Hey Z1. ETA on those headers?

MJB · 05-30-2013, 12:13 PM

I made 324whp with these headers and TPs, with an exhaust leak that I found after I got the car back from the shop. I'm assuming I probably would have made around 330ish if the initial install wouldn't have been screwed up.

I agree with Spohn... What's the point of installing headers with HFCs? Nice free flowing headers only to be choked up at the cat... Don't even mess with aftermarket headers if you go that route. And for the people that are confused, you don't have to run just Z1 brand TPs or HFCs to mate up with these headers... They can be any brand as long as they are for the 350z DE!

Joepro · 05-30-2013, 12:35 PM

that was a quick 5 weeks! I can install myself, so with a tune it will be decent, of I get 20 whp from the headers and tune I say it was worth it!

Jus · 05-30-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SPOHN

I know for a fact. I proved it here along with another forum member named Mike and a couple others. Your exhaust setup will be a factor on how much it helps. Between four of us with all NA breather mods and tune we were pulling between 330 and 349whp. One guy did 326whp on these headers and stock exhaust. My exhaust was to free flowing to get the higher numbers. I had the Greddy.

The sound is perfect. Apt of that again depends on your exhaust. But ultimately it's up to you.

The only thing I'm worried about is noise. I'm running the HKS hi power which I would say is pretty free flowing already together with Berks HFC. I'm hoping to gain a little more noise at lower rpms compared to now and more power of course. Deciding between either F.I long tubes or these Z1 headers with test pipes. Just worried that the test pipes would be too loud cause people are saying they're a LOT louder.

chrischhorn · 05-30-2013, 01:24 PM

if you go LTH, your screwed either way with noise. Shorty with test pipes = a 2 piece LTH. Both will scream and both will be loud. At least with Z1, you can get resonated TP's to bring the noise and rasp down ever so slightly.

DarkJak · 05-30-2013, 01:37 PM

The biggest thing holding me back (other than being short on money until the end of summer), is the volume. I have the Litespeed exhaust, which is already pretty loud. I'm afraid that my whole neighborhood and everyone in my parking garage will want to kill me if I pair that up with these.
Chrischhorn, do people like your setup? Is there a lot of rasp?

chrischhorn · 05-30-2013, 10:35 PM

Rasp is actually fairly minimal but you are right. This bad boy screams at WOT. Cold start idle is pretty loud too but calms down after warmed up. I park in a parking garage and k would probably be safe to assume my neighbors hate me but I also leave every morning at 6 a.m. lol. I'll get you some sound clips tonight or tomorrow morning. Btw, drone is probably medium but bareable. the Resonators on the lite speed exhaust definitely do their job for rasp and most of their drone but its a muffler delete so you can't expect all drone to be gone. I love how the system sounds and I get compliments all the time. Also told surprisingly its not as loud as they expected driving regularly.

370Z JT · 05-30-2013, 11:02 PM

Hey Chris. Is this mod worth it? Is the power bump noticeable? do you know how much power you gained with the TP and headers?

Looking forward to the clips!

Jus · 05-30-2013, 11:33 PM

So I have these Z1 headers together with ART pipes (which should reduce the drone and rasp) coming and should be installed by next Friday. Currently I'm running stock headers with berks HFC and HKS hi power catback. I'll let u guys know how it sounds and if I feel a power diff when everything is said and done

Whats going to be interesting is the setup of ART pipes with HKS hi power as that will give FOUR helmholts resonators. Two at the the test pipes, two at the axle which is actually the same as running a full motordyne exhaust.

DarkJak · 05-31-2013, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Rasp is actually fairly minimal but you are right. This bad boy screams at WOT. Cold start idle is pretty loud too but calms down after warmed up. I park in a parking garage and k would probably be safe to assume my neighbors hate me but I also leave every morning at 6 a.m. lol. I'll get you some sound clips tonight or tomorrow morning. Btw, drone is probably medium but bareable. the Resonators on the lite speed exhaust definitely do their job for rasp and most of their drone but its a muffler delete so you can't expect all drone to be gone. I love how the system sounds and I get compliments all the time. Also told surprisingly its not as loud as they expected driving regularly.

