What is this exhaust? Advertised as OEM.
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What is this exhaust? Advertised as OEM.
http://imgur.com/a/L5mLO
Listed on my local Craigslist as an OEM exhaust for the G37, but it doesn't look stock to me. Priced at $150.
Listed on my local Craigslist as an OEM exhaust for the G37, but it doesn't look stock to me. Priced at $150.
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Pretty sure Ryan nailed it... that's the Ark Grip for the Coupe.
New, that's $1600. So $150 is sweet. Offer them $100, polish it up, and flip those pipes here in a FS thread.
New, that's $1600. So $150 is sweet. Offer them $100, polish it up, and flip those pipes here in a FS thread.
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Contacted the seller and should be meeting tomorrow. Meetup location is at an aftermarket parts store, so I'm pretty sure they would know the difference between aftermarket and stock. I hope the pictures provided in the Craigslist ad are the actual pics of the exhaust.
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Still kinda curious about this exhaust. I originally thought it was ARK Grip on first sight because of the resonators.
However, I don't see the ARK logo on the axleback section. The y-pipe and mid-pipe have a different design than the ones on the product page on the ARK website. I also wasn't aware the ARK Grip system offered exchangeable, bolt-on tips, I thought only Motordyne did this.
Could it be an earlier model? Or a replica? Either way, $150 is an absolute steal. I don't want it to sound like I'm complaining.
However, I don't see the ARK logo on the axleback section. The y-pipe and mid-pipe have a different design than the ones on the product page on the ARK website. I also wasn't aware the ARK Grip system offered exchangeable, bolt-on tips, I thought only Motordyne did this.
Could it be an earlier model? Or a replica? Either way, $150 is an absolute steal. I don't want it to sound like I'm complaining.
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That's a good tell. However, the ARK badging is on the inner-facing side of each muffler, and in every one of those pictures, that side of each muffler is angled away from the camera. You could say the seller is clever enough to know that, but then why isn't he clever enough to clean the damn pipes?
Valid point, though. The ARK Grip does say ARK on the inner-facing side of each muffler.
Valid point, though. The ARK Grip does say ARK on the inner-facing side of each muffler.
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Spent quite some time on the internet to pinpoint what exhaust this is and I've found out what it is. It's a eBay exhaust for the 370Z. Take a look at the links below. Same mufflers. Has the same curvy-ness after the flex pipe and before the resonators on the y-pipe. Mid-pipes are a match as well. The mid-pipes are what really threw me off because they are so short compared to the mid-pipes on our Gs, both sedan and coupe.
SS CatBack Exhaust Dual Muffler 3 PIECES Design for 09-15 370Z Z34 VQ37DE | eBay
4.5"DUAL ROLLED TIP STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST CATBACK SYSTEM FOR 370Z FAIRLADY Z34 | eBay
4.5" ROLLED TIP MUFFLER RACING HI-POWER CATBACK EXHAUST FOR 09-16 370Z Z34 VQ37 | eBay
Anyways, I ended up skipping out on the exhaust. Only reason I would've bought was to flip it so that I could get some more funds for my Motordyne. But, after finding out it was an 370Z exhaust, I wouldn't want to flip it to anyone here on MyG37 and falsely label it as an ARK Grip exhaust. And it doesn't even fit Gs, sedan or coupe. Good thing I spent the time to research this exhaust.
SS CatBack Exhaust Dual Muffler 3 PIECES Design for 09-15 370Z Z34 VQ37DE | eBay
4.5"DUAL ROLLED TIP STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST CATBACK SYSTEM FOR 370Z FAIRLADY Z34 | eBay
4.5" ROLLED TIP MUFFLER RACING HI-POWER CATBACK EXHAUST FOR 09-16 370Z Z34 VQ37 | eBay
Anyways, I ended up skipping out on the exhaust. Only reason I would've bought was to flip it so that I could get some more funds for my Motordyne. But, after finding out it was an 370Z exhaust, I wouldn't want to flip it to anyone here on MyG37 and falsely label it as an ARK Grip exhaust. And it doesn't even fit Gs, sedan or coupe. Good thing I spent the time to research this exhaust.
Last edited by Melophile; 07-21-2017 at 11:05 PM.
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Welp, that was fun. Good for you figuring things out and making smart choices.
So... ebay knock off exhausts designed to look like the ARK Grip. That's amazing.
So... ebay knock off exhausts designed to look like the ARK Grip. That's amazing.