New 370Z, time for intake/exhaust

13fairlady · 01-15-2013, 07:55 PM

Hey everyone,

Looking for the best sounding/best performance exhaust and intake setup available. I want a deep sounding exhaust, quiet at idle and not too loud at highway speeds. I had the Tenabe Medallion on my 07 350 and it was way too loud. I just want something better than the OEM Prius sounding exhaust..

For the intake, I want something that is going to be a decent upgrade WITHOUT having to remove the front bumper. I just got the car 2 weeks ago, and I dont want to start ripping it apart.. Please help!!

Romulus1 · 01-15-2013, 08:03 PM

For exhaust, you're going to hear tons about Fast Intentions and it IS worth it. I love mine. Switched from MXP. Don't get me wrong, the MXP was nice soundign but Fast Intentions is where its at. Check their thread. Theres videos and pics galore. I just put one up with my set up but I need a better quality one though.

Intakes. You're going to hear varying opinions. I like CAI's but you'll have to remove the bunper for any of them. I would persinally go with the cold air over and short ram for this car at least. I feel like SRI skimp out but thats just me. Others will chime in shortly. Shouldnt have to remove the bumper for the short rams but I cant confirm.

Good luck man

red6spd · 01-15-2013, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Romulus1

For exhaust, you're going to hear tons about Fast Intentions and it IS worth it. I love mine. Switched from MXP. Don't get me wrong, the MXP was nice soundign but Fast Intentions is where its at. Check their thread. Theres videos and pics galore. I just put one up with my set up but I need a better quality one though.

Intakes. You're going to hear varying opinions. I like CAI's but you'll have to remove the bunper for any of them. I would persinally go with the cold air over and short ram for this car at least. I feel like SRI skimp out but thats just me. Others will chime in shortly. Shouldnt have to remove the bumper for the short rams but I cant confirm.

Good luck man

Romulus is a wise man. Fast Intentions is one of the best exhaust for our cars. As for the intake I was in the same boat as you with removing the bumper. I was like no way that's crazy to do to my brand new car. It was one of the easiest things I have ever done to the car so don't completely drop the CAI just yet. I would stay away from a SRI, I'm sure people are going to argue with me but any intake that positions its filters under the hood right next to the engine out in the open is useless once the engine gets heat soaked.

13fairlady · 01-15-2013, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romulus1

For exhaust, you're going to hear tons about Fast Intentions and it IS worth it. I love mine. Switched from MXP. Don't get me wrong, the MXP was nice soundign but Fast Intentions is where its at. Check their thread. Theres videos and pics galore. I just put one up with my set up but I need a better quality one though.

Intakes. You're going to hear varying opinions. I like CAI's but you'll have to remove the bunper for any of them. I would persinally go with the cold air over and short ram for this car at least. I feel like SRI skimp out but thats just me. Others will chime in shortly. Shouldnt have to remove the bumper for the short rams but I cant confirm.

Good luck man

Thanks for the advice! I'm definitely doing the Fast Intentions exhaust after watching a bunch of videos. It seems like the perfect sound. Not too loud, not too quiet. Now I need to decide on the CAI. Is there anyone that is better than others. I'll be doing the long tube and removing the bumper :-/

13fairlady · 01-15-2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by red6spd

Romulus is a wise man. Fast Intentions is one of the best exhaust for our cars. As for the intake I was in the same boat as you with removing the bumper. I was like no way that's crazy to do to my brand new car. It was one of the easiest things I have ever done to the car so don't completely drop the CAI just yet. I would stay away from a SRI, I'm sure people are going to argue with me but any intake that positions its filters under the hood right next to the engine out in the open is useless once the engine gets heat soaked.

Definitely going to do the long tube CAI. I guess I can trust myself to remove the bumper :-/ now to decide which one...

F.I. Inc. · 01-16-2013, 01:01 AM

Congrats on the new Z! It is a great car. I see you have posted that you have watched videos on our exhaust.

If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to either ask or call me directly.

