Advice on desired exhaust setup/tuning?

[Trust86]

get the fujitsubo front pipe, its 60.5 mm and it just as quiet as oem front pipe. it is dual resonated/catless

[Detroiter]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Ask your neighbors. Really, i have seen ppl ditching expensive exhaust set up because neighbors.

Rather than cater his car to fit his neighbors noise preferences I would just do the quiet cold start with OFT and if they have any problems after that they would with just about any after market exhaust setup.

I seriously get pissed when people complain about loud car exhaust as I have heard plenty of Garbage trucks that are just as loud as a straight piped mustang and they go around extremely early in the morning.

[Weigaldo]

Originally Posted by Trust86

get the fujitsubo front pipe, its 60.5 mm and it just as quiet as oem front pipe. it is dual resonated/catless

I saw people had confirmed the HKS FP fit AT without any issues. Maybe I'll reach out to FRS Sport (seem to be the main company to carry/order it) and ask them if it would fit.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by guybo

When you get a header, choose one with a flex pipe. I've seen pics of aftermarket headers cracking which don't have a flex pipe.

There's a header made by a quality US manufacturer with a flex section, sitting in our warehouse with a crack...

Flex sections are not a guarantee it won't crack.

-alex

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Weigaldo

I saw people had confirmed the HKS FP fit AT without any issues. Maybe I'll reach out to FRS Sport (seem to be the main company to carry/order it) and ask them if it would fit.

It fits to AT without issue.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Weigaldo

I currently have Tomei 60R (-30lbs ish, +?hp). I'm looking to do HKS dual resonated front pipe (because I saw confirmed fit with auto) and Tomei overpipe. This will only shave a few lbs but I figure the dual resonated will quiet down some for the end goal (Tomei UEL).

Both the HKS and Fujitsubo front pipe will be about the same as stock as far as sound suppression is concerned. If you swap out the entire thing for, say, Apex'i header/FP setup, it will be a little bit quieter because of the larger resonator. Otherwise, with an uncatted UEL + any of the front pipes you want, it will all sound loud and annoying.

I suggest you reconsider your selection, it will be so loud you won't want to keep the setup.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgDIaNI0Kc"]FRS/BRZ exhaust: Tomei 60R exhaust and stock/Fujitsubo/Apexi front pipe comparison - YouTube[/ame]

[Weigaldo]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Both the HKS and Fujitsubo front pipe will be about the same as stock as far as sound suppression is concerned. If you swap out the entire thing for, say, Apex'i header/FP setup, it will be a little bit quieter because of the larger resonator. Otherwise, with an uncatted UEL + any of the front pipes you want, it will all sound loud and annoying.

I suggest you reconsider your selection, it will be so loud you won't want to keep the setup.

There is a video out there with a full Tomei exhaust with EL and the front pipe (which is a straight pipe that doesn't fit AT). It didn't sound great, but I figured with a UEL's off beat and a dual resonated front pipe it might bring the exhaust note low enough. I just checked the Apex'i header/FP and I was thinking, "this isn't a full exhaust?!" I'm trying to racecar on a budget, but I do appreciate the responses though

[Timmy_Jones]

Originally Posted by Weigaldo

I figured the HKS at 60mm was closest to the Tomei at 60.5mm. As far as loudness, I'm not super concerned about that yet as I rarely drive on the highway and because racecar. I figured if I went full catless I could tune out the cold start high rev (which I believe is only in place to warm up the cats?). It seems like cold start is where a lot of the videos show excessive loudness.

Ah ok, I thought it was a 2.5" catback. Makes sense.

If you go full catless, it is just going to be ungodly loud, I assure you. I love loud and my setup is a bit too loud sometimes. Tomei UEL & Overpipe, stock font pipe, and an N1 style catback...its brutal on the highway.