New Fujitsubo Exhaust System to be Released

[Sean Dezart]

If I was them and being so big, I'd have someone respensable for export marketing who would take the time to check up once a year on retailer's listings - especially S30 ones in the USA unless they marginalise that market ? 

 

Anyway, so...we DO agree that Fujitsubo's foreign (export) market retailers are listing their products for cars upon which they won't fit whether those retailers be in the USA, Japan or the GB ?

NISMO, as it is today, don't make anything for S30s and can't change their past - it ever it offends them later or appears on some Renault-based Dacia badged as a Datsun in Burma, I shall remove it, advice appreciated - as always.

For the record, I have NEVER criticised Fujitsubo's S30 products and the better the competition gets, the more I'm pushed to excellence - best market forces at work.

[grannyknot]

Sean, although every exhaust system needs to be tweaked when installing you make a good point that there is no mention by the dealers of possible installation problems when an R200 diff has been swapped in. It is a very popular modification so it should be acknowledged.  I know the guys at  Whitehead Performance so contacted them and mentioned this thread, they have added this to their product description,

R200 Note:  Any car that has an R200 diff installed 240z 260Z or 280Z may require further alterations to clear the R200 diff.  We have successfully fit every Fujitsubo exhaust on all 240Z or 280Z cars with an R200 diff installed.  Bending of the exhaust, bending of the hangers, cutting/shaving of the left rear corner of the diff case may be needed to gain proper clearance

Edited April 30, 2017 by grannyknot

[Sean Dezart]

I consider that very correct of you to have mentioned it and of them to have listened and reacted.

The fact that they mention "We have successfully fit every Fujitsubo exhaust on all 240Z or 280Z cars with an R200 diff installed." indicates that they were aware of the problem - no ?

 

[Jason240z]

Its good that they've updated it. 

Who's the main Fujitsubo importer in the USA?  I personally can't see how a bit of bending of bits gets it to fit? 

[Matthew Abate]

Okay, so I didn't see an update where anyone mentioned having experience ordering, purchasing, installing, or driving with the new Fujitsubo system. Has it been released yet and does anyone have one?

 

 

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[Jason240z]

Its out.

Its also worth pointing out that the dyno chart that fujitsubo produce is the newer system v the older one, so its not just a better fit offering more clearance, its also offers better performance.

 

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[Matthew Abate]

New resonator design, too. Wonder if it sounds much different. The sound data claims it’s 4 dB quieter, if I’m reading that right.

 

[Sean Dezart]

It's purported to be a higher (not better*) fit to give more ground clearance which'll allow cars fitted to run lower without grounding. I think they've altered the passage around the diff because I understand it now fits with R200s (?).

If all that was changed was the resonator to improve performance AND reduce the noise levels by a large margin (99-95 is an enormous improvement), then their previous resonator was allowing too much gas-flow and sound waves along the exhaust lines. Restricting those just proves that zero back pressure aint healthy ;-) and the lines sold by the well-known Z specialist shops with no resonators are killing Zs performance whilst introducing 'drone'.

*Some machining may occur when attaching an old car. In that case the cost and claims etc can not be applied at all. 

Well done Fujitsubo....but at Yen 276480 ($2457), they ought to be pleased.

[Jason240z]

38 minutes ago, Sean Dezart said:

It's purported to be a higher (not better*) fit to give more ground clearance which'll allow cars fitted to run lower without grounding. I think they've altered the passage around the diff because I understand it now fits with R200s (?).

If all that was changed was the resonator to improve performance AND reduce the noise levels by a large margin (99-95 is an enormous improvement), then their previous resonator was allowing too much gas-flow and sound waves along the exhaust lines. Restricting those just proves that zero back pressure aint healthy ;-) and the lines sold by the well-known Z specialist shops with no resonators are killing Zs performance whilst introducing 'drone'.

*Some machining may occur when attaching an old car. In that case the cost and claims etc can not be applied at all. 

Well done Fujitsubo....but at Yen 276480 ($2457), they ought to be pleased.

By better, I meant a closer fit.  Its a newer header and center section(new part numbers etc) and rear routing, whatever the changes are it seems to be a gain on the previous version while offering better packaging, to the previous posters question.

It doesn't say anything about r200's?

 

As you say at a cost.

[Sean Dezart]

Standing still is going backwards and they've evolving - good news for the fans and also the Z scene which proves it's healthy....if there was no demand.......!

[Jason240z]

1 minute ago, Sean Dezart said:

Standing still is going backwards and they've evolving - good news for the fans and also the Z scene which proves it's healthy....if there was no demand.......!

its interesting they decided to revise it, after so long.

Only zstory clear a r200 or larger though.

[Sean Dezart]

Well, mine will being only a single pipe.

Personally I think their twin-pipe design is 'flawed' ; there is clearly visible on EVERY Z a second (albeit smaller) inverted 'U' in the front diff support bracket that was intended to allow a twin-pipe system to be fitted to every JDM Z. The twin-pipe line and twin exit muffler was an option for the L20 and L24 engines but rarely seen on other than the S20 powered Z432s.

A twin-pipe system fitting AROUND the diff is much closer to the original format but Fujitsubo have (finally ,) reacted to improve the fitting of theirs on export cars and especially modified ones which entails lowering the car and freqently (in the States) fitting a larger diff.

It's good news and I repeat, it shows that the Z scene is alive and kicking very much into its 'nearly) 50th year :-) !