HKS HI-POWER exhaust installed and review

ilive2win · 10-18-2009, 10:30 PM

First off, I have to thank Lou and his crew from Amplified motorsport for hooking it up with prices and installing the parts for me (since i had back surgery not too long ago). They honestly have the best prices on top notch parts. So thank you Lou for your help and it was great meeting everyone at the Amplified BBQ. Lou hooked me up with a stillen oil cooler kit, HKS hipermax III coilovers and HKS HI-POWER cat back. i havent done the HFC yet and wanted to but couldnt at that time, so the HFC will be installed shortly. so, ill start here with the exhaust review and ill post the other reviews in my journal.
So i bought, and had installed the HKS HI-POWER cat back by Amplified. when they first opened the box with the exhaust, i was like

This exhaust is seriously no joke and is a very beautiful piece, almost too good to put on a car. the welds are beautiful, and the finish on this exhaust is just unbelievable. i was obviously very happy of the style of the exhaust.
Amplified finished installing everything and took the car for a test drive to make sure everything was perfect. They came back from the test drive and said they heard a weird "grinding" like sound. so back on the lift it went and found the brace between the two resonators was against the driveshaft. ( I guess the hks exhaust was fitted on a non-sport 370z which doesnt have the limited slip diff which is smaller than the sport equipped with limited slip). so amplified used lower hangers and clears fine as of now with a lot of ground clearance, even with the new HKS coilovers installed. A phone call to HKS by Lou will be taken monday to confront HKS about this minor problem and when fixed hopefully give me the proper resonator pipes with a brace fitted for sport equipped Z's. In no way or form did amplified know about this and is helping me 100% with this problem, its just HKS made a minor mistake which can be easily fixed.
As for the note of the exhaust, honestly, in my opinion, the best sounding exhaust for the z, at least to my ears. I dont have HFC and the HKS exhaust could be a bit louder, (the exhaust note will get louder when i install the hfc's). Very deep, no rasp at all, very exotic sounding. i fell in love all over again and very very very happy with the exhaust note. when inside the car and driving it is very quiet with absolutely no droning, even when you get on it hard. Amplified is in the LA area and i had to drive back to san diego that same night and there was no droning all the way up to cruising speed (if you know what i mean) you can def hear the exhaust on the outside, and it just growls, very deep tone. here are some quick pix i took in my friends driveway. I Think Lou has the pix of the exhaust being installed and hope he will post them up. and a video will be posted shortly as soon as i get my video camera back

Just want to thank Lou and the Amplified team for taking care of me and all there customers and thank you for having that awsome BBQ. I cant thank you enough guys. Ill def be seeing you guys in the very near future for some more installs.
ps. i dont have numbers of the car yet other than stock. stock the car made 280hp at K&N's shop. the car is going back to K&N for a CAI fitment and will go back on the dyno in november. ill post the numbers in my journal

some very quick pix (sorry)... better pix and video coming soon

thanks to SEMTEX i got one of the videos up... more to come in HD

I think Lou has the pix of the exhaust being installed or will be getting them. ill ask him to post them up when he gets them

kdo2milger · 10-18-2009, 10:52 PM

in for pics

Bster · 10-18-2009, 10:58 PM

In for Videos!

kdo2milger · 10-18-2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bster

In for Videos!

x2

Black kNight · 10-18-2009, 11:01 PM

thanks alot for the review

and i am waiting for the video clip

One_Quick_Z · 10-18-2009, 11:11 PM

Wow thanks for your input/review

DAN

phelan · 10-18-2009, 11:20 PM

looks good man, but it took so long i ended up leaving before i heard it hahaha

i'll have to wait for the vids. see ya at the next bbq!

ilive2win · 10-18-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phelan

looks good man, but it took so long i ended up leaving before i heard it hahaha

i'll have to wait for the vids. see ya at the next bbq!

i know, it took them a little while to finish after you left. i know you guys want video, i know someone took video of it when it came off the lift the first time but forgot who it was, but i think they said they will post it on youtube. as soon as i get my camcorder back ill take hd video, but i dont think video does any exhaust justice, you have to hear it in real life

westpak · 10-19-2009, 04:00 AM

it is a great looking exhaust and sounds awesome, I drove our Z for 4-5 hours on the highway and streets on our club trip to Key West and I did not encounter any drone or issues, really comes alive when you get on it.

LiquidZ · 10-19-2009, 06:55 AM

Gorgeous

spearfish25 · 10-19-2009, 07:14 AM

How do the burnt tips look in person? That's the only thing I've never been to sure about.

chris410 · 10-19-2009, 08:18 AM

thanks for the write-up, you answered the questions/concerns I had so it looks like I'm going with these in the spring.

semtex · 10-19-2009, 09:08 AM

In for the vid. Looks really good so far though!

nogoodname · 10-19-2009, 09:10 AM

videos are needed...lol

370Zsteve · 10-19-2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogoodname

videos are needed...lol

must......have...video.............

looks gorgeous!

