For those with aftermarket exhaust or intakes - is it livable day to day?

[spacy9]

I have a 2007 G35X Sedan which i hurt recently (there is a thread below on it). It is being put back together now (Yay!) and I thought I should show my regret for hurting it by giving it some new aftermarket toys.

I love the way the Stillen cat back exhaust and intakes sound and found a youtube video that gives me a pretty good idea what my car should sound like when the mods are completed (same color even!) but from the outside only:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Cl-yOBkw0

So right now I love the way that it will sound, but I'm concerned about day to day driving with it. I'm worried that the love affair might die off, so I have some quesitons:

Is it too loud in the cabin with the windows up to have a normal conversation?

Does it vibrate more?

Does it just get annoying after the coolness wears off?

Any issues with cops paying you more attention?

Is it ricer in any way, shape, or form ? I don't think so, but had to ask .

Any thoughts you can give me on these mods would be appreciated, good or bad.

Thanks!

[awdjdmtalon]

I don't know about the Stillen exh. But I have the Fast Intentions exh. and It is very liveable for daily driving.

I have no issues with "The Man".

Does not look or sound rice.

No issues w/ vibration.

[suby01]

if your looking for sound stillen is that loudest exhaust offered for the sedans. theres no vibration nothing else just sound and drone with the stillen. hope that helps.

[spacy9]

I don't know about the Stillen exh. But I have the Fast Intentions exh. and It is very liveable for daily driving.

I have no issues with "The Man".

Does not look or sound rice.

No issues w/ vibration.

Thanks for the feedback!

[spacy9]

if your looking for sound stillen is that loudest exhaust offered for the sedans. theres no vibration nothing else just sound and drone with the stillen. hope that helps.

What do you mean by 'drone'?

[spacy9]

Would a Plenum Spacer help with the Stillen Intake and Exhaust setup? And, if it will help for a 2007 G35X Sedan, which size spacer should I get and from which manufacturer?

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Newer Sedans don't need the spacer... I think?

With some new tunes coming from the Exhaust... It will only enrich the love affair with the G.... No Lie

The G is very quite in the cab but you will get a lot more noise when you get on it and even at 70-80mph you will notice a very slight change until you give it a little gas (Holding top gear) and it sounds sweet!

DJ

[spacy9]

Newer Sedans don't need the spacer... I think?

Wasn't sure on that part either...

With some new tunes coming from the Exhaust... It will only enrich the love affair with the G.... No Lie

The G is very quite in the cab but you will get a lot more noise when you get on it and even at 70-80mph you will notice a very slight change until you give it a little gas (Holding top gear) and it sounds sweet!

DJ

Thanks, that is what I was hoping would be the case

[suby01]

spacers are not available for the HR motors.

drone . =Resonance frequency. When you change out parts of the exhaust, it changes this frequency in the pipes, which causes the exhaust to drone/buzz at certain RPM. Also, resonators were created to muffle these frequencies and cut down on the noise, once it's removed, you get that "boomy" sound in your exhaust....AKA the WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sound you get when you floor it....will or will not be noticeable.

The Stillen cat back gets most of its gains because it is lighter than the stock setup therefor more gains in 0-60 but not so much on the WHP charts

[spacy9]

spacers are not available for the HR motors.

What can I say, I'm a noob when it comes to adding aftermarket parts to a car. Trying to figure it all out

drone . =Resonance frequency. When you change out parts of the exhaust, it changes this frequency in the pipes, which causes the exhaust to drone/buzz at certain RPM. Also, resonators were created to muffle these frequencies and cut down on the noise, once it's removed, you get that "boomy" sound in your exhaust....AKA the WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sound you get when you floor it....will or will not be noticeable.

The Stillen cat back gets most of its gains because it is lighter than the stock setup therefor more gains in 0-60 but not so much on the WHP charts

Ah, so drone is good! Thank you for the info