MOTORDYNE ART Pipes - Review

Footloose301 · 08-13-2011, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

It is very unlike that you will see more than 330rwhp out of these cars with full bolt ons. If you do, the dyno is a bit optimistic. If a mustang dyno reads that high, you know that it was either not calibrated properly or was deliberately programmed to read high.

I agree.

339whp/252lbfttq..... Claims "red6spd" on a mustang dyno. That's the highest I've seen here on the forum. Either it's a freak motor, or the dyno isn't calibrated. No way he should be hitting that. Some people only make 10-20hp more with superchargers....

Paskii · 08-17-2011, 12:17 PM

Hi everyone,

Another short review/feedback for the Motordyne ART pipes. First off I would like to thank you Mariella from Motordyne for being so helpful when shipping the product over. Also thank you DjSquall for referring me to Alphawerx to do the install, they were professional and good people to work with. Oh by the way ART pipes is installed onto the stock exhaust, only other MOD is Sprint Booster. I don't have any pics yet will see if Alphawerx have any.

The product: It was packaged well so no issues with the ART pipes, overall I was pleased with the craftmanship. Not to mention its very light compared to the stock cats.

Install: From what I heard it was quite diffcult to remove the bolts, it was rusty and took a bit more time I believe but overall pretty straightfoward. No leaks from what I gather.

Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper. Like Kastley said there is no rasp when pushing the car, there is a slight hiss around 1500-2k RPM.

Performance: Definitely an improve on torque throughout the bands and very likely som gains in hp, didn't dyno the car so I don't any numbers. Overall I'm quite impressed with the ART pipes, seems to have all the benefits of test pipes minus the rasp. I imagine if the ART pipes are bolted with the upcoming Motordyne exhaust it would sound pretty sweet.

Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything? Also I notice that my gauge that displays how much mileage is left until I need to refill changed dramatically. Mileage dropped, not sure why either.

Overall Impression: I had a good run in poker so I had some extra cash to buy this and it was worth it, if anyone is looking to improve the 370z performance should definitely look into this.

Methodical4u · 08-17-2011, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paskii

Hi everyone,

Another short review/feedback for the Motordyne ART pipes. First off I would like to thank you Mariella from Motordyne for being so helpful when shipping the product over. Also thank you DjSquall for referring me to Alphawerx to do the install, they were professional and good people to work with. Oh by the way ART pipes is installed onto the stock exhaust, only other MOD is Sprint Booster. I don't have any pics yet will see if Alphawerx have any.

The product: It was packaged well so no issues with the ART pipes, overall I was pleased with the craftmanship. Not to mention its very light compared to the stock cats.

Install: From what I heard it was quite diffcult to remove the bolts, it was rusty and took a bit more time I believe but overall pretty straightfoward. No leaks from what I gather.

Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper. Like Kastley said there is no rasp when pushing the car, there is a slight hiss around 1500-2k RPM.

Performance: Definitely an improve on torque throughout the bands and very likely som gains in hp, didn't dyno the car so I don't any numbers. Overall I'm quite impressed with the ART pipes, seems to have all the benefits of test pipes minus the rasp. I imagine if the ART pipes are bolted with the upcoming Motordyne exhaust it would sound pretty sweet.

Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything?

Tony has stated that it takes about 1500 miles for the pipes to go through all 3 stages to where the heat and such basically breaks them in. I don't remember what he called the 3... but that is likely part of what you are smelling... also keep in mind these are still test pipes and with them will come a smell more than likely... the exhaust is very open and the cats are not there to catch a lot of the junk that normally they would do.

Thanks for the review... mine come in I think tomorrow or Friday and will go on this week, so i'll have a review as well

Osiris · 08-17-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paskii

Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper.

This concerns me; i'd like my car to have some sound to it. I know Paskii has stock cat back, but is anyone else besides Footloose going to post a video of how it sounds? Looking to hear some more with these pipes and various cat backs.

Paskii · 08-26-2011, 09:47 AM

Hi everyone,

Another short review/feedback for the Motordyne ART pipes. First off I would like to thank you Mariella from Motordyne for being so helpful when shipping the product over. Also thank you DjSquall for referring me to Alphawerx to do the install, they were professional and good people to work with. Oh by the way ART pipes is installed onto the stock exhaust, only other MOD is Sprint Booster. I don't have any pics yet will see if Alphawerx have any.

The product: It was packaged well so no issues with the ART pipes, overall I was pleased with the craftmanship. Not to mention its very light compared to the stock cats.

Install: From what I heard it was quite diffcult to remove the bolts, it was rusty and took a bit more time I believe but overall pretty straightfoward. No leaks from what I gather.

Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper. Like Kastley said there is no rasp when pushing the car, there is a slight hiss around 1500-2k RPM.

