jdubbs11ghost

Im looking to upgrade from my stock exhaust to something much better for performance and fuel efficiency. I am not at all concerned about having a loud sound, but Im much more concerned about power gains. what are the best brands and styles for the money? are there any other necessary or suggested upgrades along with the exhaust? thanks in advance for the help.

03tLsNBP

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ATLP

or custom.

Headers will give much more gains as well.

fsttyms1

Believe my you WILL be concerned about loud sound. The drone that these motors can make with an exhaust is very bad. Dont be concerned about power, because none really produce much power. If you want the best power maker you will have to pay to play. They arent cheap. ATLP.


Also id suggest using the search button a little, all your questions have been answered before and will give you all the info you are looking for.

swllen_cu

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^ but ATLP states that their design has little to no drone at all....

Karanx7

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That is correct, but it's also $1000. That is usually a relatively inefficient way to spend money if looking more for gains, as the OP is.

rush

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Just get a cutout not the cheap 1 u can really save some gass there & Hp.... I recommend QTP google it

swllen_cu

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You get what you pay for.. When i do my j32 and 6 speed swap I'll be getting this exhaust. Hopefully they'll have a group buy by then.

fsttyms1

I NEVER said they did.

swllen_cu

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you sure? LOL

fsttyms1

Yes, im sure! I never said it was with the ATLP, my comment was directed to his Key word "can"

Try again.

Toms02TL

i have tsudo i like it very loud

blackuraTLS

psh straight pipe son!!!!!!!! haha kidding

HairyMonkey019

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wat r the gains from these?

Excelerate

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If you do not want drone get the Tanabe Medallion Touring exhaust.

http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-292002.aspx

If you want more power get the DC Sports Headers, now made with T409 stainless steel and then ceramic coated:

http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-130510.aspx

ibs

go with the atlp, i heard it and rode in the car with it in it, and it is the best. but you gotta pay $ for the best. tanabe is good and apexi, but if your looking to save some money, ive been told to go custom.

FrankWhizzite

i have a mid muffler delete on a base tl, if i were to get an axle-back, would the drone still be there? should i re install the mid muff?

Illest144

Do they still sell the ATLP?? I just saw a thread that was posted a few years ago but they were talking like it was going to be cancelled or something.. idk. Is the tsudo exhaust loud? I think its about half the price of the ATLP

tommystyle86

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I deleted my mid and went with a glasspack setup you would find on "hotrod/older car/older truck" and it makes the tl sound so sick, doesnt sound like a honda at all and the drone is not there either, which when i had tsudo axel backs with mid delete the drone was horrible, when taking off from a stop its a little loud but then quites down, when you step on it sounds awesome

tOny3

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vids of your tsudo's? i just picked up my tsudos. I was gonna go straight pipes to the tsudo's. Hope they wont be too loud lol.

P-TownTL35

Im interested in doing this setup, i drive an 03 TL so its not an S, that shouldnt effect the droning would it? and what does it do performance wise?

tommystyle86

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I dont have vids of my old tsudos, doing the mid muffler delete made the tsudos have a lot of drone inside the car, outside it wasnt to loud.

Are cars really dont get any performance from the exhaust unless you swap in some new headers

FrankWhizzite

tommystyle, can u please elaborate on your setup? that sound kind of interesting, just wondering if its a custom job or if they make a bolt/weld on

tommystyle86

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no it is not a bolt on system, maybe i could stop having a few fabbed up to be bolt on once my brother gets back from hawaii and he gets his welder if people would be interested. but for now
its and exhaust/muffler system, our tl's run a really good piping all the way back from the cat, all that needs to be replaced is stock mufflers, you will notice minimal gains but thats how exhaust is unless you get headers.

headers are always the biggest gains. catbacks are a huge waste of money. all you have to do is have new mufflers put on.

I love my glasspacks, they are not to loud when driving normal but when accelerating from a dead stop they are a little loud but sound amazing, they dont sound like a civic or integ, they sound like sti or evo. but i have my mid muffler deleted also and left my resonator.

If you have more questions let me know

HairyMonkey019

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So all you really replaced are the rear mufflers with glasspacks?
pics would also help on how you did this setup!

yeedatoy

The Tsudos aren't even close to loud, I'm pretty disappointed. Even with all the windows down and the sunroof open I can hear my intake over them. I find myself being hard on the pedal just so I can kind of hear them....ghey.

tommystyle86

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Tsudos arent loud at all, they get louder with mid muffler delete but then they drone like crazy in the car,

Heres a couple pics

yeedatoy

Yeah, I suppose sound clips from inside the car would have helped rather than watching everyone's clips from the exterior. Also a few people said they were loud while other said they were quiet, leading me to believe that they had an obvious tone that wasn't too overbearing. Obviously those people must have no idea what loud is! I'm used to driving through a parking lot and setting off car alarms.

JDTL-S2002

whats the part number of those magnaflow tips you used?

tommystyle86

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magnaflow part number for tips is 35168 or

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...e=main&id=9667

tommystyle86

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ill try to do a sound clip today for you guys, no promises though

FrankWhizzite

that pic is the whole muffler itself?

FrankWhizzite

sorry for the noob-style questions but ive honestly never seen anything like this lol i think its awesome and im lookin into it now

tommystyle86

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this pic here is of the glasspack which is the "muffler" and the tips welded on

tommystyle86

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im considering getting rid of my setup and going back to complete stock since we are about to have a baby and i maybe willing to trade. pm me if you guys are interested

tommystyle86

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anyone end up going this route?

tommystyle86

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finally made a sound clip, accelaeration is just a normal light accelaeration from a stop

pacificharrison

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The best exhaust for our cars would be the ATLP.

however the best bang for buck would be the tsudo axel-back with custom 2.5" MANDREL BENT piping. there are other options, but IMO these are the top 2 to consider

yeedatoy

What makes the ATLP so much better than the Tanabe? I've seen a few rusted, crooked ATLP exhausts and no substantial reason why it's better than an exhaust made by a very reputable company like Tanabe. From what I see IMO it's a waste of money.

tommystyle86

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lets be realistic, ANY company selling a catback system for our cars are a waste of money and EVERYONE knows it except for the people that were stupid enough to get sold into buying one,

The tl already runs 2.5 in piping from the cat to the y-pipe.

HMMM feel that 1 bhp, for way to much money, good job

tommystyle86

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lets be realistic, ANY company selling a catback system for our cars are a waste of money and EVERYONE knows it except for the people that were stupid enough to get sold into buying one,

The tl already runs 2.5 in piping from the cat to the y-pipe.

HMMM feel that 1 bhp, for way to much money, good job