AlexPila's Build-Up Journal

RCZ · 02-08-2010, 04:42 PM

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alexpila · 02-18-2010, 04:20 AM

Quick Update:

Illuminated Kick Plates have finally arrived!!!

GTM Resonated Test Pipes on their way currently in Paris! Haha damn Fedex. (Delivery 23 Feb) , Cant wait to hear the difference between HKS Centre Pipe + Resonated Test Pipes and Stock Muffler, i think this is the first combination like this on the forum if not anywhere.....

Im still waiting for my Injens to ship form Fifa Racing at the moment then we should be reaady to go go go

simota1 · 02-18-2010, 08:19 AM

sounds like ur on the right track man!!! post a vid clip of ur exhaust

alexpila · 02-22-2010, 03:52 AM

Well walked into the office and behold a box on my desk........

Opening

Voila!

Unfortunately there are no gaskets and i spoke to someone at GTM and they said nope just reuse stock gaskets ??? I hope this will be fine im getting them installed today!!! if not gonna be super pi$$ed as its not easy to send a set of gaskets "quickly" to South Africa!

Anyway pictures and vids to come

RCZ · 02-22-2010, 09:49 AM

I'm sure you can find 2.5" gaskets somewhere in south africa in the event that you need them.

Definitely waiting to hear what it sounds like man, cool car!

alexpila · 02-22-2010, 12:28 PM

Well took the car in to subaru at half 2 this afternoon and they struggled to work on the hot car.... they got all the bolts off but two one on each side, the top bolts for the cats , after 45 minutes of struggling to work on a hot car i was asked to leave it over night so they could work on it. i hope its alright and they dont screw anything up while im not there... will update tomorrow..

Vegasboricua · 02-22-2010, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexpila

Well took the car in to subaru at half 2 this afternoon and they struggled to work on the hot car.... they got all the bolts off but two one on each side, the top bolts for the cats , after 45 minutes of struggling to work on a hot car i was asked to leave it over night so they could work on it. i hope its alright and they dont screw anything up while im not there... will update tomorrow..

Hope everything works out! Can't wait to see how it sounds!

alexpila · 02-23-2010, 04:24 AM

Ok well they did finish fitting the pipes but they say its very "tin-ny".... I did get the resonated pipes to hopefully solve this.. im picking up the car in an hour or 2 so i hope it doesnt sound kuk !!!....

What do you guys think?? Gasket needs to be changed? Resonators by GTM too small? Resonators on HKS mid pipe to blame???...

I'll see what the car sounds like when i pick it up just now...

RCZ · 02-23-2010, 09:22 AM

well Alex, this car has a lot of rasp. When you take out restrictions like cats and mufflers, it gives you power, but it also un-muffles the exhaust and brings out the raspiness. So whats to blame? I think the test pipes made the biggest difference. You might be able to fix it using HFC's.

alexpila · 02-23-2010, 10:22 AM

Ok i've picked up the car and its sounds like the e46 bmw m3 with that metallic sounds..... it does hiss and rattle though.. i thought by getting resonated terst pipes it was the solution for the problem....

Lastly it for some reason feels slower???
Could this be?

alexpila · 02-24-2010, 01:53 AM

I have decided to take the pipes off and reinstall the stock cats.... the sound to me is horrible at 3-4k revs... it sounds like a civic or something the rasp is overbearing...

I feel so **** as i had to spend $740 for pipes and shipping

.... it honestly doesnt sound nice at all... there is no roar or grunt just Rasp

...

Do u guys think by changing my back box i'll resolve this ????

RCZ · 02-24-2010, 02:15 PM

backbox?

I think going to stock cats will get rid of the noise, but it will cost you some power.

As for your feeling of loss of power. You either have bad leaks or what youre feeling is a slight loss in torque.

crazybeasty · 03-17-2010, 05:00 PM

hey just wondering did u install ur fang and top cover on ur own? and if u did do u mind sharing with me how u did it cuz i cant find a diy for it thx

alexpila · 04-22-2010, 08:25 AM

Quick Update on MY car is........

I have sold my car!. Yup thats right!...

I lost around $5000 on the price i paid for the car initially...
I have already placed an order on a 2010 N55 135i Coupe and i expecting delivery on 30th June 2010. I decided to swap over as i was not driving the car as often as i would have like due to carrying several passengers around constantly and with the altitude here the power loss is so significant compared to the almost no loss of the turbo'd 135i.

so thats my story and the end of my thread i will post a picture of my new car once i get it....

