Another "Which Exhaust?" Thread

[Hammtastic]

Okay, don't point me at the sticky, as I have read through it and still have questions.

First off, I'll start by saying that I am very picky about my exhaust. You might tell me that no exhaust exist and that I will have to settle. Anyway, here it goes.

There are 3 priorities that I am looking for.

Gains
Loudness
Weight

4 things if you count sound, but I will deal with that when I have a couple narrowed down.

Basically I want the most gains, with no droning at interstate speeds, from the lightest exhaust possible. I had previously leaned Stillen for the gains and loudness but read on here that it is heavier than the stock exhaust. Then I leaned towards the Invidia Gemini for the loudness and weight, but read that the gains were not that great. Next was the Tanabe, in which I read the gains were not that great either.

So do I have any options that fit all 3 priorities? If not, which exhaust gets me the closest? These priorities are listed from highest priority to lowest.

I would ultimately like to go with HFCs or TPs so I hope that doesn't kill any viable options when it comes to drone. Please let me know if I have unrealistic expectations.


Thanks in advance!

[cooltoy]

See sticky above.

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by cooltoy

See sticky above.

That was a joke. Or do I need to put a smiley at the end of it for you?

[Joey o]

Our cars don't have much sound proofing, and the mufflers sit right under our hatch so you hear the exhaust a lot. That said I have an 18" resonated fi cbe only. And it's hard to have a convo in the car. I'm thinking about sound deadening. the exhaust sounds sick tho, only bothers me when the wife is in the car.

[Hammtastic]

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

[370Ztune]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

What about Amuse? 19lbs all titanium.

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

I'll take that bet.

[DEpointfive0]

Originally Posted by cooltoy

I'll take that bet.

Fúck, I'll take that bet too

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Joey o

Our cars don't have much sound proofing, and the mufflers sit right under our hatch so you hear the exhaust a lot. That said I have an 18" resonated fi cbe only. And it's hard to have a convo in the car. I'm thinking about sound deadening. the exhaust sounds sick tho, only bothers me when the wife is in the car.

how deaf are you?

18" resonators and im guessing no HFC or TP and you cant carry a convo?

me and the fiance carry on a conversation fine at highway speeds with a FI straight pipe set up.

only time i cant hear her is when i go full throttle. typically thats just the conversation ender

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

dont rule out the FI. it's literally the best exhaust on the market for the Z. period.

everything else is overpriced, less quality, and less gains.

[Joey o]

[QUOTE=FPenvy;3013647]how deaf are you?

18" resonators and im guessing no HFC or TP and you cant carry a convo?

me and the fiance carry on a conversation fine at highway speeds with a FI straight pipe set up.

only time i cant hear her is when i go full throttle. typically thats just the conversation ender



Yeah once your at highway speeds it's not loud at all, it's getting through the gears at low speeds that it is the loudest.

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Joey o

Yeah once your at highway speeds it's not loud at all, it's getting through the gears at low speeds that it is the loudest.

even so, with 18" res its super quiet.

my old setup of nonres TP and non res CBE with CF muffllers was still decent at low speeds.

[Hammtastic]

Originally Posted by FPenvy

how deaf are you?

18" resonators and im guessing no HFC or TP and you cant carry a convo?

me and the fiance carry on a conversation fine at highway speeds with a FI straight pipe set up.

only time i cant hear her is when i go full throttle. typically thats just the conversation ender



dont rule out the FI. it's literally the best exhaust on the market for the Z. period.

everything else is overpriced, less quality, and less gains.

FPenvy, I noticed you have the 7AT as well, so would you say that it is decently quiet at interstate speeds? I loved the sound of the FI along with the gains and weight, but drone annoys the sh*t out of me. I don't care how loud it is when I am full throttle though.

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

FPenvy, I noticed you have the 7AT as well, so would you say that it is decently quiet at interstate speeds? I loved the sound of the FI along with the gains and weight, but drone annoys the sh*t out of me. I don't care how loud it is when I am full throttle though.

well there's a few way to look at it along with questions.

a. do you listen to music while driving?
b. how loud do you play music while driving.

my set-up is not for the faint of heart, trust me.
it literally may destroy your hearing.

but even with mine as loud as it is at 80/90mph on the highway in 7th yes there's some volume but i listen to music and it's not as bad as you would think.

i mean worst case whenever i finally make some gopro shots i can do a interior shot for everyone.

i have plenty of it regular and on the outside lol

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

FPenvy, I noticed you have the 7AT as well, so would you say that it is decently quiet at interstate speeds? I loved the sound of the FI along with the gains and weight, but drone annoys the sh*t out of me. I don't care how loud it is when I am full throttle though.

As long as you keep you RPM's at below 3000-3500 it is pretty quite. If I turn up the stereo to about 1/3 the full range, I can hardly hear the exhaust, but after 4000 rpms it starts to get louder. Which is OK in my book.

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

I would say that 18" resonated FI is not that loud. It is a tad louder then the Stillen, but really not that bad.

I was not looking for a loud exhaust and I am pretty happy with the final sound.

I wonder if most of those YouTube videos are taken in the first week of ownership, because it quiets down a lot after a few weeks.

When I first got mine, I was rather unhappy, as it was super loud. I was even considering selling it. But after 2-3 weeks of break in, I would not give it up for any other exhaust. It is quite under normal driving conditions (you can still hear a nice low rumble). It does not interfere with conversation. But when I put my foot down to pass, they know they are being passed.

The best judge is my wife. She used to put her hands on her ears for the cold starts before the break in. Now she says that it is fine.