Thank you, Tony

bigpat728 · 01-16-2013, 03:11 AM

i'm in the same boat as you. i got my z about a month ago and i'm ready to up grade. i think i made my mind up with a fast intentions exhaust. but i think i'm going to go ahead and get a stillen g3 intake. but i heard that if we change out our intake we have to get the engine tuned. is that true?

roy'sz · 01-16-2013, 03:35 AM

the ark grip is really awesome too!

F.I. Inc. · 01-16-2013, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bigpat728

i'm in the same boat as you. i got my z about a month ago and i'm ready to up grade. i think i made my mind up with a fast intentions exhaust. but i think i'm going to go ahead and get a stillen g3 intake. but i heard that if we change out our intake we have to get the engine tuned. is that true?

Congrats on your new Z as well. Glad to hear that you have taken an interest in our products. Do not hesitate to give me a call if you have any questions or would like to place an order. As for a retune being necessary with th G III intakes, it is not. The combination of the intakes and either stock cats or high flow cats and a cat back exhaust will not require a retune. Now in the event you run the intakes with our long tube headers and cat back exhaust, I recommend a retune. We have found during extensive dyno testing the 370Z likes to run a little lean with the G III intakes, long tube headers and exhaust. The retune will do a nice job in making your Air/Fuel ratio optimal.

Thanks, Tony

Romulus1 · 01-16-2013, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigpat728

i'm in the same boat as you. i got my z about a month ago and i'm ready to up grade. i think i made my mind up with a fast intentions exhaust. but i think i'm going to go ahead and get a stillen g3 intake. but i heard that if we change out our intake we have to get the engine tuned. is that true?

As Tony said, its not necessary but a lot of us get it done for a few reasons. There will be people who argue that point as well saying you don't need the tune, you get almost as good of numbers with out a tune and such. The tune is not just about power. Its about balancing a car. Smoothing out the A/F ratio, bringing the mod's together to work with the car perfectly. They will work with them anyway but a tune like UpREV will definitely add nice touch. If you think about it, you spent $30k+ on this car, treat it like the nice car it is. 30 grand by no means is chump change in this economy.

and on the side note. if you go with test pipes you're going to want that tune so you don't have check engine lights all the time. The tune can shut off those sensors affected by the test pipes that will throw the codes and with the tune you wont have to worry about the way your car is running with out those sensors

chknhawk · 01-16-2013, 06:31 AM

I have AEM CAI and I didn't have to take the bumper off.... well.. I should have so I can get the washer bottle installed but for just the CAI I didn't. I am waiting for the oil cooler so I can take the bumper off and do the washer and oil cooler at the same time. There you go... the answer is get the oil cooler, CAI, and exhaust all at the same time then take one weekend and install everything! CAI is a great upgrade!

bigpat728 · 01-16-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by F.I. Inc.

Congrats on your new Z as well. Glad to hear that you have taken an interest in our products. Do not hesitate to give me a call if you have any questions or would like to place an order. As for a retune being necessary with th G III intakes, it is not. The combination of the intakes and either stock cats or high flow cats and a cat back exhaust will not require a retune. Now in the event you run the intakes with our long tube headers and cat back exhaust, I recommend a retune. We have found during extensive dyno testing the 370Z likes to run a little lean with the G III intakes, long tube headers and exhaust. The retune will do a nice job in making your Air/Fuel ratio optimal.

Thanks, Tony

thank you. i will give you a call as soon as i'm ready to order your exhaust

bigpat728 · 01-16-2013, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romulus1

As Tony said, its not necessary but a lot of us get it done for a few reasons. There will be people who argue that point as well saying you don't need the tune, you get almost as good of numbers with out a tune and such. The tune is not just about power. Its about balancing a car. Smoothing out the A/F ratio, bringing the mod's together to work with the car perfectly. They will work with them anyway but a tune like UpREV will definitely add nice touch. If you think about it, you spent $30k+ on this car, treat it like the nice car it is. 30 grand by no means is chump change in this economy.

and on the side note. if you go with test pipes you're going to want that tune so you don't have check engine lights all the time. The tune can shut off those sensors affected by the test pipes that will throw the codes and with the tune you wont have to worry about the way your car is running with out those sensors

awesome, thank you

edub370 · 01-16-2013, 11:25 AM

aem, injen, stillen, akuma all will perform almost identical. narrow it down to what u like asthetically and what your wallet likes as well

Gibby1113 · 01-16-2013, 04:27 PM

The F.I. Cbe is awesome and for the cai I recommend the k&n. You won't have to remove the bumper to clean it. And I also recommend the motordyne intake manifold, I've heard great things about it and that it makes the exhaust sound better. Hope you enjoy the Z!

