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Installing new exhaust on my 2006 GS430

Old 03-05-15, 11:54 AM
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hey TRD i hope you'll post a video on yours too. i so want to upgrade my exhaust on my GS460 now too...
Old 03-05-15, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by warandcar
hey TRD i hope you'll post a video on yours too. i so want to upgrade my exhaust on my GS460 now too...
I will once I get it on. Should be in by Monday, hopefully installed by the weekend The plan is to leave the resonators on, but knowing me, they'll come off, haha.
Old 03-05-15, 12:01 PM
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yeah take them off… you could always weld them back on if you don't like them… plus if you don't take them off, you'll always be wondering if you should've… i think its a little quiet with them on, but then again haven't heard it with them off…still wondering...
Old 03-05-15, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by warandcar
yeah take them off… you could always weld them back on if you don't like them… plus if you don't take them off, you'll always be wondering if you should've… i think its a little quiet with them on, but then again haven't heard it with them off…still wondering...
This is the reason I've been so curious about the Invidia mid pipes. I'm sure it would be cheaper to have a shop just weld some replacement pipe. I am very curious how much the sound would change without that resonator.
Old 03-05-15, 12:11 PM
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it'll make a big difference… listen to yogi exhaust. this is what i want mine to sound like!

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ipe-gs430.html
Old 03-05-15, 12:12 PM
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thats sounds mean… also sounds like it won't pass smog inspection.. haha
Old 03-05-15, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by warandcar
but too bad i'm in california… the most emissions unfriendly state
Originally Posted by warandcar
thats sounds mean… also sounds like it won't pass smog inspection.. haha
In California, our best option is the F-Sport exhaust.
Old 03-05-15, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by warandcar
thats sounds mean… also sounds like it won't pass smog inspection.. haha
I'm in Cali too my man... Anything after cats should be fine, just as long as cats are OEM then you should be fine, anything after cats is all upto you. After my HKS install, I'm still debating myself whether or not I should get invidia mid-pipes or megan mid-pipes. I'm leaning towards invidia though but other than that... Heres after the install.

Sorry for thread jacking kenne01, lol I figured to post since we both got ours one day apart and waste of thread if I'd made one.


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Old 03-06-15, 08:05 AM
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wow lovethatV8… looks great… can we get a rear shot?
hks sounds expensive...
Old 03-13-15, 09:01 AM
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I just bought one from ebay too for a great price. Did you needed to adapt a 02 sensor on the pipe ?
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Got my Manzo exhaust in the other day, and the tips look like they gave a 10 yr old a welder and grinder, then told them to do their best Were yours mangled up much at all? Also, the Manzo logos are on the right side of each tip, so the passenger's side has it on the outside, but the driver's is on the inside. Here are a few pics.
Attached Thumbnails Installing new exhaust on my 2006 GS430-manzo1.jpg   Installing new exhaust on my 2006 GS430-manzo2.jpg   Installing new exhaust on my 2006 GS430-manzo3.jpg  

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id return it...
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Originally Posted by TRD_Power
Got my Manzo exhaust in the other day, and the tips look like they gave a 10 yr old a welder and grinder, then told them to do their best Were yours mangled up much at all? Also, the Manzo logos are on the right side of each tip, so the passenger's side has it on the outside, but the driver's is on the inside. Here are a few pics.
Yea my Manzo had a few imperfections on the edges of the tips, But I really didn't care I got it pretty darn cheap on ebay and I wanted it more for sound than looks since my car is my daily driver. Still looks better than the 9 year old exhaust on the car
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Installed it, then reinstalled my stock exhaust 4 hours later, haha. It was nice, but just not for me. Going to toss it up for sale in the classifieds later (if I can't return it) for cheap. I really just like the quietness of the stock exhaust better, I suppose
Old 03-17-15, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TRD_Power
Installed it, then reinstalled my stock exhaust 4 hours later, haha. It was nice, but just not for me. Going to toss it up for sale in the classifieds later (if I can't return it) for cheap. I really just like the quietness of the stock exhaust better, I suppose
Really? I thought it wasn't much louder than stock, unless the 460 is different from my 430.

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