Kenta's Invidia Q300 install
08-11-2008, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Francesco,Aug 11 2008, 01:10 AM
Looks alot better than the traditional n1 style invidia mufflers.
Really good looking exhaust - can't wait to hear it. 
08-11-2008, 02:15 PM
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I like the shiny cans on the berlina seems to just "work". Still getting used it, but thanks for all the props guys.
Erick: you can't talk about "stock" anymore
Erick: you can't talk about "stock" anymore
08-11-2008, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kenta,Aug 10 2008, 09:20 AM
It drones a little, but there are "sweet spots" where the car almost sound stock again. Like cruising around 2700 rpm it seems pretty quiet then I noticed when I got up into the 70mph range it wasn't much louder than stock. Next time we're at a meet your welcome to take the car for a spin and judge for yourself 
if anything you will have to take me for a spin
08-11-2008, 06:38 PM
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Nice Exhaust, didn't know Invidia had the oval style mufflers. I bet they are a big difference in sound compared to the round canister ones.
I also got a kick of how you seemed to be possing for the camera while under the car.
Good luck with the exhaust!
I also got a kick of how you seemed to be possing for the camera while under the car.
Good luck with the exhaust!
08-11-2008, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by boltonblue,Aug 10 2008, 09:36 PM
Mark your getting better than I did.
I never saw anything north of 440kb/s with my verizon card.
I never saw anything north of 440kb/s with my verizon card.
09-17-2008, 06:30 AM
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Bored, so here's a one month review of the Q300:
- Sometimes the exhaust is noticeably louder on some days and super quiet on others. Not sure if this is due to heat, but I think it's much louder once it warms up. Heard this might be a trait of stainless steel in general. Not sure if that's true.
- Drone on the highway between 3-4k can be really f'ing annoying once the car warms up. Riding to and from VT on the last trip I purposely kept the car at 4k or above just to stay out of the drone range even if that meant down shifting into 5th. Maybe I should just get 4.77's to fix that
- Drivers side rear hanger popped off twice in the last month. Only seems to happen when the car is pushed. A few others have complained about this here on S2ki so I know it's not just me. The rearmost hanger is probably an inch shorter than it should be or it should have had a nub on the end to prevent slippage. If someone is willing to weld a bead around the end of the hanger in trade for beer, let me know. For now I'm going add a ghetto zip tie on the hanger to prevent it from slowly walking off the hanger over time.
Regrets? Not really although the last issue is wicked annoying.
- Sometimes the exhaust is noticeably louder on some days and super quiet on others. Not sure if this is due to heat, but I think it's much louder once it warms up. Heard this might be a trait of stainless steel in general. Not sure if that's true.
- Drone on the highway between 3-4k can be really f'ing annoying once the car warms up. Riding to and from VT on the last trip I purposely kept the car at 4k or above just to stay out of the drone range even if that meant down shifting into 5th. Maybe I should just get 4.77's to fix that
- Drivers side rear hanger popped off twice in the last month. Only seems to happen when the car is pushed. A few others have complained about this here on S2ki so I know it's not just me. The rearmost hanger is probably an inch shorter than it should be or it should have had a nub on the end to prevent slippage. If someone is willing to weld a bead around the end of the hanger in trade for beer, let me know. For now I'm going add a ghetto zip tie on the hanger to prevent it from slowly walking off the hanger over time.
Regrets? Not really although the last issue is wicked annoying.
09-17-2008, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by kenta,Sep 17 2008, 10:30 AM
- Sometimes the exhaust is noticeably louder on some days and super quiet on others. Not sure if this is due to heat, but I think it's much louder once it warms up. Heard this might be a trait of stainless steel in general. Not sure if that's true.