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ssmoked 05-13-2013 04:07 PM

I did the spacer mod to the exhaust....
 
.... And it sounds awesome!! The best 14$ I have ever spent for sound!

I was thinking about AMS shorty for my Z and came across a thread about putting a few spacers where the exhaust attaches to the mid section, decided to give it a shot since a few ppl did it and it sounds great.

Had a shop removing the rusted bolts and install the washers, and was laughed at when I told them what I want to be done. Well, I had the last laugh when both of their jaws dropped after hearing the sound!

I later went to discount tire and the gm thought I had FI exhaust first. He had to look under the hood to confirm it was only $4 washers lol

I know how some members might feel and say about it. But I can care less bc I am happy. Just to share with you guys if you are not loaded and wants to wake up the Z!

nepali 05-13-2013 04:13 PM

If you are happy then that's all that matters. Enjoy! :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssmoked (Post 2313921)
.... And it sounds awesome!! The best 14$ I have ever spent for sound!

I was thinking about AMS shorty for my Z and came across a thread about putting a few spacers where the exhaust attaches to the mid section, decided to give it a shot since a few ppl did it and it sounds great.

Had a shop removing the rusted bolts and install the washers, and was laughed at when I told them what I want to be done. Well, I had the last laugh when both of their jaws dropped after hearing the sound!

I later went to discount tire and the gm thought I had FI exhaust first. He had to look under the hood to confirm it was only $4 washers lol

I know how some members might feel and say about it. But I can care less bc I am happy. Just to share with you guys if you are not loaded and wants to wake up the Z!


kenchan 05-13-2013 04:13 PM

wow, $14 for a few washers? :eekdance:

Dsevast 05-13-2013 04:13 PM

I am glad you like the way it sounds... I have read about a couple of people doing this to their cars, and it just seems odd to me. It just reminds me of working on older rusty cars with holes in the exhaust pipes and trying to find them in order to patch them up. I would not want that on my pretty Z. But again to each their own.

ssmoked 05-13-2013 04:28 PM

$4.06 exactly for 16 spacers and 10$ for the shop to install them.

There are no holes and it can be put back to normal in 5 min.

And cosmetically, you couldn't tell a difference except now my car sounds like I have FI exhaust system

kenchan 05-13-2013 04:30 PM

at least you live in a warm climate. in my area (snow belt state), our early and late driving season is pretty chilly and that means we get steam from the exhaust until engine is warm.

looks weird when you got steam coming form UNDER the car..

SmokeEater27 05-13-2013 04:42 PM

If you dont mind me asking, do you get drone of any sorts at higher rpms? because i thought about doing the same but havent heard anyones exhaust who has done this mod, and last thing i want is to sound like a beater Honda driving past, especially here in orlando lol.

JARblue 05-13-2013 04:43 PM

I love that people are still doing this mod :icon17:

Best poor man's mod ever :tup:

ssmoked 05-13-2013 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeEater27 (Post 2313999)
If you dont mind me asking, do you get drone of any sorts at higher rpms? because i thought about doing the same but havent heard anyones exhaust who has done this mod, and last thing i want is to sound like a beater Honda driving past, especially here in orlando lol.

I am in Orlando too!

Actually the higher rpm you hit, the more engine sound you hear, thus the sound from the exhaust weaken. No drone whatsoever

ssmoked 05-13-2013 05:03 PM

I wish that I have a convertable right now. The sound is epic for the price and its so hot outside

onzedge 05-13-2013 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2313932)
wow, $14 for a few washers? :eekdance:

Pay no attention to Mr. Kenchan. His pathology is such that he needs to poke fun a people he deems less intelligent or enlightened than he fancies himself.

MJB 05-13-2013 06:37 PM

Ok, sorry what is this mod he is talking about? Is it the one where you intentionally create an exhaust leak? Aren't you losing power?

kenchan 05-13-2013 06:41 PM

Yep

Not sure about losing power.

ssmoked 05-13-2013 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB (Post 2314134)
Ok, sorry what is this mod he is talking about? Is it the one where you intentionally create an exhaust leak? Aren't you losing power?

Yep. And according to my butt dyno, there is no loss :driving:

Ziggyman 05-13-2013 07:05 PM

Enjoy. I threw cherry bombs on a 71 Ford pickup and loved the sound. It sounded fast at least.

JARblue 05-13-2013 07:13 PM

You likely lose a little on the low end because of the loss of back pressure

chrischhorn 05-13-2013 07:17 PM

Low end torque is probably be lost due to lack of back pressure. How much is unknown. Plus just theoretical. Top end would probably be the same if not a bit more. I just don't like all the drone in cabin since it all resonates under the car.

///PureSwank 05-13-2013 07:29 PM

Don't you lose torque. That would affect back pressure

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ssmoked 05-13-2013 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ///PureSwank (Post 2314207)
Don't you lose torque. That would affect back pressure

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adding only an aftermarket exhaust would cause loss of torque down low and add hp up top also theoretically ... so whats the difference with the spacers mod i did?

twofour1 05-14-2013 12:48 AM

this is interesting, any noticeable fumes or rasp?