01-15-2013, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
13fairlady Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 7 Drives: 2013 Sport 6MT Blue Rep Power: 13	New 370Z, time for intake/exhaust Hey everyone, Looking for the best sounding/best performance exhaust and intake setup available. I want a deep sounding exhaust, quiet at idle and not too loud at highway speeds. I had the Tenabe Medallion on my 07 350 and it was way too loud. I just want something better than the OEM Prius sounding exhaust.. For the intake, I want something that is going to be a decent upgrade WITHOUT having to remove the front bumper. I just got the car 2 weeks ago, and I dont want to start ripping it apart.. Please help!!

01-15-2013, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Romulus1 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 691 Drives: '11 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 15	For exhaust, you're going to hear tons about Fast Intentions and it IS worth it. I love mine. Switched from MXP. Don't get me wrong, the MXP was nice soundign but Fast Intentions is where its at. Check their thread. Theres videos and pics galore. I just put one up with my set up but I need a better quality one though. Intakes. You're going to hear varying opinions. I like CAI's but you'll have to remove the bunper for any of them. I would persinally go with the cold air over and short ram for this car at least. I feel like SRI skimp out but thats just me. Others will chime in shortly. Shouldnt have to remove the bumper for the short rams but I cant confirm. Good luck man __________________ 11 SR 370Z Sport 6MT - Sold 03 Escalade AWD - Sold 13 Silverado LTZ Z71 Crew Cab

01-16-2013, 01:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
F.I. Inc. The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 2,989 Drives: 2010 GT-R/2007 F-250 Rep Power: 685	Congrats on the new Z! It is a great car. I see you have posted that you have watched videos on our exhaust. If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to either ask or call me directly. Thank you, Tony __________________ *Follow us on Facebook: Fast Intentions Inc.* Phone: (805) 522-FAST (3278) Email: tony@fastintentions.com www.fastintentions.com "FUELED BY PASSION"

01-16-2013, 03:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	the ark grip is really awesome too! Benadrylz likes this. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

01-16-2013, 06:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
chknhawk Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 541 Drives: Like a batouttahell! Rep Power: 14	I have AEM CAI and I didn't have to take the bumper off.... well.. I should have so I can get the washer bottle installed but for just the CAI I didn't. I am waiting for the oil cooler so I can take the bumper off and do the washer and oil cooler at the same time. There you go... the answer is get the oil cooler, CAI, and exhaust all at the same time then take one weekend and install everything! CAI is a great upgrade! __________________ \| AEM \| INVIDIA \| GREDDY \| STANCE \| NISMO \| SETRAB \| STOPTECH \| HAWK \| TOYO \| HANKOOK \| BRIDE (wishlist) \|

01-16-2013, 03:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigpat728 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: houston Posts: 48 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Rep Power: 13	i'm in the same boat as you. i got my z about a month ago and i'm ready to up grade. i think i made my mind up with a fast intentions exhaust. but i think i'm going to go ahead and get a stillen g3 intake. but i heard that if we change out our intake we have to get the engine tuned. is that true?

01-16-2013, 11:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	aem, injen, stillen, akuma all will perform almost identical. narrow it down to what u like asthetically and what your wallet likes as well Romulus1 likes this. __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

01-16-2013, 04:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
Gibby1113 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: On open empty highways Posts: 366 Drives: 40th anniversary Rep Power: 13	The F.I. Cbe is awesome and for the cai I recommend the k&n. You won't have to remove the bumper to clean it. And I also recommend the motordyne intake manifold, I've heard great things about it and that it makes the exhaust sound better. Hope you enjoy the Z! __________________ 40th anniversary #450/1000 \| Takeda Attack CAI \| Ark DTS exhaust \| to be continued...

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