My review of the G37 Sedan Ark Exhaust
06-04-2011, 11:47 PM
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My review of the G37 Sedan Ark Exhaust
So I ordered the Grip exhaust from Ark a week or so ago and decided I would do a review with some pics.
I have a 2011 G37 sedan sport 6mt.
Shipping box weight ~65 lbs.
Packaging was pretty good.
A mock up of the components in the box... I know some of the components are placed improperly. There was no label for which is left and right side of exhaust.
It came with all the bolts/washer/lock washer/nuts and gaskets.
2 of the 6 gaskets were a different size (smaller) to accomodate the different flange sizes for the middle pipe sections.
I noticed a few flaws in the welds. Seem to be only cosmetic. Looks like some pipe is slightly larger than others and they are welded together.
Overall most of the welds are very well done, they look like a role of dimes laid on its side and pushed over... Coins leaning on each other like dominoes.
The tips are beautiful. They were much larger than I expected, way larger than OEM tips.
There were some hiccups on install.
The gaskets that came with the exhaust did not fit with the OEM catalytic converters as well as the bolts. So I ended up using the OEM gasket and bolts. So I had left overs.
Also I had to remove the metal bracket from under the car because the Ark exhaust was touching the bracket and I didn't want them to rub and vibrate.
Some pics after install.
The left side is a little higher than the right by about 2 mm. I might go and put a washer in the rear hanger mount to lower it and even them out.
Overall a good looking and sounding exhaust. There is a slight hum when going 80mph on the freeway but its pretty quiet, almost not noticeable. On Cold start up its pretty loud and very deep sounding.
When the engine is warm at idle it sounds like it is stock. Dead silent.
I have a 2011 G37 sedan sport 6mt.
Shipping box weight ~65 lbs.
Packaging was pretty good.
A mock up of the components in the box... I know some of the components are placed improperly. There was no label for which is left and right side of exhaust.
It came with all the bolts/washer/lock washer/nuts and gaskets.
2 of the 6 gaskets were a different size (smaller) to accomodate the different flange sizes for the middle pipe sections.
I noticed a few flaws in the welds. Seem to be only cosmetic. Looks like some pipe is slightly larger than others and they are welded together.
Overall most of the welds are very well done, they look like a role of dimes laid on its side and pushed over... Coins leaning on each other like dominoes.
The tips are beautiful. They were much larger than I expected, way larger than OEM tips.
There were some hiccups on install.
The gaskets that came with the exhaust did not fit with the OEM catalytic converters as well as the bolts. So I ended up using the OEM gasket and bolts. So I had left overs.
Also I had to remove the metal bracket from under the car because the Ark exhaust was touching the bracket and I didn't want them to rub and vibrate.
Some pics after install.
The left side is a little higher than the right by about 2 mm. I might go and put a washer in the rear hanger mount to lower it and even them out.
Overall a good looking and sounding exhaust. There is a slight hum when going 80mph on the freeway but its pretty quiet, almost not noticeable. On Cold start up its pretty loud and very deep sounding.
When the engine is warm at idle it sounds like it is stock. Dead silent.
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Nismo2k1 (10-05-2015)
04-11-2016, 08:13 PM
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I had a shop install my ARK Grip. The guy was pleasantly surprised at how well it fit together. It's significantly heavier than the stock exhaust. Someday I'll weigh the OE parts.
I don't have any drone, as in resonance, but I'll say the mufflers accentuate the bass notes at lower rpm. Once you get to about 2,500 rpm, it starts sounding like you'd expect. Puttering around it doesn't sound like much but delay your shifts until 3,500 rpm and it sounds GOOD.
Cold start is a bit loud and bassy. If you're embarrassed by your squeaking cold Akebonos, you'll probably cringe at the cold start.
I don't have any drone, as in resonance, but I'll say the mufflers accentuate the bass notes at lower rpm. Once you get to about 2,500 rpm, it starts sounding like you'd expect. Puttering around it doesn't sound like much but delay your shifts until 3,500 rpm and it sounds GOOD.
Cold start is a bit loud and bassy. If you're embarrassed by your squeaking cold Akebonos, you'll probably cringe at the cold start.
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