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Originally Posted by chris410 (Post 470865)

Man...I should get some sort of commission ;-) *cough...my Z needs a wing :ugh2:

BTW...I may have yet another person lined up soon! Sheesh...everyone's going to be running these exhausts soon. :eekdance:

Ernie you won't be disappointed...especially after it burns in a little. It's nice and quiet at cruising speeds yet still loud when I get on the throttle. Perfect!

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Originally Posted by TeamARK (Post 472054)

Send your resume over!!!:tup:

Dual partisanship

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Exhaust was installed today by a local shop, looks good sounds great!

Awesome! Try and post some pics if you can :).

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Originally Posted by DriveLineEric (Post 482666)

Awesome! Try and post some pics if you can :).

Whats funny is, I was uploading them right before you posted!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/rumman/059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/rumman/066-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/rumman/067-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/rumman/068-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/rumman/069-1.jpg

Its hard to line the picture up correctly but the tips stick out the appropriate length, a little further than stock, all parts are spaced evenly. Nothing is off center. I had the system put on by a local shop, and they said it was very easy to put on and ran into no trouble. Took about an hour and a half to take off the old system and put the new one on, it was nice out so I told him to take his time with it, BSed with him, so I'm sure without the interuptions it would of been no longer than an hour. Sound is subject, but I like it and it doesn't sound like a rice burner. I was actually suprised by the volume, I thought it would of been alot quieter. If you are turned off to this exhaust because you think it will be too quiet, trust me it won't be. I have no had it dynoed, however my butt dyno feels an increase in low end torque and much more power midrange. Overall I am very happy with the exhaust. And to those people who say it doesn't line up right, you are eather looking at a hasty install or you need your eyes checked because mine came out fine.

-Edit- Forgot to say I have had 0 issues with clearence. I have had no scraping or rubbing and I've been over some sketchy roads. Also by driveway is very steep and unless I come in and off at an extreme angle my front spoiler scrapes every time. I was concerned that this exhaust would do the the same and no matter how I come in and off it hasn't touched. I was pleasently suprised.

Great review. let me know if you need anything else.

Alex

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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 482676)

Whats funny is, I was uploading them right before you posted!

give it about a week's worth of driving and the sound will actually get deeper and it won't be as loud when you are cruising. The good thing is it will certainly bark when you get on the throttle so it's the perfect combo.

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Originally Posted by TeamARK (Post 472054)

Send your resume over!!!:tup:

No worries...after hearing a lot of other exhausts...the ARK is hands down the best sounding exhaust out there at the moment. So...any friends who want an exhaust I'll recommend it. Keep up the good work! :tup:

1 Left Till backorder!

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Originally Posted by Phimosis (Post 143702)

Just out of curiosity, why does everyone rave about the tone being deeper? Not in the context of this exhaust, but imports in general?

We all know why Americans V8's have a deep sound: big pistons and long stroke.

When you take a small displacement engine and try to make it sound deep it doesn't really add any aural appeal... to me anyways. Taking this concept to an extreme and you get the 1.5 liter Honda Civic with the fart can muffler.

High pitch is sexy cool. Think Lambo and Ferrari. The 370z with the rev limiter reset to 8,000 is a beautiful thing. I wish my exhaust had a higher pitch to make it have a more exotic sound.

Exactly what I was thinking, this is my first import car and trust me from a unbiased view.

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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 482696)

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Overall I am very happy with the exhaust. And to those people who say it doesn't line up right, you are eather looking at a hasty install or you need your eyes checked because mine came out fine.

Your install looks great!
I must've been looking at hasty install and your installer def. paid much attention to alignment and fitments. Maybe it's possible that there exist 'some' discrepancies among a few earlier production units and the newer ones. Whatever the reason may be, they look good!

After having the exhaust on for 2 weeks and driving enough to use up 3/4 a tank of gas the exhaust has gone from kinda loud, to a great comfortable volume. Also what drone was present at the 2k range has all but disappeared. It does as advertised- Is loud when you want it to be, and quiet when you want it to be. It doesn't sound like a rice burner and has a agressive growl to it, a throaty rumble at idle. By far an excellent exhaust, and I am extremely happy with it. Also the people who have heard like how it sounds, guys who drive sedans to trucks to Trans Am's. You will not be disapointed in this exhaust, I can't stress that enough. I also can't belive that it doesn't scrape at all being that it sits low. In a word this is exhaust is great.