LOL

Yep still here, just busy driving and running it in. Up to 700km now!

My main aim is for a nice deep note while fanging but without the drone while cruising.

The HFC's are optional for me based on if it's legal in Oz. Berk seem to give a good result with a deeper note which would be sweet.

Stillen CAI for sure.

Is everyone leaning towards the FI now over the Stillen CBE?

So whats the summary?

FI - Slightly better sound, more power but look a little bling?
Stillen - Nice note, not as much power?
What about cost?

I wish i had my car :( I'd be cruising around with you..... sigh.... ah wells.. Hopefully early August.

The prices are just a few posts up, they seem very similar to stillen. I don't think the FI cats will be legal here cos they are listed as off road use only on their website, where as berks ones are 49 state road legal... So I'm leaning towards the berk ones.

Now on the exhaust, providing which way most people go, I'll most likely follow. But I mean, if you wanna go Stillen, I'll go stillen, it was my first choice and It's not too loud when you don't want it to be. Power is only a couple of HP so won't be noticable i guess.

Also I'm 100% ready to buy this stuff so whenever you guys are ready Im there...

Ev, Are we looking at a separate group buys for each state? If so, lets organise a Melbourne meet and get this rolling. It may be a lot easier to talk about what we want in person.

Who feels like Nando's? :)

I have received a PM from F.I. Inc. Tony advised we/I will get shipping costs in the next 24hrs. The only reason for the slight delay, is that he is getting the current lot for US orders boxed up. Then he will be able to get weights and shipping costs to me.

Once I have that I will let all you guys know about it. Price wise I think it works out a little cheaper than the Stillen exhausts. The other good thing is the options of no Resonator or 12" Res or 18" Res which will help with volume (BTW personally there is always there is a time and place;)).

As for legalities I believe it's a bit different State to State. I am pretty sure though changing the Cat will "Technically" be illegal. I'll have a look through DOTARS and see what it says in there. The good thing for QLD at least is we only need to get a Pink slip when you go to sell the car, so as long as you dont do anything stupid in the car your right. Unless you get an engineers Cert' too be 100% safe.

Now Nando's is a good idea LOL. I'm easy with which ever way everyone decides to go. I am going for the FI setup and Stillen G3 Intake (PM sent to ev' and GTR on this). If people want to go separate for each state, I reckon thats fine. We have 3 in QLD already.

Not sure if we wanna split it up by state, we can all go group buy if we decide to then we can just organise shipping to melb for ours if need be.

lol Nandos is good haha, When do you wanna meet up?

In that vid the exhaust is very noisy, especially with light cruising. But then its prob louder with the HFC??, which I would prob not change. I would consider the 18" resonators.

Stuff it! I reckon Stillen, as I would just be taking a gamble with the FI especially as I dont think I will get to see a vid with the right combo (18" resonator, original CAT) not to mention I think it a bit ricey/bling from the rear

Yeah Stillen for me

Yeah I'm leaning more towards the stillen now too. I've had a look at a few photos of the FI and it does look a little low in the back and ricey as well... it probably wont get down my driveway with the FI

So i'm most likely gonna get the stillen cat back and I want the berk HFC's

I think we most have different ideas of noisy LOL. At the beginning where he is just pulling away from the curb all you can hear is the engine/road noise. It's not till just before he gets to the Highway part that you can hear the exhaust and I believe thats only due to him putting his foot down.

So I would say just normal driving, there is bugger all noise and drone (as heard when on the freeway and shows the speedo). Then you have the bit when he hits the tunnels. The windows are down and drops a gear or 2, then guns it. Any CBE will be louder than stock, more so if HFC are installed.

As i mentioned before thats the great thing about all these options, there really is something for everyone. My other reason for my choice, is i will go down the "Forced Induction" route one day and the FI exhaust will benefit me there more so as well.

Hey evs', as above go for what you like. I just love the tone of the FI exhaust. Also as per my PM we could still go that route, as we would just be adding to the order.

Yeah cool, well I'll be adding to the order :)

Do they sell the stillen exhaust?

Hey evse82,

This is the link to all their 370Z Products. Under exhaust it does appear they have the Stillen CBE.

Heres a link for QLD based guys for what mods can be done and what needs to be done HERE (PDF 546kb).

lol thats awesome they have it so we can all book together then no matter which exhaust we are after.

well for me 100% stillen exhaust and the berk HFCs

I'm still debating the intake because of warranty i'll call my dealership and ask if they'rr have an effect.... I'll also suss out the website tonight and see if i want anything else :P

MrBMW
Can you elaborate on why the FI exhaust will better suit Forced Induction over the Stillen, as after coming out of a 350rwkw XR6 Turbo I may one day go supercharger or the likes.
Cheers

I'm thinking exactly the same order but let us know what they say about the CAI's.

I am calling them tomorrow to book in my 1000km service, so I will ask as well. I'll ask if they will install the parts themselves and sign off on the warranty before hand. I know the manager so I will get a straight answer.

