FI Exhaust
#5
02-10-2007 | 11:12 PM
**waiting for andrew to chime in** 
anyway, the FI exhaust isnt the loudest out there. definitely more on the conservative side. that isnt to say it doesnt sound good. because ive heard it in person and it sounds sick as fvck! but if youre looking to wake up the entire neighborhood (so to speak), then this is not the exhaust for you. if you want something a couple notches louder than stock and sounds mean, then this is for you.
anyway, the FI exhaust isnt the loudest out there. definitely more on the conservative side. that isnt to say it doesnt sound good. because ive heard it in person and it sounds sick as fvck! but if youre looking to wake up the entire neighborhood (so to speak), then this is not the exhaust for you. if you want something a couple notches louder than stock and sounds mean, then this is for you.
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02-11-2007 | 11:34 AM
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02-11-2007 | 01:23 PM
Originally Posted by kay350gt
But this is louder then stock right? It doesn't give the ricer tone either does it because I typically run with alot of vettes and stangs and I don't think they would apprechiate the ucle bens sound track coming out the back, lol
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02-11-2007 | 10:27 PM
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02-12-2007 | 09:36 AM
I just got mine installed (metallic HFC+stainless steel catback) - 100 miles on it so far - waiting for 500 before posting the review with pics.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
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02-12-2007 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rcdash
I just got mine installed (metallic HFC+stainless steel catback) - 100 miles on it so far - waiting for 500 before posting the review with pics.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
This is a very helpful post! I really apprechiate
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02-13-2007 | 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by rcdash
I just got mine installed (metallic HFC+stainless steel catback) - 100 miles on it so far - waiting for 500 before posting the review with pics.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
If stock is a 3 on scale of 1-10 (at idle and WOT), then relatively speaking:
The FI exhaust is 4 at idle and 6 at WOT. It's cold out and before it warms up, it's even louder. At highway speeds cruising, you really have to listen hard to hear anything above the road noise (I have dynamat in doors and trunk). You can easily carry on a cell phone conversation, which is nice.
The sound is deeper and meaner than stock - not ricey at all. Above 4000 rpms, the sound does get "exotic" (it sounds really good). From outside the car, it really sounds amazing. This exhaust transforms the car to match or better the sound of any sports car I have heard.
Inside the car, the verdict is out below 2500 rpms though - will let you know in the review. It's not that it's ricey (still has deep, even tone) but at light throttle there is a drone that you feel as much as hear inside the car; but this has gotten better over the last 100 miles, so will give you the final word soon. If you let off the throttle, the drone goes completely away. If you get on the throttle, the drone goes away. It's only there if you hold steady at say 10-20% throttle while the car is under a load (so not just parked or in neutral). This is only bothersome for me at lower rpms because the sound is deeper at lower rpms and more "penetrating" (kind of like a subwoofer).
There are definite performance gains (measured via gtech-rr) but I will leave that for the review. I have a 2004.5 5AT coupe with 3/8" spacer and K&N on the intake side, stock headers on the exhaust side.
Two thumbs up for FI. I get compliments on it by random people on the road
