My Invidia Gemini Catback Installed
 

I had the Gemini exhaust installed for just over a week now and now I just thought that I'd show off my newly installed Invidia Gemini cat back exhaust. Bought it from a vendor on here for a great price.

My short review on it is that it's a very mellow exhaust with no drone or rasp. Great for staying off the radar during normal daily commute. When you get on it though, it screams. I have stock cats and the only other modification is the K&N drop in filters.

I went with the single layer titanium tips. I just didn't like the dual layer tips. This is a new batch, I believe, because the tips do not stick out as much as the others that I've seen. I just love the burnt tips with the Monterey Blue.

Highway driving is quiet. Sometimes, I would forget that I had an after market exhaust installed. But once you down shift, you will be reminded that you got some grunt in the rear.

Great exhaust from Invidia. Fitment is superb. No issues, rattling, or clanking were encountered. Bolted right up nicely. Did the install by myself in my garage with jack stands. Very easy bolt on mod.

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The big box on delivery day
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Box specs
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Whats inside the box
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Laid out
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Muffler section
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Stock catback uninstalled
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Invidia Gemini catback getting ready to go in
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Installed...whew
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Here is my short YouTube video.

I got the same exhaust and love it too.

:tup: great exhaust!


Sound is really perfect-- just a little extra grunt from like 2-4k, not obnoxious though.

not so loud but is good exhaust .....

One word....stealth...

Had one of these when they first came out, good pipe, ran it with TP's and it was loud
;-) nice choice.
Make sure you double check the tip clamps a couple weeks in and maybe locktight em.

Kastley did you hear any Nasty raspyness using this exhaust with test pipes? Or was it nice and clean.. Also did you hear the infamous hissing on deceleration with the exhaust and test pipe setup?

Actually with the Gemini I had very little hiss at all, it was pretty clean, some videos are on here some where, if u can not find I can re post but dont want to whoare them out in loads of other peoples threads ;-0

Yea I'd like to hear it. I hate the hissing noise. I'm guessing it's less his cause the resonators are before the x pipe

I don't hear the hissing on my exhaust, but maybe I just gotta listen closer.

I can only comment regarding resonated test pipes: the hiss is barely there at all, no one notices.

That little resonated pre X does a good job. Heres standard TP's with IGCBE
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Yea with the fi exhaust and headers it's extremely extremely noticeable and I hate the way the hissing sounds. I may want to try going with the invidia catback and just selling the fi exhaust.

I hear ya man, I ran the FI X pipe and had the same issues

how loud do you think the invidia exhaust is compared to the FI exhaust with 18" resonators. keep in mind I have FI headers too.

I cant really compare, I did not have the FI full system just the X pipe sections, with TP's though it was pretty loud, nice, but resonably loud.

Ok thanks. I placed the order we will see what happens. Hopefully with the invidia exhaust there is little to no hiss and I hope it sounds good.

Daishi, are you unhappy with your FI Catback? I would imagine it is pretty loud with the long tube headers.

Really? I have the 12" with stock cats, and the hiss is pretty noticable when I let off in low RPMs...but I do not mind it one bit. I even kinda like it; makes the car sound raw :tup: Tell us how you like the new exhaust compared to the F.I. Oh, and I will also be getting the FI RTPs installed too, so I'm assuming the hiss will get even louder?

Sure u will be good man, like before I ran my IGCBE with Cheapo test pipes that rasped on the stocker , nice rumble when going to full INV.

Be simular to my videos I would guess

It's loud but not too bad.the hiss is loud and annoying and it sounds like the hiss comes directly from the xpipe. Makes thr car sound cheap and broken.

Gotcha. I'm running stock cats and manifold, and there is a very slight hiss. I'm sure the headers exaggerate it.

In for your impressions of the new system vs. the FI CBE with your setup.:tup:

Exhaust has been installed and has reduced the hissing to basically nothing. Exhaust has little to no drone in the cabin.

so you are happy with the setup now...:tup:

Yup, dont get me wrong the fast intentions exhaust is a great setup, very free flowing sounds great but personaly i didnt like the hissing the exhaust made with the long tube headers setup. With a HFC setup or stock cats im sure it sounds great and you wouldnt even notice it but catless with headers I wasnt a fan.

So basically now you are running with LTH and invidia exhaust? if im wrong, correct me:tup:

Thats correct.

Nice man


Installed...whew
http://www.the370z.com/members/tongm...-installed.jpg

Here is my short YouTube video.

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nice exhaust, I am ruuning ART pipes with this cant notice the hiss

Overall Invida + motordyne ART pipes are less louder then my previous FI with 18"resonator.