colesl4w Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hi all, I am looking to get an exhaust that is a decent bit louder on stock cats than my current Milltek, without being headache inducing! Ideally I'm looking for something that is deep at low revs, not raspy or droney, gives some nice pops on overrun, and won't wake up my neighbours. I've sent a PM to a few people who have the ARK Grip asking what they thought of it - thank you to those of you who kindly gave some insight! I have been hammering the search function and going through the archives, and I think I've narrowed my search down to either the ARK Grip or Invidia Gemini. I was wondering if anyone had heard these two in person, or had ever debated between the two? If so, how did they compare? I'm not concerned about the price - I'm happy to pay a bit extra if it's worth it. Ideally I'm looking for which one is the loudest out of the two (with stock cats), and do they both give pops on overrun? I believe the Invidia does but there are so few videos of the ARK with stock cats. Thanks very much for any help you guys can give. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If you're happy to pay extra get the Motordyne TDX V2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I've got the invidia and I've heard the ark. I'd say the invidia is louder for sure but ark has a nice burble. If ur looking to get an overrun map on ur zed on stock cats they ain't going to last long I'd say. Hears two videos of my zed. First one was just after installing with testpipes and the second was 6 months once they had settled in https://vimeo.com/155652608 https://vimeo.com/155652715 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaveney Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I thought the ARK was louder than the Invidia ? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I've got the invidia and I've heard the ark. I'd say the invidia is louder for sure but ark has a nice burble. If ur looking to get an overrun map on ur zed on stock cats they ain't going to last long I'd say. Hears two videos of my zed. First one was just after installing with testpipes and the second was 6 months once they had settled in https://vimeo.com/155652608 https://vimeo.com/155652715 Nice pops and flames was that mapped in did you say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah I got a little bit of pops and bangs mapped in. Basically I believe when throttle is let off if dumps and small amount of fuel to get some pops and bangs. Also dumps I bit of fuel when hitting limit also to protect the engine from starving of fuel or some jargon. None the less it sounds nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah I got a little bit of pops and bangs mapped in. Basically I believe when throttle is let off if dumps and small amount of fuel to get some pops and bangs. Also dumps I bit of fuel when hitting limit also to protect the engine from starving of fuel or some jargon. None the less it sounds nice certainly dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colesl4w Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hi guys, Thanks for the input. There seems to be a bit of debate as to which is louder with the stock cats! Does anyone else have any input on which they think is louder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colesl4w Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Sorry for the bump - does anyone know which is louder with stock cats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Hi buddy.Really struggling to get my sound clips to you.Going to have a try from work tmrw for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus-350z Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 It's generally quite difficult to explain exhaust notes in text, and often even youtube videos can be quite misleading to what they actually sound like in person. If you're not in a rush then come along to a meet next time there's one locally to you and have a listen around to what set-up you think sounds best there may be one that you think "yeah that sounds absolutely bang on for what I want" and others that are too quiet or too loud or too raspy etc. But again, if possible, your best bet is to try and hear a couple of samples for yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurassicZ Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I have been pondering over the Ark or Invidia. From what I have heard live and on You Tube I think the Ark is slightly dèeper in tone out of the two, but not too much in it. The Ark however looks the dogs danglies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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