Sound clips would be amazing!

Starting up in the garage must sound pretty beastly then! They're multilevel tunnels essentially.
Sounds like you haven't gotten any formal complaints yet, so that's always a plus

I'll be getting ART pipes, and from your descriptions the headers+test pipes+Litespeed combo sounds great.

chrischhorn · 05-31-2013, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkJak

Sound clips would be amazing!

Starting up in the garage must sound pretty beastly then! They're multilevel tunnels essentially.
Sounds like you haven't gotten any formal complaints yet, so that's always a plus

I'll be getting ART pipes, and from your descriptions the headers+test pipes+Litespeed combo sounds great.

Sorry DarkJak, didn't get a chance to take the car out for vids last night as the wife was.....well being the wife lol. I'll try to get it ASAP. Take a vid on my way to work tomorrow.

DarkJak · 06-01-2013, 03:20 AM

Haha it's alright, everything else in life should come first! I'm just super grateful that you're getting sound clips.

chrischhorn · 06-02-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkJak

Haha it's alright, everything else in life should come first! I'm just super grateful that you're getting sound clips.

Sorry for the long wait but here are some quick shootings. Let me know if You'd like any other sounds clips. Not many places to open up the Z on Oahu lol.

Sorry this one is a WARM start up and a "normal" take off lol.

This one is a 2nd gear pull from 2k to 7k with highway cruising at 65mph with a small downshift and coast at the end.

forza370z · 06-02-2013, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Sorry for the long wait but here are some quick shootings. Let me know if You'd like any other sounds clips. Not many places to open up the Z on Oahu lol.

Sorry this one is a WARM start up and a "normal" take off lol.

This one is a 2nd gear pull from 2k to 7k with highway cruising at 65mph with a small downshift and coast at the end.

Fixed for ya.

And thanks for sharing the videos.

Edit: Dang! Dat LiteSpeed sounds amazing!

MJB · 06-02-2013, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Sorry for the long wait but here are some quick shootings. Let me know if You'd like any other sounds clips. Not many places to open up the Z on Oahu lol.

Sorry this one is a WARM start up and a "normal" take off lol.

This one is a 2nd gear pull from 2k to 7k with highway cruising at 65mph with a small downshift and coast at the end.

Chris, how did you get the tips to extend so far out? Mine sit tucked under the diffuser even after maxing it out on adjustment..

chrischhorn · 06-02-2013, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by forza370z

Fixed for ya.

And thanks for sharing the videos.

Edit: Dang! Dat LiteSpeed sounds amazing!

haha THANKS! I was like

Fail on me for not reading how to post vids lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJB

Chris, how did you get the tips to extend so far out? Mine sit tucked under the diffuser even after maxing it out on adjustment..

Hmm really? This is the driver side that lined up pretty well. Didn't have to adjust much to make it fit the way it is now. My passenger side NOW matches perfectly after getting rewelded to match the heights but it sits identical to driver side now.

05-30-2013, 12:13 PM	#136 (permalink)
MJB A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Age: 40 Posts: 1,498 Drives: a POS truck Rep Power: 495	I made 324whp with these headers and TPs, with an exhaust leak that I found after I got the car back from the shop. I'm assuming I probably would have made around 330ish if the initial install wouldn't have been screwed up. I agree with Spohn... What's the point of installing headers with HFCs? Nice free flowing headers only to be choked up at the cat... Don't even mess with aftermarket headers if you go that route. And for the people that are confused, you don't have to run just Z1 brand TPs or HFCs to mate up with these headers... They can be any brand as long as they are for the 350z DE! forza370z likes this. __________________ 09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around.

