Exhaust: At a loss of what to do
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Exhaust: At a loss of what to do
Whats up guys! Im at a loss for what to do. Ive been searching for about 2 weeks now for exhaust for my new 2003 Es300. Ive searched everything from apex to Tanabe. Ive called Tanabe, apex, borla direct and they have nothing for the 2003 1mz-fe. Does anyone know what i should do. I dont nessesarily wanna go to a custom shop and have them bend me a exhaust b/c it wont give me that much HP just sound/noise unless its mendrel bent titanium/alluminum.
Does anyone know of any solutions?
ANYTHING WOULD BE SOMETHING
Does anyone know of any solutions?
ANYTHING WOULD BE SOMETHING
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Are you racing your Lexus for money? If not, leave the car (performance wise) how it came. That is the best advice I can give you. Do some appearance mods to be 'different', but leave the 'performance' mods for drag cars. You'll thank me later....
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I dont nessesarily wanna go to a custom shop and have them bend me a exhaust b/c it wont give me that much HP just sound/noise unless its mendrel bent titanium/alluminum.
Well, you're not going to get much - if any - horsepower out of anything on this particular car.....As far as the big name manufacturers go however, Tanabe is doing some R&D on the 300/330's right now (at least they were planing on it). Last I heard, they were hoping a product would be available sometime this summer.
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I dont nessesarily wanna go to a custom shop and have them bend me a exhaust b/c it wont give me that much HP just sound/noise unless its mendrel bent titanium/alluminum.
The pipe has next to nothing to do with the sound that comes out of it. The resonator, and muffler do that. Not the pipe material.
Just buy a muffler, buy a resonator (Or re-use the stock one), and have someone weld one up for you. It's not expencive & it'll have a gajillion times better chances to please you.
Also, all of those companies sell stand alone mufflers if you just have to have one.
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About the only thing you want to make sure of is that the muffler you get is a direct flow muffler. This was one of the first performance mods on my RX. Louder, but definitely a little more power there.
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the titanium is lighter and a lot smoother material for air flow and i though b/c it was mandrel bend it had no kinks in it to prevent airflow or at least thats the impression i was under!
I dont want anything ricy sounding i wanted something to ad more torque and give it a little more agressive sound.
keeping in mind this stuff ^ whats do you think is the best solution?
Brennan
THanks for the help
I dont want anything ricy sounding i wanted something to ad more torque and give it a little more agressive sound.
keeping in mind this stuff ^ whats do you think is the best solution?
Brennan
THanks for the help
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Yo bro... I don't know that much about custom exhausts and all but in my personal opinion I would listen to what some of these guys are suggesting to you. Keep your stock cat and resonator. Replacing/disgarding them will deffinately make your car sound totally rice... opt for a universal Greddy/Tanabe muffler and have a muffler shop weld it on for you. Oh and btw switch out your stock air filter for a K&N. That will also free up a little more power to your motor...
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* I always ew on K&N filters. (See the fram air filter discussion why I hate them.)
* The cat doesn't have much to do with the sound. High-flow cat is a good upgrade. No cat is ever better. (WIth an o2 simulator on an OBD-II engine.)
* The resonator is an issue. *Without* one, you'll sound rice. With nearly any descent one, from a medium length glasspack, through actual striaght through muffler/resonators. It'll keep the abusive over-tones & run-out noises from getting out of the system.
Keep the stock resonator is popular with the ES & Camry crowd in general because they're 2 1/4" in diameter, like the stock pipes. So even with a (minor) upgrade to 2 1/2" pipes, they're not really a restriction point.
Also, the 2 1/4" OD pipe will generally let 2 1/2" O/D pipe slip onto it. It's common for people just to saw the pipe off behind the stock resonator, and clamp / weld the new muffler on from there. (Without really replacing much pipe.)
* The cat doesn't have much to do with the sound. High-flow cat is a good upgrade. No cat is ever better. (WIth an o2 simulator on an OBD-II engine.)
* The resonator is an issue. *Without* one, you'll sound rice. With nearly any descent one, from a medium length glasspack, through actual striaght through muffler/resonators. It'll keep the abusive over-tones & run-out noises from getting out of the system.
Keep the stock resonator is popular with the ES & Camry crowd in general because they're 2 1/4" in diameter, like the stock pipes. So even with a (minor) upgrade to 2 1/2" pipes, they're not really a restriction point.
Also, the 2 1/4" OD pipe will generally let 2 1/2" O/D pipe slip onto it. It's common for people just to saw the pipe off behind the stock resonator, and clamp / weld the new muffler on from there. (Without really replacing much pipe.)
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Thanks fellas i am gonna look into that. any idea what the price would be to get this process done? about 250 for the new car and larger piping(keeping the stock resonator).
^will this at all give me a throatier sound?
^will this at all give me a throatier sound?
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Depends on the muffler, but ya. Apexi & magnaflow are quite popular.
What you'll find out, is that a lot of mufflers that come from companies that supply to i4's sound quite different on a v6.
The intake has a lot to do with sound too.
What you'll find out, is that a lot of mufflers that come from companies that supply to i4's sound quite different on a v6.
The intake has a lot to do with sound too.
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