New remote-controlled exhaust: your thoughts?
 

Just saw this up on AutoBlog and thought it was decent sounding. Would like to see more videos of it though.

Remote-controlled exhaust valves now available for the Nissan 370Z — Autoblog

Yeah it's pretty cool, can't find a price?? Bet it's expensive

I like 'em...in a remote kinda way...:driving:

How awesome would it be to have this off at a red light with some punk *** revving his dodge neon next to you. Then just look over at him smile and turn it on......


:happydance:

I'm curios how the remote works. The video looks like the guy has an infrared controller like you'd use for a TV. Either that or low power radio device. Neither one will work well through metal, so how would you control it while driving?

I did some searches and saw somewhere that it is $4495 for just the muffler unit and control. Don't know if that's accurate.

If it's anything like the one I had on my Vette, it's just a simple RF on/off switch that triggers a solenoid fed by a Vacum reservoir. Nothing new. The Vette option was only $1200..

Here's a Vid with Long Tubes and HFC's
YouTube - Corvette C6: NPP + LG's, Mild then wild

http://images33.fotki.com/v1138/phot...MG_0692-vi.jpg

yeah this stuff has been around for a while... my buddy had the mild to wild on his C6.. he had like a little key fob looking think to turn it on/off

That vacuum control valve comes on the R32 of 2004, minus the remote.

Also all the VR6 engined Audi TT's. Porsche also had a sport exhaust option for the boxsters that used a similar bypass system:

http://images110.fotki.com/v572/phot...SC04533-vi.jpg

I want one lol.

Hi the system is from a company called CTD in Germany and yes expensive is not the word 4,399.95 Euros so on current exchange rates it works out at $5,269.52 plus shipping for the US or £3640.71 plus shipping for us in the UK
I think I will be giving it a miss lol

Pretty cool but not $5k cool. You could almost get a supercharger kit for that much!

I don't want it, but I wonder if one could adapt the corvette NPP mufflers to fit on the Z?