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Old 03-21-14, 04:26 PM
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I recently installed my F sport exhaust on my 350is, I know its only axle back, but do we still have to disconnect the battery and reset the ECU. The Lexus instruction manual did not mention anything about resetting the ECU.
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Let us know how you like the sound! I'm looking for exhausts for my 350 as well right now and might just end up going with the F sport as well. If possible post a video! .. sorry i don't have your answer
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No you don't need to reset ECU.
there is nothing the car needs to relearn.
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Post a video of the sound from your new f sport exhaust system.
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Originally Posted by gvan1998
I recently installed my F sport exhaust on my 350is, I know its only axle back, but do we still have to disconnect the battery and reset the ECU. The Lexus instruction manual did not mention anything about resetting the ECU.

I would. It doesnt hurt. It can only make things better imo
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Yup I will tomorrow
Old 03-23-14, 08:23 PM
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As promised inside cabin videos of F sport exhaust
Cold startup



If I had to describe the sound level, it similar to infiniti g35 sound level. maybe a bit louder. I love it, not too loud or not too quite.
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very nice.
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wow. sounds really loud!!

the drone seem really obvious at low speed? does it feel that way in actual experience?
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Yeah, I guess it's hard to gauge how loud it is from the video without any kind of baseline. It certainly dominates the recording.
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Wow, it is loud in the interior at startup, but not too bad when you are driving. I am still torn on whether I want this or not and may have to hear in person... Gvan where are you in MD?
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Thanks for posting the vid. I was really on the fence about it, but at this point I'm too worried I'd find the cruise drone to be too much. I kind of like the whisper quiet interior at cruise speeds right now. Maybe it's not as loud as it seems in the video, but I've no way to try before I buy. Cancelled my order for now...
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cold startups are always much louder than warmed up
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Any chance you can post a video where you run it up to redline and shift to 2nd Gear? curious how much different it sounds in the cabin. I actually like the sound stock at high rpm ( airbox and exhaust) wondering if its a very big difference.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by yycdave
Thanks for posting the vid. I was really on the fence about it, but at this point I'm too worried I'd find the cruise drone to be too much. I kind of like the whisper quiet interior at cruise speeds right now. Maybe it's not as loud as it seems in the video, but I've no way to try before I buy. Cancelled my order for now...
"cruise drone" that you referred to happens only when driven up the hill. When driven on the flat road no drone while cruising. This is my observation of F-Sport exhaust.


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