IS 500 aftermarket exhausts
#601
This. I am thinking of keeping the stock exhaust and doing the cutouts I located. I can control how much the valve opens from none to wide open. Stopped by an exhaust shop who does performance exhaust. He said placement is going to be the key. The size of the cutouts limits where they can go and not protrude below the cars clearance specs and where they do not interfere with the body or other chassis components. Basically he said, buy them and we will see if we can find a place for them because just because you find a place where they can fit does not mean that is where they should go. I am thinking hard about taking the chance. The cutouts are very high quality and a lot cheaper at $500.00. Have to think hard about it. The GThaus and Bazooka are very very nice. Basically they are performance mufflers with built in cutouts with set parameters. The plus is I keep my nice stock mufflers and tail pipes. Have to think about it hard, really hard.
#602
I just went and chopped the resonators off, and I can confirm for everyone, the car might as well came like this. It’s still pretty damn quiet in the cabin, barely any minute audible differences, and it sounds a little more opened up when you really rev it out from the outside standing or recording behind the car, but in the cabin it’s still all induction noise.
seeking a little more volume, so wondering if a mid pipe is in my future, or if there’s a true cat or axle back option that’ll liven up the volume without drone.
#603
#604
@AmbyBomb TY for the post! @rommeeeezy You have pretty good ears! There were deeper notes driving home which is why I kept saying it sounded louder, but it wasn't piercing my ears like drone normally does. I've driven 200 miles now and the cabin almost sounds stock now. Either carbon build-up has muffled the sound or I've acclimated to it completely. Thanks for the support everyone. I'm loving this car so much more now. Between the Swift Springs and ARK exhaust I get more excited to drive it than ever before.
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gcmak (02-26-23)
#605
@AmbyBomb TY for the post! @rommeeeezy You have pretty good ears! There were deeper notes driving home which is why I kept saying it sounded louder, but it wasn't piercing my ears like drone normally does. I've driven 200 miles now and the cabin almost sounds stock now. Either carbon build-up has muffled the sound or I've acclimated to it completely. Thanks for the support everyone. I'm loving this car so much more now. Between the Swift Springs and ARK exhaust I get more excited to drive it than ever before.
would love some more videos of it now that it has broken in a bit more. Some WOT inside the cabin.
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jororo (02-20-23)
#607
Anyone with experience just doing the GTHaus Axleback with the stock midpipe? I'm trying to see if just getting the muffler section is going to get to the volume that I want without it sounding insane all the time.
#608
Yes lot of people have done just that, you should find a lot of people in this thread.
-Josh
-Josh
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arentz07 (02-21-23)
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arentz07 (02-22-23)
#610
On the edge about trying out an RCF axleback on the 500. With what I've seen on the other thread, it should fit without any mods. Just unsure about paying almost 2k to be the guinea pig! lol!
#612
Technically it should. They only sell full catback though.
-Josh
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#613
Anyone with technical knowledge of the GTHaus Musa Valved exhaust system know if the vacuum line absolutely needs to be hooked up? I feel like that's a big red flag for any Lexus techs searching in the engine bay should there be any type of warranty work that is required. I think that's really the biggest thing holding me back from purchasing just the axleback system as I think with the stock center section, it'll be the appropriate volume for what I'm looking for.
Is the vacuum line required to hookup? or Can the valves work just off of electrical inputs?
Is the vacuum line required to hookup? or Can the valves work just off of electrical inputs?
#614
#615
Anyone with technical knowledge of the GTHaus Musa Valved exhaust system know if the vacuum line absolutely needs to be hooked up? I feel like that's a big red flag for any Lexus techs searching in the engine bay should there be any type of warranty work that is required. I think that's really the biggest thing holding me back from purchasing just the axleback system as I think with the stock center section, it'll be the appropriate volume for what I'm looking for.
Is the vacuum line required to hookup? or Can the valves work just off of electrical inputs?
Is the vacuum line required to hookup? or Can the valves work just off of electrical inputs?
The Vaccum solenoid is Electronic controlled, thats the only part that is electronic
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tapjoy (02-28-23)