Exhaust on a budget - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

904FRSlow · 06-26-2014, 02:04 AM

I'm looking to change my exhaust soon, but there is one problem for me... I have a budget of $700 max. I've been searching around and apparently the Invidia N1 seems to be a good choice so far, but I hear it creates a lot of drone. I use my FR-S as a DD so I'm looking for something that won't give me a headache while driving below 3k rpm, but has a good tone once you hit the pedal. Also, I drive AT if that makes a difference. Any recommendations?

BRZ? · 06-26-2014, 02:14 AM

The answer is always Q300...

904FRSlow · 06-26-2014, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BRZ?

The answer is always Q300...

Ah well looks like I'm sold. This sounds good and is only a couple bucks more

s2d4 · 06-26-2014, 03:30 AM

Spend it on a header instead.

steve99 · 06-26-2014, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by s2d4

Spend it on a header instead.

+1 on that, header is where the power is the cat back for sound

martinEZ · 06-26-2014, 12:55 PM

I got the Takeda catback for ~$600 a while ago and love the sound... only comes in 2.5" however... so if you plan on pushing a lot of boost later down the road, it might not be for you...

Spend it on an OFT or OFH....quiet power is better than a loud turtle....

boredom.is.me · 06-26-2014, 01:03 PM

I got my Tsudo CB and FP for $550. There isn't any drone. You do hear it from in the cabin (after about a month of driving), but it isn't annoying. Compared to nearly all other exhausts I've heard, it is quiet, but even the stock exhaust can wake up the quietest neighborhood on cold start.

FR-S Matt · 06-26-2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by martinEZ

I got the Takeda catback for ~$600 a while ago and love the sound... only comes in 2.5" however... so if you plan on pushing a lot of boost later down the road, it might not be for you...

Spend it on an OFT or OFH....quiet power is better than a loud turtle....

2.5" supports a good amount of horsepower for most boosted people even. 3" is for the extreme 400-500 hp ones.

batmobills · 06-26-2014, 01:46 PM

Had an exhaust made by a local shop , had a flange made so it would be a direct bolt on if I ever wanted to run the stock exhaust. It's essentially a muffler delete with a single tip exit from left exhaust well. Felt a difference in pick up when combined with k@n drop in. YouTube video under : " 2014 brz tinted tail lights muffler delete. A 3k rev 5k rev and hit the limiter for 2 seconds towards the end.

merino_frs · 06-26-2014, 06:18 PM

Buy a used perrin CBE here in the forums. You won't regret it

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BadBRZ · 06-26-2014, 09:29 PM

Just unbolt everything from the heads back, and remove it. Spend the money on an e85 tune and call t a day...

For real thought, get a high quality long tube equal length HEADER..

BadBRZ · 06-26-2014, 09:29 PM

Btw cat backs provide NO more pwdr than stock, header does, header also changes the exhuast note

904FRSlow · 06-27-2014, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by martinEZ

I got the Takeda catback for ~$600 a while ago and love the sound... only comes in 2.5" however... so if you plan on pushing a lot of boost later down the road, it might not be for you...

Spend it on an OFT or OFH....quiet power is better than a loud turtle....

This one also sounds good... I'm stuck again between the Q300 and this one.

Also to everyone telling me to get a header, I am looking for something that I can rev and just show some friends how good it sounds or just hit 74xx RPM when I'm driving to smile. I don't plan on adding any real performance mods till after I get my degree.

s2d4 · 06-27-2014, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 904FRSlow

This one also sounds good... I'm stuck again between the Q300 and this one.

Also to everyone telling me to get a header, I am looking for something that I can rev and just show some friends how good it sounds or just hit 74xx RPM when I'm driving to smile. I don't plan on adding any real performance mods till after I get my degree.

you get sound as well with a header, kind of a no brainer really.

06-26-2014, 02:04 AM	#1
904FRSlow Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: '13 FR-S Whiteout Location: Saint Augustine Posts: 304 Thanks: 39 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Exhaust on a budget I'm looking to change my exhaust soon, but there is one problem for me... I have a budget of $700 max. I've been searching around and apparently the Invidia N1 seems to be a good choice so far, but I hear it creates a lot of drone. I use my FR-S as a DD so I'm looking for something that won't give me a headache while driving below 3k rpm, but has a good tone once you hit the pedal. Also, I drive AT if that makes a difference. Any recommendations?

06-26-2014, 03:30 AM	#4
s2d4 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: R32 GTR, AW11 MR2 SC, GTS86 R Location: OZ Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 603 Thanked 1,224 Times in 708 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Spend it on a header instead. __________________

06-26-2014, 01:46 PM	#9
batmobills Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2014 brz , 1991 dodge stealth t/t Location: SoCal Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cheap exhaust mod. really pleased with results( mach 5 rep) Had an exhaust made by a local shop , had a flange made so it would be a direct bolt on if I ever wanted to run the stock exhaust. It's essentially a muffler delete with a single tip exit from left exhaust well. Felt a difference in pick up when combined with k@n drop in. YouTube video under : " 2014 brz tinted tail lights muffler delete. A 3k rev 5k rev and hit the limiter for 2 seconds towards the end.

06-26-2014, 06:18 PM	#10
merino_frs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Modesto, Ca Posts: 383 Thanks: 92 Thanked 62 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Exhaust on a budget Buy a used perrin CBE here in the forums. You won't regret it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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martinEZ Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Fort Worth Posts: 97 Thanks: 44 Thanked 37 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I got the Takeda catback for ~$600 a while ago and love the sound... only comes in 2.5" however... so if you plan on pushing a lot of boost later down the road, it might not be for you... Spend it on an OFT or OFH....quiet power is better than a loud turtle....

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