Installed a Tanabe Concept G exhaust - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

justinco · 04-10-2017, 02:55 PM

Big thumbs up for this exhaust. Nicely built and very lightweight. Manufacturer says 22lbs, but I weighed it at just over 19lbs. Sounds pretty good, not overly obnoxious. Cheap and easy to install, hard to beat IMO!

EDIT: Oh, and also plugged the empty exhaust hole with a cover from ft86speedfactory.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVzzv1HVDo0"]Tanabe Concept G exhaust install for 2017 BRZ - YouTube[/ame]

humfrz · 04-10-2017, 11:51 PM

Neat garage, cute daughter, nice video.......

humfrz

Initialg86 · 04-19-2017, 07:52 PM

Thanks! this is actually just what i needed to convince me to get this over the ft86sf single exit

-Greg

tony-brz · 04-19-2017, 08:16 PM

@justinco

I like your videos and I've subscribed to your channel. Keep at it man!

How much louder would you say this exhaust is over stock w/ header?

justinco · 04-19-2017, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tony-brz

@justinco

I like your videos and I've subscribed to your channel. Keep at it man!

How much louder would you say this exhaust is over stock w/ header?

It is a good bit louder. I will have a new video on Monday with more in car driving sound.

Phantobe · 04-19-2017, 08:38 PM

I'm running mine with the tanabe overpipe & berk front pipe w/ cat, it sounds great. A little bit of drone but not comparable to when I was a running a uncatted header lol.

justinco · 05-10-2017, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantobe

I'm running mine with the tanabe overpipe & berk front pipe w/ cat, it sounds great. A little bit of drone but not comparable to when I was a running a uncatted header lol.

Are you running stock header? At my last race this weekend, a friend of mine told me my setup was loud AF lol. I don't think it is that bad, but I guess standing behind the car when I launch it is loud

Detroiter · 05-10-2017, 02:36 PM

Can confirm single exit "cannon" style exhausts are all very loud. My Greddy RS is very similar to the tanabe concept G but 3in so of course louder. the catback alone is very loud outside the car and with my headers it's very very loud. But you don't even know loud until you run it with headers and front pipe. Literally sounds like a legitimate race car screaming down the road haha

Phantobe · 05-10-2017, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by justinco

Are you running stock header? At my last race this weekend, a friend of mine told me my setup was loud AF lol. I don't think it is that bad, but I guess standing behind the car when I launch it is loud

Stock header yes lol, I ran an uncatted header with the tanabe (front pipe & over pipe were stock) and it was VERY loud.

If I were to change my setup again, I'd do uncatted (or maybe catted) header with dual resonated front pipe. But I'm happy with the sound and improved throttle response as it stands.

What I'm currently running as you quoted, I don't think its too loud or obnoxious to daily. If you're happy with your setup and power, I'd just do a dual resonated front pipe to calm stuff down and eliminate most drone. The drone was too much for @ 70mph with an uncatted header.

justinco · 05-10-2017, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantobe

Stock header yes lol, I ran an uncatted header with the tanabe (front pipe & over pipe were stock) and it was VERY loud.

If I were to change my setup again, I'd do uncatted (or maybe catted) header with dual resonated front pipe. But I'm happy with the sound and improved throttle response as it stands.

What I'm currently running as you quoted, I don't think its too loud or obnoxious to daily. If you're happy with your setup and power, I'd just do a dual resonated front pipe to calm stuff down and eliminate most drone. The drone was too much for @ 70mph with an uncatted header.

Yea, if anything that is what I will do, just add another resonator. The one on the Tanabe front pipe is pretty short.

I'll see how loud it is on the sound meters at the next National race in a couple weeks

Clipdat · 05-10-2017, 04:25 PM

Love your daughter's positive energy and willingness to help. Future gearhead?

justinco · 05-10-2017, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

Love your daughter's positive energy and willingness to help. Future gearhead?

