08 IS350 Tanabe Install
10-07-07, 06:05 PM
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10-07-07, 11:15 PM
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Thanks for all of the nice words guys. 
Club Lexus gallery, great! Thanks lobuxracer!
I'll post pics with the car on the ground next week or so when I do real photo shoot.
Cost was $549 shipped from ShowStoppersUSA www.showstoppersusa.com
Rocky was the contact there. The exhaust arrived in less than a week after ordering, not bad considering it was shipped from Southern Cali to South Florida.
The exhaust was installed when I had about 60 miles on the car. Now I'm at 420 and it is breaking in nicely. It sounded great when it was first installed, but now it sounds even better. I drove next to a 350Z today and my exhaust had a deeper tone. Very elegant and sporty. The 350Z looses it's exhaust note once it is in second gear, while the Tanabe holds a tone throughout the gears. I have zero drone at any RPM.
I highly recommend the Tanabe. If it was not up to my high standards, I would have changed it out already. The exhaust really adds to the IS driving experience.
Club Lexus gallery, great! Thanks lobuxracer!
I'll post pics with the car on the ground next week or so when I do real photo shoot.
Cost was $549 shipped from ShowStoppersUSA www.showstoppersusa.com
Rocky was the contact there. The exhaust arrived in less than a week after ordering, not bad considering it was shipped from Southern Cali to South Florida.
The exhaust was installed when I had about 60 miles on the car. Now I'm at 420 and it is breaking in nicely. It sounded great when it was first installed, but now it sounds even better. I drove next to a 350Z today and my exhaust had a deeper tone. Very elegant and sporty. The 350Z looses it's exhaust note once it is in second gear, while the Tanabe holds a tone throughout the gears. I have zero drone at any RPM.
I highly recommend the Tanabe. If it was not up to my high standards, I would have changed it out already. The exhaust really adds to the IS driving experience.
10-08-07, 02:02 AM
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damn i cant wait to get mine, 2 weeks! 2 weeks for mine haha, damn living in hawaii, best deal i could find is 790 installed cause it cost so much to ship here =/
10-09-07, 06:58 PM
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Car's comming together well I must say & you are lucky to have handy Lex Tech's by your side!!!
Question about the Tanabes fitment with the GFX kit...Do you feel it sits to inwards?? This system wasn't made to fit on kitted 2nd Gens, but many have done it. Really the only thing holding me back from buying the Tanabe is this. I don't really want to have to opt to modifying the tips on a brand new exhaust
AND, do you mind elaborating a little about your "Race Grill" you have listed in the sig. Does this include a mesh lower grill
! Don't get me excited here.
Question about the Tanabes fitment with the GFX kit...Do you feel it sits to inwards?? This system wasn't made to fit on kitted 2nd Gens, but many have done it. Really the only thing holding me back from buying the Tanabe is this. I don't really want to have to opt to modifying the tips on a brand new exhaust
AND, do you mind elaborating a little about your "Race Grill" you have listed in the sig. Does this include a mesh lower grill
! Don't get me excited here.
10-09-07, 07:03 PM
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Car's comming together well I must say & you are lucky to have handy Lex Tech's by your side!!!
Question about the Tanabes fitment with the GFX kit...Do you feel it sits to inwards?? This system wasn't made to fit on kitted 2nd Gens, but many have done it. Really the only thing holding me back from buying the Tanabe is this. I don't really want to have to opt to modifying the tips on a brand new exhaust
AND, do you mind elaborating a little about your "Race Grill" you have listed in the sig. Does this include a mesh lower grill ! Don't get me excited here.
Question about the Tanabes fitment with the GFX kit...Do you feel it sits to inwards?? This system wasn't made to fit on kitted 2nd Gens, but many have done it. Really the only thing holding me back from buying the Tanabe is this. I don't really want to have to opt to modifying the tips on a brand new exhaust
AND, do you mind elaborating a little about your "Race Grill" you have listed in the sig. Does this include a mesh lower grill
! Don't get me excited here.The Tanabe with the Lexus full ground effects looks perfect. As if Lexus put it there themselves.
I'll post a few pics of my RaceMesh grill. It is the lower grill. When taking pics today, some of the pics had the grill in them. Give me an hour or so to get the camera as the pics are still in the camera which is in my husband's car that is not here at the moment. On second thought... I've showed my "Tanabe" and my "calipers", showing my "grill" may just be a bit to much! jk
Keep up the modding.
10-26-07, 12:35 AM
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Cost was $549 shipped from ShowStoppersUSA www.showstoppersusa.com
Rocky was the contact there. The exhaust arrived in less than a week after ordering, not bad considering it was shipped from Southern Cali to South Florida.
Rocky was the contact there. The exhaust arrived in less than a week after ordering, not bad considering it was shipped from Southern Cali to South Florida.
10-26-07, 02:24 PM
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