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Old 10-23-2011, 01:59 PM
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Any Interest in the ARK Grip v2 Exhaust system?

Just wondering if anyone cares, before I throw a video up. To me, it seemed difficult to find a review of this exhaust before I bought it. Here are some pics anyway:




 

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Hope it sounds as good as it looks....
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nice.bet it sounds good
 
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If interested in this exhaust you need to do a SEARCH, ARK industries has a vid of the sound. Not like hearing it in person but close....
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There are three or four sound clips up, but you never know with those low quality videos. I will record in 1080 (sound quality is affected by this **** too) when I get the chance. Just wondering how much effort I should put in if no one really gives a **** lol. Lots of sound clips online, but no opinions/reviews as far as I can tell.
 
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i been riding my ark exhaust for 4 months..it sound nice at WOT.. one thing i hate is the hissing noise due to the ark's xpipe..
fitment is a 7/10, passenger side exhaust a tad high
drone 10/10, cruising on freeway at 65-70 is quiet, but when you press on the gas it drones and can hear that exhaust.. sometimes you cant hear youself or the passenger talk when driving in city
 

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Also, I forgot to mention I installed a plenum spacer only 5 hours after putting my exhaust on, so I think the sound might not be accurate when looking for pure ark noise.

hissing noise...? hm... I don't have any "hissing" per se.
As far as my fitment goes, everything is wonderful, except the second hanger on the passenger side is like... pointless. Not only is the entire exhaust system already very stable without it, but the placement of it is off, and I can't fit it securely. Other than that, mine fits very well. The polishing is nice, and the welding looks top notch. I love the x-pipe so much... The words "Ark" on the mufflers look cool, and I wish they stood out a bit more... The adjustable muffler tips are a bit off, but it is pretty much fine. The only thing "off" about them is that the word "ark" on them are slightly different. However, they're virtually invisible anyway. It is loud compared to what I'm use to (my first car is this G35, and I rode on it STOCK for 3 years). It is almost a bit ricier than OEM in my opinion, but others have said it sounds beastly, and I think the rice factor is coming more from the mixture of the new exhaust and 5/16" plenum spacer. I'm not so big on performance, so what I like most is that the exhaust is simply gorgeous... I am in love with it.
Also, ARK performance gave me a free t-shirt and stickers, and I didn't even ask! However, they short supplied me on bolts and washers (I didn't lose any, I counted immediately) but fortunately I had my own bolts laying around, and washers. I did the install myself (one friend, whom also has never done an exhaust swap, with me) on jackstands, all four corners lifted. Pieces are lightweight so it was easy.
 

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Can't wait to see the vid
 
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Yeah, I am also interested to see a full review and vid. Always nice to get different opinions.
 
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oh wait is your the version 2??

i think mine is the version 1 then since mine says GRIP instead of ARK. And i dont think i got a free t-shirt.. and yes the bolts and washers was short on supplies.
 
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Yeah, v2. v1 had the fitment issue with the tips, where one would be higher; sometimes would even be touching the bumper, thus melting. v2 had better fitment, and I THINK prettier x-piping, but I'm not sure.

I don't know what you guys are expecting out of the video >_> But I feel like the pressure is on now
 
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
Don't be a tease dude, video naoooooooooow.


























Please.
 
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Useless bastards xd

 

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Not bad. Not too loud in the cabin.
 


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