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vanberge · 09-28-2005, 02:02 AM

Hey Guys...

I currently have a K&N CAI... I was looking into getting the Greddy SP2 exhaust for my tc.

Now, i may get a header sometime down the road, but I'm curious about sound. Is it possible to have a "sleeper" with a i/h/e ? From what i've searched and researched, the sp2 is one of the quietist exhausts... I'm just wondering if a header would ruin that..

Thanks in advance!! If somebody has posted similar to this already feel free to link me and lock this.

WeDriveScions · 09-28-2005, 02:06 AM

This is like the eternal question.... Far as I've seen, none of the exhausts are sleeper enough for me with a I/H combo...

I'm trying to "Encourage" companies to develop a highflow sleeper option, but no-one has jumped on it yet...

It'll sell like hotcakes if they can make a deep sounding exhaust setup with AM I/H's and not sounding like angry elves on a rampage!

At least I'll buy one.

vanberge · 09-28-2005, 02:30 AM

that makes two of us...!

I've used the search on here alot.. and it seems like alpha werks is raspy, DC sports rust, and megans are junk.

what is a tc'er to do ???

tCb00b · 09-28-2005, 02:42 AM

Vanberge said:"that makes two of us...!

I've used the search on here alot.. and it seems like alpha werks is raspy, DC sports rust, and megans are junk.

what is a tc'er to do ???"
I say buy a burned out megan header for $75 and not care. LOL

xchrislee · 09-28-2005, 03:41 AM

wat about the monster motor werks one? gains look good. and it doesn't throw CEL.

BigSteve · 09-28-2005, 04:20 AM

Yeah but that monster motororks one costs an arm and a leg.

kungpaosamuraiii · 09-28-2005, 04:25 AM

But is not much more than an s pipe and header at MSRP. At actual retail price it'll be about the same give or take a few as a ZPI or CC s pipe and Alphawerks header.

vanberge · 09-28-2005, 11:43 AM

Does the monster motor works header not need an S-pipe??

TIA !

dp-_- · 09-28-2005, 12:18 PM

comes with it, which is why I want it

BrEaK_AwaY · 09-28-2005, 12:58 PM

MMW header spipe combo dont throw a cell because they already put the bung farther away from the flow through the pipe.

draxas has a full spipe AND back (meening it comes with an spipe), and they are developing a 4-1 header. I will have their exhaust within the next month hopefully, and review it. same thing goes with their header once it is released.

vanberge · 09-28-2005, 10:37 PM

So the million dollar question is....

how does the MMW header sound with an intake and exhaust??

Can anybody comment??

I-R-Blue · 09-28-2005, 10:57 PM

Motorsport_TC has/had(if he sold it already) MMW header with TRD exhaust. He said it sounded pretty good.

I-R-Blue · 09-28-2005, 10:59 PM

BTW, this guy is selling his MMW http://scionlife.com/forums/viewtopi...asc&highlight=

nychang65 · 09-29-2005, 03:51 PM

I have a stock Tc and i just started modding it. It has less than 1000 miles and I threw a DC sports header on. Nasty rasp!!! Can someone recommend what I can do to get it back to sounding stock? I noticed that in the bottom of the stock exhaust manifold there was a sort of catalytic converter mesh in there.... Is that why it got so damn loud? Should I get a resonator? Is there a way for me to add exhaust upgrades and keep it quiet? Please help

Kenshin · 09-29-2005, 04:07 PM

The catalitic converter on the stock header eliminates all that rasp from just a header alone, the reason why those headers give a nice amount of HP is mostly because of increase flow from taking off the catalitic converter. I had my stock header on and stock piping, I went and took out the resonator and put on a flowmaster and I had nasty very bad rasp during the first 10 minutes of driving, the rasp when away but didnt sound nice at all. I installed the resonator back on and voila! it sounds nice and quiet with a nice growl.

Another guy on these forums put on the alphawerks header and put on 2 MORE resonators and still had nasty rasp! Is the awful exhaust tone worth 8 hp?

nychang65 · 09-29-2005, 04:12 PM

Well is there anyone out there that has a header installed without rasp? Do I maybe need to put a new donut gasket in? I figured I didn't cause the car is still brand new. I did replace the header gasket... I just wanna keep the header with the HP gain, but want to keep it quiet... Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm desperate.

BrEaK_AwaY · 09-29-2005, 04:42 PM

update, my draxas exhaust is shipping today (with out the spipe, its on back order), pics and sounds clips coming soon!

vanberge · 09-30-2005, 11:31 AM

nychange...

i've heard that the DC header will decrease rasp as it breaks in... give it 500-750 miles and i bet you lose your rasp w/ stock exhaust

BrEaK_AwaY · 10-06-2005, 03:10 AM

Update on the draxas Exhaust @ http://scionlife.com/forums/viewtopi...092579#1092579

nychang65 · 10-11-2005, 01:39 PM

-vanberge

well I put 500 on it so far and still got the rasp. I figured it might be cause the piping get crimped at the stock resonator and goes down from a 2.25 inch to 2 inch. So I ordered an axleback, and I'm gonna put in two stainless straight through 2.25 resonators. Hopefully that'll help. Also I'm sure everyone can see I'm a noob, does an intake chang your exhaust note? Or does it just add noise from under the hood? Just ordered a typhoon....