follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Technical Topics > Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

Engine, Exhaust, Transmission Discuss the FR-S | 86 | BRZ engine, exhaust and drivetrain.

Register and become an FT86Club.com member. You will see fewer ads

User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 06-26-2013, 10:09 PM   #1
wilson0326
Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: frs
Location: London Ontario
Posts: 19
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
perrin or invidia N1??????

hey everyone, I have been struggling with this question for a month already...cannot decide which one to get.. please help me out here.. do you guys recommend perrin or invidia N-1??? I really like the sound of perrin. however I think that N-1 looks very good with the blue tips.

and one more question ... should i also change the front pipe? will it be too crazy loud with non-resonated?????
wilson0326 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 10:24 PM   #2
CK_Bladesmith
Senior Member
 
CK_Bladesmith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: Raven FR-S
Location: Victoria TX
Posts: 335
Thanks: 372
Thanked 95 Times in 75 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
I went with Perrin. Catted front pipe and the 3" resonated cat back. The quality of the Perrin system is impeccable, and it sounds awesome too. Go Perrin, you won't be disappointed.
__________________
Raven FR-S mods: Unichip, Ground Control street coilovers with camber plates and strut tower brace, SPC Lca's, Drag DR-38 wheels with Dunlop Direzza DZ101s, Perrin CAI and silicone inlet tube, Perrin 3" resonated catback, Perrin high flow catted front pipe, Rev Works UEL header.
CK_Bladesmith is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to CK_Bladesmith For This Useful Post:
Wes (06-27-2013)
Old 06-26-2013, 10:33 PM   #3
6speed_Sam
Thumper
 
6speed_Sam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 FRS
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 250
Thanks: 97
Thanked 59 Times in 42 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
^Agreed. I love my resonated Perrin catback with Invidia catless front pipe. The Perrin can be tweaked to make sure the tips are perfectly centered. I'm not sure about the Invidia
__________________
Car is gone - parts for sale
6speed_Sam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 10:35 PM   #4
wilson0326
Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: frs
Location: London Ontario
Posts: 19
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by CK_Bladesmith View Post
I went with Perrin. Catted front pipe and the 3" resonated cat back. The quality of the Perrin system is impeccable, and it sounds awesome too. Go Perrin, you won't be disappointed.
How is the sound? is it noisy when you are cusring on highway?
wilson0326 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 10:52 PM   #5
wilson0326
Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: frs
Location: London Ontario
Posts: 19
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by 6speed_Sam View Post
^Agreed. I love my resonated Perrin catback with Invidia catless front pipe. The Perrin can be tweaked to make sure the tips are perfectly centered. I'm not sure about the Invidia
Isn't turth that we have to have the cat in ontario? i wondered that what is the difference between having the cat or catless
wilson0326 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 11:01 PM   #6
CK_Bladesmith
Senior Member
 
CK_Bladesmith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: Raven FR-S
Location: Victoria TX
Posts: 335
Thanks: 372
Thanked 95 Times in 75 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson0326 View Post
How is the sound? is it noisy when you are cusring on highway?
Mine is pretty loud because in have the rev works UEL header. Just the catback alone is quite mild in sound though.
__________________
Raven FR-S mods: Unichip, Ground Control street coilovers with camber plates and strut tower brace, SPC Lca's, Drag DR-38 wheels with Dunlop Direzza DZ101s, Perrin CAI and silicone inlet tube, Perrin 3" resonated catback, Perrin high flow catted front pipe, Rev Works UEL header.
CK_Bladesmith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 11:38 PM   #7
6speed_Sam
Thumper
 
6speed_Sam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 FRS
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 250
Thanks: 97
Thanked 59 Times in 42 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Removing the cat will make it a good bit louder...as mine did. That's why I went with the resonated..to combat that a little. I don't have to worry about my cars getting emissions tested here. I'm just worried about how loud mine will be once I get the Rev Works header. My Silverado(4.3) is headered/catless with large piping to a Magnaflow and it's blistering loud.
__________________
Car is gone - parts for sale
6speed_Sam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 05:03 AM   #8
Knickstape
Senior Member
 
Knickstape's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Drives: '13 FR-S (Asphalt)
Location: Tacoma, WA
Posts: 127
Thanks: 179
Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by CK_Bladesmith View Post
Mine is pretty loud because in have the rev works UEL header. Just the catback alone is quite mild in sound though.
A little off topic, but I was wondering if you threw a CEL with that header? I want the same set up and I have a unichip too and was wondering if that removes it
__________________
Opti-Guard, 35% Tint, Perrin 2" Antenna, Helix Side Markers, Valenti Tails, Carsmo Armrest, LED DRL Strip // UniChip, Perrin CAI & Inlet Tube, Perrin Cat-Back Exhaust, Grimmspeed Super-Loop Header.
Knickstape is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 08:44 AM   #9
Perihelion
Unemployed DIY Ninja
 
