Downgrade from 20's to Painted OEM 17's - Page 2 - G35Driver

Jan 14, 2009 | 10:44 PM

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O HELLA OEM

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oems look 1000% better

Jan 14, 2009 | 10:45 PM

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looks better. 2 things.... remove the tein badge/sticker and what is up with your exhaust? Looks like a single tip HKS lol

Jan 14, 2009 | 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by donpisto

I have Tein Basics. Fenders arent rolled at all. Wheels were tucked in the rear with previous setup and when I had passengers in the back (totaling about 350 lbs) there were no issues. Downtown LA streets did mess up my front tires though by the fenders gashing them, but I haven't had any problems since. I hardly ever have rear passengers anyway.

With that being said, SPACERS and DUMP IT!

Jan 14, 2009 | 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by g35freak86

looks better. 2 things.... remove the tein badge/sticker and what is up with your exhaust? Looks like a single tip HKS lol

Lol. I wanted dual tips, but couldn't find any. I didn't want a cannon either so I went with the one I got, though I think I could have gone a tad larger... in case you're wondering, muffler delete

I couldn't stand the sound of the stock exhaust even with the coupe midpipe. I could hardly hear it.

Jan 14, 2009 | 11:01 PM

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can you post a better video of your exhaust? im trying to compare your setup to mine. can you go through the revs while stationary?

heres a couple examples of mine

rev
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...8082142-00.flv

rev and drive by
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y89...PipesFinal.flv

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Jan 15, 2009 | 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NAT@FFTec

I'll get to it this weekend since I get home late on Thursdays and Fridays. When you drove the vehicle and recorded it, what RPM did you hit and did you floor it?

I noticed when I floor it, you don't hear the exhaust as much compared to when accelerating at a quick rate and shifting around 4k rpm.

Jan 15, 2009 | 11:00 AM

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from the interior, it sounds like it gets quieter after 4k, but from the outside, it stays just as loud, if not louder

Jan 15, 2009 | 11:11 AM

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wow never thought i would say this but the oem wheels look a lot better

spacer?

Jan 15, 2009 | 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by escobar929

wow never thought i would say this but the oem wheels look a lot better

spacer?

Na, don't wanna do spacers. These are the original tires, still have some tread left, even though they have about 33k on them. After putting the 20's back on and when those tires wear out I might go back to stocks with better and wider tires. Right now this is just for temp.

Jan 15, 2009 | 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NAT@FFTec

from the interior, it sounds like it gets quieter after 4k, but from the outside, it stays just as loud, if not louder

For me, it sounds like after the vehicle hits 4k rpm the sound of the engine overtakes the sound of the exhaust, because I can hear the sound louder from under the hood at that point. I've never tried stepping out of the car and having someone drive it to see how it sounds from the outside, at least till full rev.