Performance: Definitely an improve on torque throughout the bands and very likely som gains in hp, didn't dyno the car so I don't any numbers. Overall I'm quite impressed with the ART pipes, seems to have all the benefits of test pipes minus the rasp. I imagine if the ART pipes are bolted with the upcoming Motordyne exhaust it would sound pretty sweet.
Update: It's not as loud now, sound has deepen and gas mileage has improved from 15L/100KM to 12L/100KM.

Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything? Also I notice that my gauge that displays how much mileage is left until I need to refill changed dramatically. Mileage dropped, not sure why either.
Update: Tony confirmed that the smell is normal. I also did a reset and the mileage gauge is back to normal.

Overall Impression: I had a good run in poker so I had some extra cash to buy this and it was worth it, if anyone is looking to improve the 370z performance should definitely look into this.

37drift · 08-26-2011, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paskii

Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything? Also I notice that my gauge that displays how much mileage is left until I need to refill changed dramatically. Mileage dropped, not sure why either.
Update: Tony confirmed that the smell is normal. I also did a reset and the mileage gauge is back to normal.

That smell is definitely normal. At first, it was a little overbearing to me, but it's not that noticeable after a while. It will become normal. I'm pretty sure that Tony says the upcoming exhaust is possibly going to eliminate the strong smell and rasp. (Correct me if I'm wrong, Tony.)

Try not to worry about the smell. It lets everyone behind you know what's up.

daisuke149 · 08-26-2011, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 37drift

That smell is definitely normal. At first, it was a little overbearing to me, but it's not that noticeable after a while. It will become normal. I'm pretty sure that Tony says the upcoming exhaust is possibly going to eliminate the strong smell and rasp. (Correct me if I'm wrong, Tony.)

Try not to worry about the smell. It lets everyone behind you know what's up.

you can only eliminate the smell by having cats in the path

with his exhaust you can have optional cat in there to eliminate the smell.

daisuke149 · 08-17-2011, 12:29 PM

no the smell you are getting is going to be common from anything without cats and even some low count HFC as well.

There is nothing you can do about that except to perhaps roll your windows up.

I hardly ever get the smell even with my windows down unless the breeze is pushing the exhaust back towards the front.

But otherwise, yeah the sounds pretty awesome aint it!

Motordyne · 08-17-2011, 12:33 PM

Hi Paskii,

Yeah, that's a normal smell from the engine without a catalytic converter. Test pipes or ART pipes will do this. Catalytic converters will be an option incorporated into the Motordyne exhaust so that won't be a problem.

Paskii · 08-17-2011, 02:01 PM

Wooo everyone responded quickly!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Methodical4u

Tony has stated that it takes about 1500 miles for the pipes to go through all 3 stages to where the heat and such basically breaks them in. I don't remember what he called the 3... but that is likely part of what you are smelling... also keep in mind these are still test pipes and with them will come a smell more than likely... the exhaust is very open and the cats are not there to catch a lot of the junk that normally they would do.

Thanks for the review... mine come in I think tomorrow or Friday and will go on this week, so i'll have a review as well

Cool I didn't know you had to drive for 1500 miles to break it in. Your right Tony and Daisuke also confirmed that the smell is normal for ART pipes so no concerns on my end. Nice, I think your going to enjoy this mod

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisuke149

no the smell you are getting is going to be common from anything without cats and even some low count HFC as well.

There is nothing you can do about that except to perhaps roll your windows up.

I hardly ever get the smell even with my windows down unless the breeze is pushing the exhaust back towards the front.

But otherwise, yeah the sounds pretty awesome aint it!

Yeah I have to check if I get the smell with the windows up and if the wind is pushing it from the back, some people like the fumes but I get a headache after awhile and I feel blitz, like I smoked really cheap erbs lol. But yeah the sound is pretty sweet especially when you downshift

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motordyne

Hi Paskii,

Yeah, that's a normal smell from the engine without a catalytic converter. Test pipes or ART pipes will do this. Catalytic converters will be an option incorporated into the Motordyne exhaust so that won't be a problem.

Thanks Tony for confirming whether this is normal or not. It's a good idea to have the cat converters as an option, any updates for the exhaust?

AlphaSnacks · 08-17-2011, 01:45 PM

That smell lets people behind you know what the deal is:

Power, motherf*cker.

fuct · 08-17-2011, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnold K.

That smell lets people behind you know what the deal is:

Power, motherf*cker.

TonyBPD · 08-17-2011, 02:36 PM

I posted earlier about a nasty sound I'm getting from the x-pipe in my ARK cat back. I think I'm gonna get that piece of the exhaust modified and replaced with 2 separate pipes. Thoughts?

G37sHKS · 08-17-2011, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyBPD

I posted earlier about a nasty sound I'm getting from the x-pipe in my ARK cat back. I think I'm gonna get that piece of the exhaust modified and replaced with 2 separate pipes. Thoughts?

