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Old 05-16-2010, 02:14 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lemers View Post
Looks like we have some people that know the difference between the two NISMO exhuasts. Which one is better? The S-tune or the OEM off the NISMO car? What are the gains over stock on each?
To my knowledge no one has really dynoed with the two different variations to get a really good idea of what the power gains are with each, so this is just my opinion:

The stock Nismo Z exhaust is a H/X pipe design...almost a true dual design. Typically these are good for low/mid range torque and power gains.

The Nismo S-tune variation follows the stock Y-pipe design with bigger piping and a different muffler. There are better alternatives to this.

Since we're talking actual USABLE power, I would say that the stock Nismo Z is definitely better than the S-tune exhaust due to the differences in pipe design.
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