Amuse R1 Titan Extra STTI Exhaust - Review (pics/vids/dyno)

phelan · 03-22-2010, 01:25 AM

Hey all,

So as Mike@370ZTUNE posted in a different "teaser thread", I went ahead and bought the Amuse R1 Titan Extra STTi exhaust. I think we all know who Powerhouse Amuse is by now, so I won't waste any time. I had pretty high expectations for this exhaust, and it's certainly lived up to my expectations of power, sound...and taking a huge swipe at my wallet

Thanks to:
Hunter/Mike@370ZTUNE for getting me this exhaust and putting up with my pestering,
Casey/Rich@AEPerformance for setting me up with a kickass dyno / local shop, and
Daniel/Randy@Performance Associates for doing all the dirty work, and humoring me while I hung out for more than four hours. Stand up shop that, despite their obvious bias to domestics (

) I will be going back for future dyno pulls.
Rounds on me, guys!

Picture post:

Off to Performance Associates. My Z is a bit out of place...

Stock exhaust...no more! It's scrap now lol

Glamor shot

Makes the stock exhaust look real ugly.

Yay! Installed! No adjustments needed (nor really possible, it's all pretty much set in stone...)

Tips...

Still on the lift...took me 30 minutes to wipe it down to make sure it was fingerprint / oil free. Dammit Mike, you made me paranoid

Daniel (the installer) had a laugh at my expense too

Ready for another dyno!

Final product:

Next post for dyno videos...

phelan · 03-22-2010, 01:26 AM

Before dyno
(Setup: Injen CAI, Stock Headers, Fast Intentions High Flow Cats, Stock Y-Pipe, Stock Exhaust):

After dyno
(Setup: Injen CAI, Stock Headers, Fast Intentions High Flow Cats, Stock Y-Pipe, Amuse R1 Titan Extra Exhaust):

More to come when I find a better video camera...because mine really doesn't do this exhaust any justice at all...

Dyno Graph, Before

Dyno Table, Before

Dyno Graph, After (Stock Y-Pipe)

Dyno Table, After (Stock Y-Pipe)

NOTE: Look @ the after dyno graph (fuzzy as it is). Had a really weird blip at the end of the dyno run. The exhaust...wasn't tapering off yet...

. Also, not sure what the effect is, but I did modify the secondary piping from standard Amuse layout (see post below).

Still, conservative, we'll call +15hp, +8tq, per weather corrected numbers. In case you wanted to know, this was done on a Mustang dyno.

phelan · 03-22-2010, 01:27 AM

Using the same review system as my old F.I. thread... (see Tony? I'm still plugging for ya, bro!)

For those of you who do not know, the R1 Titan Extra STTi uses a single 3" main pipe split into 2" secondary pipes. Since my future big mod will be a supercharger of some sorts, I asked Amuse to enlarge the pipes as they saw fit to support forced induction. So I have an atypical 3" -> 2.5" pipe setup with 4.5" tips. Note that my exhaust "sound clip" and dyno results may differ from yours!

Also note: the R1 Titan Extra STTi, as it is sold, does NOT include a midpipe. Hence why I'm stuck with the stock Y-pipe for a while.

Anyway, final impressions:

Looks: 9.5/10. It's Amuse. AMUSE! The quality of the welds had the people at Performance Associates (and myself) drooling. It's as if they were machine welds. Meticulous attention to detail in each and every segment of the exhaust. Amuse has the ability to burn out the entire tips blue if you want, but I thought it'd look kind of weird on a red car. So slightly burnt tips it is! I can't write enough about how dazzled I am by how this exhaust looks. Added bonus: Amuse guaranteed on their website that the new exhaust is no lower than stock. Well...yes, it's not, and they've still managed to show off a good deal of the canisters. No, it's not a very 'original' design, but certainly great to look at. Now if they could just use a little thicker titanium on the tips...

