View Poll Results: Best Midpipe Solution for a 2004 sedan?
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Best Midpipe Solution for a 2004 sedan.
#16
08-12-2007, 02:35 PM
#17
08-12-2007, 03:44 PM
Originally Posted by jmonsale
I have a coupe middy...does it matter if I decide to get an HKS sport exhaust? Is the 05 resonator just as big as the 04s cuz the 04 is huge. If it is then there is a weight difference between the coupe and the sedans mid section. Coupe's mid section is very light compared to the 04s. So if your concerned about shaving some weight for performance would a coupe middy be better?
#18
08-12-2007, 04:22 PM
Originally Posted by jmonsale
I have a coupe middy...does it matter if I decide to get an HKS sport exhaust? Is the 05 resonator just as big as the 04s cuz the 04 is huge. If it is then there is a weight difference between the coupe and the sedans mid section. Coupe's mid section is very light compared to the 04s. So if your concerned about shaving some weight for performance would a coupe middy be better?
#19
08-12-2007, 09:22 PM
Originally Posted by DaveB
The 05-06 midpipe resonator is about ~50% smaller than the 03/04 resonator. It's significantly lighter, but not as light as the coupe midpipe. Keep in mind that the 05-06 sedans have larger mufflers therefore a stock 05-06 sedan sounds nothing like an 03/04 with a 05/06 midpipe. My setup is measureably louder than a 05/06 sedan.
#21
08-13-2007, 12:05 AM
#22
08-13-2007, 12:05 AM
#23
08-13-2007, 12:24 AM
Originally Posted by w33ps
Look at the poll though, 73% for the coupe middy compared to one guys opinion
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.1) Borla TD - way too loud, way too much NVH increase, no real power gain
2) Coupe midpipe - a bit too much drone, just didn't sound quite right, added some additional NVH (probably because it's only designed with one exhaust hanger, not two like the sedans use. Required bending of the driveshaft heat shields.
3) 06 sedan midpipe - perfect sound, perfect fit, and about 20lbs lighter. The sound is pure, healthy, and not annoying at all.
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08-13-2007, 12:49 AM
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08-18-2007, 10:25 PM
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02-09-2008, 04:59 PM
#27
02-22-2008, 05:23 PM
I have had BOTH choices as I currently have the 06 sedan midpipe on my 03. The coupe midpipe did not sound right on the sedan. The drone at low rpms is very annoying and the WOT sound is not much different from the 06 midpipe, if at all. I still have the coupe midpipe in my garage but I am never putting it back on. I was lucky enough to a find the 06 midpipe for only 100 bucks along with the Y pipe. Same for the coupe midpipe. In a two weeks period I had both to try on. Now I have 2 extra Y pipes sitting in my garage, a coupe midpipe, and my stock midpipe. I drove with the coupe pipe for a month. I have had the 06 pipe for two months since then and it's definetely nicer sounding in every possible way. Just a nice balanced sound with enough loudness to draw attention.
#28
05-09-2008, 02:07 AM
Originally Posted by G35er4life
I have had BOTH choices as I currently have the 06 sedan midpipe on my 03. The coupe midpipe did not sound right on the sedan. The drone at low rpms is very annoying and the WOT sound is not much different from the 06 midpipe, if at all. I still have the coupe midpipe in my garage but I am never putting it back on. I was lucky enough to a find the 06 midpipe for only 100 bucks along with the Y pipe. Same for the coupe midpipe. In a two weeks period I had both to try on. Now I have 2 extra Y pipes sitting in my garage, a coupe midpipe, and my stock midpipe. I drove with the coupe pipe for a month. I have had the 06 pipe for two months since then and it's definetely nicer sounding in every possible way. Just a nice balanced sound with enough loudness to draw attention.
so just loud enough to give you a nice dose of the great/classic infiniti exahaust sound and draw a bit of attention on wot......but hold the annoying and draining drone?
#29
05-10-2008, 01:15 PM
Originally Posted by Texan1
so just loud enough to give you a nice dose of the great/classic infiniti exahaust sound and draw a bit of attention on wot......but hold the annoying and draining drone?
#30
02-28-2009, 11:39 AM
Yo DB!!
Not to kick an old dog... but I finally got the 06 mid pipe installed... SWEET!!
What an awesome combination with the 06 air box... 07 HR Y-Pipe.. and the 06 mid-pipe to bring out that DEEP GROWL on startup, when you first turn the engine over.. and just a nice fat, resonant tone that this VQ design has always been known for... granted.. the sedan design will NEVER sound like a coupe, FX or Z-car... but we also don't have a 10 gallon oil drum for a muffler either to produce that classic resonant bass sound they have... it's like having an exhaust SUBWOOFER installed in the back of the car
Anyways... it is VQ heaven right now in my household baby!!
I'll be diggin' this compilation of mods for awhile... that is until we get some post installation feedback from you on the 08 Z headers and cats mod you have in the wings!!
Not to kick an old dog... but I finally got the 06 mid pipe installed... SWEET!!
What an awesome combination with the 06 air box... 07 HR Y-Pipe.. and the 06 mid-pipe to bring out that DEEP GROWL on startup, when you first turn the engine over.. and just a nice fat, resonant tone that this VQ design has always been known for... granted.. the sedan design will NEVER sound like a coupe, FX or Z-car... but we also don't have a 10 gallon oil drum for a muffler either to produce that classic resonant bass sound they have... it's like having an exhaust SUBWOOFER installed in the back of the car
Anyways... it is VQ heaven right now in my household baby!!
I'll be diggin' this compilation of mods for awhile... that is until we get some post installation feedback from you on the 08 Z headers and cats mod you have in the wings!!
Right on! We both have the same setups and I couldn't be happier. The car sounds so healthy and SO much louder than the nuetered 03/04 sedan sound. It's such a fluid and sporty sound. It doesn't have the bellow of the coupe/z, but it's easily as loud. When it gets warmer out, the sound gets louder. The best part is no drone, no rasp.