http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFc6_nHsQ6o

Finally got everything put on, Stillen headers to Stillen high flow cats to Stillen true dual exhaust. I may take another video from a little further away to hear it a little better. Theres a few clips from the function tuned meet and the rest was from yesterday. The first start up is about a minute into the vid and at 1:19 you can hear from inside the cabin.

Still got a little bit of "rasp" I really wasnt even sure what that was until I fired it up, then I was like OHHHHH, thats rasp. Now Im going to use this little bouncy thing because I enjoy it.

Second video clip with the Z!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rdMxKAjhM4

Got it dyno tuned, ONLY put down 226 whp. Im sad, but its all good, getting re-dynoed on 7/21.

 

Nice brad, I am surprised you got all that on so quick, did you put the Plenum on yet? I can't view the video I am at work I will see it when I get home.

 

oh yeah, I put on the cold air intake, plenum, headers, cats and my nismo shift ****. Btw, that new shift **** is wayyyy shorter than that stock one, I know its small, but that alone just gave it a different feel. The headers were hell to get changed out, just like everyone said! Almost three hours. The stillen ones were an even tighter fit to get in there. Had to grind a bolt down so it didnt scrape the drivers side header when I turn the steering wheel!

 

That plenum will change your exhaust note too and give it a deeper tone. I'm surprised you got rasp with the new mods... it actually shouldn't have ANY at ALL. I believe it's because stillen doens't put a flex pipe in their design, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

You are correct, no flex pipe with Stillen. Is there anything I can do about it? Bah, its no big deal, I love how it all sounds overall.

 

My friend has a Stillen exhaust and he got a rasp after he installed test pipes. Don't settle for less than what you expect. You can go to any muffler shop and ask them to weld in a flex-pipe to see if that will solve any issues. It should be no more than $100 in parts and labor.

 

Sounds good.

Nice to hear that the headers only took 3 hours. I keep hearing people say 8-9, I think they'll be the next mod since it doesn't sound as horrible as it used to.

 

We had a lift and all the tools required and my friend has done it before! Its definitely not just a backyard project, thats how it ends up taking 9,10, 36 hours to get those damn things switched out.

 

^ Did you wrap the headers w/ heat wrap prior to install? That's 1 thing I always recommend.

 

I don't know a single person that does that for Z's

 

No, didnt heat wrap. That didnt even cross my mind to be honest. Oh well, lol.

 

It took me ~10 hours on jack stands the first time around. The second time, I was able to do it in 5. The hardest part was trying to find a proper combination of u-joints and extensions to get to some of bolts.

I didn't wrap mine the first time around (big mistake). That engine bay would get ridiculous hot. There are too many rubber tubes on the driver side that could wear prematurely. I HIGHLY recommend it. Even if that means wrapping them while the headers are on the car.

 

I haev Nismo R-Tune headers and my engine bay never gets hot. Wait then again I do have a bunch of vents in my hood too.

 

LMAO! i love the video! hahahah when u gonna make me some 8bit beats?
i wanna breakbeat version of punch out! or the original TMNT game

 

Id love to see Goof break it down to some mega man or punch out.

 

Good stuff, great sound. You were real excited about that slow-mo slide at the meet.. I'm not suprised you put that in there.

 

Im off practically all week, Ill see what I can cook up, lol. Also want to get one more mod before the spec one meet this week, should I get my lip kit mounted or do the ecu flash/tune?

 

damn Brad, now my car is the only one that is stock in VA..lol

 

Its all good man, when I upgrade again, Ill have a bunch of hand-me-downs for you, lol

 

Not for long though