I ordered mine the other day too CBE w/18 resonators and the hfc. You must have called right after I hung up with Tony, Im #599. I feel like a kid on Christmas I'm ready to open my present!!!

When installing the catback, do the bolts need to be torqued to a certain foot pound or just tight?

In case you missed it in my thread, here's my stock vs. FI exhaust video. Thanks to KaienZ34 for swapping mid-pipes with me. :tup: Big thanks to Tony for answering every question I could come up with.

^was the non res too loud? I'm on the fence about resonated cbe vs non. I will be sticking with stock cats and just drop in filters.

Looks like resonated is quiet. I can deal with minor drone.

I'm thinking about switching to non resonated before it ships.

Any input guys/girls?

I never had the non-resonated installed so I can't speak too much to how loud it is but from what Tony told me, it primarily effects cabin noise. It's not going to make a dramatic difference in how loud it is outside of the car.

My long term plan is to go with resonated HFCs and a Stillen G3 so I felt like the non-resonated exhaust would just be too much for me. They sound awesome in the videos I've seen but the over-the-top drone with my target setup and a non-resonated FI would probably start to annoy me after a while.

^Really? Sound is sound. How can you make it quieter in the cabin without making it quieter(is this a word?:)) on the outside(what ppl hear).

Why is Kaizen going non resonated? I am assuming he want more roar on the outside.

Non res is a lot of roar outside lol my friend who lives about 1/2 to 3/4 mile away from me hears me start up and leave my house from his house.

If you've ever heard an exhaust that has a bad drone inside the cabin, you'd know that resonators can make a dramatic difference in how loud it is inside. That's why they're basically right under the center console of the car. That doesn't always translate into a huge difference in how loud it is when it comes out of the tail pipe.

From the Fast Intentions website:

My resonated rattles the inside of my fireplace when I start the car in the morning. It wakes my GF up when I start it every morning and she's on the other side of the house. :)

So if the resonated and non res sound the same on the outside, why would anyone want drone on the inside?

The other side of the house vs 1/2 mile down the road is a big difference.

Am i missing something?

Well, I didn't say it sounded the same. I said "there isn't a dramatic difference". Some people want it as loud as it can get. If that's what you want, get the non-resonated.

Sorry but my GF gets really pissy when she has to sleep a half mile down the road so I don't know if it would wake her at that distance. If she changes her mind, I'll let you know.

1. The other guy said his friend could hear it a half mile away.

2. I said it wakes my GF across the house.

3. Yes, you are missing something. The ability to read and comprehend what you just read.

I didn't mean to offend you. I'm really blunt bordering on rude sometimes. Just trying to make the right decision on my exhaust.

Never heard it in person, just from youtube videos that seem to sound different from vid to vid.

Thanks for your input.

If you want really loud go non res. if you just want a bit more volume over stock and the beautiful FI sound then go res.

Anybody got a update?? Are we in to the 560's yet?

As a wise member told me.

Go 18" if you are going to be changing out the stock cats....i.e. HFC, TP, or LTH.

Go 12" if you are going to keep the stock cats

Go non-res and any combination if you like it LOUD!

Hope that helps:tiphat:

I have 18" with HFC and I think the sound is perfect!

sooo you're saying my non res cbe and non res tp combo is a bit much? lol

To me yes.. to others like you no. If it wasn't my DD I wouldn't mind having it balls to the walls loud.

One of my friends has a 350z with non-res HKS and it is LOUD! I can hear him when he leaves my house miles and miles away. I have ridden in it many times and it's not bad. But I can see having to drive it to work every morning I would get tired of it as I am not a morning person. I guess on the plus side I should be wide awake when I get to the office.

haha mine is my DD and it's probably just as loud as your friends 350. on downshifts with the rev match i can probably wake the dead and at full throttle it sounds sooo mean. i got 8k miles so far with this exhaust and it's amazing since day 1.

It sounds good for sure. I would like to check out a 370 with non-res F.I. just as a comparison. Everyone in my neighborhood hates his car cuz it is so loud so it is probably best I didn't follow suit. I was and still am trying to make it to Z Nats and possibly getting to hear one in person...but may be going to NOPI this year and don't know if I can swing both.

it sounds amazing trust me lol i've been mistaken for a Ferrari based on sound a couple times.

and my neighbors thought they hated me for my Z but i just got a twin trubo'd v8 with 3 foot side exit pipes on it haha it's so loud and throws fire lol but it is in need of tune bad running super rich.

negative, im 556 and mine should be shipping out today or tomorrow. Just a few away from the 560's!

Got my RTP's yesterday to go with the TDX, thanks TONY!!!

:iagree:on the Ferrarri sound. I was told that a few times... :tup:

Now its the waiting game! I have been holding off on exhaust for a while, talked my self out of doing it several times with the 350 and have been looking at this one for a long time. Placed my order today and I am glad I did.

you will not be disappointed. trust me lol i got 9k miles with my F.I. exhaust and loved every one of them. Tony and his guys make the best exhaust on the market hands down

They were really easy to deal with too which is always a plus. Thankfully the wait won't be too bad since I won't be home for a while but I am looking forward to it.

yea their customer service is above and beyond anything i've dealt with as well.

http://i.imgur.com/hjfci.jpg

FYI @ 80 degrees

Mods: F.I. TDX CF 18'' res, F.I. RTP, aFe drop-ins, uprev tune

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Nice number!!:)


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Congrats man! I need to get my Osiris cable and then retune when it's a little cooler out, when I got tuned it was 100.7* in the tuning bay :(


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thanks guys. It was no question in my mind who to get my test pipes from. After the great quality and customer service the first time I had to go with fast intentions again. The guys at Z Car Garage really like Tony's stuff too.

My tracking number showed up today, #556 confirmed ship, will be delivered by thursday!

46 more to go...

Ooh Yeah #558 Shipped!

36 more to go before its my turn. That's a lot of pipes.

#568...only ten away!!!!!!

Sent you a PM!

Same here, my buddies at the shop and the Nissan tech guys were drooling over the welds and the quality of the system. They couldn't stop saying how impressed they were with it. My buddy Keith actually said "I've been installing exhaust for 16 years and this is nicer than any I've ever done. No wonder you paid what you did, it was worth it!"


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are you guys getting your shipment #'s from the PO number on your invoice?

If so I'm closer than I thought :tup: still a ways out, but closer....

your PO is different from your tracking number, your PO should have your order number on it which just tells you where on the list you are. Fast Intentions has UPS send you the tracking number through their automated quantum tracking system and you can follower your exhaust from there after theyve sent it!