Tanabe medallion exhaust droning coming to an end
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after cruising with the Tanabe Medallion Touring exhaust system for a year and half I have grown very tired of the droning. I had a full intake and exhaust ( intake, larger plenum and manifold, headers, high flow cats, and Borla cat back.......It sounded like V6 thunder )on my G35 before the GS so I am done with the noise. I drove in my wifes TL today for a couple of hours and really enjoyed how quiet the car was and the fact that throttle doesn't equate to the drone you get from an after market system. In the end I think I am just getting a bit to old for exhaust noise. I want a quiet cabin.
Any of you guys get tired of the damn noise. I am looking forward to being blown away by the silence. I even found a roll of dynamatt in the garage and was thinking of doing the wheel wells , trunk, and under the back seat. I am gonna go in the extreme opposite direction. LOL
Any of you guys get tired of the damn noise. I am looking forward to being blown away by the silence. I even found a roll of dynamatt in the garage and was thinking of doing the wheel wells , trunk, and under the back seat. I am gonna go in the extreme opposite direction. LOL
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I too, removed my Tanabe and have no regrets. Like you, perhaps I'm getting too old for the noise. The car just drives so much better now in factory form. So quiet and feels like it's got more pickup and go! I think it's just cuz I've lost the sound of the Tanabe so I don't hear the 'roar' so I have the perception that the car isn't 'struggling'.
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Hopefully you don't have any "dynamite" otherwise you'll really be blown away, but not from silence. ![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
P.S. It's been probably 6-7 years that I've been without Tanabe exhausts on any of my vehicles...loving the quiet. The older you get, the more stock you'll ride.
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P.S. It's been probably 6-7 years that I've been without Tanabe exhausts on any of my vehicles...loving the quiet. The older you get, the more stock you'll ride.
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I still can't agree here. The tanabe is so quite. Im 30 so I consider myself a grown up but I enjoy the sound of a exhaust. Paired with a intake I think this is a happy medium between a loud exhaust and stock. As far as the drone I can't even tell its there.
Glad your happy with your decision though.
Glad your happy with your decision though.
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I wasnt able to pick up my car today because they needed to order new F sport bushings for the car. I have been enjoying how quiet the RX loaner is. I know my GS will probably be quieter . I have to get rid of the minor suspension knock that has developed recently. Hopefully the new bushings and insulation will get me totally silent. If I have to I will ditch the F sport front sway bar if needed
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