276 installed!
 

UPS dropped off my 18" CFE package yesterday, and I had them put on today. Everything went on without a hitch, only issue was that the left rez is hanging slightly lower than the right, but the tips line up fine, so we let it be. Install took almost exactly an hour, with plenty of chit-chat and storytelling by the mechanic (probably 40 minutes of actual work). Figuring out how to get the car up on the lift without cracking the side skirts was probably the slowest part of the whole thing, ha ha.

Anyway, the exhaust sounds GREAT, and I'm very happy with the purchase. Not sure what people mean when they say there is highway drone, the system really isn't much louder than stock. It has way more bass and sounds awesome, but it's only a bit louder (at least with the 18"). I can definitely feel the HP gain with my "butt dyno", I'm going to have to force myself to chill for the next few days... 0-100 comes a lot faster than it used to.

I'll post some pics over the weekend.

Thanks Tony!

need video with sound please :icon18:

There's a ton of them on youtube, fyi.

the ones in youtube are pretty deep and loud... but you say yours is barely louder than your stock?

I have 18" res, mine are louder than stock

yeah it should be deep and very noticably louder than stock... you can barely hear stock.

It's louder in an amazing way

good... thats the answer im looking for. i ordered the headers and 18" exhaust system. looking forward to hear the difference... i would be highly disappointed if its only slightly louder than stock.

This thread from Triple's should be a good indicator of the exhaust note you'll get Ryan. It sounds great indeed. Only difference he has the Berk HFCs, your setup might be louder since you are going with headers.

FI Exhaust Note 18" Resonators

With headers you're definitely going to be much louder than stock.

I have 12" res with stock cats and the note has settled down after close to 25k miles so far. Maybe I just got used to it but it's not as loud as I remember it being the first time I got it. It's still a really nice tone and the so called drone is not even apparent anymore.

sweet! thanx for the link! very helpful!

expecting the best... cant wait for May to get here :)

Glad to hear that man, Triple's did us a favor with the vids posted. May is definitely going to be a loudly fun month :)

Got my order in! Now the waiting game begins.

OK I take it back that it's not much louder than stock... I talked to the guy who I bought the car from, and he said that he had already popped off one of the resonators that come stock with the car, so mine was already louder than stock. ANYWAY. My point is that the FI w/18" rez isn't a LOUD exhaust. I think it's perfect. Quiet enough to have a conversation over the low rumble in the cabin, and sounds awesome & exotic when you punch it.

Here's some pics!

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...01-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...02-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...06-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...03-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...12-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...15-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...18-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...24-800x600.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/nasht...21-800x600.jpg

Nash,
CB mufflers look sweet!!!
are you running stock cats with the F.I. cbe 18" rez?