Is anyone here running the Tsudo catback setup? Wasn't aware they made a system for the 3rd Gen TL Base only. $479.95 shipped. Not a bad deal, wish quads was an option.

Here's fleabay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...=p4506.c0.m245

 

dam 500$, now if only i see dyno results and ppl test this out then i will buy this.

 

looks similar to ct cb, gotta see #'s on this bad boy and for 5 bills, thats awesome

 

wow ... worth looking into

 

A very good price indeed.

Found this on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epIQu...e=channel_page

I'll have to listen when i get home from work.

 

Wow. Mandrel bends, 2.5" piping, nice tips, even a resonator. I like what I see.

Good find OP.

 

great price and specs...it even looks pretty great but it didn't sound too loud in the vid...i guess it is resonated

 

2nd genners have been using tsudo for a while. good shit guys

 

2 good 2 b true!!! It will be a great option, not that loud at all.

 

not bad, seems a lil quiet

 

Ima take the res off if i buy it.

 

When I found this I was shocked at the price, I figure that price would be just for axle backs. I may pick this up not sure how tips will look with aspec rear lip though.

 

Honestly guys... The only issue I have w/ this exhaust is the mufflers... I question their longevity... Meaning its quiete now, but after a year of heat... I doubt it.. It'll start sounding like straight pipe....

BUT if you guys are spending $500 and plan to swap the mufflers... Then this is a bargain among bargain since ur pretty much getting the mandrel bends and flanges...

 

personally i want louder so i hope they do get louder anyways.

 

That's an awesome kit for the base rear bumper.. that price is pretty nuts for a bolt on catback. Sounds pretty good too!

 

Y-pipe bends and welds look terrible. Good luck.

 

^^more info please, is this comment was based on your experience, or by the photo?

 

Tsudo offers lifetime warranty on any manufacturer's defects (weld cracks, rust, etc) as long as there is no road hazard/external/etc damage.
The mufflers will not get louder. There's no proof these mufflers will "start sounding like a straight pipe" within a year. If anything, check the 99-03 TL axleback users, their axleback systems uses the same mufflers. I had a Tsudo catback for over two years and the sound never changed.

 

^^Thanks, great info. I'm planning to get an exhaust system soon. I was considering CT and XLR8 (non-res). For the Tsudo system price, I might get a J-Pipe also w the same budget, or a couple of $$ more.

 

oooh nice!!! Good Find! If I didnt have an exhuast I would get this.. I personally dont think the TL should have a loud exhaust.. my exhaust is too loud.. lol

 

Check other forums, people that have actually purchased Tsudo systems know the welds are excellent. Tsudo is not for customers that are going to worry about people looking under their car to see what brand their exhaust is. It's an affordable, high quality exhaust with a warranty.
ludachrisvt please post some pictures of the defective welds.

 

its probably generic magnaflow mufflers...RPI uses magnaflow mufflers too for their BMW stuff

 

Tsudo is a good company. I have seen there products in person and the people that have used them havent complained yet. They get a thumbup from me.

 

this is going to break:




It's not even a question of if, but when. It looks just like every ebay system. Made in china with super weak welds. Look how the RV6 v1 precats failed. Same welds with similar materials.

BUT, if they give you a warantee, who cares right?

 

I mean just look at that. Look how aweful that is going to flow. I guess it's better flowing than stock? If you are short on $ then sure, go for it.

 

That's a pretty horrible split.. it'll be hissing eventually.

 

yea, that is pretty shitty..... other than that and the missing mid-muffler, this looks very similar to the CT engineering exhaust

 

The only thing really going for this setup is a shop will straight pipe & split for at least $100.. Magnaflow mufflers & tips are pricey depending on where you buy them from.. so those alone can be $300-500 a pair + ~$50 for the resonator.. so it still seems like a good deal.

 

i dont know much about welds.. but I know that if they do break.. it wouldnt cost more then 50.00 bux at a muffler shop for them to fix the welds.. So still a great price.. also, these look classier then the greddy.. and i doubt that the HP gains are not that much less then other exhausts out there.. I mean how could it be? Since exhausts on our cars only have minimal gains lol .. i think that this mod is more for looks and sound then performance..

 

who wants to go through re-repairing exhaust? Look, you get what you pay for.

Does that mean you have to buy $1200 ATLP exhaust? No. All it means is, expect problems. If you don't have any then you'll be happy. If you do run into some, then you knew what to expect and can't be mad.

Yay!

 

it's on sale till the end of august. check the link

http://www.speed-element.com/servlet/Detail?no=623

 

well.. all i know is that i have had probably 30 exhausts in my lifetime.. that were aftermarket.. i have had everything from custom exhaust, to 3k and up exhausts , to exhausts that were bought from ebay..not one .. NOT ONE ever failed me.. maybe it is because I live in florida? I dunno.. but i dont see this falling apart.. Kinda like rota wheels.. every one hates them.. but i have never had a problem with them!

 

$400 shipped is not a bad deal, still enough money left over to get the Y Pipe redone.

 

$400!.. did it just price drop in the past day?

 

So, for $400 this is a no brainer.

WITH FREE SHIPPING AND NO TAX. WTF? Why not. I feel like buying just because.

 

lol.. for a full catback that's pretty low but I'm cheap so I'm just going to polish my stock tips again.. plus next year I may grab the bolt on turbo kit which would require 3" back.. I already have an exhaust mapped out.. 3" downpipe to a split 2 x 2.5" resonated pipes.. haven't decided on the race muffler / tips.. should be pretty sweet though.

 

 

really cheap

i would buy just for the piping

then drop some cash on some stromung mufflers and get them on there.

 

just curious on which of you 3 are automotive engineers that are such great prodigys that by just looking at a small sample photo, you can tell exactly the dynamics, performance, quality, and longevity of the muffler.

amazing skills guys

 

Just get your post count up and you can become an expert too.