Stock 370Z Exhaust vs Nismo - Newbie Question

xjsman89

Hello, everyone. I've been lurking for a while, but haven't really posted yet. Great forum, lots of info.

My wife's daily (and my once-in-a-while autocross machine) is a 2009 370Z Touring, and it's a great car. I recently had the opportunity to pick up a full low-mileage Nismo exhaust (cats and all) from another local Z owner, and I took it. I'm going to be honest, other than the "Nismo" tail pipes, I'm not really sure if there is a difference between the two systems, which is why I'm here.

I'm not scared of a wrench and will be installing this myself, but I can't seem to find anywhere where someone compares a 370Z base (or touring) exhaust to the Nismo setup. Is this because they're the same thing, or because no one really upgrades a stock 370z exhaust to Nismo?

Again, it's the wife's car, so a little more definition and a little louder would be great, but we're not interested in anything too loud, and the price was right. If it were my daily it would be a different story, but there you go.

Any insight anyone can lend would be helpful, thanks in advance!

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2011 Scion xB
1989 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Coupe

xxAGAVExx

Not many people upgrade to the Nismo, it is an upgrade from base, but there are a lot of aftermarket exhausts that are better than the Nismo so most people go that route.


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lj909

I changed from the base Y-pipe to the nismo H-pipe and there is a difference. I have muffler deletes cuz i like loud. But the H-pipe does pick up some power compared to the Y-pipe. Don't bother changing the cats, they're the same.

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madeinjapan

only difference is its dual

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Stock NISMO vs 370 Stock

xjsman89

Thanks for all the info! Good to know the cats are the same, I'll leave those alone. Thanks for the thread link too, I did look around, but didn't see that one. Even with minimal performance and sound gains I'll do it anyway. $50 for 5hp isn't a bad trade all things considered, and I'll be able to say it has duals instead of the Y pipe and Nismo parts. Works for me.

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2009 Nissan 370Z Touring
2011 Scion xB
1989 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Coupe