# 350z Side Exhaust??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [September 26, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487 "2007-09-26T15:41:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tsimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@tsimmons](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tsimmons)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/1 "2007-09-26T15:41:12Z")
Hey guys, any idea what the sound may be like with a side exhaust on a 04 350z?? The exhaust would exit roughly behind the front tires on both sides…also would there be any power gains or loss? Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![IVRY\_PRL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@IVRY\_PRL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IVRY_PRL)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/2 "2007-09-26T15:49:50Z")
There’d be some awesome ticket gains. As for power, it depends on exhaust piping diameter, as well as additional mods. ---
**Author:** ![tsimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@tsimmons](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tsimmons)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/3 "2007-09-26T16:34:00Z")
would the sound be tolerable? im not looking for a raspy garbage sound…any idea on what it would be? or a rough guess? cheers ---
**Author:** ![IVRY\_PRL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@IVRY\_PRL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IVRY_PRL)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/4 "2007-09-26T18:34:22Z")
Don’t do it on a stock 350. If you’re running massive turbos and want to spew fire out the sides, then hell yea, but otherwise… ---
**Author:** ![noodleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e8c25b/32.png) [@noodleman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noodleman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/5 "2007-09-26T18:58:43Z")
what’s the point…just leave it as is… unless you have this car… [http://www.pbase.com/damond/making\_of\_jun\_z33](http://www.pbase.com/damond/making_of_jun_z33) ![http://imgred.com/http://i.pbase.com/g6/04/514204/2/72155789.8NhRQCBI.jpg](http://imgred.com/http://i.pbase.com/g6/04/514204/2/72155789.8NhRQCBI.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![XuperXero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ea5d25/32.png) [@XuperXero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XuperXero)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/6 "2007-09-26T19:08:23Z")
It’ll be raspy as hell. Don’t do it. My Injen with test pipes is loud and raspy enough as it is. ---
**Author:** ![RealityZ33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@RealityZ33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RealityZ33)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/7 "2007-09-27T05:16:48Z")
^agreed, dont do it… ---
**Author:** ![kazzxtrismus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kazzxtrismus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kazzxtrismus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/8 "2007-10-04T06:12:13Z")
there are long tube style resonators with bend “points” a 90 degree in that cars kinda space would be almost impossible BUT there are 90 degree cats and “T” style cats and a lot of other interesting stuff out there let alone custom made… why not ven out the sides in front of the rear tires? 2" tall and 12" wide tapered tip isnt too hard to fab up… hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Zredlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f19dbf/32.png) [@Zredlady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zredlady)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/9 "2007-10-04T11:03:44Z")
> [@worst night of my life](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worst-night-of-my-life/2279/24): > > Loud as \*\*\*\*. Probably sound kinda junky, without some serious cams and/or turbos. > > Look for a video of any V-6 with just headers, and you’ll have a rough idea. i wish i recorded my car when we started it up without any exhausts on…honestly…it sounded freaking hot…haha ask terry…i couldnt stop giggling when we started it…i was also happy at the fact that my car hadnt been started in a week ---
**Author:** ![imported\_S13GG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@imported\_S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_S13GG)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/10 "2007-10-04T14:05:16Z")
I’m pretty sure side-pipes are an HTA infraction unless originally offered from the manufacturer… not absolutely sure though… vague memories of a conversation regarding this topic with someone. ---
**Author:** ![kazzxtrismus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kazzxtrismus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kazzxtrismus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/11 "2007-10-05T08:07:56Z")
my road runner and countless corvettes have them. you need to have cert’d mufflers i think. otherwise nobody gets stopped for it…so i think maybe not hta infraction. you will however be looked at for etest so keep the cat installed etc too. ---
**Author:** ![rzua5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@rzua5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rzua5)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/350z-side-exhaust/134487/12 "2007-10-05T14:49:17Z")
Like the other member says…unless you have a huge turbo, you wont see any substancial power gain. Not to mention the lack of back pressure and loud as hell. But if you have a turbo and a crazy Looking body kit to back it up, I would say Go for it.