Any modified exhaust videos?

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Did a resonator delete yesterday.
Went to a shop, paid $180 AUD, they forgot to call me and picked up my car after they closed.
Every other shop I asked about a res delete straight up said they didn't know my car and then would immediately hang up 😭
If anyone can help me upload the video cause it's about 88mb, so it's too large to upload here

What I can say about it:
• Standing behind the car, it sounds a bit tinny. This is definitely the worst part about the res delete, but it's not a deal breaker for me
• Everyone I have asked so far has said it is definitely an improvement to stock sounds, and it is a nicer/better suiting sound for the Kizashi (aggresive)
• NO EXHAUST DRONE. Because of this cars gearing ratios and super duper quiet interior, staying at 2k rpm on 100km/h (60mp/h), there is no drone, even without the speakers playing anything
• Very nice rumble and deep tone when starting up, and decelerating. This is one of my favourite parts about this little mod, it makes the car sound sooooo much better, and you can really feel the vibrations, it feels amazing
• Exhaust is slightly louder, not excessive or law-breaking, and inside the cabin, the exhaust can actually be heard pretty well.
• Pops/burbles when revving idle. This is where the tinny part of the sound comes in. The Pops aren't bad, but the quality of the sound isn't the greatest. But for a 4 cylinder, definitely not the worst, however I think (don't know) the material of the pipe they welded is what's causing the tin sound
• (Manual users only 😎) Rev matching sounds absolutely fantastic. Being able to rev high, get the right rpm ratio and letting go just sounds 🤌🤌.
(• Drove past Australian police at around 4.5k rpm as I was accelerating really fast to get to the speed limit, obviously, and they didn't seem to care too much. For some context, Australian police are some of the most annoying POS when it comes to car modifications due to the strict enforcements we have over here. So this is a small tidbit for how loud this mod is: not loud enough to get u pulled over (for now at least)

TLDR
Overall, I would definitely say this is like an 8/10 mod for the kizashi.
PROs
• Improved loudness
• Deeper tone
• Sounds overall better
• Pops and burbles at idle (if your into these things)
• No drone at highway speeds
• Interior sounds AMAZING
CONs
•Tin sound (could just be the shops material they used)
• Trying to find a shop that actually is willing to modify the Kizashi is a bit confronting: expect people to hang up on you
• Pops and burbles at idle (if your not into these things)
• Costed me $180 AUD. Not bad, but it ain't free
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@downcast you cant upload the video here, its too big. youll have to upload it to a youtube short and just copy paste the link to that. because id love to hear it
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Obama_is_hot6 wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:27 am @downcast you cant upload the video here, its too big. youll have to upload it to a youtube short and just copy paste the link to that. because id love to hear it
https://youtube.com/shorts/G6ZyE08qvm4? ... vTFtNq06Op
Here is the link to the video
You can really hear the tinny sound to it, which does suck, but as I said before: only when revving idle does this sound actually get heard.
I'll look at making a video of the interior sound a bit later on because I reckon that's the best part about the mod
Also standing anywhere else kinda mitigates the tin sound a decent bit, but it's still partially noticeable when revving idle (the sound goes when you start moving)
Edit: It doesn't sound close to the video I shared before, so I do think the material of the pipe is my issue with the sound. Might be a future mod if I get sick of listening to aluminium when idle revving
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https://youtube.com/shorts/MeaYJb1Jn1M? ... wUAkuC8FTR

Here is my new exhaust system. I decided to finally look into doing a proper exhaust system as I was tired of the super quiet Kizashi. Now it's a car that you'll notice, but not get annoyed at.

What did I do:
• Went to an exhaust shop, asked for a deeper sounding i4 car
• They removed the mufflers and replaced with a pipe (god knows what size, but bigger than the OEM exhaust tips
• Switched out my straight pipe where the resonator is supposed to go, and had a 'Hotdog resonator' as well as a bafller to remove any stupid sounding pops. (Look up straight piped Kizashis to hear what I mean, I think it's disgusting)

I want to do an intake later down the line, not to fussed about the HP gain/loss because its just a Kizashi. But I have to say, my car definitely feels and sounds a lot more powerful, as I've noticed the lower end power definitely picks up a helluva lot faster now. So I guess this was a performance mod so to speak

Anyways, enough rambling, I would highly suggest this type of exhaust setup if you want a good sounding Kizashi. Future cabin exhaust/engine sound possibly recorded later.
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