Installation: 10/10. No adjustments were necessary, Daniel had the stock off and the new Amuse exhaust on in fifteen minutes. I then proceeded to wipe down the entire exhaust for the next 30-40 minutes to get rid of all the fingerprints and oils. Yay for being nitpicky!

Sound: 9/10. Well...I've been through the F.I. exhaust (hope you're liking that exhaust Danny,wherever the hell you are), and as it's the most popular exhaust here, the question pops up 'How do they compare?' If I can use a terrible metaphor, the Amuse exhaust is a classical symphony to Fast Intention's rock concert. Both are great, but they're for different crowds...lol, what, it works!

The main things I've noticed with the Amuse exhaust:

At startup, the exhaust immediately makes itself known with a nice throaty roar.
At idle, you barely know it's there. Seriously, it's quiet in the cabin again, which was weird for a while, but I've grown to really like it. The exhaust will happily burble every so often, but otherwise it's perfectly content to sit there and puff away. If you're looking for something that howls even when you're idling, look elsewhere.
The sound is 'cleaner' on the Amuse exhaust. It starts docile, then unleashes an insane storm when you stomp on the accelerator. The sound is higher than the Fast Intentions; more of an 'exotic' than F.I.
CONCLUSION: Simply put, they're two different beasts, and (provided you have the financial flexibility to be considering both options) you can't go wrong either way.

Weight: 10/10. Added this category as a 'kudo'-point to make. The stock system, measured at Performance Associates, weighted it at a whopping 46 lbs. 46 lbs, not include the Y-pipe. Holy ****! Here's what Mike sent me with the Amuse stuff (with packing material on it...)

5.8 + 13.6 = 19.4 lbs. Subtract that away from 46, you get...uh...26.6 lbs weight savings. I think I did my math right...but anyway, it was really light.

Performance: 8.5/10. Haven't driven it enough to get a feel for it, and the ECU hasn't had time to settle in yet, but the car is definitely kicking again. Check out the dyno above (as of this post, not there yet, but I'll get the graphs up soon!), the car was maxed out on the test and still hungry to make more power! I can hear Jeremy Clarkson and his trademark, "POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR". Now then, about that supercharger... (just kidding...for now!)

Final Thought: I love this exhaust. I also reserve the right to update my posts once my midpipe gets in!

Feel free to ask any questions you guys might have

Thanks!

SoCal 370Z · 03-22-2010, 01:31 AM

Da, damn! Holy high-end exhaust!

BOLIO 671 · 03-22-2010, 01:31 AM

Nice Pics...can't wait to see Vids and Dyno results...Is everything from your headers to Y-pipe still stock?

zman1910 · 03-22-2010, 02:00 AM

Hopefully you got great gains bc I actually think the first vid sounds better or at least more throaty.

Aesthetically speaking I give that exhaust

SoCal 370Z · 03-22-2010, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zman1910

Hopefully you got great gains bc I actually think the first vid sounds better or at least more throaty.

If you look at the placement angles, he was closer to the Z in the first video (more throatier is to be expected in the first vid). This sound is pure sex. Look at those cans, man!!!!!

Red370 · 03-22-2010, 02:06 AM

a single pipe? oooh... interesting, in for dyno results!

03-22-2010, 02:17 AM

Sick faylun!

370zproject · 03-22-2010, 07:24 AM

:drivi ng:

vipor · 03-22-2010, 10:45 AM

looks and sounds good

theDreamer · 03-22-2010, 10:49 AM

I need my dyno results.

NYBladeZ · 03-22-2010, 10:53 AM

wow these dyno results will go a long way in answering the question what's better a true dual or a single larger pipe. Phelan how big is the diameter on the tubing for the single mid pipe?

semtex · 03-22-2010, 11:06 AM

Nice! Congrats, Phelan! Now you can show up to your cosplay parties in uber style man!

Endgame · 03-22-2010, 11:08 AM

cosplay is cool...... nice stuff phelan!!! waiting for dyno numbers..

