AWE Touring exhaust feedback wanted

[Bumflik]

Emma does a great job !

 

[Bluenoser]

Well you guys are a bad influence for keeping an exhaust mod alive in my mind for the past month. Consequently, I just ordered the Track version which I will hopefully have in a few weeks time to install when my Z comes out of storage in the Spring. I can't wait!

 

[thesilverbullet]

A few final tweaks & adjustments!

Any concerns with a slightly larger rear sway bar with the AWE? I’m looking at the eibach @29mm vs Stillen @ 1”?

 

[KrackaC8]

Any concerns with a slightly larger rear sway bar with the AWE? I’m looking at the eibach @29mm vs Stillen @ 1”?

No concern with either; plenty of clearance. I did the Stillen swaybars to retain the stock bushings, but you can't go wrong with Eibach (I actually just ordered their springs tonight).

 

[KrackaC8]

Eibach does retain the stock mounts, but replaces the bushings. Throughout the years, I've grown annoyed with squeaks & creaks from aftermarket bushings which is why I wanted to retain the factory bushings + mounts. Some are fine, and others even greased are still noisy.

Eibach brand bars specifically were dead silent on my Evo X while I could never get them completely noise-free on my C8 (low speed bumps & transitions).

Whiteline bars were fine on my Evo IX but total trash on the Evo X. Hotchkis bars on my C7 were the worst I ever experienced tenfold!

 

[trackratZ]

You guys know that the Stillen bars use stock bushings because of the added hollow thickness internally vs stock, so retains the stock bushings, not much thicker but noticeable w the avail adjustments. No squeaks so far.

 

[KrackaC8]

You guys know that the Stillen bars use stock bushings because of the added hollow thickness internally vs stock, so retains the stock bushings, not much thicker but noticeable w the avail adjustments. No squeaks so far.

Correct; same outer-diameter but thicker walls (smaller inner-diameter). Keeps the weight down too. Mine are perfect as well.

 

[thesilverbullet]

Ordered the touring black tip…