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[Huck]

Originally Posted by LostSol

I do installs on the side and have seen the gamut of exhausts. Nothing comes close to the fit and finish of Fast Intentions. Invidia is absolute garbage, and Motordyne sounds nice, but the gains arent there and lately they've had massive quality control issues. ARK sounds nice but the fit is pretty crappy. FI is the only exhaust I would even consider.

Thanks Matt, I was gonna expound on those issues as well. We have a friend who is on their eighth (?) motordyne exhaust now, they keep cracking and breaking in different spots, sounds like marbles in a tin can.

Anyway, here's a vid for you to get an idea of the FI sound, this is my stillen g3/fi lth/ cf non resd cbe set up, and I absolutely love it. I get millions of compliments on it, and it's still a fairly unique setup since a lot of people want resonators or the SS cans or TPs. Also, you're somewhat local, so if you're ever in the brevard county area or if you come to one of our meets, we can go for a drive for you to hear it if you like. I'm sure I can make a Fast Intentions convert out of you yet

[G37Some]

Originally Posted by R3V

Exhausts for these cars are a lot more than I'm used to

yeah. true dual exhaust. but even at that they are a bit pricey.

whatever you do though, don't mix and match parts, most set ups are optimized to be used with their matching parts - ie FI headers/TP/HFC/CBE, motordyne tp/cbe, ark cbe/tp/hfc etc. if you mix and match parts you will likely get some undesirable noises, but of course there are some mix and match set ups that compliment each other well also.

do it once, do it right. i tried saving money with my first set of intakes, hfc and exhaust and I just ended up replacing the whole set up after a year and a half, which just cost me more money in the long run.

[Huck]

Originally Posted by R3V

Exhausts for these cars are a lot more than I'm used to

dude I feel you, sad to say I came from the honda world where a good skunk racing exhaust would set you back a whopping $400, and DC sports headers were like $250-$300. My FI exhaust cost me like almost $3k with shipping

[blak max]

get this

[Huck]

max is that what you're running?

[R3V]

I don't mind spending the money but it's totally different from my Evo and my STI.

$3K for an exhaust is crazy

[blak max]

I haven't decided on exhaust yet. I just have oem

[Huck]

Really? I thought you had a motordyne for some reason, it didn't sound stock at the track the other night.

Zdayz 2014!!

[blak max]

oh the G has stillen headers, no cats and isis exhaust .. the Z has stock exhaust

[R3V]

This is the FI? "370Z TDX Cat Back Exhaust System" on their website? I've run catless/non-resonator on my last two cars so I'm not particularly wanting to have either in this.

[Zoren 370]

Floridian members!

I do have a Swift R spec springs used for about 15k miles.
Can be picked up for $200
Pm me if you need pictures.

[LostSol]

That's a good deal!

[R3V]

Sold! PMing

Edit: Just kidding, live to far away.

[lfrz93]

Originally Posted by G37Some

I had the invidia gemini and kinetix HFC. the gemini is somewhat quiet with the stock cats, has a deep growl to it but not overly loud. with HFC it is louder and more aggresive, but still deep. no fart can or raspy ness.

here is gemini & kinetix hfc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8XFfDE84K8

personally the best sounding exhaust set up is the motordyne art pipes & motordyne e370 catback. it is loud as f*ck when you want it to be, and quiet once your at cruising speed. The FI has more of a deep bass tone to it, the motordyne is explosive, mean and aggresive and a little higher pitched. it has more of a bark and a bite where the FI has more of a growl, if that make sense. right After I got my art pipes and e370 installed i took a ride in someone elses FI cbe & rHFC and the 2 sounds were pretty different. motordyne set up sounds more exotic the FI set up sounded somewhat close to my gemini because it was a deep bass tone, not to mention the motordyne was much louder. if you like loud exotic sounds, check out some of HUCKs videos for the FI long tube headers and the CBE. i think that is a sexy *** set up, but LTH+install is a bit expensive

the best exhaust will be the one you end up buying though!

also some stillen gen 3 intakes or takeda cold air intakes would be essential.

happy driving

edit; fwiw the g37 and 370z will sound the same.

Thanks for the feedback! I'm hoping to get a mean growling sound out of my car. Sort of a mix of good aggressive low end and track/drift car sounds.

the FI sounds too calm from the videos I've seen, the Invidia sounded the best (again, videos I've watched). I have considered both though, and I'm not sure which one to buy once I have a little bit of money again.

As far as headers, I don't have money/patience to look into headers. The manifold will hold up just fine until I can supercharge the car.

Originally Posted by LostSol

I do installs on the side and have seen the gamut of exhausts. Nothing comes close to the fit and finish of Fast Intentions. Invidia is absolute garbage, and Motordyne sounds nice, but the gains arent there and lately they've had massive quality control issues. ARK sounds nice but the fit is pretty crappy. FI is the only exhaust I would even consider.

You pretty much grabbed my dreams and threw them onto a pit of spikes

Can the Invidia really be that bad?

Originally Posted by blak max

get this

What's that?

[LostSol]

Yes, Invidia is ****. This isn't a Honda, it's a Z. If you want a good growl look at Hucks video with the unresonated FI exhaust