I believe they ship them out at the end of the week, it's much easier to have the mail truck stop by once vs everyday. afaik

The cbe with 18" res and HFCs looks like a pretty sweet set up. I have seen a few other systems that neck down to the single pipe at the mid-pipe and thats not for me. True dual on these systems looks pretty awesome. Guess its going on the list that im not making....

#738 is supposed to arrive tomorrow :happydance:

Just got the headers and exhaust installed. And all I can say is WOW!!:yum: Hopefully David and I can ride down to Birmingham one night so you can hear it with the headers.

There's always an excuse to jump in the car and drive! :tup: I installed my Fast Intentions exhaust (SS, 18" resonators) exactly one week ago and I absolutely love it. Every time I start my car, the sound of the exhaust puts a big smile on my face. That deep bass tone is absolutely amazing. Well done F.I. - this exhaust was well worth the wait.

I'm hoping #754 arrives before the 4th of July. Getting anxious...

Are you happy with the sound levels or do you wish you had gone slightly louder with the 12" Res.

When sitting inside the car, the 18" resonator option is actually a lot quieter than I was expecting. All of the youtube videos I watched beforehand made it sound a lot louder than it actually is. Maybe its because I drive a G37 and most of the youtube videos involve a 370Z (different levels of sound dampening material)?

There is a bit of drone around 2000-2500 RPM, but it's tolerable. If I had gone with 12" resonators, I'd be concerned about the drone becoming overbearing. Maybe someone with 12" resonators can chime in on that.

I'm more than happy with my 12" resonators, I have HFC also so I think that makes it a little more louder. But cruising at 65 MPH I notice more the sound of the tires than the exhaust. At low RPMs it's a beast and that's the first reason I got an aftermarket exhaust, so I'm a happy camper...:happydance:

@jburke

I started off placing an order for the 18" cf and after a month of watching vids and reading reviews I called Blake and switched my order to the 12" cf. Still concerned that I would want louder, I came across Huck's videos and it showed that the CF non-res really wasn't too bad inside the cabin and sounded like a beast from the outside so another call to F.I. was made.

I say if you're on the fence just keep doing research until you finally end up going with the non-res LOL jk

Please do not hesitate to give us a call if you have any questions.

Thanks, Tony

We are glad to hear that you are enjoying the exhaust. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to call us.

Thanks, Tony

I don't know exactly what number they are on but I think you might have to wait til after the 4th. I'm 747 and (if im lucky) i think they might build mine sometime next week. Maybe they can crank yours out but I probably wouldn't bet on it.

Your shipping window is 7/4-7/18. We will be shipping right around the 4th.

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Your window is 6/27-7/11. Your system is shipping next week.

Thanks, Tony

If you're getting only the exhaust, non-res'd should honestly be fine for most people. I swear to you guys that when you're cruising down the road at 55-60 it's not really any different than stock. Zilver, my camera actually picked up more volume in the video while I was cruising at 60 than my ears did, in person it's not even as noticeable as it is in the video lol. When you step on it though... :yum:

Now if you're getting headers... OMG. So loud. I love it, but it's not for everyone. When I start my car in the morning to go to work, the pictures in my neighbors house next door vibrate and rattle against the wall.

I actually have a new video of my exhaust that I took at Zdayz that I have to render... I keep forgetting to do that.

What if I plan on going ART pipes? I'm assuming it shouldn't make it louder than the headers since ART pipes are resonated and give it a deeper sound.

To the best of my knowledge resonated TP's will always be quieter than the LTH's. You might want to consider the FI TP's too, I'm a bit biased in my opinion cause I'm a shameless FI whore but I've heard the Ark and the FI's (both resonated) and I think the FI's take it hands down. The Arks sound pretty good, but FI RTP's have zero rasp.


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Quick question, I know there are threads about this, but I still haven't found concrete evidence about what causes the hissing sound in the VQ. I love the way it sounds, but does anybody know what really causes it?

I'm pretty sure the sound you're referring to is the intake... do you hear it when in gear and not on the throttle? That's when I hear a "hiss" that I used to think was a rattle...