Yeah awesome, let me know how you go with that too... I'll be happy paying a little extra to get it installed at a dealer if they put down in writing that it won't affect the warranty!

If not, we can take it to where i took my 350, he was really careful with installing the exhaust and a bit of a perfectionist too... so i'll trust him with the 370 :)

Hey there AH370Z. My reasoning behind that comment (also coming from previous FI cars), is that the F.I. exhaust has a straighter path with less bends in it's design. Also, even if it's a little LOUD now with the RTP's i'll also see a greater gain down the track when I go Turbo/SC (most likely Turbo) and it will generally quieten a bit also. Tony from F.I. also went through this also with another member in his thread. Again nothing against the Stillen as that will still be a good exhaust.

I'm looking to put in my order towards the end of next week sometime. If we want to add stuff to the 3*G3 Intakes let me know and i'll fire off some more emails to get prices etc. I'll send him one now to see if there will be much difference in shipping to one Address or splitting the order State by State. Just so there is no confusion, this is for the STILLEN/Berk stuff from Import Parts Pro or their Vendor Section.

It would be good to know what the Service Manager will say. Generally any Add-On will void the warranty. Depending on what's affected that is. Say your Power Seats stuff up, that wont get voided as the Intake will not affect it. If it was some internal engine issue, now thats another story.

I would be than happy as well to get the dealer to install, albeit as long as the premium isn't TOO high for the install. I would wont that writing signed by a Judge though LOL. I have a few others I can take my car too as well that I trust.

So if parts a wanted through Import Parts and are happy with me organising it, PM what you want and i'll email them to get prices (shipped to QLD and or VIC).

Re parts install and warranty sign-off - I'm still waiting on an email reply from the manager at Blackburn but I'm going in on Wednesday for my initial service, so I'll speak to him in person.

Cool, well let us know how you go, I'm not sure if their email addresses are correct because it looks like Blackburn haven't updated their contacts page in ages.. I once tried to email the service dept. but it bounced back.

Stillen have new pricing on the G3 intakes
http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...=STILLEN&m=all

I got a reply in writing when I went in yesterday for my service. I know the manager so I had his business card. He couldn't reply direct as he is in sales not service, so it was passed on to the service manager for his response.

The response is summarised to this -

The car is yours so you can fit any part you like and it won't void the warranty directly. However, if a part is fitted such as an exhaust which is known to burn out the exhaust valves, we may not warranty the engine in the event of failure. If the windscreen wiper motor failed, this would still be covered as an exhaust modification is unrelated.

It all means that they hold the right to reject a claim that can be linked to the modification, but unrelated failures will be covered as expected. Fair enough I guess.


The sales manager then said, "we are by the book on this stuff but it's up to you if you want to take the risk. Plenty of guys bring in modified Nissans which is fine"

I think I'll wait another few months before modding it though as I want to ensure everything is well bedded in case a warranty claim is needed.


I also asked about getting the 19" as a special order and maybe even the Nismo 19" which he said is possible, but would have to confirm. I'll email him on that now.

Definatly keep us updated on this. I so want the Nismo 19's!!

I had asked about getting them in a while ago and was passed onto a 3rd party company who could get them in, (i can't remember their name shine car or car shine..)

They said it wouldn't be worth getting them in because it would cost over $1000 per rim for the 19" Forged Rays that are in the states...

Guys,

Just got my 370Z
didnt have time to read through all five pages of stuff hahaha but im interested in getting a better intake system...

Not too fussed over the exhaust system for now (unless you guys get a real good deal coz cash isnt that readily available at the moment).

Was looking at the Intakes on the Stillen website... there seems to be a thousan there... what would you guys recommend for best sound and best power gain.

Let me know before you buy! I want a mean induction noise to match the mean-ness of the rest of the car :P

The 19"'s would be real nice to have thats for sure. Though for a possible $1k a corner, i reckon we could get better rims i.e. lighter, style (each to their own there). The other thing would be how the car would handle on the 19's, if our suspension settings are any different?

Hi there gromano. The Stillen Intakes you want are the G3 Long Tubes, this is where we (QLDr's) are getting them from. Kyle from Import Parts has been great to deal with. There are plenty of other vendors out there, this just happens to be where we or going to.

Most reports i have read on here, they are getting 12-17rwhp without any other mods done. Personally i would rather go exhaust first i Money was tight. Thats just my preference, as i love the SOUND of a good exhaust. They are getting similar power gains, if not a few more.

Hey, when is everyone thinking of buying the parts? I think I get my car in 2 weeks now, apparently it lands at the docks on the 15th :) Should be a further 10 days till it's ready for pickup.

MrBMW and Ellz and I have ordered and paid for parts already.

Ordered Stillen G3 CAI and FI CBE with 18' Resonators and carbon fibre muffler.

No doubt there will be another group by happening soon enough as a few more people pick up their cars !!!

