Invidia N1 Catback or Invidia Q300 Catback??

[Simpleviet]

Check out the exhaust thread and hear the different sounds made by the video. It gives an idea of what you may or may not like. Come to drive meets. There are some with mod exhaust with them and hear them in person. See how it goes from there.

I'm patiently waiting for Nameless headers so I would buy the whole bulk.

[JakeFromStateFarm]

i'm also debating between the two! But i'm scared the n1 might be too loud for my daily commutes


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WHdOe8O3cg"]Invidia N1 vs Invidia Q300 Scion FRS and Subaru BRZ - YouTube[/ame]

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by Simpleviet

Check out the exhaust thread and hear the different sounds made by the video. It gives an idea of what you may or may not like. Come to drive meets. There are some with mod exhaust with them and hear them in person. See how it goes from there.

I'm patiently waiting for Nameless headers so I would buy the whole bulk.

We should have a meet sometime soon. Maybe around San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont area! Haha haven't been to any yet.

[Simpleviet]

Originally Posted by Jolaessss

We should have a meet sometime soon. Maybe around San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont area! Haha haven't been to any yet.

Most are heading to Vegas this week. There's a gokart on 25th.

I've heard the N1 is really loud for daily commutes, but have not heard it in person. I have the Invidia Q300, and i absolutely love it, it's not loud enough to drown out the engine noise but definately loud enough to compliment it. It's perfect for what i was wanting. I'll see if i can find a video i took of it, if not ill try recording one later tonight.

[Mike@TSM]

The N1 is going to be a good bit louder than the Q300 so it really depends on what noise level you want.

My personal vote is the Q300 - it does sound great on every car we install one on!

These are the Vid's i have.

This is just a rev video

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLRSvleot4&list=PL117AA5BAB4A7A181"]FR-S Invidia Q300 Exhaust - YouTube[/ame]


This one isn't really an exhaust video but i figured it would give a good idea as to how much you would hear it with normal ish driving.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVndcLTRXmA"]Some back roads with my FR-S - YouTube[/ame]

Hope this helps!

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by Mike@TSM

The N1 is going to be a good bit louder than the Q300 so it really depends on what noise level you want.

My personal vote is the Q300 - it does sound great on every car we install one on!

Thanks! I've seen a video of the Q300 during a normal drive and the guy said it sounded too much like stock. Is this true?

Originally Posted by Jolaessss

Thanks! I've seen a video of the Q300 during a normal drive and the guy said it sounded too much like stock. Is this true?

It does sound similar to stock, but its mostly due to the fact that you can still hear more engine noise than exhaust noise. My exhaust is already broken in now and its for sure louder than stock but not so much that you'll be able to only hear the exhaust and not hear the engine noise, it kind of just makes the overall noise a bit louder rather than just hearing exhaust noise, I actually really like it this way. At first when i got mine i didn't notice much of a difference at all, but after a couple months and a few thousand miles its quite a bit louder and more noticeable in the cabin while accelerating, if you are just cruising at constant speed you won't hear it.

[Mike@TSM]

Originally Posted by Jolaessss

Thanks! I've seen a video of the Q300 during a normal drive and the guy said it sounded too much like stock. Is this true?

Originally Posted by SilentAngel

It does sound similar to stock, but its mostly due to the fact that you can still hear more engine noise than exhaust noise. My exhaust is already broken in now and its for sure louder than stock but not so much that you'll be able to only hear the exhaust and not hear the engine noise, it kind of just makes the overall noise a bit louder rather than just hearing exhaust noise, I actually really like it this way. At first when i got mine i didn't notice much of a difference at all, but after a couple months and a few thousand miles its quite a bit louder and more noticeable in the cabin while accelerating, if you are just cruising at constant speed you won't hear it.

Ya - What he said... lol!

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by SilentAngel

It does sound similar to stock, but its mostly due to the fact that you can still hear more engine noise than exhaust noise. My exhaust is already broken in now and its for sure louder than stock but not so much that you'll be able to only hear the exhaust and not hear the engine noise, it kind of just makes the overall noise a bit louder rather than just hearing exhaust noise, I actually really like it this way. At first when i got mine i didn't notice much of a difference at all, but after a couple months and a few thousand miles its quite a bit louder and more noticeable in the cabin while accelerating, if you are just cruising at constant speed you won't hear it.

Originally Posted by Mike@TSM

Ya - What he said... lol!

AHHHH! this is hard!

[chas3wba0]

Which one did you end up going with? I'm shopping around too and I'm really liking the way the N1 looks, but have yet to hear it in person

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by chas3wba0

Which one did you end up going with? I'm shopping around too and I'm really liking the way the N1 looks, but have yet to hear it in person

I ended up going with the N1. I fell in love with it. It's not extremely loud as people claim and has a real good sound to it. I recently installed the RevWorks UEL header.

[EastBayCanuck]

I just got a Q300 installed on my FRS last night. Definitely quiet while driving normally. Louder at start up but not obnoxious where you'll wake people up living around you. This is my first aftermarket exhaust so I'm not used to loud ones anyways.