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NYBladeZ · 08-03-2010, 10:34 AM

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So what happens when 2 buddies have to much extra time and access to other friends who bend exhaust pipes. The results are quite loud. So this past weekend my buddy who does all the work on my car (oil cooler, carbon doors install, etc) and I decided to finally install my Long Tube Headers. First off let me say that installing the driver's side header was a pain in the ***. Furthermore the O2 sensor on that side was improperly installed from factory, we tried everything to get it off the OEM header properly but in the end the thread was useless. A quick spot weld to the header and we were good to go. After we got the headers done we had a bunch of extra piping around our mutual friend's shop. So we ran dual pipes at 2.5" from the headers to the stock muffler. We welded directly to the stock muffler and reused 2.5" flanges from the test pipes. After spending a good 6 hours of toiling in the shop on a Friday afternoon we finally fired her up.

Let me say that I love loud cars, every car I've had I've removed the cats and run straight pipes the most recent being a 2004 Mustang GT with an O/R X pipe and a Magnapack exhaust, it was thunderous loud.

However, it doesn't compare to the Z. We consider it the VQ "UNPLUGGED" and it is the loudest car I have ever heard outside a Nascar race. No Mustang, no old school car comes close at WOT it sounds like an f1 car. It is way to loud for probably 99.9% of the guys on here but hey we had free time why not see what we could do. Power wise, my God did she wake up however I'm badly in need of a tune as the car is running very rich (rough idle, constant backfire, horrible gas mileage). I plan on bolting back on the stock pipes for the sake of society but I can't lie a part of me thinks its the coolest thing I've ever heard. It's raw, it's probably annoying, it drones, but god damn it's a fking bomb and it sounds awesome when you get on it. Once you hit 3500 RPMs it is no longer civil, I'll probably keep it aside for dyno shows just to scare the hell out of people. Vids to follow when I get a chance and although I know that everyone here will say it's to loud, let me remind you...that was the point! All I can say is that it's louder than your greatest expectation.

08-03-2010, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	The Z is the loudest car I've ever driven Disclaimer: No video yet So what happens when 2 buddies have to much extra time and access to other friends who bend exhaust pipes. The results are quite loud. So this past weekend my buddy who does all the work on my car (oil cooler, carbon doors install, etc) and I decided to finally install my Long Tube Headers. First off let me say that installing the driver's side header was a pain in the ***. Furthermore the O2 sensor on that side was improperly installed from factory, we tried everything to get it off the OEM header properly but in the end the thread was useless. A quick spot weld to the header and we were good to go. After we got the headers done we had a bunch of extra piping around our mutual friend's shop. So we ran dual pipes at 2.5" from the headers to the stock muffler. We welded directly to the stock muffler and reused 2.5" flanges from the test pipes. After spending a good 6 hours of toiling in the shop on a Friday afternoon we finally fired her up. Let me say that I love loud cars, every car I've had I've removed the cats and run straight pipes the most recent being a 2004 Mustang GT with an O/R X pipe and a Magnapack exhaust, it was thunderous loud. However, it doesn't compare to the Z. We consider it the VQ "UNPLUGGED" and it is the loudest car I have ever heard outside a Nascar race. No Mustang, no old school car comes close at WOT it sounds like an f1 car. It is way to loud for probably 99.9% of the guys on here but hey we had free time why not see what we could do. Power wise, my God did she wake up however I'm badly in need of a tune as the car is running very rich (rough idle, constant backfire, horrible gas mileage). I plan on bolting back on the stock pipes for the sake of society but I can't lie a part of me thinks its the coolest thing I've ever heard. It's raw, it's probably annoying, it drones, but god damn it's a fking bomb and it sounds awesome when you get on it. Once you hit 3500 RPMs it is no longer civil, I'll probably keep it aside for dyno shows just to scare the hell out of people. Vids to follow when I get a chance and although I know that everyone here will say it's to loud, let me remind you...that was the point! All I can say is that it's louder than your greatest expectation. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling