Another "Which Exhaust?" Thread

[Hammtastic]

Okay, don't point me at the sticky, as I have read through it and still have questions.

First off, I'll start by saying that I am very picky about my exhaust. You might tell me that no exhaust exist and that I will have to settle. Anyway, here it goes.

There are 3 priorities that I am looking for.

Gains
Loudness
Weight

4 things if you count sound, but I will deal with that when I have a couple narrowed down.

Basically I want the most gains, with no droning at interstate speeds, from the lightest exhaust possible. I had previously leaned Stillen for the gains and loudness but read on here that it is heavier than the stock exhaust. Then I leaned towards the Invidia Gemini for the loudness and weight, but read that the gains were not that great. Next was the Tanabe, in which I read the gains were not that great either.

So do I have any options that fit all 3 priorities? If not, which exhaust gets me the closest? These priorities are listed from highest priority to lowest.

I would ultimately like to go with HFCs or TPs so I hope that doesn't kill any viable options when it comes to drone. Please let me know if I have unrealistic expectations.


Thanks in advance!

[cooltoy]

See sticky above.

[Joey o]

Our cars don't have much sound proofing, and the mufflers sit right under our hatch so you hear the exhaust a lot. That said I have an 18" resonated fi cbe only. And it's hard to have a convo in the car. I'm thinking about sound deadening. the exhaust sounds sick tho, only bothers me when the wife is in the car.

[Hammtastic]

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

[370Ztune]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

What about Amuse? 19lbs all titanium.

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by cooltoy

See sticky above.

That was a joke. Or do I need to put a smiley at the end of it for you?

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

I'll take that bet.

[DEpointfive0]

Originally Posted by cooltoy

I'll take that bet.

Fúck, I'll take that bet too

[6MT-Z34]

Guess it also depends on your budget

[Hammtastic]

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.

[Tadpole]

YouTube the sound you are looking for and go from there. You will hear all aftermarket exhaust systems inside your car regardless of choice.

[6MT-Z34]

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

[6MT-Z34]

The sound on the meischeter exotic like

[cooltoy]

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

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.

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by Joey o

Our cars don't have much sound proofing, and the mufflers sit right under our hatch so you hear the exhaust a lot. That said I have an 18" resonated fi cbe only. And it's hard to have a convo in the car. I'm thinking about sound deadening. the exhaust sounds sick tho, only bothers me when the wife is in the car.

how deaf are you?

18" resonators and im guessing no HFC or TP and you cant carry a convo?

me and the fiance carry on a conversation fine at highway speeds with a FI straight pipe set up.

only time i cant hear her is when i go full throttle. typically thats just the conversation ender

Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Thanks Joey, I had pretty much ruled out The FI exhaust due to the loudness.

Cooltoy, I am willing to bet that less than a quarter of your 5000+ posts you actually put thought into or actually read the first couple lines of a post.

dont rule out the FI. it's literally the best exhaust on the market for the Z. period.

everything else is overpriced, less quality, and less gains.