Update on My AWD...Ark exhaust
Update on My AWD...Ark exhaust
Ive been pretty busy with my car and work. I installed the ark exhaust on my AWD about 3 weeks ago. I ordered a regular Ark exhaust and had it modified to fit the AWD. It was a real simple modification on the y-pipe to make it fit around the transmission harmonic balancer ( i believe thats what it is). The rest of the exhaust piping and mufflers fit perfectly.
Sounds really nice. I have to be honest and mention, in my opinion, that the exhaust is loud in certain RPMs. I had my friend drive my car and it sounds pretty sexy when driving away, however in-cabin and low RPMs (@ 2-3k) it gets quite audible.
Hope u enjoy the pics and a quick vid. hope ARK exhaust doesnt mind me posting.
Im unable to post up the vid, so here is the link. Hope it works.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...t=MVI_1619.mp4
Sounds really nice. I have to be honest and mention, in my opinion, that the exhaust is loud in certain RPMs. I had my friend drive my car and it sounds pretty sexy when driving away, however in-cabin and low RPMs (@ 2-3k) it gets quite audible.
Hope u enjoy the pics and a quick vid. hope ARK exhaust doesnt mind me posting.
Im unable to post up the vid, so here is the link. Hope it works.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...t=MVI_1619.mp4
Last edited by Lucky_One; May 1, 2011 at 09:41 PM.
Love the ARK! That's what I would have gotten for my S.
Post some more pics of it but further away if you can. Wanna see how they really look with the car from the distance.
Post some more pics of it but further away if you can. Wanna see how they really look with the car from the distance.
Thanks guys. My car has not been washed in a few months, so it is really dirty with bird poop and brake dust. I will post up pics when i get a chance, planning on doing a whole detail on the car this summer.
When you say low rpms 2-3k in cabin, is it a drone? or vibrates the interior and stuff
what exactly was done to make it fit AWD? can you take a pic of it and how much was it?
what exactly was done to make it fit AWD? can you take a pic of it and how much was it?
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On the y -pipe, the two separate pipes meeting the cat converters were extended bringing the back of the y-pipe where it meets the mid pipes were shorten. This allows room for the harmonic balancer. if you look under your car you can see it the end of the transmission.
The left tip looks lower than the right to my eyes. On my ARK for my RWD, it was actually the other way around. The right tip was lower than the left. This bugged me so much that I eventually ended up going a different route b/c of this fitment issue. I dunno man.. they look decent but ARK really needs to step it up a notch as far as their fitment and craftsmanship.
