New Exhaust review
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New Exhaust review
Over the winter I decided to take a bit of a gamble and had the Yonristic Z‑Pipe exhaust installed. I was impressed with the sound and build quality right away, but Michigan weather kept me from putting real miles on it until last weekend. Now that I’ve finally had some seat time, I’m really happy with the results.
The materials, welds, and overall finish are excellent. The Z‑Pipe has a deep, aggressive tone—loud enough to enjoy, but not “arrest‑me” obnoxious. At cruising speeds you can’t even tell in the cabin that it isn’t the stock system. Zero drone, which was a big priority for me.
It retains all four valves using the factory actuators, no CEL, and you can quiet it down when you want to. There isn’t much real‑world feedback out there from actual owners, so I wanted to share my experience for anyone considering it.
People call it a Borla copy, and honestly that’s a fair comparison—the Z‑Pipe design is similar, and that’s not a bad thing in my book. I originally planned to go with Borla ATAK, but dropping 5k on an exhaust was tough to justify. I had the Yonristic installed for about two‑thirds of that price, out the door.
So far, no regrets at all.
The materials, welds, and overall finish are excellent. The Z‑Pipe has a deep, aggressive tone—loud enough to enjoy, but not “arrest‑me” obnoxious. At cruising speeds you can’t even tell in the cabin that it isn’t the stock system. Zero drone, which was a big priority for me.
It retains all four valves using the factory actuators, no CEL, and you can quiet it down when you want to. There isn’t much real‑world feedback out there from actual owners, so I wanted to share my experience for anyone considering it.
People call it a Borla copy, and honestly that’s a fair comparison—the Z‑Pipe design is similar, and that’s not a bad thing in my book. I originally planned to go with Borla ATAK, but dropping 5k on an exhaust was tough to justify. I had the Yonristic installed for about two‑thirds of that price, out the door.
So far, no regrets at all.
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It's really hard to capture the sound on a phone... but here you go. The clips don't to it justice.
I have heard the Atak. I feel like this is a tad deeper and just not quite as loud, but that is from memory. There is a car in my area that has the Atak Im sure I'll see him this summer.
I have heard the Atak. I feel like this is a tad deeper and just not quite as loud, but that is from memory. There is a car in my area that has the Atak Im sure I'll see him this summer.
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Thanks for sharing your review of the exhaust. Sounds like a good product at a more reasonable price.
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I have the Z pipe installed on my ERay. I am in Orlando but visit Venice pretty often. Let me know if you'd still like to hear it.
I had numerous issues with the hardware supplied for this exhaust and discrepancies between their install document and provided hardware. I love the sound though. Typing up a lengthy post explaining everything now, complete with pictures and their AI email replies.
I had numerous issues with the hardware supplied for this exhaust and discrepancies between their install document and provided hardware. I love the sound though. Typing up a lengthy post explaining everything now, complete with pictures and their AI email replies.
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I have the Z pipe installed on my ERay. I am in Orlando but visit Venice pretty often. Let me know if you'd still like to hear it.
I had numerous issues with the hardware supplied for this exhaust and discrepancies between their install document and provided hardware. I love the sound though. Typing up a lengthy post explaining everything now, complete with pictures and their AI email replies.
I had numerous issues with the hardware supplied for this exhaust and discrepancies between their install document and provided hardware. I love the sound though. Typing up a lengthy post explaining everything now, complete with pictures and their AI email replies.
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