05-30-2013, 12:35 PM	#137 (permalink)
Joepro A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Athens ohio Posts: 1,213 Drives: Company car Rep Power: 33	that was a quick 5 weeks! I can install myself, so with a tune it will be decent, of I get 20 whp from the headers and tune I say it was worth it! __________________ Swift\|Koni\|SPC\| FI CBE\|Z1\|Stillen\|Sbend\|Zspeed\|R/T Tuned\|523 whp\|458 tq\|10.5 psi\|SOLD Joepro's Journal\|Joepro's Boosted Performance Build \|Pittsburgh-Western-Pa-Ohio-Wv-Group

05-30-2013, 01:24 PM	#139 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	if you go LTH, your screwed either way with noise. Shorty with test pipes = a 2 piece LTH. Both will scream and both will be loud. At least with Z1, you can get resonated TP's to bring the noise and rasp down ever so slightly. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

05-30-2013, 01:37 PM	#140 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,390 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 13448	The biggest thing holding me back (other than being short on money until the end of summer), is the volume. I have the Litespeed exhaust, which is already pretty loud. I'm afraid that my whole neighborhood and everyone in my parking garage will want to kill me if I pair that up with these. Chrischhorn, do people like your setup? Is there a lot of rasp? __________________ @stupidtoycars \| My track vids 09 7AT\|MCS 2WNR\|Topgunz Rotrex\|Ecutek (Eugene)\|Maxxis RC1\|Titan-7 TS-5\|OSG LSD\|Rear Mount Derale Oil Cooler (WIP)+25 Trans Cooler\|Fismo\|G-LOC R12/R10\|Zeta III L\|NLR Wing and Splitter\|CJM Pan and Fuel Hat\|Radium Surge Tank\|AP Racing CP9668

05-30-2013, 10:35 PM	#141 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	Rasp is actually fairly minimal but you are right. This bad boy screams at WOT. Cold start idle is pretty loud too but calms down after warmed up. I park in a parking garage and k would probably be safe to assume my neighbors hate me but I also leave every morning at 6 a.m. lol. I'll get you some sound clips tonight or tomorrow morning. Btw, drone is probably medium but bareable. the Resonators on the lite speed exhaust definitely do their job for rasp and most of their drone but its a muffler delete so you can't expect all drone to be gone. I love how the system sounds and I get compliments all the time. Also told surprisingly its not as loud as they expected driving regularly. ts-c63 and DarkJak like this. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another.... Last edited by chrischhorn; 05-30-2013 at 10:38 PM.

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370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	Hey Chris. Is this mod worth it? Is the power bump noticeable? do you know how much power you gained with the TP and headers? Looking forward to the clips! __________________ Click for My Journal Top Secret \| EVO-R \| Fujimura Auto \| Shine Auto \| Seibon \| MRWorks \| Swift \| SPC \| SSR \| UpRev \| Project Kics \| NST \| Titek \| Eibach \| Nismo \| Whiteline \| Quaife \| Invidia \| Fly1 \| CF Element \| Carbon Signal

05-30-2013, 11:33 PM	#143 (permalink)
Jus Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 188 Drives: 40th 370z Rep Power: 12	So I have these Z1 headers together with ART pipes (which should reduce the drone and rasp) coming and should be installed by next Friday. Currently I'm running stock headers with berks HFC and HKS hi power catback. I'll let u guys know how it sounds and if I feel a power diff when everything is said and done Whats going to be interesting is the setup of ART pipes with HKS hi power as that will give FOUR helmholts resonators. Two at the the test pipes, two at the axle which is actually the same as running a full motordyne exhaust. DarkJak likes this. Last edited by Jus; 05-30-2013 at 11:37 PM.

06-01-2013, 03:20 AM	#146 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,390 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 13448	Haha it's alright, everything else in life should come first! I'm just super grateful that you're getting sound clips. __________________ @stupidtoycars \| My track vids 09 7AT\|MCS 2WNR\|Topgunz Rotrex\|Ecutek (Eugene)\|Maxxis RC1\|Titan-7 TS-5\|OSG LSD\|Rear Mount Derale Oil Cooler (WIP)+25 Trans Cooler\|Fismo\|G-LOC R12/R10\|Zeta III L\|NLR Wing and Splitter\|CJM Pan and Fuel Hat\|Radium Surge Tank\|AP Racing CP9668

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