My buddy has a Stillen exhaust that was taken off of a G that was traded. He will sell it to me for $250, seems like a killer deal. It is (I beleive full setup) he showed it to me, it took 2 guys to manuever it throgh the shop, I beleive from the headers back. My question is, not knowing if this is a Gen 1 or 2 version, is this daily driving material? I am in sales drive alot and have customers in the car at times. I would like the horsepower gain, weight reduction and presumably sound, but do not want a ricer sound. Can you give me your 2 cents based on your experience......

 

it's a cat-back system and this is a great deal on a great exhaust, def pick it up

 

youtube..sheesh

 

Uh.... no.... you don't want that at all...... it'll be bad (somehow )
You should just sell it to me

 

That's a sick deal. The reasons why I wouldn't recommend it to you is:

1. Since you drive around Customers in your car you may not want the added sound that the Stillen has.

2. For $250 I want the exhuast so just send your friend my way!

 

His sig say's he drives a G35X.

If his friend's Stillen exhaust is a Gen 1, it definately has to be modified because the piping from the cats to the crossover is different. What I don't remember is, if the Gen 2 fit's the "X" out of the box. I do remember the Gen 2 was a fix for the freeway droan issue that plauged the Gen 1 system (which I experienced first hand is 2 sedan's that had a Gen 1 system).

 

Ok, so if it bolts on w/out a problem, then it is Gen 2? And what do you mean by highway droan? I listened to the you tube, so hard to tell sound as the audio recording methods are irradic as well as my laptop audio etc. otherwise I would not have post the question as it is a little redundant. Not many out here mod the way of the west coast when it comes to the G. So I really am counting on opinions of the experienced here. I know it is a killer deal, want a better sound, but not to be obnoxious.....on the stillen site they offer the exhaust either way Gen 1 or 2 stating same exhaust but different sound, not that there is a difference in routing, dunno! I called stillen, they told me there was no way to define the exhaust as Gen 1 or 2. If I post a pic, can you who havethe experience define it in some way?????

 

If you tote customers around you probably don't want an exhaust that has any drone. I got rid of the HKS / coupe mid combo for that very reason. I do miss the polished muffler though.

 

Drone is a level frequency that can cause a very deep and steady hum. It's commonly met with an increase in vibration (felt in your body) due to the frequency. Drone is more prevalent with automatics because the autos operate in the range of where the drone occurs (1800 to 3000rpms). My Borla true dual droned pretty bad and I've read that the Borla has less drone that either gen Stillen catbacks. I got rid of the Borla after 2 weeks because of the drone, especially in the back seat area where my children sit. It was almost hard on your ears at certain rpms, almost like a open sunroof buffeting effect.

If you take clients out, I would recommend against getting the Stillen exhaust. The drone will be noticeable around town. If you want more exhaust noise without any drone, add the 350Z HR y-pipe and a 03/04 sedan muffler.

 

Sounds like a good deal.

 

buy it for 250 and sell it to me for 300 quick easy 50 bucks in your pocket

 

Yes it does. Steal of a deal, buy it even if you don't plan to use it yourself. Having run one on an auto car, I too would recommend against hauling customers around in a car so equipped.

 

DaveB pretty much summed it up for you. I had the Gen 2 on my car and took it off in 2 weeks because of the drone (and sold it to a forum member for half the price because I was so desperate to get it out). It was also very loud, much louder than I expected. I have read some other reviews stating it was quieter than expected so I'm not sure if it's just an issue with my car or they have different standards. My car however was loud enough to have rasp rivaling test pipes when accelerating, on top of the droning in the cabin. Regarding tastes though, my girlfriend loved the sound but hated the coupe midpipe so I went back to the OEM heavier and more restrictive 05 sedan midpipe. Go figure.

 

my 3.7FD killed the daily drone, i have headers & HFC's too witch helped before i upgraded my final drive gearing.

 

@Dave, he has an X, HR y-pipe isn't gonna do much.