ARK vs F.I. CBE OnLy In depth!!!!!!!

daisuke149 · 08-12-2011, 12:48 PM

I say go Ark.

No drone
Awesome sound/tone
Not loud during cruising, has an awesome just mellow tone in the background
When you get on it, it just sings
looks damn good.

I cant speak on power, but unless someone does proper head to head testing its never going to be conclusive.

Red__Zed · 08-12-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by red6spd

?? Even now with my Non-Resonated TP and CBE there is almost no drone. Never once bothered me driving to you guys in VA then off to NC.

You must have the world's highest drone tolerance. I heard it the whole way down.

Methodical4u · 08-12-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

I have F.I. right now, and I was reading through the OP and it's hard to read... so tl;dr. Perhaps if each question was broken up you'd get better responses. Also, the SEARCH Feature is your friend.

You'll find all the answers you're looking for if you will do but 10 minutes of research...

And with the Akrapovic, although it sounds awesome and the CF tips are

, he's not going to go for it because it doesn't have the angled cans. I myself am seriously eyeballing this to pair with the F.I. LTH's to see what kinda sound it would make.

only thing is, he can search, but ARK has no official numbers out for their system and there are no independent before and after ARK dynos either while F.I. does and IMO F.I. has gotten a lot of sales on that alone. Don't get me wrong it sounds most incredible and exotic... and as I said earlier... the ARK also sounds fantastic... it's just a matter of what each person likes and if they are after power or sound or both.

OP, I will tell you this which I think is universally going to be accepted here. The F.I. right now is king when it comes to exhaust and especially power. According to their numbers you are looking at a 25-30 whp jump with the full cat back and test pipes.

SuPErBLuE370z · 08-12-2011, 10:28 PM

I was lazy but thought the same thing I'll fix it now

SuPErBLuE370z · 08-13-2011, 01:40 PM

are you talking about the ark type 2

red6spd · 08-13-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You must have the world's highest drone tolerance. I heard it the whole way down.

IDK? It really is not that bad, I mean its loud at times but not very droney (is that a word?) LOL

SuPErBLuE370z · 08-13-2011, 06:53 PM

not sure if its a word... english language is screwy(if thats a word lol)...but who am i to judge(have you seen my writing skills hahaha)

roplusbee · 08-14-2011, 05:07 PM

I have the F.I TDX w/ 18" resonators. On cold start, I become my neighbors alarm clock, lol. It quickly calms down after about a minute or so though. I get some drone at around 2200 RPM, but I am usually not in that range for long while crusing. Only in stop and go and just for a moment. That is how the NISMO should have come from the factory IMO, but I also loved the way the Z33s sounded and they were much louder stock in comparison. Soon I will have a custom TDX for use with my TT installation. That should sound pretty awesome.

The Ark sounds great from the vids and such. Haven't seen one in person yet though.

SuPErBLuE370z · 08-18-2011, 05:08 PM

i'm going to cars and coffee in williamsburg this weekend....hopefully someone there has one of the 2 for me to hear...but like most of you say i am going to listen in person before i purchase because personally opinion is a huge factor when it comes to exhaust

08-14-2011, 05:07 PM	#23 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 22	I have the F.I TDX w/ 18" resonators. On cold start, I become my neighbors alarm clock, lol. It quickly calms down after about a minute or so though. I get some drone at around 2200 RPM, but I am usually not in that range for long while crusing. Only in stop and go and just for a moment. That is how the NISMO should have come from the factory IMO, but I also loved the way the Z33s sounded and they were much louder stock in comparison. Soon I will have a custom TDX for use with my TT installation. That should sound pretty awesome. The Ark sounds great from the vids and such. Haven't seen one in person yet though. __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

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08-12-2011, 12:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	I say go Ark. No drone Awesome sound/tone Not loud during cruising, has an awesome just mellow tone in the background When you get on it, it just sings looks damn good. I cant speak on power, but unless someone does proper head to head testing its never going to be conclusive.

08-12-2011, 10:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
SuPErBLuE370z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia beach Posts: 43 Drives: 09-NiSSaN-370z-OB-M6 Rep Power: 14	I was lazy but thought the same thing I'll fix it now

08-13-2011, 01:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
SuPErBLuE370z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia beach Posts: 43 Drives: 09-NiSSaN-370z-OB-M6 Rep Power: 14	are you talking about the ark type 2

08-13-2011, 06:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
SuPErBLuE370z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia beach Posts: 43 Drives: 09-NiSSaN-370z-OB-M6 Rep Power: 14	not sure if its a word... english language is screwy(if thats a word lol)...but who am i to judge(have you seen my writing skills hahaha)

08-18-2011, 05:08 PM	#24 (permalink)
SuPErBLuE370z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia beach Posts: 43 Drives: 09-NiSSaN-370z-OB-M6 Rep Power: 14	i'm going to cars and coffee in williamsburg this weekend....hopefully someone there has one of the 2 for me to hear...but like most of you say i am going to listen in person before i purchase because personally opinion is a huge factor when it comes to exhaust