Motordyne ART Pipes. Can Helmholtz Resonance Be Utilized to Make More Power? Having taken a break from busting fuel treatments to find that the G-Tech is surprisingly accurate (April, '10), and settle the lightweight flywheels/torque debate (May, '10), you can imagine how sadistically happy we were when we caught wind of these products from Motordyne: ART (Advanced Resonance Tuning) test pipes and resonated Shockwave V2 exhaust, designed to increase power over traditional aftermarket alternatives by using chambers that trigger Helmholtz resonance to aide in exhaust gas scavenging for increased power. Shyeah . . . and that rich Nigerian prince who keeps emailing us about cashing his inheritance check is totally legit. Now, Helmholtz resonance is a scientifically proven phenomenon. The property can be demonstrated with a glass bottle: As air is blown across the top of the bottle, some enters it, is momentarily compressed, and then surges outward at a slightly faster rate than it went in, creating a vacuum that draws more air back into the bottle to continue the process. Proof of this oscillation of air can be heard in the tone or frequency emitted by doing so. In the case of the products at hand, exhaust gasses are blown across built-in resonance chambers, and the frequency of pressure waves created therein pushes exhaust gas through the tubing and out into the atmosphere. Now, if Motordyne has one thing working toward their credit, it's that they're by no means an upstart company. Remember the plenum spacers that have become mainstays in 350Z tuning for their simple, low-buck design and solid power gains? Turns out Motordyne owner Tony Colette was a rocket scientist in his previous profession (no, seriously-he was), and he invented those. "Not only will the resonance chambers increase scavenging and power," Tony promises about his new products, "but the titanium tips on the Shockwave exhaust also reduce pressure drop by gradually expanding the exhaust gas to recover its dynamic pressure," which, he claims, also helps increase scavenging. Exhaust tips for power? We were really looking forward to the dyno. To test Motordyne's claims with its ART products, we gathered Ken Kojima's '06 Nissan 350Z, equipped with a reputable "Brand X" test-pipe and exhaust, to the Dynojet rollers of Yimisport Tuning in Santa Clarita, CA, where it was baselined, then tested with Motordyne's ART pipes and resonated ShockWave V2 exhaust in place of its original aftermarket vendible. With Motordyne's ART test-pipes and resonated Shockwave V2 exhaust installed, gains as high as 9.4 whp and 17 lb-ft of torque were found throughout the '04 350Z's powerband-impressive, considering we were already testing against proven aftermarket upgrades, but Tony wasn't happy. Ken's car had been fitted with a cone filter/short-tube intake that, he suspected, was wreaking havoc on the car's MAF sensor, triggering the unusually rich air/fuel ratios throughout the duration of testing. Tony promised his products were good for even more power, and arranged an '07 Nissan 350Z (Rev-Up) as a second test car to prove it. With its factory flat-panel air filter and box installed on the '07 350Z, testing re-commenced. Replacing the car's stock cat-back exhaust with Motordyne's Shockwave V2 produced as much as 22.7 whp and 17.9 lb-ft of torque at points in the powerband, and where the "Brand X" test-pipes produced as much as 23.3 whp and 31.8 lb-ft of torque over the stock cats at some points, Motordyne's ART test-pipes increased their output by an additional 11.2 whp and 29.7 lb-ft of torque at varying rpm. Air/fuel ratios stayed in their normal range this time, and power gains-as promised-were more plentiful. The Verdict: Fact Tested on two different cars, with two (slightly) different engines, compared to two different aftermarket manufacturers' conventional products, the gains by which Motordyne's resonance-chamber-equipped products increased power were definite. Now, you might be wondering what would happen if a different exhaust is used with the ART test-pipes, or if the Shockwave V exhaust would make power with the stock cats. Would the difference in airflow throw off the whole system and negate power gains?' "Think of blowing across that bottle," explains Tony. "If you blow harder, with more air, the frequency doesn't change but the volume or amplitude does. It's the same here. More air means even more resonance and more scavenging." Still, what happened in our first test? "350Zs have a problem with certain short-tube intakes," explains Tony. "Depending on their design, we think they direct air toward the car's MAF sensor a certain way that triggers an improper injection of fuel, which decreases power." He continues, "It's a well-documented problem, but as far as I know, no one's ever gotten to the bottom of it." Sounds like we have a topic for next month. www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/engine/impp-1006-nissan-350z-motordyne-fact-or-fiction/
Juan Esteban Any TEST pipes will do. They'll all make 8-12whp..You'll just delete the restrictive cats with pipe. Forgot the expensive shit, a pipe is a pipe go with eBay.
