imhereithink85 Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Wow what i shock i got! Was pricing it up out of due dilligence for my wife. As most of you know you have to try and get good excuses to buy non standard parts and upgrade them. In this case there is no excuse not to buy a Cobra at £425 instead of the oem backbox at £433 and the Mid section at £142 including 15% traders discount! I am one happy guy Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Lots of better sounding, better made systems available instead of the OEM Exhaust, and at a much better price, we have a few here - http://cougarstore.co.uk/index.php?main ... cPath=1_10 Quote
evest Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 You won't be dissapointed with the Cobra mate - and its lighter than stock too! Quote
imhereithink85 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 Ended up going for the cobra sport resonated from CS, had an offer I could not refuse can't wait to get it on, will post a vid when fitted! Quote
KyleR Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Wow what i shock i got! Was pricing it up out of due dilligence for my wife. As most of you know you have to try and get good excuses to buy non standard parts and upgrade them. In this case there is no excuse not to buy a Cobra at £425 instead of the oem backbox at £433 and the Mid section at £142 including 15% traders discount! I am one happy guy Wow, you're getting ripped off! I recently had to price an OEM back box with Nissan main dealer, £298.69+VAT. Quote
imhereithink85 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 Thankfully I am not getting ripped off by CS wasn't too fussed about the price of the oem stuff, was just an excuse to convice the missus to buy the Cobra system Quote
neo Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 you can't go too far wrong with the cobra, just had mine fitted Monday bahhhhhh bahh Quote
KyleR Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Thankfully I am not getting ripped off by CS wasn't too fussed about the price of the oem stuff, was just an excuse to convice the missus to buy the Cobra system Nope, I've had a look at a few traders websites and the prices all seem pretty good, although i've decided to get mine patched up by a local company just to get it passed MoT and let me save up for a more long term solution of a new exhaust. Cobra backbox and mid pipe £326 all in with the same guys who are patching up the exhaust, or a custom for around £200. Decisions decisions Quote
jim Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 My OEM exhaust on the 03 JDM is making a strange noise - I think there's either a leak or something has become damaged inside the back box. If I have to replace it, I woud not be wanting a very noisy system, but at these prices I don't fancy going for an OEM system. Does anyone know if the Scorpion would fit a JDM car? Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 My OEM exhaust on the 03 JDM is making a strange noise - I think there's either a leak or something has become damaged inside the back box. If I have to replace it, I woud not be wanting a very noisy system, but at these prices I don't fancy going for an OEM system. Does anyone know if the Scorpion would fit a JDM car? Jim, Scorpion say that it's not suitable for the JDM Zed but we know lots of JDM Zeds that have the Scorpion fitted with Zero fitment issues... You can also opt for the Cobra exhaust which would be in keeping with the OEM tips dependent on which tip you choose... Drop me a PM should you decide to get one... Quote
jim Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 My OEM exhaust on the 03 JDM is making a strange noise - I think there's either a leak or something has become damaged inside the back box. If I have to replace it, I woud not be wanting a very noisy system, but at these prices I don't fancy going for an OEM system. Does anyone know if the Scorpion would fit a JDM car? Jim, Scorpion say that it's not suitable for the JDM Zed but we know lots of JDM Zeds that have the Scorpion fitted with Zero fitment issues... You can also opt for the Cobra exhaust which would be in keeping with the OEM tips dependent on which tip you choose... Drop me a PM should you decide to get one... Thanks for the quick reply and the advice. Re. the Cobra systems - sorry for the daft question, but what does "resonated" mean? I'll be getting the exhaust checked out later this week at my local garage and then I'll know what I'm dealing with. I may be in touch after that. Quote
NeilMH Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I think resonated have baffles in the middle and non have tubes so non are louder and more aggressive. Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 My OEM exhaust on the 03 JDM is making a strange noise - I think there's either a leak or something has become damaged inside the back box. If I have to replace it, I woud not be wanting a very noisy system, but at these prices I don't fancy going for an OEM system. Does anyone know if the Scorpion would fit a JDM car? Jim, Scorpion say that it's not suitable for the JDM Zed but we know lots of JDM Zeds that have the Scorpion fitted with Zero fitment issues... You can also opt for the Cobra exhaust which would be in keeping with the OEM tips dependent on which tip you choose... Drop me a PM should you decide to get one... Thanks for the quick reply and the advice. Re. the Cobra systems - sorry for the daft question, but what does "resonated" mean? I'll be getting the exhaust checked out later this week at my local garage and then I'll know what I'm dealing with. I may be in touch after that. Jim, as Neil has said, resonated, this will be quieter and non resonated, this will be louder, it relates to the mid pipe section... Quote
imhereithink85 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Posted April 11, 2012 fingers crossed for delivery today then up to my mates garage to fit, will be much easier on ramps than crawling around on the floor . . . cant wait pics and vids to follow Quote
jim Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I've now had the exhaust checked out and it is a small leak coming from the joint between the back box and the mid section pipe. This joint is badly corroded so it looks like both sections will have to be replaced. However, I noticed that the OEM mid section appears to have a small silencer box included in it and this is different from the Cobra and Scorpion systems. Is this a JDM issue or do all Zs have this box? Quote
KyleR Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 The resonated Cobra has the same box on the midpipe, it's just another silencer. Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I've now had the exhaust checked out and it is a small leak coming from the joint between the back box and the mid section pipe. This joint is badly corroded so it looks like both sections will have to be replaced. However, I noticed that the OEM mid section appears to have a small silencer box included in it and this is different from the Cobra and Scorpion systems. Is this a JDM issue or do all Zs have this box? Jim, the JDM models from new have a quieter exhaust fitted compared to a UK model... The resonated Cobra would be an ideal replacement... Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Your current set-up should like like this, bar the Y Pipe, as the one pictured if from a HR engine... Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Yes, CS, this looks just like it. You have pm. Received with thanks, and returned... Quote
jim Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 Got my new Cobra exhaust fitted last week. Will try to get a video clip uploaded soon. Quote
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