My feedback on the Stillen Cat-Back V6 - 6 Speed

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Arrived yesterday and I took it to a shop that has done all sorts of work for me and a company I worked for a few years ago. I just wanted to get it installed. I wouldn't mind doing the install myself its just been called as all hell here in the Northeast this past week.

A few shots of it out of the box.









Beautiful quality. Very nice finish and great welds. The quality you expect from Stillen.

Now. Of course Johnny found out for us that those with the V6 will need exhaust hangers because we lack a resonator to begin with. Installation went very smooth. Everything fits nicely.

My buddy Roland and his assistant helping.



Lowered the lift and started her up. Sounds VERY nice. A deep throaty growl to it. Quiet at idle when the car is warm.



Of course its the driving impressions that you all want to hear. Between 2000-2500 rpms is the point where its the loudest. Minor droning which will most likely subside a bit when it breaks in. Too early to tell a power difference but it feels more responsive on the lower rpms when shifting through 2nd and 3rd. Overall I'm quite happy. I'm sure with more miles it will turn out to be even nicer.

Car is VERY dirty (thanks New England weather). Quick shot of it installed.

[Shift_Altima]

Very very nice. Congrats. When you're cruising at normal speed is it loud? Like if you're on the freeway or something crusing around 75 is it loud? And in city and all that.. AGain congrats

[godsgift]

sweet bro!!

[jungleboogie]

ooh this is the sexy, yes

[shift_mikey]

LOL Tyler you took away my fun, i was gonna do the full pics and hopefully install write up LOL

No biggie, I was going to try to do a little before and after video clips see if we can get a little better appreciation for the sound difference.

LOOKS good my man! Lots of luck with it!

EDIT: Tyler i forgot to ask you. What is your opinion on the muffler outlet? I feel its kinda short and stubby. I wish the muffler cans sat under the car a little more and the outlet was a little longer. The stainless cans look nice but its almost a little to "in your face"...... Anyway, just askin what you think

[2brian0]

Only makes me more anxious to get mine on my car. Damn those hangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SHIFT_COUPE]

LOL Tyler you took away my fun, i was gonna do the full pics and hopefully install write up LOL

No biggie, I was going to try to do a little before and after video clips see if we can get a little better appreciation for the sound difference.

LOOKS good my man! Lots of luck with it!

EDIT: Tyler i forgot to ask you. What is your opinion on the muffler outlet? I feel its kinda short and stubby. I wish the muffler cans sat under the car a little more and the outlet was a little longer. The stainless cans look nice but its almost a little to "in your face"...... Anyway, just askin what you think

Don't let me take away your fun Would love to see what you have to say along with your pics and vids.

As far as the muffler outlet. Its not bad, I like the way it looks. It different from stock which is the whole point here. The tips are fairly short but I think they made it that way so they don't stick out from the bumper excessively. Looks good IMO. As far as seeing the shine of the mufflers from behind, it looks pretty badass. Don't forget they will discolor a bit with weather etc so it wont stand out AS much I think after some time passes.

[johnny_d]

it's not fair you got a lift, we had my car on 4 jack stand, it wasn't too easy, esp without air tools. I noticed that it tends to drone less when it's not warmed up and it tends to get worse .. learning to get used to it now, basically just revv up past that point and ease off so it won't be as loud. Also I just noticed there's a hugeeee empty space where the old muffler used to be, that's why our car has such a shallow trunk. I'm wondering if i can convert that into a storage space or something

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Johnny, how many miles do you have on it at this point? Has the tone changed at all?

[johnny_d]

i have about 500 miles on it, compared to at 250 no major difference really, iono, maybe i just learn to kinda not mind it so much? Also, i adapt to it to reduce the noise too haha. I think it's not as loud accelerating but still drone IMO .. Now the first few miles, it was pretty deafening for me.

[shift_mikey]

Tyler how bad IS the droning? Is it like Johnny explains? I'm starting to feel like this isn't a good idea and maybe i should ship it back.......

oh who am i kidding, i'll be at the dealer trying to get the hangers tomorrow to install tomorrow night!

[johnny_d]

hehe, keep in mind, this is my first car that i'm modding, lolz before I bought the exhaust i don't even know wat droning is so i might be feeling things cuz it's not "stock"

[LinkNuc]

need sound bytes, I still think dual cat back and a common muffler across the back and quasi x-pipes sounds the best and is the most efficient, aka Borla...please post, don't like dual muffs on the VQ

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Tyler how bad IS the droning? Is it like Johnny explains? I'm starting to feel like this isn't a good idea and maybe i should ship it back.......

oh who am i kidding, i'll be at the dealer trying to get the hangers tomorrow to install tomorrow night!

I'm not new to modifying cars, it sounds like an exhaust system to me It sure as hell doesn't sound stock. I can understand that if you've never had a part like this on your car before it could sound a bit loud at first.

As I said, between 2000-2500 and close to 3000 rpm there is a distinct tone in the cabin that could raise some eyebrows for some people. Highway speeds and general cruising isn't bad at all.

[Mr.Coupe]

Now. Of course Johnny found out for us that those with the V6 will need exhaust hangers because we lack a resonator to begin with. Installation went very smooth. Everything fits nicely.

What does this mean? Where do we get them? So i would have to say that we don't need a resonator since it doesn't have one correct? Any help is thankful.

Ricky C.

[mcheddadi]

[...] Of course its the driving impressions that you all want to hear. Between 2000-2500 rpms is the point where its the loudest. Minor droning which will most likely subside a bit when it breaks in. [...]

Oh! then it's a big no no for the Stillen exhaust for me. When I'm on the highway and I'm cruising, I love the fact that it's quiet, even with my intake. My ideal exhaust wakes up at 3000 rpms and is gradual full blast from 3500 to redline.

2000 to 2500 rpm is WAYYY too soon for me. on the highway it would really get on my nerves.

Man that's too bad, I really liked the dual muffler design. I think I'll have to go with the Nismo exhaust then.

[shift_mikey]

If you say it doesn't drone at cruising/highway speed then that will be fine with me. I'm certianly NOT new to modifing cars. I had a honda civic with custome exhaust and i installed 2 grape fruit shooters on it. It was cool when i was younger, but the older i got, the less i appreciated it.

I'm just after that more aggressive sound. I'll be the judge when i install it. If i don't like it, i'll probably remove it and sell it on e-bay or something.

[generic808]

Glad to see you got your exhaust! Looks good.

need sound bytes, I still think dual cat back and a common muffler across the back and quasi x-pipes sounds the best and is the most efficient, aka Borla...please post, don't like dual muffs on the VQ

Actually, using an X pipe will significantly increase the sound and in-cabin noise, something most guys here really don't want. Well at least I wouldn't want a loud exhaust, but that's just me.

[D-Roll]

Looks real nice! I was contemplating on get the Stillen exhaust especially since its on sale but I would like to get Greddys exhaust whenever it comes out.

[cuzzbubba420]

I have my car at the shop as we speak getting my stillen cat-back installed so I'll post some pics once I pick it up on my lunch break. I will have a video on you tube but it won't do any good cus it won't have sound! (digital camera) That looks sweet man, can't wait to pick my car up!!

[adidas2go]

Looks great Tyler! Looks like a clean install with not much hassle at all. You should get it on a dyno huh?