March 31, 2016: Got the Tanabe Medalion axle back exhaust put on today! First impression: can't tell the difference between stock at all from inside the cabin. I mean I knew it was quiet but not this quiet! It's used (seller advised 7k miles) so I imagine it's had plenty of time to break in. Oh well, at least it looks nice! I'll probably swap out the resonators in the midpipe for shorter Vibrant resonators, as I've heard some clips on Youtube paired with the Tanabe that sound great. I prefer not to go with test pipes/HFC and not mess with the cats due to emissions inspections and affecting the AFR and whatnot. Also installed the LED bulbs for my front turn signals today too! Going to capture a video to show how bright they are soon!

 

Still on the stock cats?

 

Yep, not looking to change them out for HFC or test pipes.

 

Love that shot, congrats on the new exhaust.

 

Yeah the tanabe isn't too much louder inside the cabin, but when you downshift you can really hear a difference. Also sometimes mine makes crackly / pop noises

 

The plus side is there's no drone (obviously due to it being just a muffler replacement), which is why I kept myself from getting a full catback. Keeping it classy!

 

I think it depends on what catback you get. FI 18'' with stock cats is no drone. Invidia even with test pipes is no drone.

 

I would have gone with the FI catback but finding one used is rare, and expensive new. Invidia doesn't fit AWD

 

The Invidia does fit with small modification, there are a few on this board who have done it. I think it's the perfect exhaust for people who want the added performance benefit of running test pipes/hfc and larger diameter piping for the catback while keeping things quiet. It's literally silent at cruising speeds, and when you downshift, it wakes up. Moreso, with test pipes.

 

Yeah, I did read about it. I just find it difficult to justify spending money on an exhaust only to pay more to have it modified. Maybe sometime down the road, but at that point I'd probably save up enough for the FI.

 

Yes get the fast intentions they are greaaaat

 

And expensive

As promised, a quick clip of my LED front & rear turn signals that I installed over the last week. They are the plug & play/no-resistor-required bulbs from iJDMToy which advertises a true plug & play installation with a built-in hyperblink fix. I can testify that these are accurately advertised and installs in less than ten seconds. The hardest part is getting to the headlights and accessing the signal sockets. They are SUPER bright!

 

Looks great!!! And they really are bright!!!

Are they synchronized? I know we spoke about that. Since they aren't tail-as-turn, they should blink at the same time>>>? I believe that was the case...

Sean

 

Yep, they blink simultaneously. That was the only thing stopping me from getting the tail as turn module from DiodeDynamics... even if I can't really tell from the driver's perspective, my OCD would bug me to no end knowing they might be out of sync

PS. thanks for the recommendation on iJDMToy!

 

Nice ride. I dig the VMR wheels with the drop. You look pretty low- does it scrape at all?