I already have a TRD exhaust but my friend has a TSUDO N1 catback exhaust and it sounds pretty nice. I was thinking of a TSUDO N1 or some other any good exhausts. What would you recommend?

 

Depends if you want LOUD or Quiet.

OR if you want a Coffee Can design or OEM style design too.

 

Loud ^

 

"Good" is all matter of opinion. If you want loud, have an exhaust shop take out your midpipe and replace it with a straight pipe to eliminate the resonator. Or cut out the TRD muffler and replace it with straight pipe.

 

As mentioned it is very much a matter of opinion, but I have the TRD axleback with a Megan midpipe and am very happy with it. That's the route I would suggest if you like the tone and look but want it to be a little louder.

 

Everyone keeps mentioning this Megan midpipe so much. Why tho? Tsudo makes it sound like STi.

 

It's personal preference as far as which sounds better. I think that the two sound similar but when listening to both I heard a little bit of rasp with the Tsudo. Also, early versions of the Tsudo had fitment issues which is only a concern now if you are buying a used one.

 

^^ agreed with these guys. its all a matter of personal preference. to be honest im running a trd with a tsudo midpipe and i love the way it sounds it has that sti similar sound to it with this combo i have the v2 midpipe and i had no fitment issues at all. and i just installed a v3 midpipe on a friend of mines car and there was no fitment issues on that ether. i think its hit and miss on the fitment issues with tsudo. but also had the tsudo n1 and tsudo midpipe before the trd and i had the same exact sound i have now. all you need is a midpipe once you do that it will get alot louder, and deeper and sound great.

 

I mean the N1 sounds better to me than TRD. For the price of a midpipe you can get yourself a whole different exhaust. I can tell you this is the previous owner of my tC was a moron. He installed the pedestal spoiler which looks ugly, installed a subwoofer (bazooka) that I am having problems with getting the bass back because idk which wire to plug in or switch around.

 

i tried out both combos, i had the tsudo n1 with the tsudo axel back and it sounds perfect!. but i wanted the oem look so i picked up the trd exhaust and it sounds okish, i have rasp after 4.5 WOT, and its also not as deep as the tsudo axel. But im getting a resonator so it should help

 

me personally i like the coffee can,i have the megans drift spec..its one of the best sounding exhaust out there..but i do admit,its pretty loud esp at WOT...you can hear it from miles away,but not ricey loud,good loud,but then again i wish some days i had a quiet exhaust,

 

There is a sticky at the top of this forum sub section.

It's named "Buyers Guide: Exhausts".

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/scion-tc-1g-drivetrain-power-1637/buyers-guide-scion-tc-exhaust-55690/


This might help.

 

this.

also use the search feature, there are hundreds of similar threads on here, and check out sound clips on youtube, or go to local meets and talk to people.