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GRiP, average 6 HP midrange increase


DT-S, average 9 HP midrange increase

@dokterdewe: please email me, lerry@arkperformanceusa.com

[pheoxs]

Originally Posted by dokterdewe

hi there Lerry @ARK Performance i am a member with residency outside US, that is Indonesia.

can i contact you about Ark DT-S ? well surely hope you can help me in pricing and custom invoice note..

thanks..

You could also try contacting Titanmotorsports on here. They are a distributor of ARK that I bought mine through. I am international as well (though Canada is quite a bit closer) so they should be able to hook you up.

[dokterdewe]

Originally Posted by ARK Performance

GRiP, average 6 HP midrange increase

DT-S, average 9 HP midrange increase

please email me, lerry@arkperformanceusa.com

i have mailed you please kindly help me..

Originally Posted by pheoxs

You could also try contacting Titanmotorsports on here. They are a distributor of ARK that I bought mine through. I am international as well (though Canada is quite a bit closer) so they should be able to hook you up.

i will try contact lerry first.. thanks for the help..

[ARK Performance]

Responded to your email @dokterdewe

[dnjshin0bi]

@ARKPERFORMANCE, what is the weights of these 2 exhaust systems in comparison to the stock catback?

Thanks.

[ARK Performance]

The DT-S I believe was about a pound lighter and GRiP was about 2 pounds lighter give or take, we didn't have a proper scale to really measure oem, GRiP, and DT-S to an extremely accurate number but this is what our scale gave us

[Enraged21]

@Titanmotorsports I live close by but could not see anything on your website about ARK. Do you have any available? And how much?

[Titanmotorsports]

Originally Posted by Enraged21

@Titanmotorsports I live close by but could not see anything on your website about ARK. Do you have any available? And how much?

Pm'd

[ARK Performance]

Here's the link to the ARK GRiP cat-back from Titan

http://www.titanmotorsports.com/ark-...p-exhaust.html

[SigmaHyperion]

I'll get some pictures up in a day or two, but wanted to give some feedback...

Got my DT-S and Test Pipe installed last night.

I went into a bit worried about getting the right fitment based on some comments. Got everything hung (on urethane hangers), started tightening at the front and made my way back. Got out from under the car to check the tips -- absolutely perfect fitment.

I've done probably 10 installs of exhaust on my own cars. Probably helped on 50+ over the years (used to own an online aftermarket company with a storefront). I've never seen an exhaust that didn't need one iota of adjustment. It just went on.

As for the sound...

I've never had an exhaust that can go from so loud to absolutely silent depending on the RPM and load. And, strangely enough, the thing gets significantly quieter (drone-wise) as the RPMs build -- at 7000rpm there wasn't a ton of sound in the car, until one rolls down the windows. It sounds absolutely epic, but (at least with test pipe) it does drone at certain RPM levels, and the lower the RPM the worse. The dreaded torque dip is even worse now, as that seems to be where it drones the most -- probably due to a higher engine load in that RPM range. Drop a gear and it largely goes away. Not remotely as bad as most exhausts I've heard, but I was definitely hoping for less. And I will stress that this is with the test pipe.

I'm hoping for some improvement as it breaks in. Plus figure some Dynamat, which was already in the plans for road noise anyways, in the trunk will help because it actually seems like a fair bit of the drone is actually simply from the sound bouncing around in the empty trunk. It doesn't sound as much as the exhaust is droning as the trunk is just a big reverberating sound cavity.

Overall, the sound is simply too epic for me to be disappointed by the drone. It's fairly minor, I'm hoping it'll dissipate as it breaks in a bit, plus I think some Dynamat will help immensely. I'm not gonna go so far or be so pretentious as to say it sounds like a supercar, but it's definitely something that leans in that direction. It's a strange phrase, but the sound really compliments the car.

I do worry about the sound after a header install. But that seems to be an across-the-board worry with this car, as just about everything seems to make the car incredibly loud without some custom resonator installs.

