Best exhaust setup for pure power!?
 

Hello everyone tried looking around but couldn't find anything that would answer my question.

Well my question is what is the best exhaust setup for pure power/gains? (cat back exhaust, high flow cats, test pipes, headers.) Now im not asking about sound.. I want to know what is the best setup for the most gains.

My current setup. Stock headers, Berk high flow cats, Stillen cat back exhaust. i don't think this matters but for intake i have the Stillen gen 3's.

What i was thinking Fast Intentions long tube headers and the HKS Hi-Power exhaust.

Is there a better setup out there that will give me more power than what i listed above? ^

Overall goal is to get as much power out of the vq with out getting turbos or supercharger.

youll never get close to the power of a turbo or supercharged Z. To get the most out of an n/a one without changing heads and doing engine work would be: headers, test pipe, exhaust, intakes, intake manifold and tune. that might get you 330whp or so.

Long tube headers, not shorties, motorsport cats (100-cell), low restriction cat-back, cold-air intakes and a tune - without opening the engine to go higher in compression and use E85 exclusively, not a lot else to do.

Take a peek at the Z1 400-hp thread as well - they have modified the induction side to optimise gas-flow on the intake side with Stillen intakes.

Search is your friend - I'm surprised you have not found all this already.

lol i know. im just asking what would you guys recommend? which brands? which products give more power over others..

ied like to get all my main components before i go ahead and get a tune..

Well if you want to make more power then you have cats are not the way you want to go. Plus get a lighter exhaust which will just make the car feel better

i know i hear ya. what would you recommend? the setup im thinking is FI LTB and HKS hi-power CBE

The difference in brands is such a small difference in power that you would feel the same result. You're better off just going with the exhaust setup that you think sounds the best.

after reading your comment i went around and listened to a few exhausts and i have to say im torn between the hks hi power exhaust and the motordyne shockwave. i still want to go with FI long tube headers.

Here's a clip of the HKS exhaust with long tube headers on a G coupe. Hope this helps in your decision making.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ey1S1ACcw

PPE headers and motordyne exhaust.

Get those cats out!

No exhaust is the best, just remove the cat and everything behind and you're done, cheapest option too.

supersprint exhaust. scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page
370Z Exhaust.com - Sound clips, photos + places to buy

You can really feel the extra 1hp and 1tq LOL

washer mod

actually. best for power would be ppe headers to a single side 3.5". nobody can argue that. but it will be loud and look ugly lol

There is no one "best" exhaust. The engine is a complicated system and all the parts have to work together. It depends on what other mods you have done or are planning to do.

From a practical standpoint, I have to agree with somewhiteguy that power-wise there's not going to be that much difference so go with what sounds best to your ears. If a few HP here or there is going to make that much difference to you, you need to be testing different setups and collecting your own empirical data.

where did you see the 1 extra hp and torque for the supersprint exhaust? i saw 29.6whp gains and 13.5 wtq

PPE headers Open headers BADASS

oops, i just searched for "super" on the website and I assumed the first one i saw was the exhaust you were talking about. It turns out i saw the Fujitsubo Super Ti Exhaust. I thought you were being sarcastic so I believed that was the one you were talking about lol.

Like to know how they can sell FI exhaust when they built when ordered with a 3 month lead time. Also the GTM exhaust. We all know about the issues going on with them. :icon14:

They dont. Its just a link that takes u to their actual site. U will still have to wait like everyone else

im liking that setup.. my two favorite sounding exhausts are the hks hi power and the motordyne shockwave exhaust.. i looked into the ppe headers and almost 35 Whp that is nuts and just what im looking for.. anyone know the gains of the FI lth???

i was looking into those and they are saying almost 35 Whp thats nuts! its just what im looking for also.

hmm. gets me thinking.. my current setup. gen 3 intakes, stock headers, berk hfc, stillen cbe.
what im looking into. nst pulleys, ppe lth, (either) hks hi power cbe or motordyne shockwave cbe.

the previous owner put on the berk hfc and stillen cbe..

not bad. LTH's yes and the HKS has helmholtz's which actually aid in power so pick a CBE with them instead of inline resonators like FI. also i believe an X pipe is better than a H pipe.

Are these offered with ear plugs?

Nope you'll be forced to enjoy the sound;)

ive moved towards the PPE LTH, also are you saying hks is a bad choice? After listening to numerous exhaust clips im loving the sound of the motordyne shockwave cbe of the hks hi power

That's a good design!! PPE

No, hks has helmholtzs, expensive, but good design.

A helmholtzs is a off branch resonator. If you can afford it, go for it!

im not quite understanding what a helmholtzs is.. what do you mean by off branch? also does ti give more power over others?

What do you think about the motordyne shockwave cbe?

Ti doesn't give you more power. It just lightens your wallet. :icon14:

It's those off to the side resonators you see. Just google image real fast.

oh ok i gotcha..

My Setup. Mod in my Sig

Dude that sounds amazing!. how do you like the ppe lth?? im 98% sure i want to get them!.

guys i still need your help on deciding which exhaust to go with.. Either the HKS hi power cbe or the motordyne shockwave cbe?

Love it. Sounds amazing at WOT on the track.. It's a real PITA install. Talking a tight fit.
Under normal driving its not the loud. You can still carry on a conversation in the car

HKS Hi-power exhaust or nothing! :tup:

FI LTH's, 12" resonators, FI cbe, no cats. :D