At Stillen right now..
 

I'm at Stillen facility in costa mesa,ca to get
The exhausts installed and Wow they have a
great facility here. And talk about customer service,
They are second to none. Dean showed me around
Their facility with their new upcoming 600 rwhp GT-R
And 800 Rwhp ford GT. Also saw like 10 Stillen modified
Vehicles with fancy paint jobs of all different colors
upfront...350zs, g37s, mustang GTs, and a
couple more. Felt like I was in the set for
The fast and furious.. LOL

Well my point is If you guys are in socal then
You guys should check it out. :)

take some pics of the cars......i'm too far from there.....lol

How much do they charge you to get the exhaust installed?

good question, it can't be that hard to do, just paying mostly for using a lift.

It's not everyday people can get the manufacturers to install the system.

true, need an appointment


i'd rather get one installed from a private garage that I know well...... actually that's my only choice b/c i'm not in SoCal...ha

Yea I did make an appointment

And the price is not bad $100 /hr

$1260 for the exhaust +$100 will cost me around $1450ish.

They're charging you two hours labor? That's way too much. I'd pay no more than a $100 to have an exhaust installed.

Can you please take pictures of the facility, that sounds cool

yea, i wanna see the facility also..... over here, the rates per hour is 30 for general mechanics, but dealerships and manufactures charge a lot more.

They do have a nice facility. During their Stillen open houses, they offer discounts and I believe free installs for many parts. Try to bargain down the install price....it should take them maybe 30-45mins tops.

LOL it takes a manufacturer 2x longer to install their stuff than it did me and I only have blocks and a incline driveway.

guys...$1260 + $100 + the crazy 9.25% sales tax..
They are not charging me 2 hours of labor LOL

enough install bashing, the guy is just wanting his new exhaust...lol...and we're ruining it for him....


try 15% sales tax, then complain about it.......lol....

thats your problem, your canadian:wtf2::icon17:

Oh yeah man, the tax is killer.

things go on sale then when you add in the taxes, it just plain out ruins it completely...lol

I always prefer to use a local vendor for convenience, but for some items I purchase out of state to avoid sales tax. For many items, the shipping is less than the sales tax, and it gets delivered right to your door.

Stillen is like Steeda for mustangs. They are expensive BUT its worth it. These guys know their sh!t

We need some:pics::

How do they sound?

Awwww. Why didn't you tell me. I was down the street at OCC at that time. :(

I could have stopped by and taken a look.

Matt, thanks for coming down and having that installed! Glad you got a chance to poke around the place and see some of the stuff we have going on.

I would encourage any of you in the area to come down, I'd be happy to give a tour.. just let me know..

thanks kyle
your guys are great :)

finally got home in a 2 hour commute in crazy I-5 traffic
but enjoyed most of the ride home :)

sounds really great.
like they said.. no droning
great sound under load.
felt like the car was pulling harder on the top end.
i couldnt stop downshifting to hear the car sing lol.

but one thing thats bugging me is there is a small rattle
when im pressing on the throttle in cold start but tends
to go away when heated up.

the mechanic at the shop noticed this in the garage where the
sound was clear and saw underneath
to find no loose bolts.. but mentioned that its probably the sound
coming out of the berk hfcs i had on.

oh well, if it does get worse then i would prolly go back to check it out
but as of now.. didnt notice anything harsh on the way here.

Is it a rattle or is it a rasp? HFCs can be raspy under throttle..

I talked to the service guys and everything was tight when it left, and clearing the crossmember just fine..

I am impressed by Josh on how he follow-ups his customers. I will be seeing Stillen soon too. I am from Socal.

After driving around more it does sound like a rasp.
Definitely not a rattle issue... Sorry if I made it unclear.
But like I said the rasp tends to go away after warming
It up. :)

looks like they didn't get a chance to sell the red 350z. damn that 350z looks sexy. but i want to visit this place as well. man i know it's going to be very far from my place. probably a 2 hr commute as well.

Great pics. :tup:

Matt, you have to let the exhaust break in first. When I was driving around in the Z for the first 800 miles, I could barely even hear the exhaust. NOw, at 2000 miles, it's completely broken it. I can make a little kid cry if I rev too high! You'll get the real sound in about 500-800 miles (IMO).

Actually we did sell the 350Z.. but it's having some stuff added to it by the new owner before it leaves. Sad to see it go, but as you guys noted, there is a ton of cars on the compound, and we're working on the newer applications..

josh i already emailed you a few weeks back and im going to have you guys install the stillen exhaust i jst ordered and recieved from you guys im just waiting for the berks HFC so you guys can install it as well
so maybe in a few weeks ill come by
hopefully i wont have the crossmember problem :D

could you pm me quote for the install again for both(HFC & EXHAUST) parts so i can be prepared

thanks

Hmm... We will not be able to install the HFCs at our facility. Due to california/federal law, these are not to be used on the road, so we're not allowed to install them and let you drive off with them. :shakes head:

We'd be happy to install the exhaust for you.. $99

That's on I5. What happens in the real world when you break 20 mph ;)

well that just sucks well i guess ill have it installed first then have you guys install the exhaust

LOL if that's the case, the exhaust is going to sound reeeeallly loud..!

I absolutely love the gulf paint scheme on the gt. Good job guys.

nice pics, i bet you could of stayed there all day and looked at the cars....lol

I always stop by Stillen when I go to Cali for work. Since it's right there behind the airport and you can see it from the runway why not. I know some of the guys there and they have given me tours before and I always enjoy seeing Steve Millens 300ZX IMSA car that the keep back in the shop.