As for ARK in particular -- I really would like to see your company tackle headers before the market gets too saturated. I've seen a LOT of exhausts over the years, from just about everyone under the sun, and the quality of this exhaust is right up there with the best I've seen. Not just arguably some of the most attractive exhausts on the market, but awesome craftsmanship with beautiful welds and, as already said, absolutely perfect fitment. Would love to see what you can do with a header setup that compliments the sounds of your exhaust.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by SigmaHyperion

I'll get some pictures up in a day or two, but wanted to give some feedback...

Got my DT-S and Test Pipe installed last night.

I went into a bit worried about getting the right fitment based on some comments. Got everything hung (on urethane hangers), started tightening at the front and made my way back. Got out from under the car to check the tips -- absolutely perfect fitment.

I've done probably 10 installs of exhaust on my own cars. Probably helped on 50+ over the years (used to own an online aftermarket company with a storefront). I've never seen an exhaust that didn't need one iota of adjustment. It just went on.

As for the sound...

I've never had an exhaust that can go from so loud to absolutely silent depending on the RPM and load. And, strangely enough, the thing gets significantly quieter (drone-wise) as the RPMs build -- at 7000rpm there wasn't a ton of sound in the car, until one rolls down the windows. It sounds absolutely epic, but (at least with test pipe) it does drone at certain RPM levels, and the lower the RPM the worse. The dreaded torque dip is even worse now, as that seems to be where it drones the most -- probably due to a higher engine load in that RPM range. Drop a gear and it largely goes away. Not remotely as bad as most exhausts I've heard, but I was definitely hoping for less. And I will stress that this is with the test pipe.

I'm hoping for some improvement as it breaks in. Plus figure some Dynamat, which was already in the plans for road noise anyways, in the trunk will help because it actually seems like a fair bit of the drone is actually simply from the sound bouncing around in the empty trunk. It doesn't sound as much as the exhaust is droning as the trunk is just a big reverberating sound cavity.

Overall, the sound is simply too epic for me to be disappointed by the drone. It's fairly minor, I'm hoping it'll dissipate as it breaks in a bit, plus I think some Dynamat will help immensely. I'm not gonna go so far or be so pretentious as to say it sounds like a supercar, but it's definitely something that leans in that direction. It's a strange phrase, but the sound really compliments the car.

I do worry about the sound after a header install. But that seems to be an across-the-board worry with this car, as just about everything seems to make the car incredibly loud without some custom resonator installs.

As for ARK in particular -- I really would like to see your company tackle headers before the market gets too saturated. I've seen a LOT of exhausts over the years, from just about everyone under the sun, and the quality of this exhaust is right up there with the best I've seen. Not just arguably some of the most attractive exhausts on the market, but awesome craftsmanship with beautiful welds and, as already said, absolutely perfect fitment. Would love to see what you can do with a header setup that compliments the sounds of your exhaust.

So what RPM's does it drone on 6th gear? We good up to 75?

[ARK Performance]

@SigmaHyperion: We are definitely still considering headers and over pipe, and thank you for the honest review! We are always looking for areas to improve in to make sure you guys get the best product!

[OICU812]

Sigma and to anyone wanting to reduce cabin noise. Dynomat is NOT what you want, that is a vibration isolator. You want a noise isolator, look into thermal damping mat, or noise isolation matting, such as these products.
http://zeronoise.com/automotive_nois...automotive.htm

[funx]

that looks amazing, thank you

Originally Posted by ARK Performance

Introducing...ARK Performance USA!!!

We recently just joined FT86CLUB and want to personally let FR-S/BRZ owners that we are here for the community so ask us anything! As a quick introduction here are two product sheets on the exhaust systems we have to offer that you can get through one of our authorized dealers! As of now we will not be conducting direct sales so please contact one of the authorized dealers:

Titan Motorsports (@Will)
THMotorsports.com (@Alan)
Corner3Garage (@Mike)
FT86SpeedFactory
ModBargains
...and more on arkperformanceusa.com





And of course if you have an ARK Performance exhaust please share, the more pictures the merrier!

Sincerely,
Lerry @ ARK Performance