Another "Which Exhaust?" Thread

[Hammtastic]

Originally Posted by 6MT-Z34

Love my ART pipes...I'm planning on getting the motordyne exhaust next year to complement it

I've noticed several people getting the ART pipes before an exhaust, why? The ART pipes are just test pipes right?

[Shawa]

Just get AAM's midpipe and short tails, carry on a nice convo until 3.5k, then put your headphones on and scare the **** out of people when you floor it lol.
Seriously tho I've heard good things about AAM's true dual exhaust and I'm sure it's lighter than stock. But from what everyone says FI is the way to go, I might make the switch later on

[6MT-Z34]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

I've noticed several people getting the ART pipes before an exhaust, why? The ART pipes are just test pipes right?

yes, ART Pipes are test pipes but it means Advance Resonated Test Pipes....the reason most ppl go test pipes first, as a few ppl have mentioned it before, the CAT's are the most restrictive part of the exhaust.

What I like about the ART Pipes, one of the test pipes with the highest gains, at low rpms 3k or below it sounds almost like stock which is great for dd but once you push it pas 3.5k it sounds freaking great!! I just need the exhaust to complete it lol

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

I've noticed several people getting the ART pipes before an exhaust, why? The ART pipes are just test pipes right?

They are nicely resonated test pipes that may take advantage of some cleverly sorted harmonics to make a bit more power than regular TP's -- I have seen a few dynos that indicate this.

HOWEVER, they are pretty pricey. If you can pick up a set at a very good deal, I think it's an upgrade from regular resonated TP's.

On the other hand, if you don't care about rasp (and possibly running to the hardware store to find matching nuts and bolts...) and just want power, a set of ebay test pipes is pretty high on the bang-for-the-buck list.