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Local shop ran pipes from stock catalytic converters direct to muffler. Sounded awful, really loud and raspy. Put a couple of turbo packs in front of the muffler and improved

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Old 02-15-2012, 09:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Local shop ran pipes from stock catalytic converters direct to muffler. Sounded awful, really loud and raspy. Put a couple of turbo packs in front of the muffler and improved sound 100%. Nice bark when you mash the go pedal and a nice rumble at idle and low throttle. No droning and totally unobtrusive at highway speed cruising. Total cost $870.00.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=157Z9LqyeJw&context=C3c98aeeADOEgsToPDskL4IHf6IMVc EYHL114j_sdj

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Local shop ran pipes from stock catalytic converters direct to muffler. Sounded awful, really loud and raspy. Put a couple of turbo packs in front of the muffler and improved sound 100%. Nice bark when you mash the go pedal and a nice rumble at idle and low throttle. No droning and totally unobtrusive at highway speed cruising. Total cost $870.00.

Should have ran pipes from the cats directly past the muffler and just deleted it completely. That's what I did and it sounds amazing. Strait pipes with the stock muffler = worst rasp ever.
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Should have ran pipes from the cats directly past the muffler and just deleted it completely. That's what I did and it sounds amazing. Strait pipes with the stock muffler = worst rasp ever.
Trying to include a video but having a bit of a problem.

Triple's fixed it for me. Thank you!
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Trying to include a video but having a bit of a problem.

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Hmm..that still sounds pretty raspy. Try taking the muffler off completely and see how you like the sound. If you like it get some AAM shorty pipes Here's the idle on mine. Sorry it's the only video I have and the quality is iphone haha. I'll take some more tomorrow if I remember.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...04678523013730
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Hmm..that still sounds pretty raspy. Try taking the muffler off completely and see how you like the sound. If you like it get some AAM shorty pipes Here's the idle on mine. Sorry it's the only video I have and the quality is iphone haha. I'll take some more tomorrow if I remember.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...04678523013730
Sounds pretty good at idle. I'm surprised it sounds that good with no muffler.
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You're not going to see any major gains because the stock cats are very restrictive, suggest you get a set of hi-flow cats. I did the straight pipes to the muffler setup, it yielded gains but then again I had long tube headers as well. However, it sounded extremely raspy, "tinny," and while it was loud it sounded like a lawnmower on steroids. I would definitely like to hear how it sounds without the muffler, Flush...got any vids?
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You're not going to see any major gains because the stock cats are very restrictive, suggest you get a set of hi-flow cats. I did the straight pipes to the muffler setup, it yielded gains but then again I had long tube headers as well. However, it sounded extremely raspy, "tinny," and while it was loud it sounded like a lawnmower on steroids. I would definitely like to hear how it sounds without the muffler, Flush...got any vids?
All I have is that idle vid I posted. I'll try to get some tomorrow.
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Maybe I'm the only one but I think Zeek's system didn't sound bad at all.. that being said there are a few options for full stainless exhausts around that price that I would have considered first but it def doesn't sound like a bad setup to me.
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The Z is quiet at idle, it sounds bad as you get on it.
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Okay it was freezing balls this morning but I still took a video for you lol It tends to backfire and pop a little when it's cold and hasn't warmed up yet. Sorry for the quality. 2nd video is better.

This is a completely cold start
https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...17137907239746

This is a little warmed up. Make sure to watch in 720p HD
https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...17143450088210
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Okay it was freezing balls this morning but I still took a video for you lol It tends to backfire and pop a little when it's cold and hasn't warmed up yet. Sorry for the quality. 2nd video is better.

This is a completely cold start
https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...17137907239746

This is a little warmed up. Make sure to watch in 720p HD
https://picasaweb.google.com/1098487...17143450088210

URLs didn't work for me. Perhaps because I'm on mobile?
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URLs didn't work for me. Perhaps because I'm on mobile?
Yep it doesn't work on mobile but works fine once I switched to desktop view. Lol that's a very cold start!!
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Yep it doesn't work on mobile but works fine once I switched to desktop view. Lol that's a very cold start!!
I'll upload them to YouTube for you mobile guys. And yeah I literally meant cold start. Lol
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Okay here's the original with just the AAM short tails
AAM short tails 370z - YouTube

Here is the new set-up before the H-pipe. Cold Start.
Cold start 370z AAM Short Tails Exhaust & Resonator Deletes - YouTube

Here is the newest set-up..the video really doesn't do it justice, it's different in person.
370z AAM Shorts tails and custom straight exhaust start up - YouTube
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