M2 performance axlebacks for sc300/sc400
09-12-13, 02:20 PM
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M2 performance axlebacks for sc300/sc400
Just wondering if anybody knew about the m2 performance axlebacks. They look like the top speed pro 1, which looks like Tanabe medallions. I've heard the top speed pro 1 is pretty good quality, just wanted to know If anyone knows if the m2 is the same/just as good.
09-12-13, 10:53 PM
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I have these on my NA SC300 with the factory resonators and they absolutely do not sound like crap. I listened to many, many aftermarket exhausts on 2JZ-GE cars (no NA-T) and for the money these were great hands down. They also look good on the car-- they don't overwhelm the body lines so as to draw more attention individually than to the car as a whole.
On an SC400 I find many more axle-back mufflers sound good simply because that's a characteristic of all V8's. For an inline-six engine it's not as easy.
I am not familiar with the other brands you're comparing them to but take my word for it-- they sound great on an SC300.
On an SC400 I find many more axle-back mufflers sound good simply because that's a characteristic of all V8's. For an inline-six engine it's not as easy.
I am not familiar with the other brands you're comparing them to but take my word for it-- they sound great on an SC300.
09-13-13, 04:38 AM
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I emailed top speed and yet said they were out of stock until mod October. Does anyone know if there is a difference between the top speeds and the m2s? I want them for my sc400 btw
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09-13-13, 07:42 AM
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I installed M2 Axleback on my 400 and they look great. The muffler shop that installed them could not believe the price I paid ($249 shipped) and the quality. As for sound I still have all 3 resonators on and the sound is good but I do get a little drone at low speed (35-45). Might remove back resonators to get a little more volume and rumble.
09-13-13, 09:18 AM
#10
they sound ok at idle just like magnaflows but sound like crap when on the gas just like magnaflows
sounds better on v8 but doesnt rev high which shows the rasp not even reving past 1600
gs300 he doesnt wanna rev which shows the rasp
magnaflow even worse
post #460 top speed pro....crap
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...thread-31.html
sounds better on v8 but doesnt rev high which shows the rasp not even reving past 1600
gs300 he doesnt wanna rev which shows the rasp
magnaflow even worse
post #460 top speed pro....crap
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...thread-31.html
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09-13-13, 10:26 AM
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why top speed pro?its pretty much the same from what ive heard its crap again its my opinion alot of people like magnaflows but i personally hate them with a passion i dont even want to let my skin touch a magnaflow muffler...click listen to the last link for pro speed mufflers
09-14-13, 12:41 AM
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I just listened to all the above videos and I'm still scratching my head as to how those examples sound bad. The Magnaflow sounds completely different. I will say that it looks like the GS300 M2 design is a canister versus the SC300/400 M2's traditional oval muffler design. That may have something to do with it.
If I have time in the next couple of days I will record my own car for comparison with some professional film sound equipment I have and synch that to my video. I've often felt that impressions of how an exhaust system sounds based off watching the truncated and clipped range of sound from a camera phone's compressed video is a poor representation of what you'd actually hear in person.
Most exhaust setups sound either way too loud or tinny/raspy on non-turbo JZ inline six vehicles. Everything changes though once you have a turbocharger interrupting the exhaust stream.
If I have time in the next couple of days I will record my own car for comparison with some professional film sound equipment I have and synch that to my video. I've often felt that impressions of how an exhaust system sounds based off watching the truncated and clipped range of sound from a camera phone's compressed video is a poor representation of what you'd actually hear in person.
Most exhaust setups sound either way too loud or tinny/raspy on non-turbo JZ inline six vehicles. Everything changes though once you have a turbocharger interrupting the exhaust stream.