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Originally Posted by cooltoy The best judge is my wife. She used to put her hands on her ears for the cold starts before the break in. Now she says

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Old 10-27-2014, 12:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The best judge is my wife. She used to put her hands on her ears for the cold starts before the break in. Now she says that it is fine.
i'd like to see what she would say about mine lol
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I would say that 18" resonated FI is not that loud. It is a tad louder then the Stillen, but really not that bad.

I was not looking for a loud exhaust and I am pretty happy with the final sound.

I wonder if most of those YouTube videos are taken in the first week of ownership, because it quiets down a lot after a few weeks.

When I first got mine, I was rather unhappy, as it was super loud. I was even considering selling it. But after 2-3 weeks of break in, I would not give it up for any other exhaust. It is quite under normal driving conditions (you can still hear a nice low rumble). It does not interfere with conversation. But when I put my foot down to pass, they know they are being passed.

The best judge is my wife. She used to put her hands on her ears for the cold starts before the break in. Now she says that it is fine.
I am encouraged by this. I put my 18" resonated FI exhaust on Saturday and over the weekend I was thinking it was just too loud to live with long term. But today, Monday, I think it is a little quieter. I assumed I was getting used to the noise but maybe it really is quieter. It is beautiful at higher revs but the deep drone at low rpm medium load bothers me. I keep my Z in the garage and my wife said Saturday it "shakes the house when you start it up". It's funny, when I was younger there was no such thing as too loud.
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I am encouraged by this. I put my 18" resonated FI exhaust on Saturday and over the weekend I was thinking it was just too loud to live with long term. But today, Monday, I think it is a little quieter. I assumed I was getting used to the noise but maybe it really is quieter. It is beautiful at higher revs but the deep drone at low rpm medium load bothers me. I keep my Z in the garage and my wife said Saturday it "shakes the house when you start it up". It's funny, when I was younger there was no such thing as too loud.
Give it a few weeks. It quiets down a lot (at low revs). I also find that the start up is not always the same. Sometimes it is louder then other times. I am trying to pinpoint the reason for it. I think it as to do with ambient temperature of the air (thus the engine during cold starts), but I am not sure yet.
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Guess it also depends on your budget
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Yeah it's a little hard to pick out a joke online with no cues, especially in this day and age of internet wise guys. My apologies.

6MT, budget is not important. I am fully aware I may have to spend some dough to get exactly what I'm looking for.
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YouTube the sound you are looking for and go from there. You will hear all aftermarket exhaust systems inside your car regardless of choice.
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If you want lightest get amuse from 370ztune, or meischeter titanium, (not sure if I wrote it correctly) both are gonna b around $3-4k
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The sound on the meischeter exotic like
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Yeah it's a little hard to pick out a joke online with no cues, especially in this day and age of internet wise guys. My apologies.

6MT, budget is not important. I am fully aware I may have to spend some dough to get exactly what I'm looking for.
No sweat. I thought it be obvious, since you specifically said not to. I guess you'll get used to my sense of humor.

I went through the same quest, as you are going through, a year ago. And I came up with Fast Intensions. No regrets, and over 1000 satisfied customers agree.

FI is lighter then stock, has gains at the top of the spectrum, and is customizable as far as volume of sound by offering several resonator options. It is the only exhaust that offers CF cans which, if chosen, will provide further weight saving. And look great.
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She would tell me to if I had your set up. So would my neighbours.
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She would tell me to if I had your set up. So would my neighbours.
mine absolutely loves my set-up.

she actually got mad at me when i put the mufflers back on for inspection lol
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You should try the hks hi-power. They say it has a low tone until you get on it. No drone, and similar gains to the fi
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You should try the hks hi-power. They say it has a low tone until you get on it. No drone, and similar gains to the fi
.........and double the price.

any exhaust is gonna be "low tone" until you get on it.
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.........and double the price.

any exhaust is gonna be "low tone" until you get on it.
He said price was no object, and I just disagree with your second statement.
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He said price was no object, and I just disagree with your second statement.
even still the HKS isnt that great and why waste the money?

save your money and buy intakes with the money you save going with FI.
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