TRD Exhaust on xB
11-01-2004, 06:37 PM
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we put one on an xB here....and i couldn't even hear it. when i was standing behind the car, it sound pretty deep....but inside the car, even at WOT it didn't sound any different than stock.
i dont really care about idle n stuff dont really need to show off that much
11-04-2004, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by EVILDAVE
It cost's way too much for what it is.You should hook up with Stylis and get his axil back.You won't be sorry.
call gabe at precision, he's cornering the market with great cost and very very smooth tone.....
11-11-2004, 08:34 AM
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I've got a TRD exhaust. Its my favorite exhaust for an xB. Its slightly louder than stock. It has a more aggressive note, and is nice and deep. Not buzzy. When the engine is under load, like when climbing hills or when at WOT, it is louder than stock in the cabin. Not terribly loud, but not quiet how a stock exhaust is.
If you're interested in the exhaust note more than power, than the TRD exhaust is fine. If you want to make horsepower by sticking an axle-back exhaust on your car, then you can't be driving an xB. We got guinea pigs pulling our cars underneath the hood. The little suckers are gonna shoot right out your tail pipe with anything bigger.
If you're interested in the exhaust note more than power, than the TRD exhaust is fine. If you want to make horsepower by sticking an axle-back exhaust on your car, then you can't be driving an xB. We got guinea pigs pulling our cars underneath the hood. The little suckers are gonna shoot right out your tail pipe with anything bigger.
11-11-2004, 01:41 PM
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That's right. If you get a new exhaust, the only thing keeping the hampsters in will be the catalytic converter... poor little things, they keep bouncing around when I stop.
I was looking at the Borla and the Thermal R&D cat-backs because I don't really want an axle-back, but I might just stay stock because:
1) The performance gains are minimal.
2) The cost doesn't justify the result.
3) Anyway you go about it, a "deep" exhaust note on the xB sounds like poo... unless you have some seriously stroked engine with turbo, which sort of defeats the economy of the xB.
On the other hand, a nice muffler looks prettier in that big gaping hole in the bumper. Decisions are tough.
I was looking at the Borla and the Thermal R&D cat-backs because I don't really want an axle-back, but I might just stay stock because:
1) The performance gains are minimal.
2) The cost doesn't justify the result.
3) Anyway you go about it, a "deep" exhaust note on the xB sounds like poo... unless you have some seriously stroked engine with turbo, which sort of defeats the economy of the xB.
On the other hand, a nice muffler looks prettier in that big gaping hole in the bumper. Decisions are tough.
11-11-2004, 11:37 PM
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11-20-2004, 12:23 AM
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I have the TRD on my 5 speed. Have had it on for last 5 months. Most noise at exactly 3000 RPM and around 6000 RPMs. Loud and Deep enough to get my friends alarms chirping when I rev next to them. I will soon be getting an AEM CAI without the bypass So I will see how it sounds on there. Cal State Legal. Under 98 dB. Will not void warranty. Bolts right on, stock hanger, unbolt the pipe and rebolt this one. As for sounding like poo as my maryland xB counterpart expressed; I does not sound like a honda, but it is not a Mustang. Somewhere in the middle. Best bet for it is Carson Scion (www.newscionparts.com). It was 255 shipped to me in MD. Lowest Price I have found.