he is basically saying "put this exact exhaust on its the only one that doesn't drone." bro i spent 340 bucks on a muffler, and the cost for a shop to weld my muffler on, and take the resonator out, and i have zero drone. you dont have to spend a lot on a full exhaust. you just need to know what to put on or take off to get the sound you desire with no drone.
@@zachdowney8454 Respectable. Im not quite sure if Im getting robbed in my upcoming purchase, but the sedans hold a special place in my heart for some reason and found a clean one for 3700, 6 speed with 150K on the clock.
@@BountyHunterLetsPlaysOnGoogle there's literally 4 for sale around me that are manual and they want $7500+ and they have over 160k miles. Fucking ridiculous. Autos go for super cheap though.
Motordyne G35 just because you paid $40,000 for a car does not mean it is still worth that. 350Z can be picked up all day $8,000 and under. So $2,700 in exhaust is over priced. Especially when a DSM or Honda will tear your shit up on the track with that $2,700 put into mods. 350Z and G35 are good looking cars, but after watching this video I have lost interest. By the time you invest the cash to make a G35 sound good for a V6 NA, get it to handle good and add in the car's initial price, you are better off buying a C5 Corvette.
ECOBOOST Luke.............I never said the car is still worth $40,000. That is what I paid for it 12 years ago. These mods seem so expensive because people are looking at today's cars and car depression values. Remember, I had these mods on my car years and years ago, I just got a professional camera and started uploading content to document my old mods. I have not had a car payment in 7 years. What is sad, is a V8 C5 came with 350HP and a v6 G35 6MT came with 300HP. Corvettes and Mustangs are like assholes, everyone has one and there is nothing special about owning either car. I would never purchase a Mustang or a Corvette. Please do go buy a C5, a G35 is not for you. You will see way more mid-life crisis Corvette owners on the road then class act G35's. My next car is an AMG Mercedes all the way. CLS63 AMG>
“...So when ur ready to lay the power down and u don’t want ur car bouncing around like a gdamn bunny rabbit shaking the shit out of ur car....” This made the video so worth watching 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Top NA motor mods. jenvey ITBs...but if too expensive... 4" custom intake. Enlarged/ gutted OEM plenum. NWP Throttle body. Cams SGM longtube headers Large 3.5" custom single exhaust Fuel pump and Injectors Uprev Tune.
Michael Gardner .....yep those are all badass. I would for sure watch your top NA MODs video. Motordyne Shockwave is 2.5" to a progressive 3.0" inch trual dual.
Michael Gardner The nissan titans 90mm throttle body would be a better option for your 4in intake. It's from nissan so it bolts right up. But does it fit under our hood. Idk. Someone should try it.
