Music to my ears

[cbudvet]

Madkaw,

That is such a great video! I will watch it often. Hopefully I will have my car up and running soon.

Carl

[Arne]

Hey Arne, Do you think I would get close to this sound from a 75 280 with a header, 2 1/2" pipe, a 22" cherrybomb in the middle and the same magnaflow muffler?

Should be similar, but probably louder with the headers and 2.5" all the way back.

For a 280Z you have a bigger selection of Magnaflows for the rear. The 11148 I used was the only one that was suitable for the dual-stacked tips I wanted. Since the stacked look doesn't work well on a 280, you have more choices. Don't lock in on only the 11148.

[Arne]

Thanks for the reply Arne. I was wondering if you could here the fact it was duals. Did you listen to it with speakers on your computer? I have seperate speakers on my stereo and I could here both pipes.

I've got good speakers (w/sub), but maybe not enough separation to tell that it was duals for certain.

My exhaust also has what I call a cackle from the rear that could be thought was valve noise or pinging. I thought some tip resonantors might mellow that out, but you have tips??? Maybe it is a different sound we are comparing.

Sounds like we might have the same noise. Yes, I have resonated tips, and I even removed them temporarily to see if that made any difference. It was louder w/o the tips, but the "cackle" (as you call it) was still there. I wonder if this is characteristic of the Magnaflows?

[madkaw]

It might be Arne, and at first it drove me crazy wondering if my new engine was detonating. I am running the shortest magnaflow they sell and it's only 10" long

[Arne]

Mine is longer (14"), but is the really small oval case (3.5" x 7"). But it might not be just Magnaflows. I know of one person with the full MSA Premium system (stock manifold) with Dynomax who has a similar sound. He went so far as to pull the head to look for carbon deposits and hot spots.

[Decoy12]

Great video man! Either you had pudding before you drove, or you just love to drive your Z so much!

[tlorber]

Great clip. I think we should have a thread dedicated to Z clips, in the car, in front and behind. I plan on getting a video camera soon and I'll contribute.

[Travel'n Man]

.............with voting!