Thanks, she loves it! Keeps asking me to start her own YouTube channel for her, but I don't think I'm quite ready for that

She and my son just finished their junior autocross orientations and also got their junior racing licenses at local indoor karting (a'la K1).

finch1750 · 05-10-2017, 04:36 PM

I had this exhaust and loved it, until I got a catless UEL. Then it got crazy loud lol. Great exhaust otherwise, just a downside of single exits

justinco · 05-10-2017, 04:38 PM

Yea, my TRD exhaust on my FRS was much quieter and sounded awesome. This was with the same exact header and other parts. Too bad it is about 17lbs heavier 😐

04-10-2017, 02:55 PM	#1
justinco btr.life Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2022 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,099 Thanks: 662 Thanked 1,094 Times in 491 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Installed a Tanabe Concept G exhaust Big thumbs up for this exhaust. Nicely built and very lightweight. Manufacturer says 22lbs, but I weighed it at just over 19lbs. Sounds pretty good, not overly obnoxious. Cheap and easy to install, hard to beat IMO! EDIT: Oh, and also plugged the empty exhaust hole with a cover from ft86speedfactory. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVzzv1HVDo0"]Tanabe Concept G exhaust install for 2017 BRZ - YouTube[/ame] __________________ 2022 Toyota GR86 - The BTR Garage 1994 BMW 325is \| 2013 Scion FRS \| 2017 Subaru BRZ

04-19-2017, 08:38 PM	#6
Phantobe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 14 Ultramarine FR-S Location: SOCAL Posts: 795 Thanks: 381 Thanked 413 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm running mine with the tanabe overpipe & berk front pipe w/ cat, it sounds great. A little bit of drone but not comparable to when I was a running a uncatted header lol. __________________ 2014 Ultramarine Scion FR-S 2000 Integra LS - SOLD

05-10-2017, 02:36 PM	#8
Detroiter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Monogram Location: Michigan Posts: 215 Thanks: 149 Thanked 126 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can confirm single exit "cannon" style exhausts are all very loud. My Greddy RS is very similar to the tanabe concept G but 3in so of course louder. the catback alone is very loud outside the car and with my headers it's very very loud. But you don't even know loud until you run it with headers and front pipe. Literally sounds like a legitimate race car screaming down the road haha __________________ 2014 Scion FR-S Monogram Raven OFT Stage 2 UEL E85 \| Tomei UEL Headers \| Catless FP \| Greddy Revolution RS Catback \| HKS Air Filter \| Toyota Badge Swap

05-10-2017, 04:36 PM	#13
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,571 Thanks: 9,382 Thanked 9,397 Times in 5,261 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	I had this exhaust and loved it, until I got a catless UEL. Then it got crazy loud lol. Great exhaust otherwise, just a downside of single exits __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

05-10-2017, 04:38 PM	#14
justinco btr.life Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2022 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,099 Thanks: 662 Thanked 1,094 Times in 491 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yea, my TRD exhaust on my FRS was much quieter and sounded awesome. This was with the same exact header and other parts. Too bad it is about 17lbs heavier 😐 __________________ 2022 Toyota GR86 - The BTR Garage 1994 BMW 325is \| 2013 Scion FRS \| 2017 Subaru BRZ

04-10-2017, 11:51 PM	#2
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,885 Thanks: 28,812 Thanked 31,862 Times in 16,439 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Neat garage, cute daughter, nice video....... humfrz

04-19-2017, 07:52 PM	#3
Initialg86 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 10 Series FR-S #1859 Location: Inland Empire/San Diego, CA Posts: 18 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks! this is actually just what i needed to convince me to get this over the ft86sf single exit -Greg

04-19-2017, 08:16 PM	#4
tony-brz Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Drives: '17 BRZ PP Location: Portland, OR Posts: 56 Thanks: 52 Thanked 40 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@justinco I like your videos and I've subscribed to your channel. Keep at it man! How much louder would you say this exhaust is over stock w/ header?

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