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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:42 AM
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+1 on the OBX full catback...it is one of the louder exhaust but is really deep...not a bad choice if ur on a budget
Old Jun 17, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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I have an Injen SRI, Tsudo midpipe v2, and a TRD axleback. It has a deep tone and sounds pretty intense in person. Didn't realize it would be so loud. I never did bother to install the bottom half for the CAI portion. Here's a before and after midpipe installation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX3EazCnelk
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Erz headers for an 09 tC. Any thoughts or reviews?
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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sounds like an ebay header brand. all headers=crap
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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What's your reason behind that?
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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my reason behind all headers sound like crap? bc its true. you tube it, listen to it in person etc. i have a header, it sounds liek crap.

or the ebay comment? its bc it is an ebay brand, not a known company/name. noone sells it other then ebay.
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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Yeah I meant about the sound. I'll check it out.
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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all 4-1 headers will sound the same, so if you heard the sound of one youve basically heard them all, 4-2-1 header's will vary sound
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Ok, that's a bit more helpful lol
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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Heres another video of my exhaust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMEA24PsQvU
Old Jul 1, 2010 | 03:39 AM
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Never posted the sound clip of when i had my injen axle-back with my injen intake. yes its a cold start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbvf-n-fzs
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Hey fellas, quick question (figured it wasn't worth making a new thread about and this is a good thread for it.)

I have an '05 tC with a custom ram-air intake (for intents/purposes it's just a pipe with a CAI on it), the megan racing header, and megan drift spec catback (plus a small cherry bomb welded into the midpipe behind the resonator). I have the stock s-pipe.

My car sounds amazing at low and high revs but gets raspy in the 2.5k-4k range. What should I do about it? Add another cherry bomb? Get a new s-pipe?

Thanks in advance!
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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Resonator.
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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get a good name brand resonator like hush power,moroso, magnaflow will help a lot.
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SergeantBiscuits
Hey fellas, quick question (figured it wasn't worth making a new thread about and this is a good thread for it.)

I have an '05 tC with a custom ram-air intake (for intents/purposes it's just a pipe with a CAI on it), the megan racing header, and megan drift spec catback (plus a small cherry bomb welded into the midpipe behind the resonator). I have the stock s-pipe.

My car sounds amazing at low and high revs but gets raspy in the 2.5k-4k range. What should I do about it? Add another cherry bomb? Get a new s-pipe?

Thanks in advance!
how much did you get your drift spec catback for??
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SsmoothyMonster
how much did you get your drift spec catback for??
Just a little over $300.
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by allenxtc
get a good name brand resonator like hush power,moroso, magnaflow will help a lot.
Thinking about cutting out the Megan 14" resonator that came with the midpipe and replacing it with this hushpower 18".

http://www.amazon.com/Hushpower-1251...9834084&sr=1-1

Good idea? Anyone have experience with this muffler?
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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^ That can work, but if you really want to quiet it down, a 30" resonator would be best. And even then it still gets a little raspy.
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Maybe 30" resonator x 2 will work good!
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by tCtCtC
^ That can work, but if you really want to quiet it down, a 30" resonator would be best. And even then it still gets a little raspy.
Hmm. I already welded in a little 12" cherry bomb glasspack that cut down on some of the rasp. I have another one that I could weld in there as well, and still fit the hushpower in there after that.

So in total, my exhaust would be header -> hushpower 18" -> cherrybomb 12" -> cherrybomb 12" -> megan racing muffler (more of a fart can.)

Bet that would sound pretty interesting...



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