Perrin 3" Catback on Turbo FT86 (review)
 

i just installed a perrin 3" catback onto my car, so i figured i'd give some first impressions/quick review after some driving. my car is turbocharged, thus the choice of the 3" version.

i got a killer deal on the system for under $900 shipped 2nd day air on ebay (they've since raised the price), and it arrived undamaged. the brushed finish looks awesome, but you're probably all familiar with that. i will note that the welds looked pretty bad compared to the rest of the system, mig where tig would be more appropriate.

the install went really easy, did it alone with a couple of ramps. i've read horror stories of getting everything lined up properly, but mine seemed to go on pretty straight without much effort. i could tweak it a bit to get it exactly perfect, but i'll leave that for another day.

driving the car on the highway there is no drone, which was surprising. the sound is very restrained just driving around. you know it's there, but it's not obnoxious or 'farty' at all. at wot all hell breaks loose (though still rather quietly), and between the exhaust and the turbo it makes some pretty damn beautiful noises for a 4 banger.

i'll post up some videos if anyone is interested, as i wasn't able to find an example of the 3" on a turbo car. it definitely sounds way different than the na vids i saw, far less raspy and seemingly much quieter.

pros: looks great, sounds awesome.
cons: welds don't live up to the rest of the package

VIDEOS OF COURSE! LOL I will be turbo charged later this year and am very interested in the sound the 3" produces seeing as I still have the 2.5". I am stuck between the PTuning Modular 3", Perrin 3", and the Tomei 80r so bring the videos on. Would really love to hear it

[ame]http://youtu.be/YKWCGDapwTc[/ame]

Sounds great! Not raspy at all. It actually stills retains that mature sound quality

Sounds great, I'm also stuck with the same choices. How much does it weigh compared to the 2.5 inch?

I didn't weigh it, but it's pretty heavy. Probably about the same as the stock piece.

I'm thinking of getting this as well and I'm really liking the sound. I'm not sure if the 3" comes resonated but is yours unresonated or resonated?

Would the 3 be okay on a stock brz for now until supercharged? I wanna get the 3 but I may not go FI until way later when warranty is out. I just don't want to deal with buying 2 exhaust down the line.

I've got a full 3" on NA. It's fine, just louder.

Ok great!! Thanks. I've been stuck on this for a while now lol.

resonated. front pipe is j2 (2.75" catless), and of course the rest of the turbo kit is catless as well. it has a motiv 2.5" overpipe.

Full Perrin 3" on NA as well. I was not sure if i wanted to FI later or what, but the 3" is a beast for sure.

Is it super loud NA? I've seen a video but on the video it doesn't seem too loud.

Perrin stated the 3" resonated is a bit louder than the 2.5" un-resonated if that helps...