Hey guys, I would appreciate some advice as I'm hoping to avoid hours and hours of research. My goal with my 2011 G37 convertible is to do just a basic set of mods and to maximize HP and TQ gain with those mods. At this point I have only purchased a Stillen gen3 long tube CAI (and no I don't believe it will give me 30hp at the wheels!!, but so far as I can tell, it's still the best CAI for gains on the market)

My question is, what is the best exhaust setup for HP and TQ gains? I will likely only do from the headers back and will most likely not do the headers themselves. I'm not concerned with maintaining a cat, thus I am open to doing a test pipe. Any thoughts on what make that is available for the vert? Thanks!

Also, what is the best and easiest way to flash or tune the ECU? I've read about several and the one I liked most due to ease of use and functionality was the Cobb, but they don't make it anymore and I'm not sure they even have maps for the 2011 models. Thoughts? Any suggestions?

Thanks guys. I realize most of this is just preference, but I just don't want to spend hours going through posts looking for HP gains for each exhaust etc. And tuning tool etc, any help is appreciated.

 

All exhausts pretty-much yield the same gains

 

Thanks Conn, if that's the case, then it's pretty much just about look and sound? What about quality? Any significant differences in manufacturer? Any to avoid due to lack of weld quality or aluminum quality? Thanks!

 

Im not sure which companies make exhausts for verts, but a few of the companies I like are Ark, Fast Intentions, and Invidia. Listen to vids on youtube and decide which you like.