Preferences: Intake roar or Exhaust growl??

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Old 06-24-2008, 07:54 PM
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Preferences: Intake roar or Exhaust growl??

Which do you prefer....A strong Intake roar or Exhaust growl??
Old 06-24-2008, 08:03 PM
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Intake I love how my Injen CAI sounds!
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I personally think the OEM exhaust looks fine and is pretty free flowing already.

Vote goes for CAI intake roar because you have control over when you want to hear it as opposed to an exhaust that drones all the time and annoys your passengers.
Old 06-24-2008, 08:06 PM
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I have both an Injen intake and a Greddy Evo 2 exhaust. I love them both together.
Old 06-24-2008, 09:04 PM
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intake but its nice to have both - i love being able to hear my car and driving with the gas to the floor to hit vtec 24/7 isn't great for gas
Old 06-24-2008, 10:41 PM
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You know what they say...it's what's under the hood that counts.
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i went with the exhaust and let me tell you, i love it.
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if i had the loot for a sri, header, rt cat and oem exhaust combo, i think i'd be happy with the sound.
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how about injen intake, comptech header, t1r test pipe, with the finishing touch of a greddy evo II. bc thats wat i have and all i can say is pure sex.
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Exhaust growl. You can hear it without flooring it so you can save gas too!!!
Old 06-25-2008, 03:35 AM
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intake sound>exhaust sound. though i do like sound of the exhaust when turning the engine on
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I hate to say it since I also have the greddy evo2, but with our engine, intake sounds the best hands down.

the exhaust sounds very plain to me. its probably one of the only mods i would not do over again.
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I like the initial sound of an exhaust on ignition and acceleration, but don't care for the droning sound when cruising... and all aftermarket exhausts drone to some degree.

Intake roar FTW!
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I LOVE a great exhaust burble! For "normal" cars, the MiniS had a great one before they "quieted it down" (same w/ STi too). Best audio ever though was last season on Top Gear when they took the Vantage, Porsche and the Gallardo through that tunnel together!! WOW!!!
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Exhaust growl! I don't like to hear the engine anymore. That Bass rumble when the car starts up is heaven to my ears.
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Originally Posted by mltk53
intake sound>exhaust sound. though i do like sound of the exhaust when turning the engine on
Old 06-26-2008, 12:50 AM
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If you want great start up sound and droning, go for the exhaust. If you want to be able to hear your vtec clearly and use the gas pedal to determine the sound of your engine, then go intake.
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The Greddy Evo 2 is a very distinctive exhaust. It has a very deep and nice pitch. Everyone knows I am coming when they hear that exhaust down the block
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