I wanna do this on mine but Im a total noob to car!!!

Mods definitely. I would be lying if I said I wasn't jealous. I totally am, I wish my parents weren't broke as hell and would have bought me a ballin' Z when I was your age. I had to work my *** off to get where I am today :(

I don't think there's anything wrong with that sentiment, but it is a little contradictory with the little wishlist in your sig, don't you think? Per your wishlist, you'd like to get Berk HFCs and a Stillen CBE. Yet here you are saying that there are more important things in life and it's not worth spending your money on mods. So, put the two together, and it means you wish for things that you don't consider worthwhile, right? That seems a little strange to me. If mods aren't worth spending your money on, why wish for them? :confused:

Thanks for catching that! All I needed out of the Z was the sound that it needed. Now I have it and I'm glad I didn't spend 2k+ for it.
Wishing is way different than actually hitting the checkout button in an online store :)
What I wished for was the sound.. not necessarily the items. (Berk+Stillen)

Let some guy do it :) don't let them over charge you though lol.

See because my dad put family first instead of "mods" or any other material things.. He was able to provide his son the car of his dreams.

So what if I ask some random shop to make my exhaust louder and they have no idea what to do. What should I tell them? Like where to add spacers?

Well buy 16 washers.. tell them to put them in between where the muffler bolts up to the rest of the exhaust. Tell them 4 on each bolt. voila.

Gotcha. Makes sense. My Stillen headers are for sale, btw, in case you're interested. I'm guessing you don't want to spend the money, but I figured I'd throw it out there anyway. :bowrofl:

^Nice :)! how much :p

Asking $400 (they go for $579 new or something like that). Here's the For Sale thread, has pics and stuff: http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...d-headers.html

^Sweet :) good luck on the sale!

Print these pics and give them to a mechanic!
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...9/DSC_0202.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...9/DSC_0201.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...9/DSC_0200.jpg

:facepalm:

Thanks for your input. I appreciate it :)

Honestly...I say give credit where credit is due. He most likely knew he was going to get flamed for posting this, but he did it anyway. And quite frankly, I think we can all agree that his car sounds terrific. The fact that he was able to achieve a $1500 sound for $20 means he deserves some kudos, in my opinion.

Hell...I'll even confess that I'm seriously considering trying this "mod" out myself! Is it a ghetto mod? Sure...I guess you could say so. But no one needs to know except me! :icon17:

I'm just giving you hell over the "see the washers?" I thought that was pretty funny. :icon18:

Thanks craniac24! I actually got this idea from "ddharon" here in the forums. All credit goes to him!
Oh and btw craniac24, don't try it unless your system is stock. Phimosis tried it... and this is what it sounds like with a Stillen exhaust.


Oh hahaha! Well, as a fellow noob helping another noob out. These bold letterings and arrow marks really help us a lot!

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Lol @ whoever is putting these tags for this post.

Yea, well, my dad can beat up your dad! So :P!

Actually my dad has been awesome, instead of buying me a new car he's helped me tremendously in working on my older ones. Largely in part to him I am able to turn a wrench on my own car instead of paying people to do stuff, i.e. turning 4 bolts and inserting washers :P.

Back on topic, do you think you can take another pic? I can't really see what the shop did there :D

The shop undid 4 bolts, pulled the joint apart inserted 4 washers onto each of the screws, then bolted the exhaust back together.

Your dad rocks! and I'll try to draw a circle where they put the washers in to space out the muffler so people can see it clearer.

well the $1500 CBE is not just for sound, the main thing was performance and looks and sound. But if sound is all he wanted then it was a good way to do it. Now when he has money he can do that flap mod thingy where he can flip a switch and open a flap at the beginning of the exhaust and get preformance and sound.

Has anyone done that mod yet of the 370Z?

Thanks OP for taking your time and took those pictures !! Is it gonna do any damage in the long run having a gap there??

I would love to make my exhaust sound a bit louder too and don't really need power gain since 332hp is enough for me.

BTW - where do I get those spacers ? sorry I just wanna make sure I buy the right parts !!

Hey no problem! I'm in the exact same page as you. The Z from the factory is pretty nice :)! This mod really does make it sound great! It's deep, it burbles when you shift, and it dribbles once you pass 3k rpm. For my taste, it can be louder! :D
Ahh just go to NAPA auto parts tell them to check out the bolt @ the muffler and ask them what size washer would fit there. Get the best quaity if you can :)

As of the risk of running this in the long run.. I am not sure. So do this at your own risk. However, I can tell you I am 0% worried about it. Fumes are not a big deal. (some of the exhaust still goes through the muffler. The higher your RPM the more the exhaust flows through the muffler.)

They are just washers. No damage will be done

First of all, great post, the sound is awesome and it's basically something I would consider doing myself :tup:

However:

what if water or dirt gets in the gap and builds up in the pipe? :eek:

Just wondering, what made you decide on 4 washers instead of 2? Would it sound any different?

:confused:

I was wondering this too, most likely the gases have enough pressure to keep most things out, but I'm worried about a little mud getting in there with the rainy season coming up...

^Check on it every now and then. Rev it every now and then XD
I honestly am not concerned because the gap is little.

@alphaqb: I got this idea from ddharon. Since he used 4 washers, I used 4 washers :D, but you can experiment and see if 2 washers will sound any different. I would say that would be quieter since the gap will be smaller and the exhaust will flow through the muffler more.

Thanks, I'm gonna try it with 2 this weekend!

^Cool! Please post a vid also :D

Any thoughts on the Nismo upgraded exhaust? New to the Forum but not to the Z
Had a Datsun 240Z, Nissan 300Z, 350Z and now the 370Z......thanks michael

Not worth the bother. Much better CBEs out there if you're looking for real gains.

MichaelM: The Nismo exhaust is a waste of money.

Why is everyone flamming the OP about how he got the car? His thread is about a cheap tweak to MOD on a budget. It doesn't matter if a parent bought the Z for you, or you bought it with your own money, hell you could have collected pennies off the street, but in the end we have all ended up with the same amazing car.

OP, nice find, I have read about deleting which would leave the car with nothing out the back, but this is a nice stealth way of doing that while still maintaining the stock look. Thanks for posting! I will definitely mention this to friends who are in the same boat as you!

Where do you see the OP getting flamed for how he got the car?

They call Carbon Monoxide the "silent killer" :tup:

Just did mine..Sounds great!:tup: I used three 7/16 washers. This will hold me over till I decide on the exhuast to get.