Ken167

Ive had my IS350 5 mos now and its an excellent car--sporty, luxurious, and reliable. But the stock exhaust is too quiet. I see so many aftermarket exhausts for these cars on ebay, CARID, Autoanything, etc. I want a cat back exhaust that is the quietest out there, the most affordable, and will give some extra power.

Please advise!!

metaleckz

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Tanabe
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cotswold

Do not consider Magnaflow exhaust, I got one a few years back, loved the way it sounded when I installed it.
After 6 months, it was driving me crazy. The drone was so bad I couldn't hear the radio with the windows down .
I was glad I kept my stock exhaust. My advice is to try and listen to as many as different systems as you can before
purchasing anything, you will save yourself the pain and money.

Aspect

Tanabe Medallion Touring
Tanabe Medalion Touring Exhaust for 2006-2013 Lexus IS250 & IS350 - YouTube

Keo

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-Tanabe Medallion Touring
-Fujitsubo Legalis Elegant

Do research on exhaust, The Forums is a world to discover before bumping a frequent question post please.

Official Exhaust Thread - https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ease-help.html

Wunko

I was looking into getting the Tanabe Medallion Touring as well since it's not too loud and reasonably priced.

604GSE21

Greddy Supreme SP... this is the updated version of SP Elite or Spectrum Elite.. looks like it is still under development though...
http://greddy.com/products/exhausts/supreme-sp/

SeanO

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I have the Tanabe Medallion exhaust and I absolutely love it..

I had F sport on my 08 250 and I didn't like how loud it was..

Tanabe going for usually $650 on ebay as well

bbaugher47

Good eye to catch that new greddy. Very exciting. Greddys are typically quiet .

Koolsport

As most will agree, and so do I..the Tanabe Medallion Touring.
Not only quiet but deeper & louder than stock, exceptional quality and beautifully made, you'll love the nice tailpipes they're larger than the stock ones and the mufflers are good to look at also.
Reasonably priced, I love my Tanabe Medallions.
One of my best upgrades!

Koolsport

Sorry reread your post, the Tanabe Medallion touring is only a axle back exhaust not a cat back exhaust.

Tro209

Yeah the Tanabe is good. That or the M2 exhaust from ebay which is essentially a knock off for about $200 or so less last time I checked. But if you want quality then the Tanabe is the way to go

Ken167

Good info! Sounds like Tanabe Medallion is the way to go. Axle back is ok. Do the stock mufflers need to be cut out? Any power gains from Tanabe?

Ken167

I see many exhausts on ebay--this one looks like a Tanabe copy at only $275!
MANZO STAINLESS STEEL AXLEBACK EXHAUST SYSTEM LEXUS IS350 IS350 2006-2013

Koolsport

The stock mufflers don't need to be cut out, its an easy install, the hardest part is removing the rubber hangers and thats not hard either. I just sprayed some lubricant like (wd40) on it and wiggled them off.
The exhaust is just bolt off and bolt on....my son helped me and we did it in about 20-30 minutes.
I would keep your old set up so if you sell the car you can put them back on and sell the Tanabes on the forum.....guaranteed someone would buy them.
I believe they say about 7hp gains....not positive, withe the f-sport intake and the tanabe exhaust it does feel better when accelerating .. plus you get the improved sounds all around.