No disrespect intended, but I want to be the next Motordyne G35..😁 I've been lurking thru all your vlogs listening, watching, and learning. I got what it takes. It's a 2006 Coupe RAS. Bought from a collector in 2018 with 15k original miles. He's and older guy, and was making room for more cars. The G is a legit garage queen. When this guy ordered the car in 2005 (Texas Infiniti Dealer) he spec'd it with every performance option you could get, including the first year available on the G35, the RAS (Rear Active Steering) 2006 it was first time offered, at $750.00 Coupled with the Sport Package, Aero Package, Sport tuned suspension, 19" forged Ray's (staggered 224 front 225 rear) Intelli keyless (no key to start car, or to get in) blutooth, hands free cell phone, Bose Premium, Drilled Aluminum Pedals, Leather Steering Wheel Orange Stitched, 2 driver position memory seats and Steering wheel, Diamond Graphite Paint, over Stone Grey Leather interior...LOL, just to name a few.... -but I wanted to ask you. You have many years of documented ownership with mods and maintenance. Like no other G35 owner I've seen on You-Tube, or anyone I've ever heard of, besides myself, being the same way you are. Meticulous record keeping increases value of the car. But ..if there was anything you would or could do differently, what would those things be? 🤔 Thank You in advance 🤙 G35family@gmail.com @Speed Racer
Motordyne G35. Dude, I really love your car (except that it's black - not my preference ;-)) but it is really great (IMO) all around. I believe you want to turbo later on and I fully agree with you; that'll make it even more amazing. I do have ONE small comment though and don't take this the wrong way ok, but you really MUST get the JDM surround trim for the double-DIN stereo in center console - the one you have now is not up to par with an Infiniti finish. I respect that you've not been afraid to spend $ on the best performance parts but the trim you have just makes it cheap, you know? I've seen those before and believe me, you'll appreciate the JDM much more. Otherwise TY for the vids - always super-informative. Cheers
Jeoka Gem .....I did the install myself and I know, the JDM trim piece is still on my list. After some new Work wheels and OG duck bill trunk, then the JDM trim piece. No offense taken, thanks for the feedback.
As front struts and shocks go, I will always go Bilstein! They're a really good upgrade for anything you put them on! And I'll still have like $2K for other things!🤑😊
Not sure how long you have been into moding, but you sound like a brand new beginner. You do not just start adding claimed HP figures from each mod up together to get your power figure. In the industry, they refer to that as how ricers figure out horsepower. No one gets over 50whp without basically boosting it. 37whp is an impressive number without boost. No you will not really feel anything. Why? Because not until you get a combination of parts working together do you net gains. Plus not until the car is tuned does anything really change because the ECU, even with mods added, is still programmed for OEM parts. The VQ is one of the most expensive engines to mod because it already came from the factory with proper engineering. The Motordyne 5/16th spacer is the first step in helping not starve off cylinder 1 and 2 air flow. A design flaw was found under hard acceleration, the front 2 cylinders are not getting equal air flow like the rest of the cylnders, so this fixes this issue.
Motordyne G35 well first I'm not new to modding cars I come from the honda scene I had a k20 civic si with bolts on pushing 250 at the wheels from a small 2.0 vtec engine and I ate g35s and 350z no problem 250whp on a car that weighs about 2500lbs reason why I left honda is simply because it got almost stolen broken in 2 so I see you put all this money in this car to only get that lil bit of power is laughable
Why was the 5/16 intake plenum spacer not on there? Its a common first mod that has been proven. Its price can range from $80-$300 depending on brand and where you buy. If you have a stock upper you should consider one before your next tune. NOTE: Applies to NON REV-UP more. You ever test out a non rev-up LOWER half on the dyno with your mods?
I agree, but it did not make my top 7 mods. My other mods cost much, much more and I do have the MD 5/16th spacer. Dyno tuned +37whp/45wtq........ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ISFOKiAOTmw.html Performance Mods: - KW v3 Coilovers - Injen CAI - NWP 75mm throttle body - Motordyne MREV2 - Motordyne 5/16th spacer - Motordyne v3 ART pipes - Motordyne Shockwave TDX2 exhaust. Tuned Numbers: 283whp/270wtq
I missed the bottom half of your paragraph, sorry. You are correct. On the rev-up a 5/16th spacer does nothing unless paired with MREV2, which is a modified lower non-rev plenum by Motordyne. The first 2 runners choke out cylinder 1 and 3, so they are shaved down. For a non rev, the 5/16th spacer makes a big difference. On the rev-up motor, which I have, you need both, MREV2 and 5/16th for it to work.
