I think I may be the first one to have taken advantage of Todd's recently acquired Zard connection - with
100% satisfaction, I should add.
After extensive consideration of Phang's posted photos (as well as answers to my questions - thanks Phang!) of his G8VSE with a Zard slip-on, I asked Todd to order a black slip-on (no cat converter, removable dB killer included) for my G8VSE - see pics underneath:



So far the verdict is
VERY positive:
1) quality is top-notch
2) in my view, the Zard slip-on fits the Griso look much better than a conical Mistral I had previously on
3) the sound is instantly addictive: with the dB killer in it's maybe a tad louder than the Mistral (also with dB killer), but with a noticeable lower-pitch bark and growl
4) no popping during deceleration/downshifting (air box, air filter and mapping on my 2011 G8VSE is factory)