Wow , jacking the rear of the car is all thats needed. Its only 2 more bolts to remove the mid pipe and yes you have to ryn the tanabe mid pipe. Its kinda part of the y pipe back exhuast that needs to be assembled together.

 

I installed the Tanabe (Exhaust only). The cats will be installed later when my Y-pipe arrives.

Let me say this exhaust is just beautiful. It grabs attention no doubt.

It is a good bit louder over stock when on it down low. It sounds almost like a harmonious trumpet going through the gears(if that makes any sense).

It does have a somewhat F&F tone to it. But I love it none the less.

I can only imagine how much louder it will be when i add Berk HFC's and the HR-Y-PIPE. hmmmm

side note:

an offduty cop(friend of buddy) was at my buddies shop. The first words out of his mouth "who's cop magnet is that"

Great!

 

Update: Installed..


Holy Crap! this is loud for a set up that is suppossed to be on the quiet side..

The Berks defininately increased the volume/sound level. I think i need a tune badly though as she doesn't pull as well on the highway.


Tune on Monday btw..

 

can you post an vid of your setup ? i have berks on a 07 z . . . i also wanted something quiet . . is your setup obnoxiously loud ?

 

Here's another quiet option - Fujitsubo Legalis-R. If you are going for quiet and have HFCs or Test pipes, definitely start off with something very quiet. Removing the stock cats will make any exhaust louder.

Here's mine with stock cats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFj5x...layer_embedded

And here is one with test pipes (excuse the rasp, not mine - just an example)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZVgn8Ou4w

 

Well i can say from having fast intensions resonated TP+ MotorDyne XYZ pipe with resonator and the tanabe medallion touring cat back. Been driving on it sense 2008. Great setup nice and clean almost no rasp and like another member same can be loud when needed but still cruise at 70 and almost no drone. of course i got the system going a lot so i never hear the drone lol. One thing i could say i wouldnt mind something louder and wonder sense it rated at 93dbs. Could it effect numbers?? They used a different packing then other companies used. Im thinking it wouldnt hurt flow to make the exhaust quieter.

 

1534, your car sounds and looks sweet . . . i love the legalis r, but its kinda pricey for y pipe back exhaust considering the other cat back options like nismo being around 1k , and also the tanabe touring medallion+ichiba y pipe as under 1k . . .