X-force Exhaust System

[eMsta]

Hi All,

Yesterday when I went to pick up my replacement tail lights, I spoke to Wayne at GTAutos, with regards to the x-force exhaust system. It will cost me about $1,400 fitted and is a turbo back 3.5inch system. I tried to do a search to see if there was any reviews on this site regarding that particular model - but couldnt find any. Both wayne and his mechanic, run the system and say it does wonders. It sounds great too. My friend told me that $1,400 can get a good HKS exhaust. Is that true?

My question is, does it really matter what brand the exhaust is? Would something like HKS give out a better power rating? Would the car need a tune or anything if I do end up putting an aftermarket exhaust?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated guys/gals

Thanks in advance

[Wink]

There will be a negligible power difference between X-Force and HKS.

However the exhaust note will be different. Personally I think the X-Force ones sound excessively loud and droney while the JDM branded ones sound better and also quieter.

And no your car won't need a tune after an exhaust system is fitted.

And from http://www.nengun.com -

HKS Hi-Power catback - AU $ 893.97

HKS polished front pipe - AU $ 308.80

and you'll need a dump pipe too

[justin911]

The xforce exhaust is based on the jap versions cept its made in china so its abit cheaper. They'll make pretty much the same power as all the others..

I've got the 3" xforce on mine and it made about 25kw or so.. slap your car on the dyno would ya cause i wana see what you get with the 3.5" please

[justin911]

mines not to loud at all realy... infact when i took the silencer out i was surprised that it didnt evan get much louder.. it sounds pretty cool though i rekon, not as cool as a wrx though

However the exhaust note will be different. Personally I think the X-Force ones sound excessively loud and droney while the JDM branded ones sound better and also quieter.

[Links]

Hmm.. still wanting to hear one.. someone get a small vid for us.. one of an HKS - Apexi and Xforce.. so we can see what the difference is..

[LatinR33]

geez thats expensive!!! I have a Trust cat back,Split dump/front pipe and hi flow cat from batmble all heaps cheaper than what the are quoting you for a xforce system. shop around!!

[eMsta]

Hmm, perhaps could someone then recommend any places in melbourne that I can check out - that may have some good exhaust systems at a reasonable price?

[ToF]

geez thats expensive!!! I have a Trust cat back,Split dump/front pipe and hi flow cat from batmble all heaps cheaper than what the are quoting you for a xforce system. shop around!!

Same, and I couldn't be happier!

[justin911]

the 3" xforce in mild steel is like $750.. stainless is $950.. the 3.5" one is obviously more...

justjap and those sorta places will sell it heaps cheaper than an exhaust place

[mad082]

i paid $400 for my 3.5" cat back system. that was from an exhaust shop. but that wasn't fitted. got quoted another $300 for the cat and about the same for the dump/front pipe.

[dezz]

ive got a tanabe cat back, and let me say, tiz quite disapointing noise wise....some people would love the fact taht you get the gain of a 3" exhaust, but the lack of noise upsets me

justins xforce sounds tough, so ill be replacing my jap cat back with it shortly

[Liiger]

So Xforce is the closest thing you'll get a skyline sounding like a Wrx? Can anyone who has one record some audio of it? I'm shopping for an exhaust atm as well.

[Stel]

Ive got an Xforce on my car. 3 inch to cat, 3.5 inch back.

I will try and record it tomorrow.

Mine is mild steel and i got it for 650 from a guy in Maroubra. He sells on ebay i think.

[32vspecII]

1400 is a rip off

xForce Stainless Exhaust System - Skyline R33 GTS-T Price: $950

pay no more than 200$ for fitting

i picked up a mild steel one for 699$ for my old 33

they are louder and more droney than my current trust setup

but they do the job and their cheap .

Edited May 25, 2006 by arkon

[Rolls]

So Xforce is the closest thing you'll get a skyline sounding like a Wrx? Can anyone who has one record some audio of it? I'm shopping for an exhaust atm as well.

skyline sounding like a wrx? maybe if it dropped a cylinder.

The roar of a skyline is far sexier then an wrx.

[JCMarshall_Law]

Wow, my X-force turbo back cost me $650 fitted myself.

From the cat back they are not any worse from a performance point of view but the big name brand cats and dump pipes are usually (but not always) better.

I would like to replace my dump pipe with a proper CES split dump and "high flow" my current x-force cat. The rest if fine.

Hi All,

Yesterday when I went to pick up my replacement tail lights, I spoke to Wayne at GTAutos, with regards to the x-force exhaust system. It will cost me about $1,400 fitted and is a turbo back 3.5inch system. I tried to do a search to see if there was any reviews on this site regarding that particular model - but couldnt find any. Both wayne and his mechanic, run the system and say it does wonders. It sounds great too. My friend told me that $1,400 can get a good HKS exhaust. Is that true?

My question is, does it really matter what brand the exhaust is? Would something like HKS give out a better power rating? Would the car need a tune or anything if I do end up putting an aftermarket exhaust?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated guys/gals

Thanks in advance

Edited May 26, 2006 by JCMarshall_Law

[eMsta]

Hmm, I checked with x-force themselves, and another exhaust workshop. The RRP for the system is at $1600. The workshop qouted me a price of $1,500 (including fitting). I checked some of the online stores, but none of them have the turbo back system - they all have cat-back and then I will have to spend extra on the other items like the dump pipe etc. All in all, it comes to over $1200.

Anywhere else I can check around melbourne?

[Stel]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NISSAN-EXFORCE-R33-...1QQcmdZViewItem

[mad082]

i see that ebay one has had the resonator cut out. wonder how much louder that would make it. i got the same setup but have the resonator in.

to get it sounding a bit different get an oval muffler, like a jasma or a lukey and take out the center resonator. a guy in town has that and it sounds pretty mean. different to most others.

[d00dz]

I have a HKS one and it sounds drony and deem. Not too bad at low revs, at high rev it opens up.

I like the droness, some people dont.