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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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the Tanabe Medalion touring is quietest exhaust i ever own + hear'd.
But doesn't give you as much hp as the Concept G.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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these are all pretty good ideas. just keep in mind when purchasing your TBE, make sure it's a full 3 inch exhaust.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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save yourself more than 500 and get an ebay 3in tbe. just make sure it's 304 stainless or better. i spent that other 500 on some more go fast toys ! ; ) i've gotten some good comments from other evo members at meets n such about my exhaust. no one believes it only cost me 275 shipped to my door . some ppl have said it's louder than other evo's with exhaust so that might not be your taste. just my .02 g/l either way
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by speedfreak0920
save yourself more than 500 and get an ebay 3in tbe. just make sure it's 304 stainless or better. i spent that other 500 on some more go fast toys ! ; ) i've gotten some good comments from other evo members at meets n such about my exhaust. no one believes it only cost me 275 shipped to my door . some ppl have said it's louder than other evo's with exhaust so that might not be your taste. just my .02 g/l either way
My buddy just replaced his "ebay' exhaust due to the hangers rusting though. Once we took it off we looked at the piping on the rear portion of the catback and it was all dented fromt he exhaust hangin so low in the rear.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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cough.. -Megan- cough...


Honestly, most of these exhausts mentioned are good. My opinion is to go with a Megan Racing exhaust - full 3" turboback with no neckdowns or restrictions...

Now ask yourself: Why would one free-flowing, full 3" exhaust with no restrictions possibly be "better" than another with a more popular name brand welded onto it...

I'll tell you what - you take the $900 you were going to spend on the Tanabe, buy a full Megan TBE, complete with 3" O2 housing; then take that $300 you still have left over and buy a Forge mbc, a Tactrix cable, and an ECUflash - and rape everyone on the street with their name-brand exhausts!


rant over...
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Yeah, I personally wouldn't buy a Megan but you do make a good point. I wouldn't pay $900 for a full exhaust ever.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by W_evo8
HKS is pretty quiet with good performance

agreed
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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don't get Forge mbc. get a hallman much better.
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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buschur FTW!
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Just to make things clear the Tanabe Medallion Concept G Blue is a turbo back. It includes a cat-back, test pipe, and downpipe. The cat-back and test pipe have 80mm piping, but the downpipe has 70mm piping. It cost just as much as the AMS turbo back with a test pipe. But the AMS system has 76mm piping all throughout.

Here a link from the Tanabe web site on their system.

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/conceptgblue.asp
Hold on so are you saying that the tanabe has 70mm then 80mm? If you had an 80mm dp would it be alot better or is that 10 mm not really restricting much? This is so damn difficult to find an exhaust i want. Just want a nice TBE that looks great, fits well, is durable and isnt WICKED loud but noticable. Seems impossible!
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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so the concept G blue turbo back is LOUD? i thought it should be fairly quiet since tanabe advertises that their exhausts are below a certain decibel and other stuff.
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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so the concept G blue turbo back is LOUD? i thought it should be fairly quiet since tanabe advertises that their exhausts are below a certain decibel and other stuff.
Medalion Concept G - Under 93db (not available for EVO)
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/conceptg.asp

Medalion Concept G Blue - Not so quiet
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/conceptgblue.asp

Ultra Medalion - Under 95db
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/ultramedalion.asp

All are high quality...

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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Hold on so are you saying that the tanabe has 70mm then 80mm? If you had an 80mm dp would it be alot better or is that 10 mm not really restricting much? This is so damn difficult to find an exhaust i want. Just want a nice TBE that looks great, fits well, is durable and isnt WICKED loud but noticable. Seems impossible!
the 2.75 downpipe diameter will be sufficient enough unless you go with a big turbo.
you probably wont feel much a difference between the ams and tanabe tbe
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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the 2.75 downpipe diameter will be sufficient enough unless you go with a big turbo.
you probably wont feel much a difference between the ams and tanabe tbe
Would just getting an tbe, intake for now need a tune? or am i all set?
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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