This was done 2 years ago in the GTR community by Boost Logic...

No offence and just want to clarify...do you work for Boost Logic? Or is this a replica of those exhaust tips?

Boost Logic GTR 4" Exhaust System :: Exhaust :: Nissan R35 GTR :: Boost Logic

None taken. :) It was a year ago last March actually, cause I was pulling a late night trying to get them to sit on the black GTR just right...in time for the Supra Meet. I designed the GTR version and once Zohair saw it on the car he wanted it on the kit. I used to hand make them for Boost Logic, but they were made by hand and not near the quality you are seeing here. :)

In for :pics: installed

This has seriously grown on me. Down for pics. Too bad it won't fit without cutting the stock tips

Chris,
I have invidia geminis, and they come with removable tips.

I think the new Berks come with them too.

hah, i think ill be okay. Mar car looks far from stock as far as the visual mods are concerned.

The tips will also match my wheels/headlights/lip

There will be tips made available for the slip-on exhausts. Are there any more that anyone is aware of?

I appreciate all the feedback and help from all of you. A lot of the information you all are providing is helping me make these available to the Z community. It's also got me making a few different versions (mounting options). I believe that two to three different mounting options will allow for almost anyone to be able to install these...with varying degrees of difficulty, of course. Econ's doing the most difficult. Looking forward to the pics and review. :)

Thanks for the explaination. Love these tips... Great job! If you can make one that slips onto the HKS exhaust tips, I'll buy it asap!

It doesn't look like those slip on, so they would require the cut and weld. The ones for the ARK system are also designed to slip over 2-1/2" (63.5mm) tubing, while the others are 2-3/8" (60mm) tubing (including the HKS pipe). Once we get Econ's on and documented, I'll build and release version 2. If I can't figure out how to kill two birds with one stone, then there will also be a version 3. One will be clamp fit, one will be just like Econs...weld on.

The HKS system has a slip on titanium tip that's adjustable in how far it protrudes out the rear bumper. It goes completely outside the inner tip.

hm...let me PM you something...

Alex

YES! Let's see some optional tips for the HKS system!!!

for those that are interested, my whole car will be parted out in the coming months, and someone can be the lucky owner of an ark with the tips already installed.

(after i install, review, and post lots of pictures of course)

install pics?

yeah...first thing i thought of when seeing this was an F-16

Most importantly Econ, we need to see dyno results of the power gains :driving:

:bowrofl:

Why are you getting rid of the Z?

you're SELLING your Z?!?!?! after all that you've done and gone through with it? Besides, didn't you JUST get it like less than a year ago? why?

Yea, I will most probably be selling it (after 6 months of ownership). Need to buy a house soon, and my Z cant tow the boat I want to buy next april. :shakes head:


just need to have 1 vehicle that can do it all. Sucks, i love my car.

Yea, I will most probably be selling it (after 6 months of ownership). Need to buy a house soon, and my Z cant tow the boat I want to buy next april. :shakes head:


just need to have 1 vehicle that can do it all. Sucks, i love my car.

Also anthony. I will be having you guys do the install on these. I'll give you a call, and we can talk about it. I mentioned it to Andrew a month ago.

I call dibs on the headlights... :rofl2:

Houston, we have a problem. Sorry for the delay, but it's a process. There appears to have been some sort of chemical reaction during the baking of the powdercoat and the tips went from the gunmetal left to the olive drab gold on the right. If you have an Army themed z then they might be perfect...however for econ's black...not so much. I'll get it sorted out, but DAMN IT!

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^^^ whoops :X

The manufacturers I've contacted are taking their sweet time responding...so if anyone has the Akropovic exhaust and can take an accurate measurement WITH DIGITAL CALIPERS we should be in business. The Invidia Geminis are handled. What I want to see is a 60mm tube, like the Invidias. This is essentially a 2-3/8" tube, which coincidentally is the stock outlet tube size on the Nissan GTR-35 as well. I'm redesigning for the 60mm tube, so any and all aftermarket systems that utilize that outlet pipe size will automatically fit the version 2 tips. In case it wasn't clear, the version 1 (pictured above) will be able to be modified to slip on and clamp to a 2.5" (63.5mm) tube with little effort. I suspect this will cover just about everything except those HKS setups, which we are working on as well.

