just wanted to give a big thanks to the guys at ARK today for looking at my exhaust and taking care of a few issues..guys there are super nice and it was a great pleasure to meet all of them!!!
thanks again guys exhaust is Great!!!!

 

Post pics!!!!

 

im outta town right now getting my tune done tomorrow ill post some pics up when i get home along with my before and after dynos

 

What specific issues were you having? Fitment issues? Seems like in some of their units, the right muffler tends to sit lower than the left. That's was bugging the crap out of me! So I got rid of mine.. planning to pick up an Invidia soon

 

had a small hole in the y pipe area and also a few bolts came off where the mid pipes bolt up to the car...but that wasent there fault..its was a buddys of mine shop that didnt tighten them..never said it was great to get the exhaust fixed..just saying the guys are ark are great...fitment was spot on perfect..if you confused reread the post maybe youll get it!!!

 

Should have let us know regarding this. We could have taken care of this easily

 

Ark ftmfw!!!!

 

Nice customer service ARK!

But I think they should come 100% without fitments issue from the beginning you know why??

because some members will buy this exhaust that lives outside USA.. what your going to do then? pay like 400$ to ship them the corrected muffler?...

 

yeah! their customer service is top notch. I had a few issues, Alex took care of it. so I can't complain at all.

 

Um.. it was obvious at the time of the install, but since mine was just a prototype, I didn't really mention anything to ya Alex. There were other issues with the weldings, fitment, etc.. but like I said, mine was sponsored by ARK, so I couldn't really complain. No worries though since I got rid of it.

 

Convertible???????????? ARK is killin' me. LOL

 

I have the ARK exhaust for my Sedan and my right muffler sits lower than my left too!! I didn't mention it when I got it so I guess I'm SOL. I'm thinking about selling it now too...

 

^ this seems to be an on-going issue with most of their units. You should contact them since you purchase the production version of the exhaust. I would definitely make sure that they address those issues. However if you're not local, you just maybe SOL b/c the cost of shipping the unit back to them would just not make it worthwhile.

It's definitely an aggressive style exhaust which is on the louder side. It just wasn't my cup of tea. IMO it will only look good on your car, if you have aggressive mods to compliment the aggressive look (ie rear valence, body kit, aggressive wheels, etc).

 

louder side no way this exhaust is quiet it only gets louder once you add high flow cats..but even then when you cruising its nice and quite..
i dont know how an exhaust can look aggressive when its just the tips sticking out back

 

Of course the style of an exhaust can vary from mild to aggressive. IMO style/size of mufflers, style/size of tips, various finishes can make a great impact on how the overall exhaust will look.

If you think Ark is not loud, you are definitely wrong. Ask anyone out there who has heard various exhausts for the sedans.

Loudest to quiestest : ARK > STILLEN > F.I. > INVIDIA > TANABE

Aggressive look is subjective but IMO ARK exhausts look the most aggressive due to their design. I personally think the large dual layer tips and the twin canister style muffler (replica of HKS) used on ARK makes the rear end of the vehicle look much more aggressive than something like the F.I. system which retains the OEM look with the subtle styling of the mufflers with mild sized tips.

What satisfy your taste will definitely be subjective since we all have different wants/tastes. Some want the loudest and the biggest, whereas some of us prefer the subtle, low-key look.

I wans't trying to rag on your system at all. Only thing I was doing was merely stating my experience and opinion with the ARK exhaust (I owned for about 8 months) and few of other members around the forum. You started a thread, so you are inviting other ppl to state their comments wether they maybe positive or negative.