Art Pipes/Resonated TP sound comparison?

RLara485 · 09-26-2017, 08:11 PM

I have AAM short tails, great sound, bit too quiet for my tastes though. Art pipes are art pipes, obviously great product, however, my car came with a pair of FI resonated test-pipes that I've just had sitting around. That's a BIG chunk of change saved if I stick with those.

Curious to see if anyone has had both and can give somewhat of a sound (not torque) comparison. Most youtube videos are of non-res TP's and sound horrendous, I'm trying to see if the resonators make enough of a difference to save a good $600 on the ART's.

I've heard ART pipes barely sound louder than high-flow cats, then there's youtube videos where they idle like a cammed V-8. Most test pipe videos sound really, really ricey and cheap (but they aren't resonated)...... hard to tell by youtube videos so if anyone has had, or been around both, please chime in.

BLK N-Z34 · 10-21-2017, 03:37 AM

I have ART pipes and AAM resonated short tails on my Nismo. I'll see if I can grab a video for you this weekend so you can see how it sounds.

09-26-2017, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
RLara485 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Antonio Posts: 25 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 12	Art Pipes/Resonated TP sound comparison? I have AAM short tails, great sound, bit too quiet for my tastes though. Art pipes are art pipes, obviously great product, however, my car came with a pair of FI resonated test-pipes that I've just had sitting around. That's a BIG chunk of change saved if I stick with those. Curious to see if anyone has had both and can give somewhat of a sound (not torque) comparison. Most youtube videos are of non-res TP's and sound horrendous, I'm trying to see if the resonators make enough of a difference to save a good $600 on the ART's. I've heard ART pipes barely sound louder than high-flow cats, then there's youtube videos where they idle like a cammed V-8. Most test pipe videos sound really, really ricey and cheap (but they aren't resonated)...... hard to tell by youtube videos so if anyone has had, or been around both, please chime in.

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10-21-2017, 03:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
BLK N-Z34 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Tennessee Posts: 38 Drives: 2017 Nismo 370z 6MT Rep Power: 9	I have ART pipes and AAM resonated short tails on my Nismo. I'll see if I can grab a video for you this weekend so you can see how it sounds.