Y pipe

njustidokite

K cause, I herd what they sound like on youtube and I thought it didn't sound to much different with these pipes just deeper and louder.



Thanks again for the responses guys.

TypeOne

I have...

Surewin Y pipe
muffler deletes
stock everything else...

I think my car sounds better than some cars that have full cat -backs. I don't have a cat-back simply because I haven't heard one in person that sounds better. I would LOVE to change setups mainly for the power increase, but I know once I change out my cats to test pipes, or go to a new mid pipe, I'm going to loose my sound.

I'll post another sound clip of what it sounds like... I love it.

This is what it sounded like before I added the Y pipe.

njustidokite

Hey yea that does sound good. Do u feel it pull a little harder with the y and the muffler deleted?

TypeOne

I could feel a difference with the Ypipe for sure. Once I put the intakes on it realllyyyy woke the car up.

I think I'm going to get the Top Speed cat back... since I already have the Y pipe, I'm ready for a little more power. I don't like the way it looks so I'll likely just paint it black.

XwChriswX

Just my

If I'm gonna spend $30k+ for a car... I'm not gonna look for parts for it on ebay...

That being said, if you're looking to change the tone, and gain some power then go for a full CBE and save for it. You'll be much happier in the end with the gains in both sound/power you get.

If you go the route you're talking now, yes the sound will be different and a lot raspier. However on the performance side of the house, anything you do to the front end to allow it to flow better you will negate with the stock system. If you put in test pipes you're still gonna have the same bottleneck in the Y pipe. If you replace the Y pipe you'll still have a bottleneck in the muffler. Either way all of the 'improved flow' you gained will still eventually get stopped and you'll lose performance at the expense of rasp. Not exactly what I think you're going for.

All in all there are several different CBE's out there to choose from, and each have their pro's/con's and are in a wide expense bracket. Surely one from a good name at a slightly higher premium will give you what you're looking for without any negative side effect.

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TypeOne

Not sure who that directed towards, but I can think of many expensive a$$ CBEs that sound like a$$.

There are only a few that DON'T sound like complete crap and still give great gains. In the grand scheme of things, I'm with you on spending money on the right parts the first time.

Besides, most exhausts come from and/or made all in the same place overseas anyway. :-X

XwChriswX

Type, it wasn't Directed at anyone. Just kind of an overall statement. Sorry if anyone too personal offense to it.

I agree there are some overly expensive ones in my opinion that do sound like garbage. The happy medium is usually the best bang/$$

LoL I would agree with that on most of the big named exhausts. But I can say for certain I know exactly where and WHO made my exhaust cause I watched them build them.

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AlphaSnacks

The biggest bottleneck of the 370Z exhaust is the CATs and that awful Y-pipe. Everything past the Y-pipe is actually pretty decent, since it opens up to a true-dual and just flows straight out.

The 370Z is unlike the 350Z, which had a heavily restricted exhaust all the way back.

XwChriswX

Just because its a 'true dual' when you have a Y pipe... which doesn't make sense anyways, but still... If you've seen the inside of the muffler, there are a lot of bends. Not to mention its heavy. Cat's are going to be a bottleneck on any car... I figured that was a given so it was ommitted. And have you seen the inner diameter of the Y pipe? It's TINY!!!

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