yep.. no problems with the HR.. now the Motordyne, unfortunately will not...

 

Sarcasm was my intent.

As far as $100 being your limit, that's all well and good if you can find one. It took me a couple of months to even find one that hadn't been instantly snapped up, and the 350Z guys have awoken to their (relative) value to G35 owners, which has pushed the market price on the 350z boards up a bit.

Another good place to look is Craigslist, both in your city and elsewhere. I actually found the one I bought on the Hawaii Craigslist site.

 

Yup, I got that. And yes, the prices are going up and the availability down.

scionmike -- good luck man, coupe middies are getting rarer than HR y-pipes, LOL!

 

My point exactly. It was great when people first discovered them and could get them for cheap. But if you are paying more than that, you may as well just get an aftermarket one for the same price that will probably give you a much bigger gain.

Personally, I got mine for free when a guy I know put a full exhaust on his '08 Nismo Z.

 

Which aftermarket one (other than Motordyne's XYZ) will give you "a much bigger gain".

Tony's XYZ is WAY more expensive.

 

OK, tried to install it last night, but I can't get the damn nuts loose on the original y-pipe. I soaked 'em in PB Blaster for a 1/2 hour at least and they still won't budge, and it's really hard to get leverage to break them free. Any other tips on getting those !@#$%& nuts loose?

 

Other than that, PB it three times a day until those ***** come loose.

 

Will the 350z midpipe fit an 05 g35x? Just wondering because im ordering a hr y-pipe of a z and it comes with the full exhaust and since i cant pick and choose what i want i figured i might as well see if it fits. Any help would be great.

 

^^ You'll need to have it extended by a muffler shop or buy an aftermarket extension.

 

LOL. I like the torch idea though I don't have one. What's the second link, an air chisel?

Might just be cheaper to stop by a local mechanic at this point

 

^^ Yup, they will have both.

 

Local mechanic installed it for $50. Haven't been able to drive it around much or wind it up yet, but my initial impression is that it is a bit "smoother" from throttle tip-in. In other words, it seems easier to feather in the clutch in and take off from a start than it was before. It also seems a bit freer-revving than before, at least up to 3K RPM. I believe the sound is pretty much the same as before, perhaps slightly more prevalent (certainly no droning), but nothing major. I will comment again in a couple of days when I've had a chance to open it up a bit.

 

did da y pipe need any adjustments?

 

Nope. Fit just like the original '04 pipe with no problems. The nuts were a bit rusted on and needed more soaking and an impact gun. I tried soaking them but couldn't get them to budge and couldn't get enough leverage under the car to break them free. Looks like it was originally part of the car.

 

did u use the same bolts? if u used an impact gun n it didnt work then what did they use??? sorry im asking but ima put mines in on tues hopefully