Advanced Resonance Tuning (ART Pipes)
Here's a review of the ART pipes on my350z: http://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhau...ml#post8160526
According to him, the ART pipes seem a little quieter than his Stillen HFC's. I hope the same to be true after I switch out my F.I. HFC's to these ART pipes this Saturday
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According to him, the ART pipes seem a little quieter than his Stillen HFC's. I hope the same to be true after I switch out my F.I. HFC's to these ART pipes this Saturday
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looking for comprehensive driving impressions...
nothing wrong with butt dyno guys - I imagine the low end torque would be more noticeable than shorter FD (which is definitely noticeable)...
nothing wrong with butt dyno guys - I imagine the low end torque would be more noticeable than shorter FD (which is definitely noticeable)...
ART Pipes Review
This review compares the Motordyne ART pipes to my existing Fast Intentions HFC's.
My car:
2007 5AT Coupe
FuRookie Intake
MD 5/16" Iso-thermal spacer
MD Shockwave V2 TDX
F.I. HFC's
Osiris tune
Well after barely escaping being in a car pile up on the freeway, I was able to get my ART pipes installed and dyno'd this past Saturday
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Pics of the install:
F.I. HFC's
Motordyne ART pipes
Side by side comparison
ART pipes installed
I know this will disappoint most of you, but it completely slipped my mind to tell the shop guy to start the dyno's at 1k RPM instead of 3k, so sorry about that
. Runs were done on a DynoJet.
As you can see, the ART pipes showed gains over my HFC's throughout the rpm band.
Sound:
Start up the car, and I could tell the exhaust is actually a little quieter from the outside, than with my HFC's. Sound from inside the cabin was a huge improvement for me. I could be cruising at 40 mph at 2k rpm in 4th or 5th gear, and the exhaust is almost completely silent! The exhaust is also deeper than before, which is nice. The best way I can come up with describing the "harmonic" sound that Tony was talking about, is that it....."mellow's" out the exhaust, lol. It made the exhaust "smoother", but at the same time, it sounds meaner. It's difficult to describe unless you're inside the car.
Performance:
Although the graph doesn't show it (sorry again), the increase in power starting at 2k is instantly noticeable. It's so much more fun driving around the city now with power that you can actually use without having to rev up to 6k. It just pulls in the low end in any gear
. BUT, all the fun isn't just in the low end, keep going past 4k, 5k rpm and you'll still feel the increase in power. This really is a fantastic product! Pair up the Shockwave V2 TDX with these ART pipes, and you'll end up with a high quality, drone-less, rasp-less, mean sounding exhaust that actually produces great performance unlike any other. It's amazing how big a difference these pipes made over HFC's, not even the stock cats. I see no reason to ever switch out to a different brand of exhaust or tp's/hfc's.
I'm interested to see how much more power I can squeeze out of these pipes, so I'll be getting my Osiris re-tuned in about a week or so, as I am running a little lean. I'll let you guys know how that goes.
I'd like to thank the guys over at Specialty-Z for the dyno runs. Also, Tony for continuing to create awesome products for our cars and giving me the opportunities to test them out
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Work and the weather hasn't been letting me take better videos, but here's a little. It was raining, so please excuse the dirty car and wheels:
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My car:
2007 5AT Coupe
FuRookie Intake
MD 5/16" Iso-thermal spacer
MD Shockwave V2 TDX
F.I. HFC's
Osiris tune
Well after barely escaping being in a car pile up on the freeway, I was able to get my ART pipes installed and dyno'd this past Saturday
.Pics of the install:
F.I. HFC's
Motordyne ART pipes
Side by side comparison
ART pipes installed
I know this will disappoint most of you, but it completely slipped my mind to tell the shop guy to start the dyno's at 1k RPM instead of 3k, so sorry about that
. Runs were done on a DynoJet.
As you can see, the ART pipes showed gains over my HFC's throughout the rpm band.
Sound:
Start up the car, and I could tell the exhaust is actually a little quieter from the outside, than with my HFC's. Sound from inside the cabin was a huge improvement for me. I could be cruising at 40 mph at 2k rpm in 4th or 5th gear, and the exhaust is almost completely silent! The exhaust is also deeper than before, which is nice. The best way I can come up with describing the "harmonic" sound that Tony was talking about, is that it....."mellow's" out the exhaust, lol. It made the exhaust "smoother", but at the same time, it sounds meaner. It's difficult to describe unless you're inside the car.
Performance:
Although the graph doesn't show it (sorry again), the increase in power starting at 2k is instantly noticeable. It's so much more fun driving around the city now with power that you can actually use without having to rev up to 6k. It just pulls in the low end in any gear
. BUT, all the fun isn't just in the low end, keep going past 4k, 5k rpm and you'll still feel the increase in power. This really is a fantastic product! Pair up the Shockwave V2 TDX with these ART pipes, and you'll end up with a high quality, drone-less, rasp-less, mean sounding exhaust that actually produces great performance unlike any other. It's amazing how big a difference these pipes made over HFC's, not even the stock cats. I see no reason to ever switch out to a different brand of exhaust or tp's/hfc's. I'm interested to see how much more power I can squeeze out of these pipes, so I'll be getting my Osiris re-tuned in about a week or so, as I am running a little lean. I'll let you guys know how that goes.
I'd like to thank the guys over at Specialty-Z for the dyno runs. Also, Tony for continuing to create awesome products for our cars and giving me the opportunities to test them out
.Work and the weather hasn't been letting me take better videos, but here's a little. It was raining, so please excuse the dirty car and wheels
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