theDreamer's Z

theDreamer · 03-09-2010, 09:51 AM

There is a dyno day in Houston coming up which I will be attending, but I have no baseline from this place so it will be more about just seeing where the car is currently. Once the Long tube headers are on the car I will be going back to where I got my baseline which will give a nice comparison for this car.

rednek01 · 03-09-2010, 10:35 AM

The installation was a breeze! If I had a lift I would have had the exhaust on in less than an hour.

The fit and finish is great on the exhaust all the welds look great.

The passenger side tip hung about 1/2" lower than the drivers side when it was all said and done which could be caused by a number of reasons, but we simply put spacers between the drivers side hanger and it lowered the tip enough that they are now even.

As far as the sound it is a huge improvement over stock, but personally I found it still to be way too quiet. Granted I don't want open header loud, but I was expecting a louder exhaust note and wasn't totally impressed with it. I liked it much better when we just played with deleting the muffler.

For those of you getting ready to install your exhaust be prepared to bust a sweat getting the stock nuts loose on the exhaust. I had a ratchet and a piece of pipe to extend the handle and put more torque on the bolts. I even broke a craftsman deep socket on one of the bolts. Use some penetrating stuff like PB blaster to make this process a little easier. and if you have it put some anti-seize on the supplied nuts and bolts to prevent them from sticking in the future.

You will need a deep 14mm socket and if you remove the exhaust hangers a 12mm socket and extensions where necessary.

Remember when putting the new exhaust in get it all bolted together and installed before tightening it down I have always found that makes it much easier than trying to fight something you just tightened down or having to go back and loosen it for that extra bit of movement.

Also you are supplied nuts and bolts for the very front connection (just behind the cats) but rather than trying to get the pressed in studs out of the cat pipe I just reused the stock nuts on this connection.

Hope this helps everyone who has or is getting this exhaust. If there are any install questions feel free to pm me.

03-09-2010, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	There is a dyno day in Houston coming up which I will be attending, but I have no baseline from this place so it will be more about just seeing where the car is currently. Once the Long tube headers are on the car I will be going back to where I got my baseline which will give a nice comparison for this car. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

03-09-2010, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
rednek01 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 352 Drives: Mustang GT Rep Power: 239	The installation was a breeze! If I had a lift I would have had the exhaust on in less than an hour. The fit and finish is great on the exhaust all the welds look great. The passenger side tip hung about 1/2" lower than the drivers side when it was all said and done which could be caused by a number of reasons, but we simply put spacers between the drivers side hanger and it lowered the tip enough that they are now even. As far as the sound it is a huge improvement over stock, but personally I found it still to be way too quiet. Granted I don't want open header loud, but I was expecting a louder exhaust note and wasn't totally impressed with it. I liked it much better when we just played with deleting the muffler. For those of you getting ready to install your exhaust be prepared to bust a sweat getting the stock nuts loose on the exhaust. I had a ratchet and a piece of pipe to extend the handle and put more torque on the bolts. I even broke a craftsman deep socket on one of the bolts. Use some penetrating stuff like PB blaster to make this process a little easier. and if you have it put some anti-seize on the supplied nuts and bolts to prevent them from sticking in the future. You will need a deep 14mm socket and if you remove the exhaust hangers a 12mm socket and extensions where necessary. Remember when putting the new exhaust in get it all bolted together and installed before tightening it down I have always found that makes it much easier than trying to fight something you just tightened down or having to go back and loosen it for that extra bit of movement. Also you are supplied nuts and bolts for the very front connection (just behind the cats) but rather than trying to get the pressed in studs out of the cat pipe I just reused the stock nuts on this connection. Hope this helps everyone who has or is getting this exhaust. If there are any install questions feel free to pm me. __________________ Project オレンジ 2009 (FUGLY) Grabber Orange Mustang GT // SLP loudmouth axle back // JLT intake // BamaChips Tunes // ... TheDreamer's personal mechanic Last edited by rednek01; 03-09-2010 at 10:39 AM.