Test Pipe owners chime in

ddvette9 · 03-02-2011, 07:01 PM

Chime in your loves and your hates of your test pipes....keep it breif, just curious

NYBladeZ · 03-02-2011, 07:04 PM

hated the rasp, you might get some fumes. Nonetheless, when I paired it with my otherwise stock exhaust I had good gains and a much better sound.

daisuke149 · 03-02-2011, 07:04 PM

love: good power
hate: loud and rasp.

GZ3 · 03-02-2011, 07:14 PM

Motordyne ART test pipe owner here:

No rasp
No Hiss
Fume smell is gone
All the power
No tq loss

SPOHN · 03-02-2011, 09:38 PM

GTM TP, just install. Hadn't ran with them yet. Probably loud and raspy. I love that. Adding Greddy TI-C also this weekend.

Viera · 03-02-2011, 09:43 PM

I'm running the F.I. RTPs. I loud how loud and throaty it is. There is definitely hiss on decel. and the smell of gas when idle or at a stop. Love it though, and wouldn't have it any other way.

NYBladeZ · 03-02-2011, 09:48 PM

I wonder, do the ART pipes resolve the VQ hiss? The hiss I have now is extremely loud but I've come to grips with the fact that its just a characteristic of the VQ.

Big J · 03-02-2011, 09:52 PM

I have invidia non-resonated test pipes. It is a little raspy but sounds great when combined with a catback. it also adds a little sound if your on a budget or don't want to loud.

Con: Can be a bitch to install.

NYBladeZ · 03-02-2011, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big J

Con: Can be a bitch to install.

I forgot about that part, the demon bolt is a real PIA to get off, in my case the exhaust manifold bolt was overtorqued from factory. Nissan did not want to make it easy to drop out the Cats.

1ceasar180 · 03-03-2011, 02:24 AM

Surewin TP, Surewin Y-pipe, Top Speed CBE. Good power with the TP if you can get over the rasp/tin sound at certain rpm's. Some fumes while stopped idling get in. Trying to decide if I want to put the cats back on. Hmm.

Jordo! · 03-03-2011, 06:25 AM

I'm switching to resonated TP's soon. The rasp ~2.5K is annoying.

Sounds like a robot farting.

BLM · 03-03-2011, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Sounds like a robot farting.

It's gonna be HFC's for me

Jordo! · 03-03-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLM

It's gonna be HFC's for me

I'd still try to get a set that is resonated. I think they tend to rasp too.

The ART pipes are basically resonated, so they don't do that.

Dembflyr · 03-03-2011, 03:50 PM

I had Berk HFC's and swapped them out for CNT RTP's. I havent driven the car very much since the swap but what I can say is that the sound barely changed. No rasp, maybe a touch louder and I did notice a slight fuel smell.

Kastley85891 · 03-03-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1ceasar180

Surewin TP, Surewin Y-pipe, Top Speed CBE. Good power with the TP if you can get over the rasp/tin sound at certain rpm's. Some fumes while stopped idling get in. Trying to decide if I want to put the cats back on. Hmm.

This will be my exact setup after Saturday, I have bought a single Vibrant HFC and will be chopping my Y pipe at the mid pipe flange and adding it in there, see how she goes and sounds.

03-02-2011, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	Test Pipe owners chime in Chime in your loves and your hates of your test pipes....keep it breif, just curious

03-02-2011, 07:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	hated the rasp, you might get some fumes. Nonetheless, when I paired it with my otherwise stock exhaust I had good gains and a much better sound. __________________ 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

03-02-2011, 07:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 21	Motordyne ART test pipe owner here: No rasp No Hiss Fume smell is gone All the power No tq loss __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

03-02-2011, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	GTM TP, just install. Hadn't ran with them yet. Probably loud and raspy. I love that. Adding Greddy TI-C also this weekend. __________________

03-02-2011, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	I wonder, do the ART pipes resolve the VQ hiss? The hiss I have now is extremely loud but I've come to grips with the fact that its just a characteristic of the VQ. __________________ 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

03-02-2011, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	love: good power hate: loud and rasp.

03-02-2011, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Viera Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 897 Drives: '09 M.Blue 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 264	I'm running the F.I. RTPs. I loud how loud and throaty it is. There is definitely hiss on decel. and the smell of gas when idle or at a stop. Love it though, and wouldn't have it any other way.

03-02-2011, 09:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big J Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Memphis Posts: 905 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	I have invidia non-resonated test pipes. It is a little raspy but sounds great when combined with a catback. it also adds a little sound if your on a budget or don't want to loud. Con: Can be a bitch to install.

03-03-2011, 02:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
1ceasar180 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 27 Drives: '10 370Z Black 7AT Rep Power: 14	Surewin TP, Surewin Y-pipe, Top Speed CBE. Good power with the TP if you can get over the rasp/tin sound at certain rpm's. Some fumes while stopped idling get in. Trying to decide if I want to put the cats back on. Hmm.

03-03-2011, 06:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	I'm switching to resonated TP's soon. The rasp ~2.5K is annoying. Sounds like a robot farting. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

03-03-2011, 03:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dembflyr Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 886 Drives: G37S Sedan Rep Power: 16	I had Berk HFC's and swapped them out for CNT RTP's. I havent driven the car very much since the swap but what I can say is that the sound barely changed. No rasp, maybe a touch louder and I did notice a slight fuel smell. __________________ 2012 G37S Sedan 6MT - Project Practicality 2009-6MT-Sport/Touring-Dembflyr's Journal-TT Build Thread-CAR IS SOLD

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