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Motordyne 02-23-2012 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Juruki (Post 1560563)
from some of the pictures i can see ground clearance is good.
Where are the lowest parts of the exhaust? Are the exhaust pipes the lowest parts of the car in some places?
car and exhaust looks good btw! :tup:

Excellent question.:tup:

The lowest point of the exhaust is exactly under the rear axle where you can only bottom out so much before the suspension hits the stops and all other remaining clearance is determined by the fixed wheel diameter.

If the lowest point of the exhaust is anywhere fore or aft of the rear axle that low point quickly becomes more vulnerable to scraping. There would be a loss of clearance by extrapolating that same low point to other parts of the car while going over a speed bump for example. So that is exactly what we didn't do.

When ground clearance is an important issue, put the lowest point directly under the rear axle and then make it as high as possible. And that's exactly what we did with the Shockwave))).:tiphat:

KB2 02-23-2012 05:22 PM

i feel like this exhaust system is about to make other systems obsolete. or make people switch over,its just to good

however id like to see more dynos,and pics from a distance

sfearl1 02-23-2012 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by KB2 (Post 1561511)
i feel like this exhaust system is about to make other systems obsolete. or make people switch over,its just to good

however id like to see more dynos,and pics from a distance

:iagree:

red6spd 02-23-2012 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KB2 (Post 1561511)
i feel like this exhaust system is about to make other systems obsolete. or make people switch over,its just to good

however id like to see more dynos,and pics from a distance



Well, I dont know about that. First off exhaust systems are expensive people are not just gonna switch out each time a new product comes out LOL. And honestly what makes this exhaust so much better then any of the other leading exhaust on the market now? Motordyne makes some cool stuff but I love my FI and will never give it up.

TerribleONE 02-23-2012 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KB2 (Post 1561511)
i feel like this exhaust system is about to make other systems obsolete. or make people switch over,its just to good

however id like to see more dynos,and pics from a distance

:facepalm: are there any dynos at all even?? I'd say it's way to early to state anything like that.

quagmire87 02-23-2012 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juruki (Post 1560563)
from some of the pictures i can see ground clearance is good.
Where are the lowest parts of the exhaust? Are the exhaust pipes the lowest parts of the car in some places?
car and exhaust looks good btw! :tup:

Here is the pic I promise. The pipes at the end are the lowest point as you can see I didn't measure properly but from the ground it looks to me that its 4.25 inches from the ground.

http://www.the370z.com/members/quagm...-25-ground.jpg

Urbanracer 02-23-2012 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by red6spd (Post 1561661)
Well, I dont know about that. First off exhaust systems are expensive people are not just gonna switch out each time a new product comes out LOL. And honestly what makes this exhaust so much better then any of the other leading exhaust on the market now? Motordyne makes some cool stuff but I love my FI and will never give it up.

Maybe in a few months people will be saying "FI makes some cool stuff but I'll never give up my motordyne." It seems that this exhaust has the same potential to become just as popular as FI.

red6spd 02-24-2012 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbanracer (Post 1562169)
Maybe in a few months people will be saying "FI makes some cool stuff but I'll never give up my motordyne." It seems that this exhaust has the same potential to become just as popular as FI.



And I'm sure it will from all the good talk I hear about Motordyne, but to say people will be swapping there old exhaust for this one is just silly unless the thing makes 70hp lol?

Juruki 02-24-2012 10:52 AM

thanks for all the info! i already know the Shockwave is gonna be my next exhaust :tup:
now, who wants to buy my beat up TopSpeed exhaust? lol

sfearl1 02-24-2012 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by red6spd (Post 1562951)
And I'm sure it will from all the good talk I hear about Motordyne, but to say people will be swapping there old exhaust for this one is just silly unless the thing makes 70hp lol?

take a look around, people are already making the switch...

Neo187H 02-24-2012 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbanracer (Post 1562169)
Maybe in a few months people will be saying "FI makes some cool stuff but I'll never give up my motordyne." It seems that this exhaust has the same potential to become just as popular as FI.

I think they are WAY too late in the game to ever gain as much popularity as FI for the 370.

I think a major reason FI is so popular here is because it was basically the first really nice exhaust out and by the time everyone else was coming out with nice products FI had already gained its self a major lead in customers and reputation here on the boards.

Though for myself I may switch over from ARK if this exhaust proves to have better ground clearance, I'm sick of hitting it at least a few times every day.

sfearl1 02-24-2012 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Neo187H (Post 1563032)
I think they are WAY too late in the game to ever gain as much popularity as FI for the 370.

I think a major reason FI is so popular here is because it was basically the first really nice exhaust out and by the time everyone else was coming out with nice products FI had already gained its self a major lead in customers and reputation here on the boards.

Though for myself I may switch over from ARK if this exhaust proves to have better ground clearance, I'm sick of hitting it at least a few times every day.

proper R&D takes time. i'm sure Tony could've released a half-baked product like most exhaust systems available on the market today. Motordyne's customers expect more than that ;)

ZMan8 02-24-2012 11:11 AM

:facepalm: why has this become a one exhaust is better than than all the others thread....

I agree this looks like a great exhaust and will for sure gain a lot of popularity. But to go and say this will be make everything else obsolete.... :gtfo2: with the fanboy crap.

As far as switching there will not be that many imo unless they have had their old exhaust for 3/4 years and it's time for make-over. Exhausts are not cheap and they are not something people just switch everytime a new product hits the market. Plus, from what i read / hear on these forums, most people are happy with the setup they have.

To those that got this/will be getting it looks awesome and congrats on the new setup :tup:. It looks very well made and Motordyne customer support seems top notch.

quagmire87 02-24-2012 11:14 AM

I agree that FI is a really good exhaust I almost bought it and Fastintentions is a good company too. Its never too late to build a great product!

ga0887 02-24-2012 11:20 AM

So how loud is the cabin noise at highway speeds? 70 - 80 ?


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