03-22-2010, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Amuse R1 Titan Extra STTI Exhaust - Review (pics/vids/dyno) Hey all, So as Mike@370ZTUNE posted in a different "teaser thread", I went ahead and bought the Amuse R1 Titan Extra STTi exhaust. I think we all know who Powerhouse Amuse is by now, so I won't waste any time. I had pretty high expectations for this exhaust, and it's certainly lived up to my expectations of power, sound...and taking a huge swipe at my wallet *Thanks to:* Hunter/Mike@370ZTUNE for getting me this exhaust and putting up with my pestering, Casey/Rich@AEPerformance for setting me up with a kickass dyno / local shop, and Daniel/Randy@Performance Associates for doing all the dirty work, and humoring me while I hung out for more than four hours. Stand up shop that, despite their obvious bias to domestics () I will be going back for future dyno pulls. Rounds on me, guys! Picture post: Off to Performance Associates. My Z is a bit out of place... Stock exhaust...no more! It's scrap now lol Glamor shot Makes the stock exhaust look real ugly. Yay! Installed! No adjustments needed (nor really possible, it's all pretty much set in stone...) Tips... Still on the lift...took me 30 minutes to wipe it down to make sure it was fingerprint / oil free. Dammit Mike, you made me paranoid Daniel (the installer) had a laugh at my expense too Ready for another dyno! Final product: Next post for dyno videos... __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence. Last edited by phelan; 03-22-2010 at 06:31 PM.

03-22-2010, 01:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Before dyno (Setup: Injen CAI, Stock Headers, Fast Intentions High Flow Cats, Stock Y-Pipe, Stock Exhaust): After dyno (Setup: Injen CAI, Stock Headers, Fast Intentions High Flow Cats, Stock Y-Pipe, Amuse R1 Titan Extra Exhaust): More to come when I find a better video camera...because mine really doesn't do this exhaust any justice at all... Dyno Graph, Before Dyno Table, Before Dyno Graph, After (Stock Y-Pipe) Dyno Table, After (Stock Y-Pipe) NOTE: Look @ the after dyno graph (fuzzy as it is). Had a really weird blip at the end of the dyno run. The exhaust...wasn't tapering off yet.... Also, not sure what the effect is, but I did modify the secondary piping from standard Amuse layout (see post below). Still, conservative, we'll call +15hp, +8tq, per weather corrected numbers. In case you wanted to know, this was done on a Mustang dyno. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence. Last edited by phelan; 03-22-2010 at 07:32 PM.

