DIY - Installing TRD Sound Changer - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

feldy · 02-14-2013, 05:29 PM

Yep it's that easy. Just did the red one this after noon. I like it.

racecaresuaceb · 03-21-2013, 12:17 AM

This may be a cheaper option compared to the blue one.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30659

m.wood0213 · 03-21-2013, 12:34 AM

from my experience so far the oem sound tube doesn't do anything. I have the AEM intake w/ sound tube delete and its much louder than stock w/ sound tube.

Eau Rouge · 05-24-2013, 07:51 PM

Wow, all this time and money spent over the sound in the cabin. I guess it's true that a fool and his money are soon parted.

As far as improving your intake, it's been shown that a flat panel filter like the ones from K&N achieve just about all the performance gain of a complete replacement setup. Definitely a better value unless your objective is more about having some under hood bling...

Charleswinky · 06-19-2013, 01:58 AM

Just did this to mine and took me literally 5minutes!!!!
Thanks!��

Zhabal · 07-18-2013, 12:32 PM

nice!

ericmpena · 07-23-2013, 02:12 AM

I got this and tried it just because I like the sound in the cabin. You really notice it when in 2nd gear or higher, and above 3500rpm. If you floor the pedal as opposed to just accelerating slowly you can hear the difference a lot more. I can easily hear the cabin sound over medium volume music. It's not loud all the time, which is a good thing. It mainly gets loud when you want to and start driving aggressive.

Tube is the same size as the OEM. That being said, I'm sure you could find a way to clear out the OEM tube and have the same effect. Fun and easy mod. Probably not worth $60, but I have a lot of extra cash and I'm a curious person. lol

cammaxon · 10-02-2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honeydew

Would you have the red one i could buy from you?

I've looked into this, the only difference in the tube is the amount of foam they stuffed inside of it. It is extremely easy to pull your stock one, remove all of the foam and then you have a free "red one" if you want the color you can grab a can of plastics spray paint and still save $35.

tunami · 12-18-2013, 02:23 AM

I just took out the foam on my stock tube, and did a notice a slight difference. One question I have though, is the sound changer supposed to plug in really tight into the firewall? It feels a little loose, like a small amount of play if your lightly trying to pull it out. You can then eventually feel it catch on the grooves and stop, which needs more force to pull it completely out.

Killerbee · 12-18-2013, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunami

I just took out the foam on my stock tube, and did a notice a slight difference. One question I have though, is the sound changer supposed to plug in really tight into the firewall? It feels a little loose, like a small amount of play if your lightly trying to pull it out. You can then eventually feel it catch on the grooves and stop, which needs more force to pull it completely out.

It is a bit "loose", important thing is that if you pull it it does not just fall out. As long as it needs some force to pull it out its installed properly.

tunami · 12-18-2013, 11:51 AM

@Killerbee Thanks for the info, glad I didn't mess it up. Nice car by the way!

livert · 12-29-2013, 04:37 AM

If you only plan to remove the foam from the stock tube, you can easily expose the hole via the footwell by pulling the carpet down a bit and use a pair of tweezers to remove the yellow foam. Instant red tube in less than a minute. You don't even need to pop the hood.

raytrix · 03-09-2014, 03:38 PM

Video of how to do this.
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slizoth · 04-05-2014, 12:59 AM

Alright, that red accelerating sounds pretty cool, maybe I'll stop by the STI store when Im in Japan

02-14-2013, 05:29 PM	#43
feldy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Drives: 2013 FRS Asphalt Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,155 Thanks: 309 Thanked 335 Times in 212 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	Yep it's that easy. Just did the red one this after noon. I like it. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S AT Picked up 5/30/2012

04-05-2014, 12:59 AM	#56
slizoth Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: 2013 WRB Subaru BRZ Location: Oregon Posts: 454 Thanks: 185 Thanked 70 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s)	Alright, that red accelerating sounds pretty cool, maybe I'll stop by the STI store when Im in Japan __________________ My Car Journal

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05-24-2013, 07:51 PM	#46
Eau Rouge Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, Limited, C7P, 6AT Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 83 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Wow, all this time and money spent over the sound in the cabin. I guess it's true that a fool and his money are soon parted. As far as improving your intake, it's been shown that a flat panel filter like the ones from K&N achieve just about all the performance gain of a complete replacement setup. Definitely a better value unless your objective is more about having some under hood bling...

06-19-2013, 01:58 AM	#47
Charleswinky Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 scion frs Location: California, USA Posts: 31 Thanks: 23 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	Just did this to mine and took me literally 5minutes!!!! Thanks!��

07-18-2013, 12:32 PM	#48
Zhabal Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: asphalt 2013 scion fr-s Location: socal Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	nice!

12-18-2013, 02:23 AM	#51
tunami Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S 6spd Whiteout Location: OC Posts: 150 Thanks: 68 Thanked 59 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I just took out the foam on my stock tube, and did a notice a slight difference. One question I have though, is the sound changer supposed to plug in really tight into the firewall? It feels a little loose, like a small amount of play if your lightly trying to pull it out. You can then eventually feel it catch on the grooves and stop, which needs more force to pull it completely out.

12-18-2013, 11:51 AM	#53
tunami Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S 6spd Whiteout Location: OC Posts: 150 Thanks: 68 Thanked 59 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	@Killerbee Thanks for the info, glad I didn't mess it up. Nice car by the way!

12-29-2013, 04:37 AM	#54
livert Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 32 Thanks: 20 Thanked 35 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	If you only plan to remove the foam from the stock tube, you can easily expose the hole via the footwell by pulling the carpet down a bit and use a pair of tweezers to remove the yellow foam. Instant red tube in less than a minute. You don't even need to pop the hood.

03-09-2014, 03:38 PM	#55
raytrix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Series 10 FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 480 Thanks: 234 Thanked 380 Times in 151 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Video of how to do this. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUXathnGLM"]ãƒˆãƒ¨ã‚¿ï¼˜ï¼–ã€€TRD ã‚µã‚¦ãƒ³ãƒ‰ãƒã‚§ãƒ³ã‚¸ãƒ£ãƒ¼ã€€è£…ç€ - YouTube[/ame]

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