Random Little Question Thread
#8462
I like the dual tip exhaust.
I was going to have a muffler shop just tap into y exhaust and run the second tip to the left side of the car.
but from behind you can see the oem muffler.itd look silly with one muffler and dual tips lol.
so if I have a muffler shop cut my muffler off and split that single exhaust pipe into 2 dual pipes, will it be extremely loud?
I'd like the noise level to stay the same, maybe a tiny bit louder to where it sounds deeper but not loud like a fart can.
what do you guys think?
I was going to have a muffler shop just tap into y exhaust and run the second tip to the left side of the car.
but from behind you can see the oem muffler.itd look silly with one muffler and dual tips lol.
so if I have a muffler shop cut my muffler off and split that single exhaust pipe into 2 dual pipes, will it be extremely loud?
I'd like the noise level to stay the same, maybe a tiny bit louder to where it sounds deeper but not loud like a fart can.
what do you guys think?
A few points for you. First, know that I plan on doing a true dual exhaust on my sedan, and I have researched this.
1. This is not easy. The only half-way easy route would be to do it without resonators or mufflers. And that will sound like garbage, not to mention being WAY too loud and obnoxious. It's not a Civic, have some class
2. Unless you use mufflers and resonators, it will sound loud and raspy, like a fart can
The only exception to this is the True dual exhaust from Motordyne, but it's not designed for the Sedan, and is very expensive
3. No matter what way you do it, you have to move a bunch of stuff on the right side of the car, mostly, the charcoal canister. This is probably one of the bigger problems you will have with doing a dual exhaust on the sedan. The most common route is to delete the spare tire and install the canister in the spare tire well, custom job, of course. Plus there is a risk of gas fumes going into the cabin. legally, you cant do it, but people do.
4. If you are serious, know that you will NOT be able to do this job for less than $1000, and that's if you do EVERYTHING yourself, with used materials. That is also WITHOUT touching the Cats at all.
More likely, if you have to pay someone to do this work, it will cost you $2000 MINIMUM, probably more. And if you want it to sound good and still create power, without rasp and fart-can noise, it will DEFINATELY cost more than $2000.
For reference, I have about $1000 invested in my exhaust so far, and I still need to buy resonators, piping, flanges, hangers, rubbers, charcoal canister, hoses for charcoal canister, misc hardware, gaskets, plus pay a buddy to TIG weld it all up when it's ready.
I'm doing all of it myself, except the final TIG welds (because I dont' have a TIG).
That is factoring High Flow Cats and resonated test pipes on my setup. I'll probably be lucky to have the project done under $1700.
#8463
#8464
brake caliper covers?
im thinking of putting some caliper covers on my car but trying to decide/figure out somethings first:
I want some that are black and have the infiniti logo on it
1.Do they look cheasy?
2. Will they make my brakes last less ?
3. Where could i find some ?( i already look at ebay and i can find are some in hong kong
what you guys think??
also i searched this forum and couldnt find the answer to my ?'s .
I want some that are black and have the infiniti logo on it
1.Do they look cheasy?
2. Will they make my brakes last less ?
3. Where could i find some ?( i already look at ebay and i can find are some in hong kong
what you guys think??
also i searched this forum and couldnt find the answer to my ?'s .
#8465
im thinking of putting some caliper covers on my car but trying to decide/figure out somethings first:
I want some that are black and have the infiniti logo on it
1.Do they look cheasy?
2. Will they make my brakes last less ?
3. Where could i find some ?( i already look at ebay and i can find are some in hong kong
what you guys think??
also i searched this forum and couldnt find the answer to my ?'s .
I want some that are black and have the infiniti logo on it
1.Do they look cheasy?
2. Will they make my brakes last less ?
3. Where could i find some ?( i already look at ebay and i can find are some in hong kong
what you guys think??
also i searched this forum and couldnt find the answer to my ?'s .
1. Yes
2. Probably not, they're just covers
3. Ebay/Craigslist/Your local auto shops
It's your car and do what you want to it - but don't expect alot of props or praise for doing it and sharing it here. Also, prepare your angus.
#8466
and "prepare your angus" What????
#8468
Me thinking they look cheesy and are for poseurs is my personal opinion. You should get them if you like them.
It depends on your budget - if you can't afford a 'name' BBK, the factory Nissan/Infiniti BBK's (Brembos and Akebonos) are good less expensive options. Otherwise do what Dream suggested and paint your calipers silver or black. Or just leave them alone and save up for a BBK.
#8469
It depends on your budget - if you can't afford a 'name' BBK, the factory Nissan/Infiniti BBK's (Brembos and Akebonos) are good less expensive options. Otherwise do what Dream suggested and paint your calipers silver or black. Or just leave them alone and save up for a BBK.
#8471
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You could clean them up and repaint them to make them look better.
In my opinion, that doesn't make them look better, since it's a little tacky to paint the regular calipers. But like S584 said, it's all opinion. If you want a change, paint them.
Personally, if I was gonna paint it, I'd go with a subtle silver or black.
In my opinion, that doesn't make them look better, since it's a little tacky to paint the regular calipers. But like S584 said, it's all opinion. If you want a change, paint them.
Personally, if I was gonna paint it, I'd go with a subtle silver or black.
#8472
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From: Western Colorado
OB '04 Coupe Premium w/Performance Wheel & Tire
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...ust-sedan.html
Check this link out also, it provides good info from Tony (Motordyne) on back pressure vs scavenging and how to properly engineer a dual exhaust system for the VQ35DE Engine.
http://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhau...k-for-n-a.html
You DO NOT want to sound like any of these sedans
These are better:
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#8475
You could clean them up and repaint them to make them look better.
In my opinion, that doesn't make them look better, since it's a little tacky to paint the regular calipers. But like S584 said, it's all opinion. If you want a change, paint them.
Personally, if I was gonna paint it, I'd go with a subtle silver or black.
In my opinion, that doesn't make them look better, since it's a little tacky to paint the regular calipers. But like S584 said, it's all opinion. If you want a change, paint them.
Personally, if I was gonna paint it, I'd go with a subtle silver or black.