I hear it when off the gas, I found this from Tony back in 2009:

"This is a common sound that has been associated dating back to the 2003 VQDE 350Z!

I have heard it more so than not. In my personal opinion it has nothing to do with the flex joints. None of our systems have ever had flex joints. There have been many speculative conclusions and my personal assessment is that it is the exhaust pulsating through the thinner wall aftermarket cats and exhaust systems. The more back pressure you relieve the louder it gets. Ex. we notice it to be more prominent with resonated test pipes than high flow cats. We hear it very little with stock cats and our cat back.

To chalk it up, it has more to do with the way the engines in these specific cars are constructed and the less to do with the type of exhaust system you put on it. Yes, thicker wall tubing will help it dissipate because less of the harmonics will make its way through so naturally you will hear less.

Lastly, out of all the production exhaust systems we manufacture this engine- VQDE, VQHR are the only cars we have ever heard it in!

I hope that this may help somewhat,

Tony"

I was just wondering if someone got to the bottom of the hissing sound...

Hi Tony sir!

What about the shipping window for 761? Thanks!

so what's the wait time on this? i figured id give myself a month or so before i come home to start ordering parts and i'm guessing its closer to 3 months or more right now? :(

I personally would like to run one of these but after hearing about the 3 months turn around time I just cant do it. Only wish there were more 3' exhaust options after going Forced Induction....

What's the rush?

summer, being able to afford something and then having to wait another 3 months, all kinds of reasons.

I have no choice in the matter. I have to wait for GTM's new TT to get to my doorstep. Shipping date on my FI CBE is 9/5 :icon14:

Installed #738 this weekend along with Z1 high flow cats.. so far, it sounds amazing! So much for a radio :rofl2: Apparently I did something wrong during the install, as I get a small rattle at low RPMs. Going to throw it on a lift soon and figure out where that's coming from.

Thanks again to Tony, Blake and the FI crew! :tup:

Made a rolling video to share with you guys..

Beautiful!!


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Personally I started off with just the exhaust with 12"res...then after seeing Hucks video I called up blake and we both agreed and switched my order to CF non-res Exhaust with T.P and honstly I'm Content with this decision :D

Tigers....Why You Do This!?? I'm dying to recieve mine hahaha. Sounds AMAZING!

im debating this. i have art pipes.. and as long as the drone isnt gonna make m ears bleed i like the 'rawer' sound.

Awesome! I'm glad my videos are helping people out. I still think Tony should send me a commission check hahahaha, I've sent him 5 exhaust orders and a test pipe order :tup: or maybe he could just give me credit towards that sweet TT system lol.


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It will definitely be more of a raw sound, but I don't think the front will be too bad in cabin. If I remember right with my headers it was 80-85db inside the car, after the GTmat install in the hatch it went down about 10db. I would imagine that the TP's would be somewhere around there. There will be some drone, but I don't think it will be overbearing. My buddy just got FI TP's, I'll see if I can't do a db reading in his car to get some good numbers.


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Well.. technically you are shaving off Tony's profit because people are converting from 18" -> non-res because of you :rofl2: jkjk :tiphat:

Shhhhh!!


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Huck, that'd be awesome. I want to throw some sort of sound deadening in the hatch area too. road noise is almost too loud to talk over on the freeway sometimes. so you had headers and the non resonated version and drone was bearable huh?

Remember, when I spoke to blake he assured me and other ppl might agree aswell that videos enhance the sound dramatically than what it is in person and I believe you'll only here your tires rolling thab the exhaust itself (its quiet;) )

well then. I guess it's between non-res and 12" now then. hell as long as i can use my hands free calling still, i'll go non-res lol

Let me be clear, the drone is prevalent in my car at 2250-2500 rpm. WITH the GTmat material it's still there, and once in a while people will say that they can't hear me well on the phone. I'm using bluetooth on a Pioneer deck with a mic mounted above my rear view mirror. 90% of my calls are fine though, and I can have the music playing and the sound of the exhaust and still have a normal conversation no problem. If I step on it though... :icon17: Honestly I think you'll be fine, and if not you can always have resonators put in no problem. :tup: