exhaust opinions (old thread seems outdated)
 

Researching looking for a deep sounding exhaust but not sure whats updated and whats not. Was looking at motordyne but they seem to not have good customer service from what I have read

And where did you read that?

The popular opinion on the forum seems to be Fast Intentions.

Yup.

Not to fault them for having, arguably, the best exhaust for our cars, but do something different! There are plenty of solid brands out there.

As others have said, look at the pics, listen to the clips, and make your decision based on your own opinion, not the 370z hive mind.

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Old thread isn't really outdated besides maybe newer versions or brands like cnt or topspeed.

My opinion is deep sounding exhaust is FI and Ark based on clips so I went with ark as I couldn't get my hand on a FI used and didn't want to wait. I have never heard a FI in person but that probably will change tomorrow.

I have a Motordyne exhaust and it sounds RAW. /thread

If you want deep then go Tomei. I have heard FI and it's not as loud as a Tomei that's for sure

Want the Motordyne - but spoke to the them a couple days ago, apparently the current batch has weld issues around the muffler - and they have to re-inspect before sending any out. They said won't be shipping for 2 to 4 weeks.

Thinking of something else now, but I honestly think this would be a great combo with BP's kit.

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Really? I bought the Tomei specifically because it was higher pitched than a dual exhaust system. More exotic / race car sounding. Loud it is, deep it is not.

Yeah I think mine is deep. I had a dual 2.5 with no resonators or mufflers and it was loud but not too deep. My buddy said when I was doing huge downshifts coming down the street he could "feel" the exhaust.
But yeah I agree with you. It sounds like an exotic race car :)

I will definitely go thru and listen to the sound clips. Tomei sounds interesting I will give that a listen

i have ark dts exhaust and i must say it is awesome, in terms of sound and performance! you wont regret it

Most of the sound clips on the sticky thread dont even work.

I would recommend HKS. I had it on my G35 coupe and loved it! I'll be getting it for my Z as well. It has a nice throaty tone.

I went from stock to Nismo to FI w/18" res to Motordyne. It is worth the wait for the Motordyne.

It will not be as loud as a Tomei single. But it looks better (to my eyes) with the stock rear body kit and it is definitely cleaner sounding. The tomei is pretty raspy with test pipes at 3-4k rpm's. Motordyne is quiet under light load with a cool throaty noise and is very loud under WOT. It is named the shockwave for a reason. It is not just loud but makes excellent power gains as well.

W/ HFC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sycWNs3lVic (Video gets better @ the end)

w/ A.R.T. Pipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjJoe6qF9Xc - Interior sound with windows down... + a tunnel.

w/ A.R.T. pipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtkmHhB_TDA - Exterior sound + a tunnel but not as aggressive driving as the interior video.

So nowadays you guys want just a loud exhaust?

Go to any local shop and ask him to make you a 2.5" exhaust system with resonators and stuff wont cost you more than 400 bucks.

A true art exhaust system is to give power without increasing the cabin noise and vibration. Maybe change the sound to exotic car but not crazy "loud".

I have yet to see any exhaust that went under serious countless hours of R&D before releasing.

just my 2 cent

I've had an Ark Grip for a few months and now a DT-S on my Z, both are great exhausts, but that Motordyne is making itching for another change.

I wouldn't say that we want loud, but in the search for increased power, we tend to remove anything that would make the exhaust quiet. I mention loud more as a warning to others.

I wish I could figure out which exhaust to get. I want the lowest sound I can get from this car (which adding hfc I don't think helps) with it I guess being moderately loud (not the loudest but obviously more then the stock exhaust)

So I'm not sure if motordyne is too loud for me, but it seems to sound deeper then a lot of the other YouTube clips I have listened to. Berk doesn't seem as deep but I'm not sure.

My ARK will be here Wednesday. I'm sure FI is great, but I've always been one to take the path less traveled. Seems like less people have the ARK and it looks and sounds like a quality product so that's what I went with!

Hmmm $400 for a true dual mandrel bent system with resonators? I don't think the price reflects that. Maybe for a press bent exhaust yeah. I had a 2.5 inch true dual exhaust with no resonators and no mufflers... It was loud but didn't sound anything like my tomei does. The tomei sounds soooo much better and I get way more compliments on that then my old system. I can also tell the car maneuvers better with the weight loss it went on going single/titanium.

invidia will be the way to go. nothing too loud with performance.

I'm curious to see how that would sound..I was actually thinking of doing that .. Got a quote for $350 cash with 2.5 inch all the back with a true xpipe to go along with my berks HFC and nismo Axleback...

So no votes for NISMO or BORLA cat back systems? Are these still street legal?

I love mine. Plus it was cheap, compared to most.

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