Perihelion's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ, 1983 MB SD300
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 672
Thanks: 200
Thanked 178 Times in 132 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
I like my Q300 with catless frontpipe, got some backfire POP POP. Does the Perrin or the N1 have this too?
__________________
Perihelion is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 11:14 AM   #10
DAN_BRZ
Senior Member
 
DAN_BRZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Sport Tech
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 413
Thanks: 311
Thanked 122 Times in 73 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson0326 View Post
Isn't turth that we have to have the cat in ontario? i wondered that what is the difference between having the cat or catless
most places countries/states/provinces it is illegal to run catless. doesnt me u cant be riding dirty.. in ontario they changed the drive clean testing, they no longer have a sniffer that goes up ur tail pipe, now they just plug into obd2 port and read ur ecu for fault/CEL's.

you also have a brand new car, so u do not require one for 5 yrs i believe. if u get pulled over it is very unlikely the cops is going to check for a cat as well.

i would choose perrin over invidia also. larger piping, better quality. invidia is also super loud.
DAN_BRZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 01:28 PM   #11
Excelerate
Senior Member
 
Excelerate's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Drives: Crystal Black BR-Z Limited
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 150
Thanks: 2
Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson0326 View Post
Isn't turth that we have to have the cat in ontario? i wondered that what is the difference between having the cat or catless
Not having the cat will make the exhaust a little bit louder. Horsepower wise, you're not really going to be able to tell the difference. The Invidia Downpipe comes with a 200 Cell count HFC which is pretty efficient. If you dynoed the 2 you might see maybe a 1 horsepower difference. It's not noticeable. The sound however probably will be.
Excelerate is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 01:41 PM   #12
Spartan65
USMC Veteran Semper Fi
 
Spartan65's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Drives: 2010 WR Blue STi
Location: NM it's part of the US
Posts: 955
Thanks: 801
Thanked 378 Times in 243 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Garage
Whatever you do, don't make the same mistake I made and scrimp on quality. I did and I landed up with a Greddy EVO III that has the hangers welded on wrong.
I have a Motiv Concepts over pipe and front test pipe. They are the same length as their factory counterparts.
When I had the OEM Cat-back on everything fit real nice, just quiet and in my search for a louder setup I chose the EVO III. Well it doesn't fit well and the vendor that sold it to me pointed to Greddy and the Greddy rep blames the Motiv product. Aside from the fact they want me to pay to send it back, they should send a replacement in a box that won't self destruct like the one they sent it in.
By the way Greddy, I don't think UPS caused the pipe to be welded wrong.
Buy Perrin, If I had thought this out better I would have waited for the 3" Perrin, They build great stuff and it's American Made?
__________________
Spartan65 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 03:02 PM   #13
frslee
Just drive it
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: 13' FR-S
Location: Maryland
Posts: 1,122
Thanks: 97
Thanked 321 Times in 218 Posts
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
N1 sounds too raspy for my taste. I'd go with Perrin. It has deeper, mature sound.
frslee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 03:50 PM   #14
RehabJeff86
Senior Member
 
RehabJeff86's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: 2013 WhiteOut FR-S
Location: Dublin,CA
Posts: 969
Thanks: 899
Thanked 492 Times in 306 Posts
Mentioned: 67 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
MXP with nameless front pipe with helmholtz resonator
__________________

2013 Scion FR-S whiteout
2012 Porsche Panamera S carbon grey
2008 Range Rover Sport SS black - sold
2004 BMW M3 alpine wies - sold
RehabJeff86 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
**INVIDIA** >>SUPER SALE THREAD<< - Invidia N1 - Invidia Q300 - Invidia Front Pipes - FT-86 SpeedFactory Engine, Exhaust, Bolt-Ons 629 12-11-2016 10:21 PM
Invidia Q300 vs. Perrin Catback (Non-resonated) Taylor13 Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 26 02-06-2014 08:26 PM
Invidia - Perrin - GReddy - AEM - Injen Muller Performance Engine, Exhaust, Bolt-Ons 59 01-20-2014 02:21 PM
perrin or invidia N1?????? wilson0326 CANADA 10 06-30-2013 09:25 PM
Perrin - Invidia - ANY Exhaust you want!! Muller Performance Engine, Exhaust, Bolt-Ons 47 06-11-2013 11:49 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:43 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.