Dang guys no need to punish me for a question. I make plenty of money, that's not the issue. I'm just the type of person that doesn't see the reason
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06-04-2015, 03:06 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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Dang guys no need to punish me for a question. I make plenty of money, that's not the issue. I'm just the type of person that doesn't see the reason in spending over a grand for an exhaust that gives you the same power gains as the system that's half the price. I took the specs from the stillen g3 intake and made my own with the same gains give or take like 3 hp. Cost me about 200. Rather than almost 600. I'll take that any day. I understand the quality part of it all. But when you sit back and look at it, it's air going through pipes. As long as the pipes are mandrel bent and the sizes are similar along with the piping position, shouldn't it react the same as all the others? Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm a smart guy but I'm no genius nor am I am expert in exhaust systems.
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Yeah I was looking into a couple of those, the top speed would be my strongest choice only because the research I've done and with the shops I've talked to. They say that once you go into a single midpipe and take away the x pipe that you lose about 10hp in the long run. I live down here in south Texas and I go to Jtran motorsports alot. The main shop owner knows a crap load more than I do and deals with these cars on a daily basis. I already made some short tails of my own but I'm kind of stuck on what I should do from the catback.either just replace the whole system or piece together my own. I'm going with non resonated test pipes for sure tho. Any ideas on making my own?
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There is a reason why a lot of people go with a quality system though. They are proven, backed up by lots of testing, and the sellers provide quality customer service. A lot of people don't consider the last one, but it's the most important to me. You might have saved $500 on that cheap exhaust you purchased but when it's missing some hardware or doesn't line up properly and they don't answer your calls because they already have your money, you are screwed.
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demon bolts. Do a search on here and you'll understand.
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After all, I bought the Z over a Cayman because it was a "cheap" way to get a good looking fun sports car with decent amenities, yet I don't see you lot telling me I should have just bought the quality car.
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I would like us to move forward and just help the Op with his question instead of lecturing him.
At this point he is doing nothing wrong with just finding a low cost solution that is NOT endangering him or anyone else. Op, There are some options on here as some have pointed out. I would just make sure they hold up in time and not turn to crap after a long period of usage. |
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I said what I said based on precedent. typically 90% of the people who pose this question/idea about cheap parts is doing it because they can't afford them. hence why I said what I said. furthermore, if you had more then 30 posts you'd probably realize the running jokes about people poorly doing DIY parts and the jokes that follow.
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When I had my Z I had the stock Nismo exhaust with tanabe replica axle back(made by top speed) and top speed test pipes. Got nothing but compliments on my exhaust from random people on the street.
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Oh, there's a few...
1. The aptly nick-named "demon bolts", as another member noted. 2. Unforgiving rasp and rattle on decel (if unresonated TP's are used). 3. The potential for a CEL if the ECU detects too much similarity in voltage changes between primary and secondary O2's. 4. Passing emissions, if that's a thing in your state; (NB: #3 and #4 are both possible problems even with HFC's, and resonated HFC's are advised as well...) 5. Possible fuel odors (probably more for those running TP's untuned...) 6. A tune is not "required" but is highly advisable. Pulling the cats makes for significant differences in flow and also means less heat at the head, so you can dial in more timing -- the OEM cats are arguably the greatest bottleneck on the car, and swapping the cats out for either HFC's or TP's is a high bang-for-the-buck mod in terms of power gain. Nothing insurmountable, but not quite as easy as just swapping out the cat back and calling it a day.
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