What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?

[DesRado]

Now I want that setup haha. A good exhaust tone with no drone!

[DesRado]

Now I want that setup haha. A good exhaust tone with no drone!

[kconklin33]

Now I want that setup haha. A good exhaust tone with no drone!

I really am quite impressed especially considering how I got to the final product. I initially had just a muffler delete and didn't have enough of the growl I desired. I decided one day I was going to remove just the resonator and keep the the stock pipes that went from the resonator to the mufflers in tact. That said, I went and bought about 16" of pipe, enough to just replace the resonator. Turns out my measurements were wayy off and the pipe I bought was too big in diameter. So now I had and open exhaust right after my cat. I had no pipe to replace the resonator that day and was busy with work and ended up driving my car for a week with the exhaust opening dead center of my car. I began thinking to myself this is going to be torture if this is how it sounds when I'm running the rest of the pipe. That weekend I picked up 10 feet of 2.5" exhaust tubing (I fit in inside my Kiz..) brought it to my buddy's house, heated it up bent it over the subframe braces and cut and welded it so it would exit nicely. Luckily it was exactly what I was looking for. Little to no noise inside the car and a nice growl outside of the car

[DesRado]

My next question is, do you still have a dual exhaust setup or is it single exhaust now?

Might be asking a bit much, but do you have any under body shots of how you snaked it over the subframe. I really want to do this now lol, but I really shouldn't... funding and such haha

[kconklin33]

To answer your first question, my setup is currently only single exhaust. As mentioned before I was driving my car around with an open exhaust after the header so I just wanted to get it done and not deal with the headache. Also couldn't find a y pipe in the size I was using in the time constraints I had and funding was a bit low. All said and done though the exhaust costed me less than $50 including hangers.

I don't have any pics currently but the car is up in the air to replace my oil pan so I'll snag a few for you.

[DesRado]

I see. Makes sense to just get it out of the way and be done with it. At that price, I suspect it might be feasible for me, even when sourcing out a properly sized y pipe and additional piping for the other exhaust outlet. I don't have the tools myself to make it happen, but I guess there are places that can give me a hand with this.

Thanks for the insight!

[KuroNekko]

Last week, I drove down from the DC area to Durham, NC for a few days. I wanted to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway so I took a route that put me on Virginia's part of it. It was a detour that was well out of the way and doubled my travel time but it was well worth it. The BRP exceeded my expectations as it was a marvelous and scenic drive full of curves that seemed endless. I was also fortunate enough to go during a weekday afternoon/early evening so there were few other cars on the road. I drove approximately 1/4 of the entire thing and was on the Virginia part of it between Charlottesville and Roanoke. I wish I had the time and leisure to drive it all the way down to the end in North Carolina, but around Roanoke, I had to head directly to Durham.

The Kizashi proved to be a very satisfying car for the drive. The handling of the car really lets you enjoy roads like these. My new brakes also were stellar and despite the demanding use of them, not a hint of brake fade. These slotted rotors and performance pads are an improvement over the OE components, especially when things get hot. I was also fortunate enough to install the new Moog rear sway bar bushings in time before driving down there. These kept the handling tight while being absolutely silent on the bumps.

One day, I'd like to return and finish the rest of the drive, taking it all the way down to the end. There were some campsites along the way so making it a camping/driving trip seems to be a good idea.

Here are some photos I took at a turn-out.

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[DesRado]

Yes!, I thoroughly enjoyed my drive of the BRP myself when I went back in the early spring. Judging by your pictures, I really need to go in the fall when the leaves are changing. When I had went everything was brown and blue... sky and mountains and then leaf-less trees. Sight lines went on forever though even at street level. The iconic bridge along the side of the mountain is in the NC part of the BRP, definitely don't miss that next time.

The Kizashi does make a nice cruiser on it as well. If I recall correctly, I was pretty much in 4th or 5th most of the time... except for the really steep stuff, then it was 3rd or 6th depending. I managed to do all of it... minus 50 or so miles they still had closed due to snow or something.

[Speed_Racer]

One of the most beautiful roads in America, especially during this time of year.

[KuroNekko]

Yeah, the Blue Ridge Parkway is often said to be an amazing drive in the fall so I really wanted to do it at this time. I'd say that it's not quite peak yet (it's a little early), but because the road is in the mountains, the trees are changing faster than at lower elevation. The leaves were more yellow and red than I expected but I'm sure they will be even better soon.
I've driven the Skyline Drive in Virginia years ago but it was crowded and the speed limit was lower. I also had to pay to enter. The Blue Ridge Parkway didn't have a fee for the parts I drove and the speed limit was higher at 45 MPH. The lack of many other cars on the road was also a huge plus.
I'll definitely return to make a trip out of it. I really recommend it to anyone.