I hate to be "That guy" But you really should be more careful when making these videos. You accidently exposed your home address and phone number. Not sure if you cared but the internet is a huge place for crazy people with bold intentions
Even though I'm not worried about it because the information is outdated, you still can not be too careful. Thank you because I found out youtube allows you to blur parts of the video without taking it down and having to re-upload it. You learn something new every day, so I"m waiting for it to finish saving the edit and that part should now be blurred.
He would be correct, short headers make no power. PPE long tube headers is what I was going to get. When I was at my tuner, he was impressed by the Motordyne ART pipes/Shockwave. He told me, PPE long tube headers would not be worth it. I asked why? He pulled up a dyno graph from another rev-up motor with PPE long tube headers and he overlay-ed it with my curve. The curve was basically identical. PPE long tube headers you will get a bunch of rasp and drone into the exhaust and no more power than you get with ART pipes. I'm in talks with Motordyne to test out their new long tube headers. The collector is down further than they are on the PPE long tube headers. My tuner said, very interesting design and he bets they will make power. I'm like Tony over at motordyne has never lied, so I'm sure they will do what they say. Plus you get the helmholtz chambers to add on the motordyne long tube headers. This will address the rasp and drone issue. I"m interested for sure. They are confirmed to fit the 370z, but not a G35 yet.
That exhaust sounds good man.. above average.. costs above average too. I've owned both the g37 and g35 now. Do you agree that the g37 has a better looking front and the g35 has a better looking rear?
I had a 2013 G37x sedan and actually prefer the G35 in every way. The only real advantage the G37 has is the heightened technology with the Navi / Stereo / Car interface. But for those of you who really care about good audio, the G35 BOSE Version sounds much better than the muddy, sloppy BOSE system in the G37. My old 2006 Trailblazer had a better stereo than this joke of a system in the G37! lol
@@1970borntorun I think both stereos were garbage. I had top of the line kicker Q series 6x9's and a little hard hitting 10 inch sub. installed in the g35 With focal speakers in front. I spent about 2 grand on the install and that was a nice sounding system. Only reason I would hesitate to get a stereo like that again is cause i was constantly killing my battery. All i had to do was have the car in the on position with out the engine running for about 15 minute and the amps would suck the battery dry. That was with only about 900 watts (RMS) of power too so not even very much. Other than that there was no downsides and the car sounded amazing. I build a frame enclosure to hold my subwoofer in the trunk so i could slide the tires around corners with out the sub bashing around.
Awesome video,beautiful G,I will start saving for those mods,you also answered my wheel hop question I would always wonder why it would do that when I would dump the clutch .
I've spent close 15k, over the past 12 years of ownership. On everything, if you really want to know and I install everything myself. That is why I purchased a camera and started documenting the stuff I did in the past on youtube. Turbo is the next step in this process and I will be documenting this all on youtube. My dyno tune is old.
Good report. Well built VQDE alright, you have done your research. Thumbs up! Hope to more VQDE videos. BTW, any plans going for angle kit and/or 2-way LSD?
I know and I fixed it because inner tire wear was getting annoying, even when barely lowered. SPC front upper control arm install video here...............ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WS7NVKyJag0.html
Jacoby_z33 YT .......283whp/270wtq with a gain of 37whp/45wtq. The gain is what really matters. Some mods were left out of this video to get that type of gain. I go over it in detail with dyno sheets and dyno videos here............ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ISFOKiAOTmw.html
Motordyne G35 dang bro 283whp that's not bad! 🔥🔥 I've been watching your other videos for the past hour after seeing this video and really live them, I wanted to get a Tomei Single Exit Exhaust but now finally coming across a dual exit Exit that sounds good 🎧🤤 I changed my mind
Jacoby_z33 YT........Tomei is popular and is expensive because of the materials, titanium. Meaning it is lighter than Motordyne Shockwave, but Motordyne is heavier on the engineering. Check out this video, I just recently made to help solidify your decision on Motordyne Shockwave. Mic is on rear bumper.........ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rnH-5_RfMwY.html In person, Tomei is louder, but louder is not always better. Tomei, to me, is a fart can.