Ok, I've confirmed the Akropovic uses 60mm pipes all throughout. Thanks.

They look good

I've decided to test a "blued" set. Yep, like the firearms get. Ha. I've got your "gunmetal"...and I mean the real McCoy.

It might worth u to test.

I have a clamp on version for the 2.5" (63.5mm) exhausts as well as a clamp on version for the 2.375" (60mm) designed.
I need as many of you to help as is comfortable, so I can get an idea of which version specifically will best meet demand.

If you like these and wanted a set now, would you need the:

1) Weld on version that slips onto 2.5" (63.5mm) tubing
2) Clamp-on version that fits onto 2.5" (63.5mm) tubing
3) Clamp-on version that fits onto 2.375" (60mm) tubing

If you'd rather PM me than post, please feel free. Thanks in advance for your responses.

Is a titanium tipped version possible? If so could it be modified to fit an FI exhaust?

I would call Tony and see about having a exhaust made without tips on them before ordering these...

Not at this time. I'm looking into it, but the process of of laser cutting Ti is slow and expensive, and so is sourcing 4.5" O.D. thinwall Ti tubing. You may only ever have Ti options with conventional tube tip or rolled tip designs you already see unless some breakthrough is made. :/

tips came in, and i must say, quality and welding is superb.

Unfortunately I am selling my car, so I will not be putting these on my car, however they will be put on a Z once the weather on the northeast clears up a little bit.

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I know Econ is installing a weld on set, but I will be building several sets of the bolt-on tips for the 60mm exhaust systems. Quantity is limited, and anyone that wants to pre-order in the next few weeks is more than welcome. Thanks for your patience and your kind and encouraging words. Website is not up yet, but will be SOOOON. Good things come to those who wait.

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Hell if someone's going to go through that kind of trouble, make us a variable geometry intake system triggered by RPM and throttle position :)

There's been a change in plans, and the tips are being redesigned. The new GTR tips are done and pictured below, and you can expect the new Z tips to have a similar "semi-open" configuration as well as bolting onto 60mm exhaust pipe.

I had a little fun with the 3d model. Don't hold it against me. :)

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Make one that fits HKS exhaust and ill buy ASAP

I have a question though, dont you see that the tips are kind off tall and might stick out of the body? and what is the diameter of outer pipe? it looks small imo

Look at the GTR's tips, they are PERFECT!! not huge, not tall and not ricey

just my 2 cents

Those are..... errrr....yeaaaa..... ugly?

He he... well, to some, sure. To others, not so much.

Those of us that are seriously passionate about our vehicles tend to know what we like and how we like it. Usually it's all about going fast, but sometimes, just sometimes...it's about looking good doing it. That is, of course, up to an individual's personal perception.

When it comes to exhaust tips traditionally you are limited on what you can even like, because there are only a couple of choices to make. You have stainless pipe sticking out, or a rolled tip. Either of those can be slash cut. Now we have titanium and burnt titanium, but they are still just one of the two previous types of exhaust tip I mentioned. Hope you like pink-ish-purpley-blue, cause that's your option if you don't want the Ti plain. All I'm doing is giving you another option...some will like it and some won't. One of the cool things about these is you can easily finish/coat them just about any way you can imagine. Again, it's all about options, and in this day and age, a man has got to have choices. :)

The new version I will make is going to resemble the GTR tips more closely, in that they will not taper as much as the first prototypes. They will be smaller though, the GTR tips have an OD of 5"!!!
I do always welcome feedback, as your feedback is the primary reason why I pay to put the pics up here for you to see. Keep in mind that these have yet to be put on a car, and that will be the final decision making moment for most everyone even remotely interested in the design. Thank you all! Keep it coming... :)

-Chad Kassem

I think "ricey" is an interesting street slang term that carries a little different meaning for each person using it, so I never really know what someone means when they say something is ricey. For example, when I think something is ricey it's usually something that looks cheap and has the intended purpose of giving the appearance of speed or power, but doesn't actually do anything. Look at the faux hood scoops people put on whatever. Often that money could have at least been spent on a k & n filter or something. Then again, my '73 Plymouth Barracuda came with faux scoops from the factory (which I hated). So does my V-max motorcycle. I hate that too. The tips being developed here are high quality and intended to give Z owners that HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED their exhaust another option, should they choose to take it.