TRD Sound Changer - Thoughts?
 

If I remember correctly, each "tube" is just the same tube with slightly different material in it. You can do it yourself by pulling the soft stuff out of the stock tube with some tweezers.

$60 to change the noise of the horrible kazoo? Man I am in the wrong business. delete it and put the money into something that makes sense.

My "thoughts" exactly.

Agreed.

I put the red tube in last year, let's just say I forgot I even installed it until this post reminded me

Agree. I never heard of a sound changer. Just curious thoughts/experiences. Looking for something cheap/easy to do. If this translated into great sound in the cabin, I'd consider it. I did see the YT video where a guy removed foam material from the original part, but he didn't do a before/after sound comparison.

I think my first upgrade will be either Toyota/GT86 emblems or TRD shifter.

http://www.akamoto.co.uk/product-ima...mp-valve-2.jpg

with the money saved you can get a TRD door stabilizer

TRD Sound Changer - Thoughts?
 

It's only good if u keep the stock exhaust. It was kind cool till I started trying different exhaust. Now I just plug it up lol.

Trying to figure out how to delete it without getting a cai. Same with @chiefshayan I completely forgot i had a sound tube, you kind of do when you get a louder exhaust.

Loads of ways on some threads on here someplace. I just pushed the plug from the glove box receptacle into it and called it project done. You will be amazed at how much better even a louder exhaust will sound without that buzz!

My theory is that , whatever material is inside the sound tube will eventually perish/disintegrate and the sound will become louder.

Am I the only one who subconciously reads "TRD" as "turd"?

I had a TRD Tacoma PreRunner. I always hated those three letters. T-R-D. Turd. There I said it.

In any case, I can only assume the TRD sound changer makes a name appropriate noise.

You can take tweezers and remove the stuff inside for more sound or use a sponge to kill sound down. = done

This is what I did for the "sound changer" then got tired of the sound in cabin and just plugged it up with the 12v cover in the glove box

Pointless do-dads the car would have been better without.
Corporate marketers decided that since BMW does sound "enhancement", Toyota needed it too.

I have the sound changer. I missed the sound of an inline 4 like my Hondas and thought it would help. Above 4k rpm the red made it louder, but the sound is just strange. I recently put the blue in (the one that blocks the sound completely) and am happiest with that, at least it sounds natural. Save your money. If dealerships weren't so eager to void warranties I'd just take the tubing out and block it off at the airbox.

lol e-theories

Buy an intake, delete that thing.

This. I did the "foam-ectomy" on mine after I had the car for a week.

There is a sucker born every minute and obviously Toyota knows this, LOL.

ok haters, let the man floss his ride however he likes. there are plenty of reviews for the sound changers, but the only ones i've seen are not in english :)

i put the red one on mine.. i like it.

not a huge difference, but it is noticeably louder.. and with stock exhaust this car needs to be louder.

that being said, its a total waste of money. modifying the stock one is cheaper and gets you the same thing. but im a huge ricer.. so red TRD parts > grey OEM ones. even if i dont ever see it haha

Use the money towards a drop in filter and inlet tube.

Strange "use" of quotation marks

http://oi60.tinypic.com/wuider.jpg

lol

not "lol"

We need a new punctuation symbol for air quotes.