Wait for Motordyne Exhaust.

TonyBPD · 08-17-2011, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G37sHKS

Wait for Motordyne Exhaust.

I plan on that but in the mean time that sound has to go!

08-17-2011, 12:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paskii Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, CAN Posts: 198 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z A7 Rep Power: 17	Hi everyone, Another short review/feedback for the Motordyne ART pipes. First off I would like to thank you Mariella from Motordyne for being so helpful when shipping the product over. Also thank you DjSquall for referring me to Alphawerx to do the install, they were professional and good people to work with. Oh by the way ART pipes is installed onto the stock exhaust, only other MOD is Sprint Booster. I don't have any pics yet will see if Alphawerx have any. The product: It was packaged well so no issues with the ART pipes, overall I was pleased with the craftmanship. Not to mention its very light compared to the stock cats. Install: From what I heard it was quite diffcult to remove the bolts, it was rusty and took a bit more time I believe but overall pretty straightfoward. No leaks from what I gather. Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper. Like Kastley said there is no rasp when pushing the car, there is a slight hiss around 1500-2k RPM. Performance: Definitely an improve on torque throughout the bands and very likely som gains in hp, didn't dyno the car so I don't any numbers. Overall I'm quite impressed with the ART pipes, seems to have all the benefits of test pipes minus the rasp. I imagine if the ART pipes are bolted with the upcoming Motordyne exhaust it would sound pretty sweet. Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything? Also I notice that my gauge that displays how much mileage is left until I need to refill changed dramatically. Mileage dropped, not sure why either. Overall Impression: I had a good run in poker so I had some extra cash to buy this and it was worth it, if anyone is looking to improve the 370z performance should definitely look into this. Last edited by Paskii; 08-17-2011 at 12:25 PM.

08-26-2011, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Paskii Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, CAN Posts: 198 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z A7 Rep Power: 17	Update on ART Pipes Hi everyone, Another short review/feedback for the Motordyne ART pipes. First off I would like to thank you Mariella from Motordyne for being so helpful when shipping the product over. Also thank you DjSquall for referring me to Alphawerx to do the install, they were professional and good people to work with. Oh by the way ART pipes is installed onto the stock exhaust, only other MOD is Sprint Booster. I don't have any pics yet will see if Alphawerx have any. The product: It was packaged well so no issues with the ART pipes, overall I was pleased with the craftmanship. Not to mention its very light compared to the stock cats. Install: From what I heard it was quite diffcult to remove the bolts, it was rusty and took a bit more time I believe but overall pretty straightfoward. No leaks from what I gather. Sound: Very little difference between stock when you start the car, its slightly deeper. Like Kastley said there is no rasp when pushing the car, there is a slight hiss around 1500-2k RPM. Performance: Definitely an improve on torque throughout the bands and very likely som gains in hp, didn't dyno the car so I don't any numbers. Overall I'm quite impressed with the ART pipes, seems to have all the benefits of test pipes minus the rasp. I imagine if the ART pipes are bolted with the upcoming Motordyne exhaust it would sound pretty sweet. Update: It's not as loud now, sound has deepen and gas mileage has improved from 15L/100KM to 12L/100KM. Potential Cons: Potential meaning I'm not sure if this problem is due to the product. This is day 2 of having the ART pipes but I noticed some fumes coming from the car, smells similar to gasoline but not sure. Anyone else experiencing this? You smell it when you start up the car and if you are stuck in traffic idling you will notice it as well. Note I didn't reset the BCM or unplug the battery, would that change anything? Also I notice that my gauge that displays how much mileage is left until I need to refill changed dramatically. Mileage dropped, not sure why either. Update: Tony confirmed that the smell is normal. I also did a reset and the mileage gauge is back to normal. Overall Impression: I had a good run in poker so I had some extra cash to buy this and it was worth it, if anyone is looking to improve the 370z performance should definitely look into this.

08-17-2011, 02:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
TonyBPD Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 614 Drives: 2012 VW Golf R Rep Power: 19	I posted earlier about a nasty sound I'm getting from the x-pipe in my ARK cat back. I think I'm gonna get that piece of the exhaust modified and replaced with 2 separate pipes. Thoughts? __________________ Fast Intentions-Stillen-Avant Garde-UpRev-319hp/265tq- Gone but will never be forgotten

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daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 33	no the smell you are getting is going to be common from anything without cats and even some low count HFC as well. There is nothing you can do about that except to perhaps roll your windows up. I hardly ever get the smell even with my windows down unless the breeze is pushing the exhaust back towards the front. But otherwise, yeah the sounds pretty awesome aint it!

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AlphaSnacks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 1,618 Drives: '13 XKR-S, '10 370Z Rep Power: 20	That smell lets people behind you know what the deal is: Power, motherf*cker.