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Do try to get a before and after sound clip of the OEM exhaust vs the ARK exhaust. I'm more interested in the OEM exhaust with the RHFC.
It was already installed early in the morning. Sorry :|
Installation was done at a shop. Pretty easy with no fitment issues. Took less than an hour. Sound is amazing and can definetely feel more low end torque. Cant wait to dyno it. Lots of thanks to Ciocca Performance for the exhaust + shipping at a great price.
So on the ARK, the piping after the cats go directly into an X-pipe? I didn't know that. And then two resonators immediately following. What are they? Looks like 18". That's nice, man. Really nice. Damnnnnnnn.
Tips are way too large for my taste, and I strongly dislike the burnt Ti look. Plus, the tips are recessed about 1" too far too back. Meh... nitpicking an otherwise awesome setup.
It'll likely be around the same or more. It's worth mentioning that your exhaust will be (for many people) uncomfortably loud, and your exhaust will reek.
Originally Posted by alfredo24pr
Theoretically, it would be more since a test pipe is less restricted than a resonated cat but your gains would be more or less the same.
Thanks for your help guys. I'm coming from an S2000 and test pipes were pretty much the best bang for buck mod (as far as N/A mods go). Will the exhaust really be that much louder though? I've tried searching up stock exhaust + test pipe videos on YouTube and I've only seen a handful of videos and none of them seem to be that much louder than stock. I did however notice a slight bit of rasp in most, if not all of the videos. As far as the smell goes, I don't believe I'll mind it too much. I usually ride around with the windows half way down anyways. I'm trying to find the most efficient mods for this platform as far as bolt-ons go. I'm sure 300whp is achievable with simple bolt-ons.
Originally Posted by Rochester
Plus, the tips are recessed about 1" too far too back. Meh... nitpicking an otherwise awesome setup.
Video & sound, please, Alfredo. Come one, man.
I'm with Rochester as far as the exhaust tips go. Is there anyway you could ask your shop to extend them a little bit? I don't think adding a little bit of piping would effect it too much. The diffuser's beautiful, but it's almost as if it's hiding the exhaust with how it sits right now.
On a more positive note, the quality of that exhaust looks awesome man! Really nice set-up! I'm looking forward to some videos of it soon!
Thanks. I posted from cellphone. No wifi for my laptop atm
Originally Posted by Rochester
So on the ARK, the piping after the cats go directly into an X-pipe? I didn't know that. And then two resonators immediately following. What are they? Looks like 18". That's nice, man. Really nice. Damnnnnnnn. Tips are way too large for my taste, and I strongly dislike the burnt Ti look. Plus, the tips are recessed about 1" too far too back. Meh... nitpicking an otherwise awesome setup. Video & sound, please, Alfredo. Come one, man.
Not sure about resonator size. As for the tips 1" back I dont really mind, haven't really noticed until you pointed it out.
Thanks for your help guys. I'm coming from an S2000 and test pipes were pretty much the best bang for buck mod (as far as N/A mods go). Will the exhaust really be that much louder though? I've tried searching up stock exhaust + test pipe videos on YouTube and I've only seen a handful of videos and none of them seem to be that much louder than stock. I did however notice a slight bit of rasp in most, if not all of the videos. As far as the smell goes, I don't believe I'll mind it too much. I usually ride around with the windows half way down anyways. I'm trying to find the most efficient mods for this platform as far as bolt-ons go. I'm sure 300whp is achievable with simple bolt-ons. I'm with Rochester as far as the exhaust tips go. Is there anyway you could ask your shop to extend them a little bit? I don't think adding a little bit of piping would effect it too much. The diffuser's beautiful, but it's almost as if it's hiding the exhaust with how it sits right now. On a more positive note, the quality of that exhaust looks awesome man! Really nice set-up! I'm looking forward to some videos of it soon!
Test pipe alone wont be that much louder but with exhaust maybe a bit depending on the exhaust.
Hoping for close to 300whp with this exhaust, but it really depends on the dyno.
Sorry about that. It's like a bad habit.
