What's is the FI exhaust the most popular on this board?

[Push370zzz]

Originally Posted by xbigb4ller69z

I don't get it. looks wise, it looks like huge fart cans. It def takes the stock/sleeper look way out of the picture. It kinda looks ricy to some degree. What's so special about it? you have competitors such as BERK, STILLEN that keep the stock look, while adding performance and better sound.

I guess I'm missing something... perhaps, preference? is there something negative about stillen or berk that I'm not aware of? please share with me.


Thank you!

Well I would have to say, bigballer 69z that its not really a ricey thing since it adds a considerable amount of power throughout the band...but either way from what I have read it sounds incredible, is fairly priced, lightweight, and looks neat. It also has a steamer to make rice on the fly.

[shumby]

RCZ with another negative comment. If it ain't on his car it must be crap.

[dlmartin81]

such a negasaurus

[tsolin01]

I'm a newbie to Zs in general and haven't heard of F.I. before so when I was looking for an exhaust to get I looked at all the ones out there. The sound clip videos aren't really good indicators of how these things sound so you can't really go by that. Sound is also very subjective. What wasn't subjective though was the quality and all the satisfied customers. The price is also very affordable compared to others out there. I can't see myself spending over $2k just for an exhaust so that factored into it.

Good price, good quality, good sound, good gains... no surprise why it's so popular.

And carbon fiber might seem tacky to some but in this case it's actually functional with weight savings. It's also an option so it's not like you have to get it if you don't want it.

[370Z JT]

I like FI as well but adding CF and 18" resonator option, then state sales tax...gets real pricey!

[dlmartin81]

Funny how the topic/thread started (xbigb4ller69z) never chimed in after his/her initial and only post.

[Slynky]

Originally Posted by dlmartin81

Funny how the topic/thread started (xbigb4ller69z) never chimed in after his/her initial and only post.

[Slynky]

I'm remiss in posting my kudos for the exhaust system since installing mine a few weeks ago. I'll need to get around to that.

But to chime in here, three people have commented on the sound. Two said it sounded like a Porsche they had heard and the third one asked if it was a Borla exhaust. Don't know if that was a good thing or not.

Came out from Kroger to see a guy taking picures of my car and as I walked across the pavement, he squatted and took a pic of the view from the rear. I guess he liked the cans. I sure as hell like the look. I'm NOT so much a fan of sleeper cars. If I have it, I'll flaunt it. But that's just me.

So, besides the HP gains, the perfect fit, I like the sound and the look.

[efuseakay]

FI... Made in the USA by a non-corporation ie. Stillen/Nismo/Magnaflow/Borla etc. That's part of why I like 'em!

[LaSeeno]

Originally Posted by efuseakay

FI... Made in the USA by a non-corporation ie. Stillen/Nismo/Magnaflow/Borla etc. That's part of why I like 'em!

This is actually a very good point. It would be nice to start producing at home like we used to.

[tommyguns]

"Never did make sense why it is so popular, I guess it also has a lot to do with the familiarity of FI to Z owners...I think lots of people got it just because FI makes it..."


So what your saying is that Stillen and Berk don't have the same following as FI if not more so! The reason most got it is because of every other reason that you fail to mention. People don't make a purchase because some company makes it,( are all of us drinking the kool aid, please be real ) otherwise I think there would have been a lot more Stillen and Berk systems sold! We made our purchase's based on more than the name, I for one have never heard of FI before my purchase. But why would I purchase a system that has issues that I won't get into, I've gone down that road before! You people need to face the facts that the FI system is superior to the others in more than one way. Nice job Tony, keep up the good work!

[dlmartin81]

Originally Posted by efuseakay

FI... Made in the USA by a non-corporation ie. Stillen/Nismo/Magnaflow/Borla etc. That's part of why I like 'em!

Good point!

[pty370z]

If I had to make a decision based on just what I would like to have in my Z without considering anything else, I would definitely get the FI CBE.

However, in my country the roads are very crappy and I am planning to lower the car with Eibach Springs at some point. There is not much ground clearance with the FI CBE and this is not something I can deal with. I would be all over this CBE if it wasn't just for this issue. I love how this CBE sounds, looks amazing, saves quite some weight (all the other ones are heavier), etc. So many good reasons to get it. I have no doubt from what I've seen that FI offers a top quality product and amazing customer service.

Next on my list of sound/performance taste is Stillen so I think that will be my choice for the CBE when I finally end up buying one. Currently waiting on the Berk HFC's.

[F.I. Inc.]

Originally Posted by pty370z

If I had to make a decision based on just what I would like to have in my Z without considering anything else, I would definitely get the FI CBE.

However, in my country the roads are very crappy and I am planning to lower the car with Eibach Springs at some point. There is not much ground clearance with the FI CBE and this is not something I can deal with. I would be all over this CBE if it wasn't just for this issue. I love how this CBE sounds, looks amazing, saves quite some weight (all the other ones are heavier), etc. So many good reasons to get it. I have no doubt from what I've seen that FI offers a top quality product and amazing customer service.

Next on my list of sound/performance taste is Stillen so I think that will be my choice for the CBE when I finally end up buying one. Currently waiting on the Berk HFC's.

I want you to keep a few things in mind. At our systems lowest point it is exactly 3/8" lower than stock. We are talking about less than 1/2" of ground clearance being sacrificed. In addition, it's lowest point is in virtually the same location as the lowest point of the stock exhaust system which is directly behind the rear wheels. In every other location, our system is tucked up nice and high. In some places, even higher than the stock exhaust system...

Thanks, Tony

[Caravanshaka]

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc.

I want you to keep a few things in mind. At our systems lowest point it is exactly 3/8" lower than stock. We are talking about less than 1/2" of ground clearance being sacrificed. In addition, it's lowest point is in virtually the same location as the lowest point of the stock exhaust system which is directly behind the rear wheels. In every other location, our system is tucked up nice and high. In some places, even higher than the stock exhaust system...

Thanks, Tony

it's that view from the rear that gives the illusion that it is a lot lower than stock. Since it's the cans being low isntead of pipes, it makes it look a lot worse than it is.