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Old 11-13-2009, 12:11 AM
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ok well basically i have been searching and reading for weeks now, listening to videos for weeks now. and would like to get some opinions from some actual members. right now i have the tsudo n1 axelback. and im looking to upgrade to a more stock looking exhaust. basically im looking for somthing that has a nice sound to but isnt to silent. and i have been watch video after video. so what you guys think is the best sound stock looking exhaust?
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borla and tanabe medallion touring sound nice
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I had an Injen, then a Tsudo, and now custom with Borla tip. If you don't want to go custom, the most stock looking ones would be the OEM TRD/Borla, the Injen SES, and the Megan OE-RS.
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yea i have hear that the megan, trd are pretty quite from what i have heard. and have looked at the injen. but the tanabe and greddy spectrum elite seem to be at the top of my list.
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after listening to video after video of the trd with intake on. i have to say i love the way the trd sounds.
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I say TRD, cuz I have one haha, its fairly quiet, deep tone, I like it
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Originally Posted by killatc171
after listening to video after video of the trd with intake on. i have to say i love the way the trd sounds.

vids i made. i have 2 trd exhaust and 1 greedy sp2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hcWgrtL0bU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM86UrRJ1Ds
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you have a header so that is drastically going to change the sound
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Look into Strup. It has an OEM look and seems to be exactly what you are looking for. Not overly loud but noticeable. I am looking into getting one and it would also be cheaper than the TRD and the Greddy SE.
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I've had the Tsudo, HKS, TRD, SRS..

My order from best to worst:
TRD
HKS
Tsudo
SRS
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Originally Posted by DJ08tC
you have a header so that is drastically going to change the sound


fine lol. ill take another vid with my other tc. only had a fujita cai and trd exhaust. gotta wait till my fiance comes back from work tho.
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^^just saying, it wont sound like that without a header

now if he has a header those vids are good

we all know the tanabe concept g is the best so you can just end this thread, lol
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i have the gReddy SE!

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I've had the TRD and now love my HKS
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GReddy Spectrum Elite and Tanabe Medallion Touring are some of the best looking and best sounding axlebacks ive seen that are to the OEM design.
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HKS sounds pretty good.
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TRD.
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Have a HKS on my 07 and a TRD on my 05. Both sound nice. The HKS is louder than the TRD.
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yea i love the trd. and i dont have a header only intake. but my pics right now are between the tanabe, trd, greddy se. cant really decide only probolly going to with trd because i got a friend selling one for 150 so i might go ahead and just pick it up. and be done with it.
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Originally Posted by tCkid2005
i have the gReddy SE!

how does it sound i mean. is there any sound to it at all. i have heard that it looks great but there is not alot of sound to it. have a video of it at all?
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