are the power gains very minimal on the Tsudo catback compared to others like ARK, Megan, and Agency Power?

 

i know my megan one i had some difference and that was when i had the silencer in and i took that out and it was amazing the huge difference, not sure about the powergains, i just know that that helped and then added a full CAI and that added even more

 

I think they are about the same, give or take a few hp, most of your power gain come from a catless header and a straight through(no baffles) muffler. but the combination of both is the main gain of hp on a NA tc.

most of the brand names exaggerate the gains on their exhausts.

by the way xdejablue3x i love your avatar pic...but then again whats not to love about a hot asian chic who checks out her own A$$.

 

i agree w/ the end of that comment

 

Looks completely stock from the ground.

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/...y/media/500953

 

^^^no offense but whats the point? it looks just as restrictive as the stock drum...

 

The point is that it sounds better. I'm not going to try and make power with a muffler.

 

I see, and your right mufflers don't make power, they FREE up already existing power. the stock drum is both quiet and restrictive, its true aim is to be as quiet as possible,the side effect of this is that its very restrictive.

You say "it sounds better"...as in its louder? the stock drum doesn't sound "bad" per say its just very quiet.
so i'm guessing this muffler you got must have better flow characteristics as well as a better(louder) tone.

the reason i suspect its restrictive is because both the in and out are on the same side which means that the in pipe empties into a chamber filled with a maze of baffles and has to travel all the way to the opposite end of the case before finding its way back out the same direction it came in...

please understand i'm not "dissing" you or your decision i'm just trying to understand why you chose it, as opposed to a straight through canister style muffler.

 

Becuase god gave him the ability to choose how to spend money

 

The muffler is a single chamber glass-pack (Just like the TRD IIRC) from dynomax. The link below the picture in my above post is a video. Hear for yourself.

 

well both answers were pretty good...

 

HKS

 

custom 2.5" w/magnaflow muffler

 

ARK Exhaust CAT BACK System DT-S









ARK N-II System

 

that looks sick ^^^^

 

HKS Hi-Power... ITS HUGE

 

wait till u see a 180mm HKS Carbon ti on a tc. wow.

 

 

^^ good camera trick! at first i was like "damn dude you must live in a land of NO speed bumps and elevated driveways" then i realized what you did. Your bumper is hating it thought, you need to put a spacer flange in between you S and Mid-pipe.

By the way that ARC DTS looks HORRIBLE, what a mess...

the N II looks dope thought.

 

dual truck tips_

only one in hawaii, and maybe in the us.

sounds animo. peeps here say sounds very similar to wrx's but deeper.