Future Setup
10-09-2014, 07:20 PM
#8
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Get your ears checked, son.
10-09-2014, 07:53 PM
#9
I still have the OEM cat-back, matched up to FI RHFC, and the R2C Intake kit under the hood... and absolutely there is a difference in sound. I like you, Alfredo, and I seriously respect the rapid fire dyno-mod-dyno activity you've been doing this past year. But that statement you just made is not even remotely true. Get your ears checked, son.
I think the OP would get the sound he wants with the axleback, rather than with the RHFC only.
I might have a video of the FI RHFC with the OEM catback somewhere in my computer. I will check when I get back home.
10-09-2014, 07:56 PM
#10
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He is asking just with the RHFC. None of my friends could tell that I had them installed and tbh neither could I, if I hadn't checked under the car.
I think the OP would get the sound he wants with the axleback, rather than with the RHFC only.
I might have a video of the FI RHFC with the OEM catback somewhere in my computer. I will check when I get back home.
I think the OP would get the sound he wants with the axleback, rather than with the RHFC only.
I might have a video of the FI RHFC with the OEM catback somewhere in my computer. I will check when I get back home.
Now, will he get the sound he's looking for? Who freaking knows what he's looking for? I suspect the OP doesn't, either.
Would that setup be quiet? Relatively speaking to a more aggressive cat-back, yes, it will. But it will also certainly be louder and more engaging than stock, by a noticeable amount.
Also, personal values and expectations come into play with subjective things like this. You yourself said your setup was still too quiet. I think you need to run open-headers for a while.
10-09-2014, 09:44 PM
#11
I have just the Tanabe. It makes the exhaust slightly more audible from outside the car but it's hardly noticeable at all inside the car. Even at higher rpm's it's maybe 10 - 15% louder. Which is fine, all I wanted is for it to be audible because compared to my last car the G was as silent as an electric.
10-09-2014, 10:38 PM
#12
No, his top post said he was planing on FI RHFC, R2C Intake and the Tanabe Medallion axle-back. Telling him that setup will sound the same as stock is just bad advice, Alfredo.
Now, will he get the sound he's looking for? Who freaking knows what he's looking for? I suspect the OP doesn't, either.
Would that setup be quiet? Relatively speaking to a more aggressive cat-back, yes, it will. But it will also certainly be louder and more engaging than stock, by a noticeable amount.
Also, personal values and expectations come into play with subjective things like this. You yourself said your setup was still too quiet. I think you need to run open-headers for a while.
Now, will he get the sound he's looking for? Who freaking knows what he's looking for? I suspect the OP doesn't, either.
Would that setup be quiet? Relatively speaking to a more aggressive cat-back, yes, it will. But it will also certainly be louder and more engaging than stock, by a noticeable amount.
Also, personal values and expectations come into play with subjective things like this. You yourself said your setup was still too quiet. I think you need to run open-headers for a while.
I agree that not even OP knows what he wants either.
No thanks on the headers lol.
10-09-2014, 10:38 PM
#13
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Here's an idea: keep the OEM cat-back, but replace the cats with FI's non-resonated model. Weld in some new tips for looks, or get that Tanabe axle-back you were planning on. Non-resonated cats + axle-back might just be what you're looking for with regards to sound.
However, if you're under the car and eye-balling those OEM pipes... ew-w. Personally, I can't wait to get rid of my OEM cat-back. Just like Alfredo here, I want more noise. Neighbors might not like it, but I like my car to make noise. Half the fun of owning a 6MT is playing with the throttle.
However, if you're under the car and eye-balling those OEM pipes... ew-w. Personally, I can't wait to get rid of my OEM cat-back. Just like Alfredo here, I want more noise. Neighbors might not like it, but I like my car to make noise. Half the fun of owning a 6MT is playing with the throttle.
10-10-2014, 11:10 AM
#15
Why not Stillen Gen2 CAI, HFCs, remove the stock mufflers leaving the resonators, then weld in some pipe and put some new aftermarket tips on? Sounds nice and saves money and weight.