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Old 01-09-04, 12:20 AM
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Well, my exhaust finally arrived from Japan. CARSON TUNED CAT-BACK EXHAUST & MID-PIPE Please note that this "mid-pipe" is a prototype made and will be available in the near future. Steve Ganz is working very hard with a company in Japan to get this stuff into production and shipped to the states.

Installation on this exhaust setup will take place very soon. I will post undercar pics and my thoughts about the sound, HP and install. All I can say is that this exhaust looks to beautiful to put under the car. The welds on the exhaust and pipes are very high quality and I have no doubt this badboy will fit like a glove.

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Carson Tuned Exhaust made by Kimura...
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shot of the angled tips...
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closeup of the weld. Can't ask for anything better than that...
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Woah...those look really do look too beautiful to put under the car. And that welding job is just absolutely flawless. You're a lucky guy to have the first Carson-Tuned exhaust setup Ken.
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looks good! would steve develop stuff for the v8?
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Wow nice. And looks like the front pipe also removes your very restrictive first catalytic converter too. I think this setup alone is worth about 20hp.
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Very impressive!! Cant wait to see it on the car
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LXO, when Gordon told me that Carson had its own exhaust line, I had no idea would be so nice looking, as others have said, it appears to be top notch!

Since the pics make it hard to judge, what is the size of the cans? Looks to be about the size of RMM.

Good job man
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That indeed looks absolutely georgeous!!!
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Looks great. Can't wait for sound reviews (and installed pics ).
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Lxo, the set up looks really good!!! I hope there making a V8 line!!!
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WOW!! Looks sweet!!

What the hell are you waiting for....I'd be under the car mounting these babies past midnight....LOL!!
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Beautiful exhaust...what was the damage $$$?
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Originally posted by rominl
looks good! would steve develop stuff for the v8?
Excluding the custom midpipe, the exhaust should also fit the v8. The Tanabe exhaust, for instance, includes the same center resonator back section + mufflers and it fits both the GS300/400.


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