Aus370z whats the ETA, I'm very interested in your review, any chance of some sound clips. I'm considering the 18" resonators with original cats as I still thought the 12" in the FI video had drone or humm on highway.

Cant wait to see these on some Aussie 370'z

Not sure on the eta as yet.... If I had to guess I would say 3-4 weeks.

Should know more next week.

Once installed I can definitely do some photos / videos and a bit of a review!

wha?? lol I thought you guys hadnt ordered so I was waiting for you guys.....

Thats awesome to hear evse82, it's great to see that your car is finally about to turn up, It feels like you have been waiting for ever. I know your going to enjoy so much once you actually get into the car. I even let the WIFE:shakes head: take it for a spin yesterday.

I tole her to take off the traction control, never again. She scared the **** out of me LOL. Although she had a smile from ear to ear.

Sorry about that. I did post last week that we were ordering (up top) and to shoot me a PM or Post if others wanted in. As Aus370z mentioned Ellz, Aus' and myself have gone for the Stillen G3 Intakes and the F.I. RTP's/CBE with CF Muffler setup. Both Tony and Kyle have been great to deal with at this stage.

Hi AH', the CBE from F. I. will probably be closer to 5-6wks due to the back log Tony has at the moment which I think latest was about 4wks (thats for building them), then we have shipping. So just as long as the US guys, just that it has to travel a few THOUSAND more km's LOL.

As for drone, no a single person that has it installed is reporting that at all. The Exhaust thread HERE (page 25+ on 30 posts a page) and the SALE THREAD. A few have had them installed now and all are happy. It's louder and thats what we are after firstly. We honestly must have diff' ideas on Drone and thats all cool.

Listening to the Videos through HT System, it sounds great. You can barley hear the Exhaust over general road noise on the Freeway/Tunnel runs. I would say if you want to keep it a bit quieter, stay with the standard Cats and just go for the CBE and leave HFC's alone. Then add in the intakes and still will have a nice little power bump.

Will definitely do some videos. We could maybe hook up together and do some good drive by's and if one of us gets one installed first also do a compare back to back as well.

Delivery, I think the Intakes will be quicker (assuming they are in stock) and we should get ETA first thing this week. The CBE I think will be as I wrote above.

New Orders to Add to Buy.....
 

Hey Guys,

I though i would add another post here for those that want either something from either the F.I. CBE, SALE HERE Exhaust thread HERE or the Stillen Intakes from Import Parts Pro. Import parts also have a lot of other stuff if you have a look around there.

I'm more than happy to do another buy, now having dealt with both a lot over the last week. If you guys want i'll start another thread for another group BUY for everyone else. We also decided on doing Door-Door shipping as well. Only added about $50 USD to the WHOLE order.

Also if you do it quick enough I might even be able to add to our current buy. If so let me know ASAP via PM and i'll check with Kyle and Tony. Prices for the Exhaust is in thread above and for the Intake i'll let you know via PM.

Cheers

Hi. Has anyone got quotes yet for fitting costs for both the intake and exhaust system? A rough estimate would be great. Thanks guys.

We were quoted $88 / hour.

They weren't sure how long it would take as they havent done one before.

Awesome james, you guys get the stuff and chuck it on for the next meet so I Can hear it all :)
By that time ill have enough money too and can do the upgrades aswell!!! hahaha wat an awsum plan :P
For now its just very cheap cosmetic things for me.
I bought velcro stickers for the back boot pad that slides around constantly! Best $4 i have spent on the car so far hahahahahah
Also getting some little blue lighting inside the boot to match the exterior colour of mine :)
And got a Dyno day coming up with some mates... will post up the results when i get them in!

Am I too late??? :eekdance:

I am interested to get Stillen CBE, Berk HFC and Stillen intakes G3 Long tubes

Im sure there will be another group buy we can organise. I'm waiting to see what Hitech Mufflers in AUS come out with as their 350z exhaust was really good - better than any other on market based on gains.

Also waiting to hear more on the R2C performance intakes, as these are looking good. Easier to install/maintain than the G3 and i like how it seals up with the shield when the bonnet is closed
2003-2006 Infiniti G35 MaxxFlow Cold Air Intake System | R2C Performance Products

Yeah there will be a Melbourne group buy coming up :) I'm just sussing out a few things... I'm even just getting prices on the nismo exhaust as well purely because it doesn't void any warranty... but still deciding.

So far still looking at stillen cat back and berk hfc's as well

I am interested in these Nismo exhausts and got a price from a contact in Japan at ¥664,200. This is $1655AUD so it's pretty expensive even before shipping.

Thats probably close with the stillen exhaust, The stillen i think is 1240 USD = 1500 AUD well yeah $150 dollars cheaper so it is a bit expensive now lol... I'm waiting on revzone so we'll have another price on the 17th.

Kewl..., I cant wait. Hopefully Aussie dollars getting stronger by then