Ark DT-S Exhaust

burdman3

Should be receiving my Ark DT-S exhaust soon! Pretty stoked! Can't wait to hear it. I will have pics and sound clips up later this week. Almost went with the fast intentions exhaust, but last minute decided to go with the ark. Tough decision but a lot of people said the clearance was better and I'm thinking about lowering my z. I like the look of the ark with the burnt tips a lot too so that was the plus side. Although, the fast intentions exhaust is pretty sweet and puts up great numbers. Anyways, I will give an update later in the week when I receive and install the exhaust! Thanks!

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'09 MB 370z (Stillen Gen 3 CAI, Ark DT-S exhaust, Avant Garde M310.)

1st

Fa sho!!! New mods are always a blast.

burdman3

Recieved the exhaust yesterday, and it looks beautiful! All the welds look perfect. This exhaust really shows the craftsmanship of Ark. I have installed it, however, I am making a few minor adjustments to the tips and such. The note of this exhaust is absolutely gorgeous. It's deep and a significant amount louder than stock without being annoying. It fits very nicely and snug and does not hang low. You can feel that the car is more responsive. Overall, I think this exhaust was a perfect buy! I will post pictures probably by Friday or Saturday. Stay tuned. (P.s. I will post a video, but videos do not do this exhaust justice. It's so amazing in person!)

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'09 MB 370z (Stillen Gen 3 CAI, Ark DT-S exhaust, Avant Garde M310.)

MJB

Do you plan on upgrading to HFCs or TPs? I thought the exhaust was a tad bit on the quiet side when paired with the oem cats.

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09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around.

37zeroZ

I'm looking at either the Ark DT-S or GRiP. Is there an advantage of one over the other? I like the look of the GRiP and appears more owners installed the GRiP vice the DT-S. Plus, the DT-S is a bit more expensive.

Zbrah

Ark Grip is the louder of the two. I have both, currently running the DT-S so I can stop scraping the cans on my Grip. I agree with OP, the sound is absolutely perfect, sporty and classy without looking like you're trying hard for attention.

SS_Firehawk

DT-S came out later, hence less instaled. It's also "supposed" to be louder. It doesn't have the resonators on the muffler.

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Zbrah

My Grip was loud and it rumbles when I'm cruising along a quiet neighbor street, sometimes setting off people's car alarms lol

After putting my DT-S the first thing I notice was the signifcant drop in volume, it's less rumbly and some people even said it sounds different too, but still very good to my ears.

Zbrah

I think your SC may have something to do with it being louder. Wish I can hear your car in person.

burdman3

I plan on putting on HFC's, for emissions purposes rather than test pipes. Plus I wouldn't mind enhancing the volume a little bit. The advantage of the DTS over the Grip is that the DTS sits higher to avoid scraping. I have heard the grip in person as well and I think it sounds similar in volume, but the note of te DTS seems a little deeper.

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'09 MB 370z (Stillen Gen 3 CAI, Ark DT-S exhaust, Avant Garde M310.)

burdman3

37zeroZ it is more expensive but IMO it's honestly worth it rather than having it scrape.

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'09 MB 370z (Stillen Gen 3 CAI, Ark DT-S exhaust, Avant Garde M310.)

SS_Firehawk

Well, I didn't have this exhaust, it was the Tanabe. I think the DTS will have more volume. And yes, those SC's and LTH's made things louder and IMO, so much better. But, I don't have that car any more.

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burdman3

Do you have a new Z?

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'09 MB 370z (Stillen Gen 3 CAI, Ark DT-S exhaust, Avant Garde M310.)

SS_Firehawk

It's in my pic, old one was mag black 11' base sport. This one is a 13' mag red.

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dimitarm

My current setup is ark dt-s + berk hfc's. Recently i bought ppe lths and i am going to swap hfc's with ppe lths. Do you think this setup is going to be louder?