10-18-2009, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
ilive2win Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego Posts: 872 Drives: 11WWX Rep Power: 16	HKS HI-POWER exhaust installed and review First off, I have to thank Lou and his crew from Amplified motorsport for hooking it up with prices and installing the parts for me (since i had back surgery not too long ago). They honestly have the best prices on top notch parts. So thank you Lou for your help and it was great meeting everyone at the Amplified BBQ. Lou hooked me up with a stillen oil cooler kit, HKS hipermax III coilovers and HKS HI-POWER cat back. i havent done the HFC yet and wanted to but couldnt at that time, so the HFC will be installed shortly. so, ill start here with the exhaust review and ill post the other reviews in my journal. So i bought, and had installed the HKS HI-POWER cat back by Amplified. when they first opened the box with the exhaust, i was like This exhaust is seriously no joke and is a very beautiful piece, almost too good to put on a car. the welds are beautiful, and the finish on this exhaust is just unbelievable. i was obviously very happy of the style of the exhaust. Amplified finished installing everything and took the car for a test drive to make sure everything was perfect. They came back from the test drive and said they heard a weird "grinding" like sound. so back on the lift it went and found the brace between the two resonators was against the driveshaft. ( I guess the hks exhaust was fitted on a non-sport 370z which doesnt have the limited slip diff which is smaller than the sport equipped with limited slip). so amplified used lower hangers and clears fine as of now with a lot of ground clearance, even with the new HKS coilovers installed. A phone call to HKS by Lou will be taken monday to confront HKS about this minor problem and when fixed hopefully give me the proper resonator pipes with a brace fitted for sport equipped Z's. In no way or form did amplified know about this and is helping me 100% with this problem, its just HKS made a minor mistake which can be easily fixed. As for the note of the exhaust, honestly, in my opinion, the best sounding exhaust for the z, at least to my ears. I dont have HFC and the HKS exhaust could be a bit louder, (the exhaust note will get louder when i install the hfc's). Very deep, no rasp at all, very exotic sounding. i fell in love all over again and very very very happy with the exhaust note. when inside the car and driving it is very quiet with absolutely no droning, even when you get on it hard. Amplified is in the LA area and i had to drive back to san diego that same night and there was no droning all the way up to cruising speed (if you know what i mean) you can def hear the exhaust on the outside, and it just growls, very deep tone. here are some quick pix i took in my friends driveway. I Think Lou has the pix of the exhaust being installed and hope he will post them up. and a video will be posted shortly as soon as i get my video camera back Just want to thank Lou and the Amplified team for taking care of me and all there customers and thank you for having that awsome BBQ. I cant thank you enough guys. Ill def be seeing you guys in the very near future for some more installs. ps. i dont have numbers of the car yet other than stock. stock the car made 280hp at K&N's shop. the car is going back to K&N for a CAI fitment and will go back on the dyno in november. ill post the numbers in my journal some very quick pix (sorry)... better pix and video coming soon thanks to SEMTEX i got one of the videos up... more to come in HD I think Lou has the pix of the exhaust being installed or will be getting them. ill ask him to post them up when he gets them Last edited by ilive2win; 10-22-2009 at 12:57 AM.

10-18-2009, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	in for pics __________________ Project *NISMO*

10-18-2009, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bster Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 174 Drives: '09 PW Z34 Manual Rep Power: 16	In for Videos! __________________ TEIN Monoflex with EDFC \| H&R 20mm Spacer \| SPC Rear Camber \| HKS Hi-Power \| Berks High Flow Cat \| Stillen G3 \| EVO R Rear Diffuser \| Blacked out headlights \| Z1 34Row Cooler \| Z1 SS Brake lines

10-18-2009, 11:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
One_Quick_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seneca Il Posts: 1,374 Drives: 10 Civic EX Sedan Rep Power: 218	Wow thanks for your input/review DAN __________________ -My BRZ with exhaust will decimate all if we overnight parts from Japan- 10 Civic EX Sedan- Current Daily

10-18-2009, 11:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	looks good man, but it took so long i ended up leaving before i heard it hahaha i'll have to wait for the vids. see ya at the next bbq! __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

10-18-2009, 11:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Black kNight Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oman Posts: 239 Drives: Model 2003 MB C-180k Rep Power: 272	thanks alot for the review and i am waiting for the video clip

10-19-2009, 04:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
westpak Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Worth, FL Posts: 405 Drives: 2003 350Z DB Rep Power: 16	it is a great looking exhaust and sounds awesome, I drove our Z for 4-5 hours on the highway and streets on our club trip to Key West and I did not encounter any drone or issues, really comes alive when you get on it. __________________ 03 350Z 587 RWHP - May 2009 Dsport Feature

10-19-2009, 06:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
LiquidZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,940 Drives: Mag. Black 2009 370Z Rep Power: 704	Gorgeous __________________

10-19-2009, 07:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	How do the burnt tips look in person? That's the only thing I've never been to sure about. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

10-19-2009, 08:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
chris410 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 345 Drives: 10' GT500 Rep Power: 15	thanks for the write-up, you answered the questions/concerns I had so it looks like I'm going with these in the spring. __________________ Chris Current: 2014 WRX Stage I + SPT / 2013 Hayabusa 202HP Former:09 370Z 7-AT PW/Ark Type 2 exhaust/Evo R lip/TSW Nurburgring carbon

10-19-2009, 09:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	In for the vid. Looks really good so far though! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

10-19-2009, 09:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1764	videos are needed...lol

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