHO.
I suggested to him (local club member) motordyne resonated y-pipe should help with that hiss
I though i would add this post i did in another thread to this one for future help:
If your car is NA, their isnt much for you to loose or gain with having a custom muffler made/built.
There is no need for reinventing the wheel, the little if any R&D out there yeild the most commonly used exhaust pipe size....
my suggestion would be to get either test pipes or high flow cats, something that opens to at least 2.5 inch off the already 2.25 inch header to cat connection point (Assuming your staying with oem headers - which i wouldnt change out, just leave those alone)
From there get berk or similar HFCats that open to either 2.5 or 3" piping....you choose...
- from there (again no need to reinvent the wheel) buy a quality Y pipe that matches the piping size you have in and out of it....i would go for an out size of 3 inch....
---Now this is where you get the local muffler shop to bend pipe for you--
This point you want to find a muffler shop that can get you SS piping and hands down has a mandrel tubing bender, if not then the bends in the pipe are gonna look like crap.......pinch the ID of the pipe and not have consistent flow...
Example of mandrel bent tubing:
example of non mandrel bent - ie, typical muffler shop hydraulic bender
- prior to going, you would want to find online the exhaust flange to mate with your Y pipe configuration and take it to them.....example:
http://compare.ebay.com/like/2210704...Types&var=sbar
Welding:
Tig vs mig - all/most local muffler shops are gonna wanna do the job using plain, non SS tubing and then they are gonna want to mig weld the job....
Dont do it...find a shop that can do SS steel, has a mandrel bender and can tig weld it for you...
Tig welding:
Horrible mig welding:
Then, end with mufflers and tips or muffler with tip combo - this part is your choice, hell you can buy them anywhere.........online, ebay, etc...this far back in the system its really not gonna matter much, especially on an NA car.....
Muffler and separate tips:
muffler tip combo:
-- side note, ive always wanted to try and source some really good mufflers/tips from higher end big liter Merc or BMW's at the junk yard....you can see those luxury cars, ie, M3's, etc actually do have SS exhaust systems, etc and have higher end mufflers that i bet would go nice with the Z if you can find one that works well/fits, etc....
You can see some custom jobs in this thread:
-this thread just for reference, you can do single, dual, whatever....
https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...single+exhaust
Main thing is finding a shop that can Tig weld, mandrel bender and sourcing the flanges for them.
in TX, this would cost no more than $200-300 easy...where your at, maybe more....500 should do it..but then again you maybe able to find an exhaust for sale, online shipped to you for that much or less...
-J
There is no need for reinventing the wheel, the little if any R&D out there yeild the most commonly used exhaust pipe size....
my suggestion would be to get either test pipes or high flow cats, something that opens to at least 2.5 inch off the already 2.25 inch header to cat connection point (Assuming your staying with oem headers - which i wouldnt change out, just leave those alone)
From there get berk or similar HFCats that open to either 2.5 or 3" piping....you choose...
- from there (again no need to reinvent the wheel) buy a quality Y pipe that matches the piping size you have in and out of it....i would go for an out size of 3 inch....
---Now this is where you get the local muffler shop to bend pipe for you--
This point you want to find a muffler shop that can get you SS piping and hands down has a mandrel tubing bender, if not then the bends in the pipe are gonna look like crap.......pinch the ID of the pipe and not have consistent flow...
Example of mandrel bent tubing:
example of non mandrel bent - ie, typical muffler shop hydraulic bender
- prior to going, you would want to find online the exhaust flange to mate with your Y pipe configuration and take it to them.....example:
http://compare.ebay.com/like/2210704...Types&var=sbar
Welding:
Tig vs mig - all/most local muffler shops are gonna wanna do the job using plain, non SS tubing and then they are gonna want to mig weld the job....
Dont do it...find a shop that can do SS steel, has a mandrel bender and can tig weld it for you...
Tig welding:
Horrible mig welding:
Then, end with mufflers and tips or muffler with tip combo - this part is your choice, hell you can buy them anywhere.........online, ebay, etc...this far back in the system its really not gonna matter much, especially on an NA car.....
Muffler and separate tips:
muffler tip combo:
-- side note, ive always wanted to try and source some really good mufflers/tips from higher end big liter Merc or BMW's at the junk yard....you can see those luxury cars, ie, M3's, etc actually do have SS exhaust systems, etc and have higher end mufflers that i bet would go nice with the Z if you can find one that works well/fits, etc....
You can see some custom jobs in this thread:
-this thread just for reference, you can do single, dual, whatever....
https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...single+exhaust
Main thing is finding a shop that can Tig weld, mandrel bender and sourcing the flanges for them.
in TX, this would cost no more than $200-300 easy...where your at, maybe more....500 should do it..but then again you maybe able to find an exhaust for sale, online shipped to you for that much or less...
-J
