Guys. Was planning on going to get a Nismo exhaust on Saturday($950). Still planning on it unless someone says otherwise..
Staying NA for a LONG time.
Also, if you need smaller parts from West Covina let me know.

 

Hmmm. I feel that there are way better exhausts on the market than the nismo. I feel that almost all nismo parts are overpriced and offer little gains. I would look into maybe the HKS for a little more, or another option possibly a true dual.

 

I love the nismo exhaust, that is probably the ONLY exhuast I would buy for my car. A little louder and deeper than stock... nothing more, nothing less is needed! I think its a good choice

 

Well, I am sitting at west covina Nissan waiting for my nismo to get installed. I'll get clips out on when I am back in Vegas.

 

I love my Nismo exhaust also. Sounds awesome!

 

+1 Love mine as well

 

if you wanna stay quiet
get NIsmo or Borla

if you want something louder, more performance sound etc etc... get injen JIC hks

 

Got the Nismo. Thanks!

 

Nismo exhaust is great. And if you ever want to go louder you can always get some High Flow Cats.

 

Temptations..

 

After about an hour of research, short answer is no.

 

HFC's = No CEL. Test pipes on '05+ cars = CEL. Test pipes on older Z's = CEL sometimes.

 

Test pipes on 2004.5s and newer will throw a CEL but $6, a trip to Auto Zone, and 10 minutes will fix that

 

Mike, you're going to have to elaborate on that one..

 

A quick fix to get rid of CELs due to test pipes is cheap and easy. There is a write-up on it on My350Z.com. I just did it for Kelli's 2006 Z and it worked like a charm. Basically you buy two pairs of 18mm spark plug non-foulers from your local auto parts store. Take one pair and drill the opening of the threaded end out to 1/2". Then you screw the drilled non-fouler into the 02 sensor spot on the test pipe. Screw the non-drilled non-fouler into the drilled non-fouler. And last but not least, screw the 02 sensor into the non-drilled non-fouler. Super super easy. All you need is a bench vise, or something else to hold onto the non-fouler while drilling, a 1/2" drill bit for cutting metal, and a 22mm (I think thats the right size) wrench. You may need a mallet to bang on the wrench to get the 02 sensors to break loose, but once you get them loose, it will take longer to get the car off the jack stands than it will to install the non-foulers.

 

What pipes and exhaust is Kelli's Car running?

 

Kinetix Resonated Test Pipes and HKS exhaust.

 

+1 the fix for the CELS is easy as hell.. the only real challenge is to find a 1/2" drill lol

 

Well thats only as hard as finding the nearest Home Depot

 

yup you know it mike =]

 

Test Pipes pass smog?

 

They will in Nevada unless you get a visual inspection. Here, they just plug a little machine into your OBDII port and pretty much as long as you don't have a CEL, you will pass. The last time I got smogged the guy was telling me it just checks your electrical system, not even actual emissions.

 

Test Pipes added to my long list of to-do's...