msnbound

those of u that are fortunate enough to have the akrapovic exhaust on your Z.......can you feel a difference in horsepower?? or is it just for the exhaust note......contemplating different exhaust and wondering if it's worth the money for the akrapovic versus borla, corsa...etc

thanks

NJLS708

There is very little difference in HP gains from one exhaust system to another. The main gains with the akrapovic system is in the weight savings.

PeterM

Yes, there is a power gain over the stock system, which is easily felt in the gas pedal. The car now has more of a linear feel when accelerating.

I have the entire system which includes the X-pipe. I've also noticed that the KB II seems to love working with the higher flow Akrapovic exhaust. It's a hard and steady pull all the way to red-line.

oldmansan

Any dyno before and after verification or is this "butt-dyno" opinion?

San

tonypittman

LOL... I say "butt dyno" for me. I love the exhaust note, and the weight savings is real. But, the dyno showed no HP gain for me over the stock exhaust with my LG headers w/xpipe.

Still, I didn't buy the Akrapovic exhaust for HP. I bought it for the sound, the weight savings, and the look, to be honest.

oldmansan

Cool, thanks for posting. Looks good.

San

TRR

Same thing here. The sound is the best I have heard, but that is just my opinion.

TRR

PeterM

Hi, San,

No Dyno, but since installing the exhaust and KB II, I picked up close to a car length going against my SVT Cobra (my friend is a very consistent bracket racer and she drives the Cobra). Real world results have always been more important to me than Dyno results anyway.

oldmansan

I'm guessing the KB II had a lot to do with the faster times.

San