ARK Exhaust vs. Fast Intentions

Neo187H

You guys still haven't recieved them yet even? Jeeze, maybe the weekend after next is a more realistic time frame for the dyno session.

bullet1

I'm sure the FI is a great exhaust and from the vid clips I've heard it sounds very nice as well. And you can definitely hear the ARK exhaust when you want to. Under load it is one of the cleanest exhaust sounds that I've heard. And no, a little drone isn't the end of the world, but if I'm just cruising on the highway and would rather hear the radio, my wife, someone one the phone, etc. rather than the exhaust, the ARK fits the bill.

I'm sure you would be completely happy buying either exhaust, it ultimately just depends on which one you end up pulling the trigger on. Both are great, the FI w/ 18" resonators was my second choice.

resopaton

I would rather hear my exhaust over my wife...and she knows it

As far as which exhaust to go with, to each their own. FI offers/offered free installation and for those located somewhat close to them it was a no brainer. As far as Ark, they are located on the East coast, Jersey area I believe. I personally will eventually have the FI CBE installed, might use it as an excuse to drive to Cali and put some miles on my car.

Zsteve

rep for that my man.

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TonyBPD

ARK is not in Jersey but we rep it hard!

resopaton

My bad, thought I read somewhere in the forum that they were in Jersey

efuseakay

Then you don't need an exhaust at all! Remove the headers too!

zrider

im really stuck between these two systems as well. Im going to be placing an order soon but just cant decide between the two. i wish there were more videos of the ark exhaust because from the ones ive seen i cant really tell how it sounds

fullmonty

If you think it good in the videos it sounds 10x better in real life

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gaveup

I don't understand why everyone is so up in arms about dyno numbers on an exhaust. How much more can one exhaust make over another? Seriously? Not to mention how easy it is to exaggerate gains on a dyno and have people just eat it up. I've seen it, done it and have watched people on other forums go crazy over gains that were basically lies. The common answer from the manufacturer, "Dynos vary so much depending on location and type of dyno. It's completely possible you may see smaller gains based on these facts". It's a larger diameter bent pipe with a muffler/resonator. That's it. Neither have crazy 90 degree bends and both seem to have a decently unobstructed flow path.

But myself, I think paying $1000+ for a simple cat back is just stupid to begin with. I've been around plenty of exhaust manufacturers and can honestly say, they are making quite a killing by charging that much. Once the jig is made, it's simple for them to reproduce in house (hopefully they invested in a mandrel bended or have a supplier) or send it out to China, India, Taiwan or where ever to have it reproduced for dirt cheap. Not knocking any or the listed manufacturers products, because I can tell a lot of work went into to both mentioned exhausts and the quality they produce might be worth it to some consumers.

A few friends of mine did a test once on their cars and noticed something weird. One had an Evo IX with the HKS hi power exhaust and the other had one with a cheap as hell Megan Exhaust. They were bored one day at their shop and did a few pulls with the HKS and then swapped the Megan exhaust on the SAME car. You want to know how much more power the HKS made? NONE. They both were within 1-2hp each run. Sure, the HKS is probably constructed better and may outlast the megan, but really how many people are going to keep their cars long enough to really find out?

It should boil down to sound. Which one you think SOUNDS better and more livable for you. Personally, from what I have heard, the ARK exhaust takes the cake for me.

Joseph B

When I get an exhaust I will be getting which one sounds the best for the best price with the shortest wait time. The ARK's do look nice. Nice price as well.

TeamARK

We actually set aside 2 days for organizing the warehouse before it ships. We will get these out as soon as we can

Alex

Zsteve

Since your not a vendor are you offering a special discount off the price to help intice us?

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blue660r01

Shouldnt be advertising on here unless you're a paying sponsor

Neo187H

Is everyone going to jump down the man's throat now? Hes been posting here for months now about the exhaust and has had no issues, apparently Ark has worked out some sort of deal to be able to post their products.