ARK DT-S EXHAUST w/ Burnt Tips. No other mods.
After a week of waiting, i finally got these bad boys. I was tracking down the Fedex truck every minute eventhough they update daily lol. The whole package was 75lbs. I do believe that the Ark DT-S is slightly heavier than the stock.
So I was itching to get them installed on the same day. I took it down to the local shop and had them do it.
After sitting around the shop after an hour or so it was finally done. From inside of the garage they started it and it sounded pretty darn good, but i wanted to hear it outside in person because the garage does alter the sound. So when the mechanic pulled the Z up in the front, started it up and WOW. I was pretty excited and had a smile on my face. Gave it a few revs and i was impressed.
So i took it home and the next morning i noticed a rattling noise coming from the passeger side near the mid section. Everytime i'd run over a small bump on the road, the rear section would rattle. When i rev'd the car, there was a loud buzzing sound from underneither, and my first thought something's gotta be loose. I went to take a look underneith was practically sitting on the cross member/bar. Took it back to the shop the next day and they added a few washers to give it more space and all good.
Sadly..i didnt get a dyno before and after so am still left clueless of the power gains.
Here's a vid of the rev:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLKSD_GKzxk
SOUNDS:
Love the deep growl. During redlight driving yes theres a little drone. But highway cruise at 70mph, there is practically none, am not joking. At WOT, it sounds amazing.
LOOKS:
I was never fond of the tucked canisters or folded styling, i like the hanging canisters like FI or the ARK GRIP, but for the DT-S, its not so bad. I actually like it now w/ the burnt tips.
FITMENT:
The mechanic said there was no fitment issues, just besides the fact that they had to add more spacers by the cross bar.
OVERALL:
Quality is great. Sounds amazing. Feels better. Love it.