Motordyne G35 nah bro I don't know wtf I was thinking when I said I've changed my mind the Single Exit looks and sounds to good for me not to buy it #TomeiFTW
I have berk ressonanted test pipes with an invida gemeni exhaust, lmao you font need to spend $4000 on an exhaust system for it to sound good. And those berk pipes actually give no rasp
Bought my g35x sedan for 3000 with 100k on the motor. Everything is in great shape, but I dont wanna spend almost what I paid for the car on a mod. Already have a nice catback exhaust, should I just go with a plenum spacer, test pipes, and new air filter? Seems like my best cheapest options.
i have a magnaflow street series muffler and a reso delete, with no drone. you just gotta get the right stuff for a good sound and no drone. and you DONT have to overpay for an full cat back. i paid $140 to both remove the resonator and put the muffler on, and about 200-300 for the muffler.
Good video, but that annoying chew you have, looks like you have a candy in your mouth, or a mouth full of spit.... not all the time, here and there you can listen, for example at 7:38
I thought Mercedes Benz are the best or nothing and you talking about this fucking suspension ha ha ha I hope you meet the right black edition amg Smokes your car
sorry amigo. throttle body's bad mod unless your forced induction lose alot of torque. Cold air intakes are void too. k&n filters no good either dyno error %. plenum spacers yes. cat back yes. nitrous yes. headers yes but minimal on 3.5. I have access to a mustang dyno and those are my results. and yes radar detector is 1000% worth it.
@@nathanaelcadman-neu410 If you've seen a g35 and a g37 coupe - you'd know the last pictures headlights belong to a g37. Unless there's a g37 headlight conversion kit for a g35.
yo man, I've just recently started watching your videos and damn I'm kind of proud that you're in AZ too haha. I just got my g35 like 2 months ago too. keep up the good work!
Cynthia bias ....I've been pulled over in Virginia and they took my radar detector. You are correct, but it is known in Virginia it is illegal. That is why I purchased the stealth radar after Virginia took my old radar detector. Bottom line, the west coast is where real freedom is in America. On the east coast, states along with old people are still stuck in their ways, not willing to change.
gmbboys203 ....UPREV is the tuning software, no chip. Here is a video where I go into more detail at the dyno......ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ISFOKiAOTmw.html
Nice... I will start to finally work on my G... We have similar mods as far as power, except I need the tdx Exhaust... I bought the car with stick exhaust which has a maganaflow axleback only lol...horrible... I say stock or motordyne is best. I have the the furookie 3.5 inch intake with Nwp TB's, I also went with nonstoptuning lightweight pulleys instead of goin underdrive. I plan on doing KW V3 or, kparlett's g35 is rocking BC type coilovers for the track but his version are as much as kw... So idk... Maybe ill stick with KW. Last addition I'll get during exhaust switch out will be the full CF driveshaft. But yeah, this is what I've been wanting to do for all while, so seeing your mods done, I look forward to getting mine done and being at that similar power level. Mines not rev up tho
kparlett's g35.......I just youtubed that and holy shit is that channel awesome! I just clicked subscribed. Let me research what you are talking about on the BC's. KW's v3 are designed for 75-90% street use, but a guy did a complete review on superstreet on how it cut down is lap time by 2 secs, just from changing to KW. For a car that is 99% used for the track, KW's spring rates will be too soft.
Yeah that's my predicament lol. My Z is set for the track, but I might want similar track settings just because ...but then I know for the daily comfort feel, I'll want KW. KParlett also has the IG I follow. That's where I asked about his coilover set up
Do you know of any shops in Cali that you’d recommend for g35 motor work? Looking to rebuild a motor, twin turbo it and convert it to manual before sending it off to become a Vaydor.
jahk beats ....it is Phoenix and that is South Mountain. I am new to Arizona but you take central Ave until it dead ends into the mountain and then there is a road that goes to the top. It is must see place if you live in Phoenix!
