Sub $1000 Exhausts

djpathfinder

Pssh! Look who's the rep whore now!!!!

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XwChriswX

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Jolliday

Well maybe I will!

Of course I don't see you post though until the weekend is almost completely over (been camping all weekend). Is this CNT no longer on your Z, or was just installed on your Z? I would actually love to come up there to Z1. It is only a 2 hour drive for me.

I would love to hear what the CNT sounded like in person, as well as see the fitment.

No what do you mean by loud? Hopefully not to the level of just a full muffler delete like the AAM Short Tails. If there is one thing that I want to stay away from it is having that horrible rasp sound with an exhaust. I had that on a Civic hatch in my past life (It was dark time in my life), I don't like to talk about my ricer days.

edub370

I personally had no fitment issues with my cnt. It was actually one of the nicest fitting exhausts I've come across yet. I guess not everyone had the same luck from what I see

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XwChriswX

Just really loud. I mean it's hard to explain exactly what was the cause. But as far as I knew he only had the AP exhaust. Not sure about test pipes or not. But it was very honda volume sounding with rasp. It's just not near the top of my list for sub 1k exhausts.

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Jolliday

Well I am not sure how it is going to sound either, I honestly am running out of time on choosing an exhaust. The Black Friday sale in the Agency is going to be over after tomorrow. Right now my two main choices would be the CNT and the Agency of course.

I just haven't really seen enough to sway me to get the CNT over the Agency. I like the exhaust and think it would be a good fit for me, but I just think the Agency at this time is more what I am looking for. It would have really helped to have been able to hear both in person, but that was pretty impossible to do living in Central Georgia unfortunately.

From what I have been able to research the Agency seems like a pretty good fit for me. It is a true dual CBE, louder than the Invidia, gets some performance gains, and is less than $1k. I hope it doesn't end up being too raspy, I know it won't be too loud, just can't stand having an overly raspy Honda ricer sound. If it does I will just have to cut my losses sell it and pick up something else.

I really do appreciate the help and suggestions y'all have provided though. This forum has been more helpful than any of the car model specific forums I have ever been on.

XwChriswX

This is why I'm still standing by your best bet is to wait just a bit longer and save for a Used F.I. exhaust. Why buy an exhaust that you're not 100% sure of and risking buying it, then not liking it and having to buy Another exhaust, losing money both times... Don't be impatient or rush just to get Something.

But it's of course your money and you'll do what suits you. Hope you enjoy whichever route you choose.

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djpathfinder

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Jolliday

Well in all honesty I don't think I would ever be 100% sure on any exhaust that I end up purchasing. I always like to over think and over analyze relatively simple things. I guess that is one reason why I became an engineer though.

I was just about 100% sure in my head that I was going to get the Agency... before I made this thread. lol The main reason I made this thread was just to double check that there wasn't another sub $1000 exhaust out there that I was over looking in my research. I was shown some good CBE's out there that I had not really looked into (OBX and CNT).

I do like the F.I. though and just as I worry about the Agency being too raspy, I would worry that the F.I. would not leave enough ground clearance (even though you have explained to me that it is not really a concern anymore). It is just the way my head works.

TL;DR: No matter what, I am going to doubt my purchase until it is installed on the car, and I realize my fears were not that big of an issue in the first place.

XwChriswX

I completely understand since I do the same thing. Make 1000 questions and rationalizations before ever making a choice to make sure my dollar goes as far as it can in the direction I want it to. So I understand, which is why I can say it would be better to wait.

Not just FI because of gains/looks/sound, but also Tony's Customer Support is the best in the business I've seen. AP is ehh since I know where it comes from and OBX or CNT aren't really common in terms of quality of service when and If something were to break.

I think maybe just giving tony at FI a call prior to making your final final decision, not really to order a New exhaust, but just to get his opinion on what alternate setups might get you where you wanna be. (HFC's/TP's)

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