Looking into the tanabe exhaust anyone have pictures of it on there cl and/or sound clips thanx guys

 

Might wanna do some more searching. I'm pretty sure somebody does on AZ site.

 

...just get comptech

 

You don't always have to settle with the most expensive part.

 

but!!!....there are no variables with sounds or the way it looks. It always looks great and sounds great. You get what you pay for brutha.

 

my magnaflows are going on tomorrow

 

comptech are great but personally i dont like how they look to small and to quite i had the neuspeed exhasut b4 whole catback brand new for only 600 and it was awesome the tanabe i like alot jsut never herard them

 

Hmm.. I searche through a bunch of threads and on google and did not find anything. The only other thing I can think of is for you to go to www.cardomain.com and pull up a CL and put in the brand Tanabe as a filter.

 

Cant beat a brand new magnaflow catback for 480 shipped! They look almost like comptechs and sound great.

My friend has tanabe's, cant go wrong with them either. I'll try to find some of his pics

 

The tanabes are pretty big, just as big as the Apex'i WS system. I heard they're pretty loud too.

Neuspeeds in my opinion are the best looking exhaust available for the 2nd gen CL. (minus the flaking tips)

Comptechs look nice if you want a very factory look

I really preferred the sound of my apex'i over the CT's though.

 

Sweet, glad I'm not the only one with APEX'I

 

well i would like neuspeeds but they dont make them anymore unless im wrong and the tanabe i like the look just dont want it to be raspy i wanna hear it first and i thogh magnaflow does not make a catback for the cl?

 

I think you are now =P.

I have CT's now.

 

magnaflow doesn't offer a catback for the cl that I know of....I had an axleback built

 

Awww damnit...u suck... lol

 

the only thing with magnaflow is you can get a complete custom set up (custom size piping/resonators/mufflers/tips/etc) at any hole in the wall muffler shop for cheaper than you could get CT axle backs.

 

I have the Tanabe exhaust. Put it on about 3 months ago. I have digital pictures/files on this computer but have had no luck trying to post them. Hitting the "insert image" icon above reveals a geek internet explorer script prompt.
I don't know what that is so sorry. If you can help me figure that out, I'll post the pictures.

 

i have found pics already how does it sound is it deep? its not raspy right

 

I like the sound of the apex'i a lot more though =P.

Just got a bit of unwanted attention from cops on campus... not worth the trouble =P.

Can't go wrong w/ what's available for the 2nd cl in my opinion. No set up on here that I haven't liked.

I have pictures posted:

pm if you want more; but I think the Tanabes look pretty identical to the Apex'i set up. (big single walled long tip with a large can. )

 

The Tanabes are deep, not raspy. The mufflers are compact and they bolted up perfectly. They are probably a little louder than the Comptech system probably because the baby muffler halfway back that you have on the stock system and the Comptech system is a resonator on the Tanabe versus a baby muffler.
While I love them, my wife doesn't. I may put the OE back on if the heat stays on me.

 

I am looking at few different axe-back muffler, which do you guys think is the best.
Most of the company stop making it already.
Tanabe: Tuner Medalion (universal muffler), Super Medalion Hyper
Comptech
Apexi: WS


BTW, i have a CL-P

 

I don't have the one's you have @ Time For Sleeep. Mine is the APEX' i RS-R universal. It's really loud! Cops do stare at me too up in WA state.

I have the cans tucked. They are harder to see but, they ARE there.

 

Do they have the round canisters?

 

Yup.

 

kool. get them pics up

how big are the tips? The tip opening on my apex'i RS were huge, 4 inch. You could fit small cats and dogs in there.

 

yup...4 inch opening. I need to have the exhaust redone. The guy who did it, did a sloppy job . I'll post up soon.

 

What mufflers do you have? Apexi's or Rsr's? Your referring to two different companys and its confusing me lol Anyways lets see those pics. Im in the same dilemma but im leaning towards the apexi ws2

 

I bought the Cat-back Tanabe MEDALION TOURING for my Acura CL Type S 6-Speed...well...it's LOUD at idle and under load from 1200-2500 rpms and then it quiets out above that....I mean shake the inside of the car loud when at a stop light. Also, to Me is sounds like a 4-banger when you push in the clutch. So, I am removing it and putting the factory back on. I added a glass-pack resonator and still used the Tanabe resonator that came with the Cat-back.

However, It does look good on the car. So, personally I would look for another exhaust system for the car than tanabe. I wanted louder than stock but I did not want to hear it inside the cab at all while cruising down the highway or around town...Just when I step in it.

 

If you modified the system of course it will be different. The Tanabe MT exhaust in stock configuration is guaranteed under 93 db. I've heard them in person. It doesn't sound anything like a 4 banger and it isn't loud. I'm thinking something is either up with the installation or your vehicle. The exhaust definitely will not shake the car at idle.

 

I have the tanabe exhaust on my cl. Before that I had the ct engineering mufflers. I prefer the look and sound of the tanabe over anything else for the cl. I will eventually go to a full custom exhaust.

If you are after all out performance custom exhaust is the only way to go really. A bolt on system will always be restrictive because it has to bolt up to a stock car.

I have pics and video in my build thread that no one looks at but I will repost here.

Pics of tanabe prior to install.





Install pics.

Here are the stock midpipe, heat shields, and ct engineering mufflers after removal.









Here are 2 video clips from a go pro camera mounted on my harness bar.



I also have weights.

stock heat shields 6 lbs
stock cat and shield 11 lbs
stock midpipe 20 lbs
stock mufflers(14x2) 28 lbs
ct mufflers(13x2) 26 lbs
tanabe mufflers(16x2)32 lbs
tanabe piping 16 lbs
XLR8 cat 5.18 lbs
XLR8 straight pipe 2.91 lbs

So basically as mufflers go ct are lightest, then stock, then tanabe.

Full stock setup would be ~65 lbs. My setup is ~52 lbs with xlr8 straight pipe.

 

That must be a new exhaust they made, cause I know for a fact my Tanabe exhaust I bought back in 2007 is lighter than stock, not to mention I also have way larger tips than you got, is that the hyper medallion, cause I don't see the hyper medallion etched on the tip?

 

Nevermind that looks like the medallion touring, well at least from tanabe website.

Mine looks like this

 

Somehow I can't trust you because I have tanabe exhaust and mine sounds nothing like a 4 banger and it doesn't rattle my car, sure you don't have a knock off?