HKS Rear Section Exhaust Install
#16
03-15-2006 | 06:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,864
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From: Boston, MA
Performancenissanparts.com sells this right now for $395 plus $43 for shipping ($438 total). If you go onto cardmain.com (go here: http://www.cardomain.com/item/HKS32008BN001), it sells for $419.95 plus $42 shipping....but Cardomain has it's "105% lowest price policy"...if you find the same product cheaper somewhere else (like performance nisssan parts), they'll sell it to you for 5% off of the lower price! 
...quick math, you buy it for $375.25 plus shipping. Just click on the 105% price link on the website & follow the instructions. Not a bad deal...eh? 
...quick math, you buy it for $375.25 plus shipping. Just click on the 105% price link on the website & follow the instructions. Not a bad deal...eh?
#18
03-16-2006 | 08:02 AM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 3,653
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From: Sugar Land,Texas
Originally Posted by Texasscout
Butt dyno says yeah! I got a little bit. It seems to rev more freely. I know some will criticize me for that (NO DYNO #!), but I think it's better.
I got mine used from a Gdriver member in Houston. ($175.00) All I had to supply was the hanger kit for the 05's and a gasket.
I got mine used from a Gdriver member in Houston. ($175.00) All I had to supply was the hanger kit for the 05's and a gasket.
I sold my old HKS because it got scratched in a rear-end collision I was victim to. I demanded a new one! 
Last edited by cato; 03-16-2006 at 08:04 AM.
#19
03-16-2006 | 01:13 PM
Originally Posted by jimmyc13
Performancenissanparts.com sells this right now for $395 plus $43 for shipping ($438 total). If you go onto cardmain.com (go here: http://www.cardomain.com/item/HKS32008BN001), it sells for $419.95 plus $42 shipping....but Cardomain has it's "105% lowest price policy"...if you find the same product cheaper somewhere else (like performance nisssan parts), they'll sell it to you for 5% off of the lower price! ...quick math, you buy it for $375.25 plus shipping. Just click on the 105% price link on the website & follow the instructions. Not a bad deal...eh?
...quick math, you buy it for $375.25 plus shipping. Just click on the 105% price link on the website & follow the instructions. Not a bad deal...eh? 
#21
03-16-2006 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmyc13
I know Cato posted photos a while back, but the images are all blotchy & don't appear. I just installed mine on Saturday, as it's been sitting in the box for 2 months now....I was awaiting warmer weather for the install & it finally came. I purchased the HKS thru cardomain.com using their 105% price match guarantee (I found it cheaper elsewhere, so they gave it to me for 5% off the lower price).
The hardest part of the install was removing the OEM muffler...there are three rubber hangers that the muffler is held on by and even with spraying copious amounts of WD-40, it was still a B#!% to remove....it was probably 45 minutes into it (from when I started to jack the jar up) that I was able to remove the HEAVY OEM muffler.
I was a little freaked out at first, when looking at the two mufflers side by side....the HKS inlet pipe is almost 2X as long as the OEM pipe...but then after I realized, the reason why is because the HKS muffler is 1) smaller and 2) the outlet comes out at the center (as opposed to the side on the OEM).....for a second, I thought they shipped me the wrong part!
Putting the HKS up was a piece-o-cake, as it was 1) lighter and 2) a lot easier due to the rubber hangers & the metal bracket pins on the muffler..just made sure I didn't scratch/drop it while hanging it.
The sounds is purely awesome...I was scared of the "drone" issue that some don't mind and some hate...I don't find it that bad.....a lot less than I expected. As for the exhaust note...OMG...if I had to sum it up in 2 words..."FREAKING SWEET"! As one member told me before...it sounds like an exotic sports car....which it does. The tone in manumatic mode is better than in Automatic...and you don't have to give it WOT in order to get the note (like I had to do to get the sound from the Z-tube w/ Coupe middy before)...this is the type of exhaust that I was EXACTLY looking for. Now I just wish it would stay warm here, so I could drive around w/ my windows down! My install picts & after picts are below.....ENJOY! Two thumbs up to HKS for an awesome product!!!!
The hardest part of the install was removing the OEM muffler...there are three rubber hangers that the muffler is held on by and even with spraying copious amounts of WD-40, it was still a B#!% to remove....it was probably 45 minutes into it (from when I started to jack the jar up) that I was able to remove the HEAVY OEM muffler.
I was a little freaked out at first, when looking at the two mufflers side by side....the HKS inlet pipe is almost 2X as long as the OEM pipe...but then after I realized, the reason why is because the HKS muffler is 1) smaller and 2) the outlet comes out at the center (as opposed to the side on the OEM).....for a second, I thought they shipped me the wrong part!
Putting the HKS up was a piece-o-cake, as it was 1) lighter and 2) a lot easier due to the rubber hangers & the metal bracket pins on the muffler..just made sure I didn't scratch/drop it while hanging it.
The sounds is purely awesome...I was scared of the "drone" issue that some don't mind and some hate...I don't find it that bad.....a lot less than I expected. As for the exhaust note...OMG...if I had to sum it up in 2 words..."FREAKING SWEET"! As one member told me before...it sounds like an exotic sports car....which it does. The tone in manumatic mode is better than in Automatic...and you don't have to give it WOT in order to get the note (like I had to do to get the sound from the Z-tube w/ Coupe middy before)...this is the type of exhaust that I was EXACTLY looking for.
Now I just wish it would stay warm here, so I could drive around w/ my windows down! My install picts & after picts are below.....ENJOY! Two thumbs up to HKS for an awesome product!!!!Can i hear the sound and feel what it would sound like, is it a catback system. Can u please post a soundclip
Is there any HP/ torque gain
How does it compare with stillen being half the price
#23
03-17-2006 | 02:57 PM
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Boston, MA
FenixL1P - not sure...just go to their site or call them to find out...
NickS - yeah...it's stainless steel & should never need replacing, as it won't rust or corrode....that's the price you pay for a sweet exterior look and an awesome exhaust note! I think my Y-pipe cost more than the muffler
Basus - yeah...it's just a muffler (not a catback). As for hearing it, just search for a post CREATED by "Andycon"....he posted up many sound clips with the HKS. Enjoy.
NickS - yeah...it's stainless steel & should never need replacing, as it won't rust or corrode....that's the price you pay for a sweet exterior look and an awesome exhaust note!
I think my Y-pipe cost more than the muffler Basus - yeah...it's just a muffler (not a catback). As for hearing it, just search for a post CREATED by "Andycon"....he posted up many sound clips with the HKS. Enjoy.
#26
03-18-2006 | 12:51 PM
That cardomain link is down. I tried ordering this from performancenissan before and it was a complete disaster (lies, no returns of emails/calls, etc.). I really want one but I don't want to order through them. It sounds like people are getting it from another source, but that cardomain site is an invalid link.
Please point me to the right link.
Thanks
Please point me to the right link.
Thanks
#28
03-18-2006 | 02:48 PM
Originally Posted by BrianV
That cardomain link is down. I tried ordering this from performancenissan before and it was a complete disaster (lies, no returns of emails/calls, etc.). I really want one but I don't want to order through them. It sounds like people are getting it from another source, but that cardomain site is an invalid link.
Please point me to the right link.
Thanks
Please point me to the right link.
Thanks