02-18-2010, 04:20 AM	#32 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Quick Update: Illuminated Kick Plates have finally arrived!!! GTM Resonated Test Pipes on their way currently in Paris! Haha damn Fedex. (Delivery 23 Feb) , Cant wait to hear the difference between HKS Centre Pipe + Resonated Test Pipes and Stock Muffler, i think this is the first combination like this on the forum if not anywhere..... Im still waiting for my Injens to ship form Fifa Racing at the moment then we should be reaady to go go go __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-18-2010, 08:19 AM	#33 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	sounds like ur on the right track man!!! post a vid clip of ur exhaust __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

02-22-2010, 03:52 AM	#34 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Well walked into the office and behold a box on my desk........ Opening Voila! Unfortunately there are no gaskets and i spoke to someone at GTM and they said nope just reuse stock gaskets ??? I hope this will be fine im getting them installed today!!! if not gonna be super pi$$ed as its not easy to send a set of gaskets "quickly" to South Africa! Anyway pictures and vids to come __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-22-2010, 12:28 PM	#36 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Well took the car in to subaru at half 2 this afternoon and they struggled to work on the hot car.... they got all the bolts off but two one on each side, the top bolts for the cats , after 45 minutes of struggling to work on a hot car i was asked to leave it over night so they could work on it. i hope its alright and they dont screw anything up while im not there... will update tomorrow.. __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-23-2010, 04:24 AM	#38 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Ok well they did finish fitting the pipes but they say its very "tin-ny".... I did get the resonated pipes to hopefully solve this.. im picking up the car in an hour or 2 so i hope it doesnt sound kuk !!!.... What do you guys think?? Gasket needs to be changed? Resonators by GTM too small? Resonators on HKS mid pipe to blame???... I'll see what the car sounds like when i pick it up just now... __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-08-2010, 04:42 PM	#31 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Password: JDM

02-22-2010, 09:49 AM	#35 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	I'm sure you can find 2.5" gaskets somewhere in south africa in the event that you need them. Definitely waiting to hear what it sounds like man, cool car!

02-23-2010, 09:22 AM	#39 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	well Alex, this car has a lot of rasp. When you take out restrictions like cats and mufflers, it gives you power, but it also un-muffles the exhaust and brings out the raspiness. So whats to blame? I think the test pipes made the biggest difference. You might be able to fix it using HFC's.

02-23-2010, 10:22 AM	#40 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Ok i've picked up the car and its sounds like the e46 bmw m3 with that metallic sounds..... it does hiss and rattle though.. i thought by getting resonated terst pipes it was the solution for the problem.... Lastly it for some reason feels slower??? Could this be? __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-24-2010, 01:53 AM	#41 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	I have decided to take the pipes off and reinstall the stock cats.... the sound to me is horrible at 3-4k revs... it sounds like a civic or something the rasp is overbearing... I feel so **** as i had to spend $740 for pipes and shipping .... it honestly doesnt sound nice at all... there is no roar or grunt just Rasp ... Do u guys think by changing my back box i'll resolve this ???? __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

02-24-2010, 02:15 PM	#42 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	backbox? I think going to stock cats will get rid of the noise, but it will cost you some power. As for your feeling of loss of power. You either have bad leaks or what youre feeling is a slight loss in torque.

03-17-2010, 05:00 PM	#43 (permalink)
crazybeasty Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 249 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	hey just wondering did u install ur fang and top cover on ur own? and if u did do u mind sharing with me how u did it cuz i cant find a diy for it thx

04-22-2010, 08:25 AM	#44 (permalink)
alexpila Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370z AT Touring Rep Power: 16	Quick Update on MY car is........ I have sold my car!. Yup thats right!... I lost around $5000 on the price i paid for the car initially... I have already placed an order on a 2010 N55 135i Coupe and i expecting delivery on 30th June 2010. I decided to swap over as i was not driving the car as often as i would have like due to carrying several passengers around constantly and with the altitude here the power loss is so significant compared to the almost no loss of the turbo'd 135i. so thats my story and the end of my thread i will post a picture of my new car once i get it.... __________________ 09 7AT Touring 370z, Pearl White, Evo-R Carbon Fang Cover, Carbon Top Cover, HKS Centre Pipe, Illuminated Kickplates, Custom Sprayed stock RAYS

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