Help, friend tore his exhaust off his '07 G35
#19
Originally Posted by querymaster
My friend ran into some stuff under his car that tore up his exhaust. Southwest Infinti quoted him ~2900 PLUS labor for replacement. They also offered the Stillen exhaust for ~1100 PLUS labor. Labor would be four hours @ $105 an hour. He does not have collision insurance even though he is leasing the car (no idea how he got away with that). Would the Stillen exhaust be a problem with a leased car?
I can't believe the OEM exhaust costs this much and the price doesn't even include the cats. Can you guys please try to give him some advice. Thanks in advance everyone!!
I can't believe the OEM exhaust costs this much and the price doesn't even include the cats. Can you guys please try to give him some advice. Thanks in advance everyone!!
It is not a 4 hour job. 2 Hours max. Truly 1.5 hour(s)
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#22
Originally Posted by Leif27
This is an easy one.
Buy stillen
Install stillen
Drive car
Sell stillen exhaust for "$500.00 plus trade of OEM exhaust" in 4 years
Return Vehicle
Buy stillen
Install stillen
Drive car
Sell stillen exhaust for "$500.00 plus trade of OEM exhaust" in 4 years
Return Vehicle
And how is the car not driveable? Not having an exhaust doesnt deem a car undrivable. I say he purchases the exhaust from them, takes his damn car back, and takes it to an independent shop that will charge him 1.5 Hours laber @ 75/hour. End of thread.
#23
Originally Posted by silverG2007
IMO, v6 plus loud exhaust = big no no.
If your friend WANTS a louder exhaust, get the stillen. But if not, go to a muffler shop. $3k or more for exhaust is ridiculous. You can have a CUSTOM exhaust made up for less than a grand installed.
If your friend WANTS a louder exhaust, get the stillen. But if not, go to a muffler shop. $3k or more for exhaust is ridiculous. You can have a CUSTOM exhaust made up for less than a grand installed.
#24
Originally Posted by chilibowl
Are you a senior citizen? The Stillen exhaust on the VQ35HR sounds simply sick.
The G37 exhaust note on the other hand...now there's a sexy sound if I've ever heard one. The V36 Sedan has a very smooth sounding exhaust note, but oh how I wish our V36 4 doors sounded like the V36 Coupe.
#25
Originally Posted by bruddahmanmatt
Not exactly. The stock exhaust is a bit quiet but it's much smoother sounding than the Stillen cat back setup my dealership threw onto one of the cars here. When I heard one of the guys rev the car it sounded like broken glass. NASTY.
The G37 exhaust note on the other hand...now there's a sexy sound if I've ever heard one. The V36 Sedan has a very smooth sounding exhaust note, but oh how I wish our V36 4 doors sounded like the V36 Coupe.
The G37 exhaust note on the other hand...now there's a sexy sound if I've ever heard one. The V36 Sedan has a very smooth sounding exhaust note, but oh how I wish our V36 4 doors sounded like the V36 Coupe.
#27
Originally Posted by chilibowl
Are you a senior citizen? The Stillen exhaust on the VQ35HR sounds simply sick.
I'm just more of a muscle car exhaust kinda guy. v8's sound good with loud exhaust. That's about it (there are only a few exceptions).
The loud buzzing sound at high rpms and drone while cruising that come with exhaust on a v6..... I'm not a fan.
In fact, for the most part, I think that 6 cyl's with loud exhaust sound even worse than 4cyl cars. One of the WORST sounding loud exhausts I've heard was on a Porsche 911 turbo.
FWIW, I haven't heard the stillen on an 07 sedan yet, so I can't be completely sure that my generalizations will stick. But, I have heard the exhaust on a 350z. It sounds decent..... till you hit high rpms.
#30
Originally Posted by UltimateGee27
Are you serious?
As others have said, it's purely subjective. I didn't like it at all but I'm sure others will disagree.