Buying 3000 coilovers is a waist of money especially when you can get equal coilovers for less and u drive it on the road lol. Maybe u should spend your money on something useful like a lift so that you don't have to use a trash ass harbor freight jack
Danny Rey u can still go with a transgo transmission upgrade for quicker shifts qnd get a good grounding kit... That'll be a good couple of mods for auto to start out
Same, I'm thinking of getting an auto because it's going to be my first car, in the city, and I have no idea how to drive manual haha. I don't rlly want to be practicing on my first car either, since I won't have $ to replace the clutch I'll destroy learning XD
its not bad driving manual.. i will say, it was about 10 years since I drove one, and I only practiced driving a tad during driving lessons from my father in the first place. after i passed my driving test, I was given an automatic car. it was good for what I needed it for. when I drove the manual, i stalled out a lot of times on teh road and stop signs...what got me to drive faster and efficiently with the manual was the fact that I didnt want to keep stalling out anymore...and i picked it up in a couple of days... and got rid of the kinks in shifting in the next month.
I grew up on a farm with dirtbikes and tractors. So driving a standard was how I first learned. Phoenix has some serious traffic, which I hate with a stick shift. I go longer routes sometimes just so it is not stop and go, or I use the berm and pass everyone, depends. Hatasgonahate said it best, get whatever you like, you are getting this car to drive for yourself and not others. The truth right there, what you think is all that matters. Flexican has it right about the transgo transmission upgrade. My one buddy in Dallas has the sickest supercharged G and he took me for a ride. I was like how does this car shift so fast for an automatic and he told me about the transgo transmission upgrade. Well that kid is a genius, he showed me actually the install. SexyRob on the G35 forums is who I'm referring too.
By owning 2 g35's and 2 g37's I can say art pipes are over rated, did them on my first g35 then ot got totaled and destroyed where I couldn't use them on my second g35, however, this is where I said I'm not spending a grand on mufflers so I did do muffler delete and put in downpipes and yes the drone and rasp was horrible so guess what I did ? I bought myself a performance resonator by a company called vibrant it cost me 50 bucks and it did the exact same job my first art pipes did literally the same sound, dont be an asshole and make newbies think they cant get a beautiful sound from the vq without dropping 1-2 grand on pipes, in regards to the coil overs I agree KW are the best however it's not absolutely necessary if your g35 has the 19 in rim package (track package) which are forged aluminum, if your g35 has this option you can just opt for KW lowering springs 300 bucks tops which only bring it down about an inch but when you add a front strut bar and rear bar you literally dont need the coil overs unless your trying to be a half second faster on a track lol. If that's your thing just do every suspension mode but again if your on a budget you dont need the most expensive mods to get the most out of your car.
People just Love to Hate! This guy bought his car Brand New and has taken Immaculate care of it since that day! He is sharing HIS opinions on what HE thinks is the best for HIS car and budget! Be happy for him or anyone else that take this level of care and pride in their vehicles! That's what it's Really like to be a Car Guy! Not the constant trashing of others!
I have 03 get with over 190 miles runs perfect exc black leather minor body damage Vegas temps no problems if you can't live without 03 35 sedan let me know 4500 its yours
Actually, if you aren’t running Greddy Twins on your G35/350Z you truly aren’t doing anything worthwhile to your car. Also, APS full 3” is the Best exhaust, when Boosted. Folks, it’s in the eye of the beholder. Also, I would have to say that the Bilstein PSS9 is a hellafied suspension system. I would also recommend Carbonetics Triple Clutch and Carbonetics LSD.
Beautiful G! What year is it? I have a black 06 6speed Manual, not as mint as yours but I'm working on it. Your videos help me out alot. Thank you for your input.
Thank you for the rare, intelligent, detailed explanation of your G35 Mods !! 98% of the time on RU-vid, we have some idiot 24 year old that slaps on twin turbos, Nitrous, etc then wonders why his engine explodes 2 days later LOL The Wanna-Be Paul Walker mentality is still very real lol
