Uh, no. I think it was a stupid reference to Stillen's age. I'm sure the poster could beat the 3-time Sebring winner on the track! :happydance:

I'll agree to disagree with you as well. Sounds like you have an axe to grind. Nobody else is experiencing problems like you are. Your install of the front lip had to be flawed, or you whacked a parking lot curb.

Funny that every other Stillen lip owner has the same problem, dont know if youve seen my car but a parking lot curb is the last thing Id hit;)

As far as the Viagra thing, it think thats what he meant:hello:

Uh no...SOLISIMO got what I was saying...apparently you don't.

Actually, you're the one with an axe to grind, as you've proven in multiple threads.

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Stillen's headers had fitments issues - might still have as well.
Stillens CBE had fitment issues as well.

Proven gains - really? F.I. seems to be doing alright...better design. In fact, it's such a better design, you see other companies using a similar design for their exhaust...and not Stillen's. What does that say?

Hey if you're a stillen fanboi, by all means spend your money with them and get an inferior product...

ive owned both.

i prefer the "look" of the F.I.

i prefer the motorcycle high pitched sound of the stillen.

i like the weight of the F.I, and the customer service is the best of any company i have purchased from.

the stillen is cheaper.

the fitment of F.I is better, and more adjustable. i did not have any rubbing issues like others had with stillen, though.

seat of the pants cant detect any performance gains between the two.

the F.I has more drone, and can be heard while crusing. the stillen was silent. the stillen is louder at WOT, while the F.I is louder at anything under WOT.

(both were installed with HFC)

no clearance issues with either, and my car is lowered about one inch.

FI all the way.. sure its slightly more expensive.. but its made better fits better sounds better..

Actually what's funny is how many people are on the FI bandwagon over here. Not many of us are strongly recommending the Stillen, but my experience with the Stillen CBE has been nothing short of excellent. Someone from Stillen even called a couple weeks after my purchase to make sure I was satisfied.

Given that the FI thread has thousands of posts in it, I'd say the hype is in the FI bandwagon. Regardless of popularity or support, both exhausts are excellent options. They have different sounds, similar gains, similar prices and both install easily now (the new Stillen exhausts go on in 20 minutes without any special maneuvers). The FI requires cutting the heat shield which is more laborious than the Stillen install. The Stillen won't drone even with HFCs and the FI will drone even without HFCs.

Seems like there is plenty of info for the OP to make a decision now.

Ummm...neither design is all that "new" so no one is stealing anything.
Stillen has a very good design (one flaw which is now fixed)
F.I. went a slightly different route and has been doing very well. Yet proven by many also, that same design F.I. uses is also a turn off because of the a lower clearance.

In the end either exhaust is a great choice, find one you like the sound, get the deal, and buy. :)

Did you read the actual amount of less clearance?

http://www.the370z.com/218349-post1918.html

Less than 3/8"

I don't know about you, but that's not a whole hell of a lot. If you're "slammin" the car, even 3/8" isn't going to make that much difference in the look of the vehicle.

Considering we have around 4-5 inches (not 100% sure as I have yet to measure) to begin with, a nicely lowered car of 1/2 to a full inche with another 3/8 inches gone is going to be add up quickly. If are car was a foot off the ground it would not matter, but we are already very low so every inch can count depending on what you are doing.

Yes it is a non-issue for many and I am very happy to see that, but some see it as a concern for future development of their car.

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I think weve confused this guy even more lol......

You do realize that you'd have scrapped off the chin spoiler before that 3/8" makes a difference, right?