I just had my tanabe catback installed yesterday and after a day of driving it, I found it to be too loud and annoying for my taste. I can't even hear my radio at low rpms or on automatic mode, but in shift mode or higher rpms, it sounds perfect. Is there a way to get rid of the loud part and keep the nice hum it makes at higher rpms? Would a silencer reduce the noise it makes? Any input would be greatly apperciated.

 

not really. all you could do is drive at higher rpms.. i dont kno if they have silencers for it.

 

Kinda hard to drive at higher rpms when you live in NYC. Expecially during rush hour.

 

aw shoot, sorry to hear..

well.. here you go.

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/b...asp#APP_BAFFLE

 

yessssss. thank you very much.

 

not a problem.. let me know how it sounds with a silencer

 

i m running on this set up too man!

when i got the set up before,i felt annoying too,but after a few months i like it!and now i love it,sumtimes i feel 'its not loud and deep enough'

 

I'm not going to install the silencer just yet, execelerate tells me that the supercharger (Which is coming in a couple weeks) might lower the noise so

you might just have to wait

 

is your exhaust new? they tend to be a quite a bit louder when they're new and have to broken in like anything else.

one thing to keep in mind is that exhausts are usually loudest b/t 2k - 2.5k rpm. for example when you're driving on the freeway, it's much quieter.

 

I figured that it needed to be broken in. And yes I notice that it quiets down at higher rpms... sounds better too lol.

 

Aftermarket mufflers will only get louder and louder as the fiberglass insulation inside the mufflers starts to burn away. They will never become quieter by themselves.

 

other way around, they get louder as they get older..

 

are you saying it's loudest at 2-2.5k? cause it sounds like it's 2 sentence.
"it's loudest at 2 - 2.5k for example when you're on the highway"

and "for example when you're on the highway it's much quieter."

cause usually highway speeds is around 2k
it doesnt make any sense when you put them end on end tho

 

Beat me to it