Best exhaust for my G35
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04-16-2013, 12:55 PM
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The biggest issue with the stock exhaust is the OEM cats. They're very restrictive. Upgrading them (with ART pipes ideally, HFCs or Test Pipes otherwise) will be the most beneficial. Beyond that it's just about build quality and tone, with MD and HKS being the exceptions and actually improving power.
BUT and this is a big ole but... Exhausts don't help our cars the way they do many others. Don't expect to slap one on and instantly get 40hp. No single mod (short of Turbo, Supercharger, or LS2 swap) by itself makes an enormous difference in power. It takes several working together and tuned correctly and get noticeable gains. The butt dyno will always say it's worth it but real provable numbers are harder to come by.
Note: Lots of **** gives maybe 1-10hp, the above is speaking about real power increases and is particularly aimed at a new buyer that hasn't seen first hand how hard it is to make NA power on a VQ35.
BUT and this is a big ole but... Exhausts don't help our cars the way they do many others. Don't expect to slap one on and instantly get 40hp. No single mod (short of Turbo, Supercharger, or LS2 swap) by itself makes an enormous difference in power. It takes several working together and tuned correctly and get noticeable gains. The butt dyno will always say it's worth it but real provable numbers are harder to come by.
Note: Lots of **** gives maybe 1-10hp, the above is speaking about real power increases and is particularly aimed at a new buyer that hasn't seen first hand how hard it is to make NA power on a VQ35.
^^^this all makes sense. I am in the process of looking for a car, but when I get one I dont wanna go all crazy simply cuz Cali is a pain in the ***! So I can't even get HFC (legally) so I am looking into 3" piping with a lighter weight muffler. I was looking into the Tanabe Touring medalion exhaust and maybe a CAI. That should give me the sound I am looking for I hope! LOL. It is very hard to tell exactly what stuff sounds like online even with good speakers
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Hahahaha thanks guys but i'm no where near cali or the US. I'm in lebanon and there aren't too much modded G35s, and unfortunately (even though i haven't tried yet) i can't order aftermarket stuff coz they don't ship to my country!
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I'm not exactly sure I couldn't find it on their website. If you're looking for fairly cheap hp gain I would look into Motordynes mRev2 and spacer. I think they give 10-15 hp each. Check out their site they have dynos for the plenum parts but not exhaust components.
www.motordyneengineering.com
www.motordyneengineering.com
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04-17-2013, 12:05 PM
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That ish sounds beasty and that is the sound I was looking for. More aggressive and a little louder, but still sounds like the stock exhaust. It was just mezmerizing
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Yeah its rough but it is what it is. I heard a clip of Jayk's G with the ART pipes and the Shockwave and I damn near had to clean my keyboard! LOL
That ish sounds beasty and that is the sound I was looking for. More aggressive and a little louder, but still sounds like the stock exhaust. It was just mezmerizing
That ish sounds beasty and that is the sound I was looking for. More aggressive and a little louder, but still sounds like the stock exhaust. It was just mezmerizing
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