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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 02:42 AM
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Default TRD exhaust...I got one

it sounds so nice.pics and maybe sound clips if i can figure out how to do it later
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 04:30 AM
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OMG dude , u will be a god amongust (SP) men if u get a video up.

i want to hear it sooooo bad cause im gettin mine off the lot with it.

put the vid on youtube or photobucket, and then transfer it on to hear.

or give us the link.
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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I am taking a HKS or magnaflow and cutting the flange off of an xB or yaris and fabricating my own......

BTW TRD is cool cant wait to see does it resemble the xB in any way...
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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anytime ur ready u can go ahead and post that vid .

really wantin to hear it.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 02:19 AM
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I'm curious about how it sounds too.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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well heres a pic working on the vid it wont load sorry

Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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The piping doesn't look bigger than stock...
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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I should have mine by the end of the week. Can't beat $230 shipped ;)
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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I dunno, that exhaust looks a little funky to me.

Zoltiz- any possibility of sound clips?
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Possibility is pretty high, as soon as I get it.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by zoltiz
I should have mine by the end of the week. Can't beat $230 shipped ;)
Who the heck is the supplier? I can't get anywhere near that price on a xA muffler
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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That was pure luck on eBay. One of the dealer parts people listed it without reserve and it only got bid up to about $202. I caught it with 20 seconds left on the auction - barely had time to log in and post my bid. They had $30 listed for shipping. Definitely not something that would happen a lot.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Luuuuucky.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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There is a high probability that I'll pass my luck on to someone else. It's been the case with pretty much every exhaust I ever bought - play with it for a bit, get annoyed, sell for what I paid for it. Speaking of - there is an xD TRD quickshifter in the PP Classifieds right now for $100 that I am letting go
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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Damn very lucky. Looks like I need to be a more aggressive ebay shopper.
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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will some one help this guy get a clip up?

please
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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with no further ado....video clips are up!!!


in car windows down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUYZZDayX4I

drive by
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKxeKfNE4n8
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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what are the gain......I remember the gen one xB people were saying like 2 hp but since it looks VERY restrictive my guess would by 2-5hp
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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If there are any gains at all they won't be noticeable. It's mostly for the sound. Sounds great.
Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Exhaust on most cars is an "audio/styling" mod.

I think I liked the "inside" sound, didn't really feel the "outside" clip. We'll see tomorrow when I install mine. Hopefully I'll have time to make a couple of sound clips with a different camera - we'll see if it makes a difference in perception.



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