03-22-2010, 01:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Using the same review system as my old F.I. thread... (see Tony? I'm still plugging for ya, bro!) For those of you who do not know, the R1 Titan Extra STTi uses a single 3" main pipe split into 2" secondary pipes. Since my future big mod will be a supercharger of some sorts, I asked Amuse to enlarge the pipes as they saw fit to support forced induction. So I have an atypical 3" -> 2.5" pipe setup with 4.5" tips. Note that my exhaust "sound clip" and dyno results may differ from yours! Also note: the R1 Titan Extra STTi, as it is sold, does NOT include a midpipe. Hence why I'm stuck with the stock Y-pipe for a while. Anyway, final impressions: Looks: 9.5/10. It's Amuse. AMUSE! The quality of the welds had the people at Performance Associates (and myself) drooling. It's as if they were machine welds. Meticulous attention to detail in each and every segment of the exhaust. Amuse has the ability to burn out the entire tips blue if you want, but I thought it'd look kind of weird on a red car. So slightly burnt tips it is! I can't write enough about how dazzled I am by how this exhaust looks. Added bonus: Amuse guaranteed on their website that the new exhaust is no lower than stock. Well...yes, it's not, and they've still managed to show off a good deal of the canisters. No, it's not a very 'original' design, but certainly great to look at. Now if they could just use a little thicker titanium on the tips... Installation: 10/10. No adjustments were necessary, Daniel had the stock off and the new Amuse exhaust on in fifteen minutes. I then proceeded to wipe down the entire exhaust for the next 30-40 minutes to get rid of all the fingerprints and oils. Yay for being nitpicky! Sound: 9/10. Well...I've been through the F.I. exhaust (hope you're liking that exhaust Danny,wherever the hell you are), and as it's the most popular exhaust here, the question pops up 'How do they compare?' If I can use a terrible metaphor, the Amuse exhaust is a classical symphony to Fast Intention's rock concert. Both are great, but they're for different crowds...lol, what, it works! The main things I've noticed with the Amuse exhaust: At startup, the exhaust immediately makes itself known with a nice throaty roar. At idle, you barely know it's there. Seriously, it's quiet in the cabin again, which was weird for a while, but I've grown to really like it. The exhaust will happily burble every so often, but otherwise it's perfectly content to sit there and puff away. If you're looking for something that howls even when you're idling, look elsewhere. The sound is 'cleaner' on the Amuse exhaust. It starts docile, then unleashes an insane storm when you stomp on the accelerator. The sound is higher than the Fast Intentions; more of an 'exotic' than F.I. CONCLUSION: Simply put, they're two different beasts, and (provided you have the financial flexibility to be considering both options) you can't go wrong either way. Weight: 10/10. Added this category as a 'kudo'-point to make. The stock system, measured at Performance Associates, weighted it at a whopping 46 lbs. 46 lbs, not include the Y-pipe. Holy **! Here's what Mike sent me with the Amuse stuff (with packing material on it...) 5.8 + 13.6 = 19.4 lbs. Subtract that away from 46, you get...uh...26.6 lbs weight savings. I think I did my math right...but anyway, it was really light. Performance: 8.5/10. Haven't driven it enough to get a feel for it, and the ECU hasn't had time to settle in yet, but the car is definitely kicking again. Check out the dyno above (as of this post, not there yet, but I'll get the graphs up soon!), the car was maxed out on the test and still hungry to make more power! I can hear Jeremy Clarkson and his trademark, "POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR". Now then, about that supercharger... (just kidding...for now!) Final Thought: I love this exhaust. I also reserve the right to update my posts once my midpipe gets in! Feel free to ask any questions you guys might have Thanks! __________________ 凛 ('Rin')** - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence. Last edited by phelan; 03-22-2010 at 07:40 PM.

03-22-2010, 01:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
SoCal 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: US of A Posts: 2,842 Drives: Answers Rep Power: 33	Da, damn! Holy high-end exhaust! __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) Why I NEVER say NO to the Panda Lou Fusz!!!

03-22-2010, 01:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
BOLIO 671 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: GUAHAN Posts: 1,198 Drives: To & From then Back Rep Power: 3399	Nice Pics...can't wait to see Vids and Dyno results...Is everything from your headers to Y-pipe still stock? __________________ 2013 Nismo Z34 / FI TT #091 / IG: @lilzilla_z34

03-22-2010, 02:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
zman1910 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: FL Posts: 361 Drives: 2011 Audi S4 Rep Power: 429	Hopefully you got great gains bc I actually think the first vid sounds better or at least more throaty. Aesthetically speaking I give that exhaust

03-22-2010, 02:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	a single pipe? oooh... interesting, in for dyno results! __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

03-22-2010, 02:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	Sick faylun!

03-22-2010, 07:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
370zproject A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Age: 35 Posts: 16,104 Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue Rep Power: 53	:drivi ng: __________________ Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors

03-22-2010, 10:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	looks and sounds good __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

03-22-2010, 10:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
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03-22-2010, 10:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	wow these dyno results will go a long way in answering the question what's better a true dual or a single larger pipe. Phelan how big is the diameter on the tubing for the single mid pipe? __________________ 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

03-22-2010, 11:06 AM	#14 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Nice! Congrats, Phelan! Now you can show up to your cosplay parties in uber style man! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

03-22-2010, 11:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Endgame A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,613 Drives: Nothing Now! Rep Power: 224	cosplay is cool...... nice stuff phelan!!! waiting for dyno numbers..

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