IS 500 aftermarket exhausts
08-14-23, 07:57 AM
#841
drives cars
Custom mandrel-bent, non-res midpipe with x-pipe. $700 cash at a local exhaust shop. They had a sick air-cooled Porsche with the bumper off and some crazy exhaust, an LC500 from the dealer, and a couple of amateur race cars parked in the lot—I figured they knew what they were doing.
If it sounds faint, that’s cause it is. Very low sound that diminishes as revs increase. Most sound actually comes below 3k or so. It really is comparable to what you get from the OEM F Sport Performance Exhaust on the IS 350. Definitely louder on cold start but that goes down once warmed up.
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If it sounds faint, that’s cause it is. Very low sound that diminishes as revs increase. Most sound actually comes below 3k or so. It really is comparable to what you get from the OEM F Sport Performance Exhaust on the IS 350. Definitely louder on cold start but that goes down once warmed up.
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08-14-23, 09:24 AM
#842
Advanced
that is strange, it’s right around 1800-2000 rpm’s where it almost sounds like it buzzes or a long bass note if you stay in that band while accelerating. Other than that sounds great. Ordered the apexi mid pipe too. To see how it sounds with that. And if it’s still bad might just swap the oem axle back back on with the apexi mid pipe
08-14-23, 09:25 AM
#843
08-14-23, 09:27 AM
#844
drives cars
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jsch222 (08-15-23)
08-14-23, 10:51 AM
#845
08-14-23, 10:55 AM
#846
drives cars
Thanks to your new exhaust, it was not AS noticeable.
08-14-23, 05:01 PM
#847
08-14-23, 05:02 PM
#848
drives cars
08-14-23, 05:50 PM
#849
Thank you, I’m pleased with it. Just wanted a little sound and that’s it. As much as I’ve tried, it’s not been loud enough to get anyone’s attention that I could tell. It seems like it’s all for the driver 
Every now and then I want to put one of those RC-F axle backs on for $700, but, afraid that would be a bit loud for me and introduce drone which I have virtually none of right now with just the mid pipe.
Every now and then I want to put one of those RC-F axle backs on for $700, but, afraid that would be a bit loud for me and introduce drone which I have virtually none of right now with just the mid pipe.
08-15-23, 02:43 PM
#850
Originally Posted by abdrury
08-15-23, 09:33 PM
#851
08-16-23, 03:11 AM
#855
Go to a reputable exhaust shop and they will make a non-resonated midpipe with x-pipe. As long as they do mandrel bending, it’s as good as some thing bought off the shelf.
Mine was $700 cash. No matter where you live, shouldn’t be more than $1000.
Here’s a cleaner pull I did on way home from work.
Mine was $700 cash. No matter where you live, shouldn’t be more than $1000.
Here’s a cleaner pull I did on way home from work.
Last edited by abdrury; 08-16-23 at 05:11 PM.