Can you share a video or sound clip?

danelonson 05-14-2013 04:03 PM

I've been really tempted to do this mod but something tells me not to do it. I purchased the washers about 6 months ago but then decided to leave the car as is. Now that I read this thread, I'm thinking about it again. DAMN!:confused:

///PureSwank 05-14-2013 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by danelonson (Post 2315746)
I've been really tempted to do this mod but something tells me not to do it. I purchased the washers about 6 months ago but then decided to leave the car as is. Now that I read this thread, I'm thinking about it again. DAMN!:confused:

Just do cutouts bro. If you do them electric youbcan shut em any time you want. About 70 $ a pipe

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6spd 05-14-2013 04:15 PM

I did this for a few days to show my Fiancee about how loud the car was before I ditched my aftermarket exhaust in favor of the S-Tune. Sounds great no doubt, and its cheap. The stock tips look great so if you don't have the $$ to get an aftermarket exhaust, there is no shame in doing this mod.

ssmoked 05-14-2013 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by danelonson (Post 2315746)
I've been really tempted to do this mod but something tells me not to do it. I purchased the washers about 6 months ago but then decided to leave the car as is. Now that I read this thread, I'm thinking about it again. DAMN!:confused:

just do it. if you dont like it, put it back within 5min. there is definitely no shame in it on the appearance as there are no difference from stock.

i am completely happy with it as the sound is awesome and no rasp at all. it definitely attracts extra attention and more complements on top of a regular sexy Z :yum:

mantella87 05-14-2013 06:02 PM

Shouldn't it be called, "the exhaust leak mod"?

danelonson 05-15-2013 05:54 AM

How many washers are usually used for this mod?

JARblue 05-15-2013 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by danelonson (Post 2316503)
How many washers are usually used for this mod?

http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...tml#post511212

G37Sam 05-15-2013 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssmoked (Post 2313965)
$4.06 exactly for 16 spacers and 10$ for the shop to install them.

There are no holes and it can be put back to normal in 5 min.

And cosmetically, you couldn't tell a difference except now my car sounds like I have FI exhaust system

You created an exhaust leak in your pipes and you're claiming it sounds like an FI exhaust?

JARblue 05-15-2013 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by G37Sam (Post 2316540)
You created an exhaust leak in your pipes and you're claiming it sounds like an FI exhaust?

Hope springs eternal

///PureSwank 05-15-2013 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by G37Sam (Post 2316540)
You created an exhaust leak in your pipes and you're claiming it sounds like an FI exhaust?

He meant an F1 exhaust....

JARblue 05-15-2013 07:09 AM

Regardless of whether he meant Fast Intentions, Forced Induction, or Formula 1, to compare the washer mod to any of these is blasphemous...

///PureSwank 05-15-2013 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2316559)
Regardless of whether he meant Fast Intentions, Forced Induction, or Formula 1, to compare the washer mod to any of these is blasphemous...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/hpvuu5MfaSk

For 14 bucks lol

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JARblue 05-15-2013 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ///PureSwank (Post 2316561)
For 14 bucks lol

What a deal!!! :icon17:

Great video btw :yum:

Romulus1 05-15-2013 09:44 AM

Test pipes are a great inexpensive way to bring the factory exhaust alive and your not creating an exhaust leak, just another thought

JARblue 05-15-2013 09:46 AM

:iagree:

G37Sam 05-15-2013 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///PureSwank (Post 2316561)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/hpvuu5MfaSk

For 14 bucks lol

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Awesome video! Can you please ask the F1 engineers how many washers they used on their F1 cars? lol

SouthArk370Z 05-15-2013 12:22 PM

I gotta admit, when I first heard about this mod I thought it was possibly the finest example of Redneck Engineering ever. But I've been wanting a little bit more sound so I called my favorite muffler shop to see how much it would cost for him to do it (I don't have ramps, yet, and didn't want to crawl under the car to DIY). After much laughing and asking several times if I was sure I wanted to do it, he said "Twenty bucks and that includes the washers." I thought "What the heck. We'll crank it up while it's still on the rack and put it back to normal if I don't like it."

I only had one washer put in but it sounds MUCH better. Very little difference at idle; just enough sound when the RPMs come up. Plus it's a little "throatier." Sounds very nice when downshifting.

The only concern I have is that there are some soft suspension parts nearby. If I decide to leave the washers in, I think some sort of shield/deflector will be in order.

mantella87 05-15-2013 05:48 PM

This thread is cracking me up. No offense, OP. The F1 exhaust and exhaust leak comments made my day.

ssmoked 05-15-2013 07:56 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBTnd7LN-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQefoM1UD9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZTUiPH332c

ssmoked 05-15-2013 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mantella87 (Post 2317562)
This thread is cracking me up. No offense, OP. The F1 exhaust and exhaust leak comments made my day.

So, you are saying the videos of the nismo and wrx sound bad??

I like to be blunt in life, but i think some members are just :icon23: hurt bc they spent over 1000 for their setup (for hp and sound...blah blah blah) and we spent $14.04 for sound :p


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