Anyone tried this exhaust?
 

new ark system from the looks of it

Ark Design Superflow Exhaust System for Nissan Fairlady 370Z Z34 Twin Outlet | eBay

theres only 1 vid on youtube and it looks like a company vid. not gonna lie, that may be one of the best looking systems out for our cars right now. very purposeful looking

it meets all of the requirements that im looking for..... even the over priced part :/

4 resonators? Seems a bit much. I'm surprised it's as loud as it is in the video. Looks nice but those tips suck. :(

Hmmm....

Not really feeling the tips much

Thats actually a pretty decently priced system

yea i agree!

So odd, to have been around for over a year with nothing posted on here.

Sound and price are pretty good.

That X pipe design is fail-tacular.

better than having a single y pipe

Depends on the application and execution, as always.

im confused as to how?

thats an H pipe design similar to many others on the market

I was going to say the exact same thing.. :confused:

It has TWO 90 degree bends in it, and a relatively sharp bend immediately after the merge.

If I have to explain why that's not good, forget I said anything.

why sooooo many resonators? lol

kinda like litespeed's

http://www.maperformance.com/images/...370zypipe.jpeg


or mines

http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server70....1280.1280.jpg

hp loss would be negligible. probably cleans up sound a little would be my guess

like it would make that big of a difference.......if any

on a 400+hp boosted car maybe. but on our car, not much if any

o wow. so i just noticed, this exhaust isn't "Ark" it's "Ark Design". completely different company.... hmm.....

Well that explains why Ark didn't release these on the forums

Almost seems like a grey market thing.

As a fellow forum user put so eloquently to me in a PM. "Metal is Metal".

I don't like the design of the X pipe (as I said) but ultimately, it's tubing, and it appears to be stainless steel, so go for it, get it modified if you want it changed, you'll still come out ahead.

they have a no questions asked return policy. so how bad could it be lol

No thanks. I'm happy with my true dual, real x pipe, no resonators needed, $425 CBE.

Seems shady using someone's name and charging that price.

Lol exactly. $774 more than others is a bit extreme.

Dumb that the Litespeed Titanium Y-pipe is better design then the SS version....Would make sense to make them the same.....The one you posted in the Titanium y-pipe which is $900.....The one that comes with the SS system or if you purchase the SS Y-pipe you get this thing....

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/019...4x1024.jpg?505

im just not a fan of spending over 1k to get an exhaust of any kind that necks down into a y pipe.....

Looks like a full 2.5" dual CBE to me.

That would be every single exhaust on the market... save for fi.


all an X, Y, or H pipe do is momentarily equalize exhaust pressures in order to increase the scavanging effect. should theoratically improve hp and engine effeciency.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4bisAYp61qiw26m.gif

There are several exhausts that don't transition via a Y pipe...

These are just the easy ones I found..

http://www.invidia-usa.com/_Images/6...65754414_0.jpg
http://images.magnaflow.com/02produc...s/16595_lg.jpg
http://www.berktechnology.com/conten...ts/31/main.jpg
http://www.greddy.com/upload/img/101RS_370Z_d.jpg

and LOL Berk and Invidia are identical. Hilarity.

but all except one have a form of x, h, or y pipe. they all do the same thing

No...

Necking down to a single via a Y pipe is not the same as an H pipe (two pipes with a cross-flow pipe for equalization) or a conservative X pipe design like Fast Intentions or Berk/Invidia.

That said, the Magnaflow solution does reduce total system flow to basically one pipe diameter since the paths actually cross, but even then I don't believe the flow would be as restricted as being reduced to a single cohesive stream. I still wouldn't pick this design for those reasons though.

At any rate, go with what you like, most people don't really dyno test parts or care if they're a few WHP one way or the other, and why should they? Go with what looks or sounds better to you, that's what really matters.

I just like to talk tech, about pretty much everything.

Hey guys, I picked up this exhaust and it just came in yesterday. I will try to get it installed today and do a full review for you guys.

Cool keep us posted! In for a full depth review

heck yea. good review with some pics is a must

Hey guys,

I finally got a chance to install the exhaust. It's a really nice piece. Stock exhaust took a little bit of trickery to remove (had to unbolt rear hangars to get the muffler to drop) and some of the bolts were pretty tough. But the ARK Design exhaust comes with new zinc coated hardware and all new gaskets, so I didn't run into any issues.

The welds are extremely nice and each section bolted up very tight. No clearance issues on the cross-beam like some exhausts have. I will get some some sound clips next week if I get a chance. The exhaust adds a pretty deep sound, not sure how to describe it as I only had stock to compare it to before. But compared to my buddies Stillen exhaust it's much throatier and has as nicer note (at least IMO). But here are some pictures for the time being.
http://i.imgur.com/WEHTkG8l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VJfsSIWl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bBWViAEl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fTaWPr6.jpg?1

hm, it does look really nice. in for some sound clips. nice find

I just bought the ark design cat back exhaust. Should be arriving in the next few days.

I think i might make a proper review on this exhaust since not many people have it.
Also some proper sound clips such as revving, launching, rolling shot etc.

Might get more people interested in this exhaust system after i make the review :)