Ichigo

Installed the Tanabe Medalion Exhaust on my 2IS over the weekend and Ive got to say I am very satisfied with it. Please see the following for my experiences with it so far (sorry for the big pics)

Installation:

Installation took about an hour and a half in total. A friend and I jacked up the car on one side and slid under and unbolted the stock exhaust. The hardest part was getting the exhaust off of the rubber connectors. Those things are on pretty good and took some effort to get off. Once the stock exhaust was removed, it was a cake walk the rest of the way.

We put the tanabe exhaust together(comes in 2 pieces) and from there, it was a straight bolt on and lined up perfect with the car. The only question that came up was this black cylinder connected to the stock exhaust (see pic below). Didnt know what it was for (any help would be appreciated).



Sound:

The stock sound was just too quiet for me. The 2IS has a powerful engine and I wanted to "hear" it. I was hoping for something closer to the G35/350Z sound as opposed to the loud fart can sound. The Tanabe has a nice deep low rumble and sounds very tasteful. At idle, it sounds stock. When you give it some gas, you get a subtle deep tone with no droning at all. Driving on the highway, the sound is noticable, but cabin noise is still very low. If you have your music on, you really have to listen to hear the exhaust.

Overall I am extremely happy with the sound and would recommend this exhaust system for someone who wants a subtle increase in sound.

Drive:

The throttle response is great. Not that the 2IS really needs any more power, but the extra power is noticable and has made driving the car that much more fun. The only problem is that I have started to drive my car more aggresively and my mpg has suffered... oh well.

Appearance:

The stock pipes look OK, but I wasnt too fond of the pipe within a pipe look. The Tanabe canisters have a nice clean look that fill out the back end better. Also, the canisters sit flush with the bumper and the shiny chrome look tons better.


Before:


After:

Dj Rando

damn very nice. I can't wait til I can actually get mine. OOOOOOO VERY EXCITED!

INHOCJP

Nice review. The exhaust looks great

caymandive

iTrader: (2)

Do you have photos of the exhaust at different angles. The one you posted actually turned my stomach inside out. Looks like 2 trumpets sticking out of the rear. I can only assume it's just the angle the photo was taken.

uschardcor

now someone just needs to mix the LMS and tanabe exhausts, to get a true dual standard muffler design exhaust.

seriously LMS wtf were you thinking with those ugly canisters

and cayman your right thats actually kind of the effect those tips give. trumpet/horn style. quite unappealing to me.

i need to make my own exhaust and market it, no one seems to be getting it right yet. :-\

Ichigo

Thats a funny comment ! I do have more pictures from other angles, ill try to post them up later.

caymandive

iTrader: (2)

So what is that black cylinder thingy?

Tony1

That's funny i was thinking the same exact thing!

Great write up!

teejnut

iTrader: (6)

So how does the exhaust sound compared to the 350Z/G35c exhaust? Where are you located in Cali?

ihkskim

can you hear the exhaust on the fwy?

RaZoRaMoN

"Driving on the highway, the sound is noticable, but cabin noise is still very low. If you have your music on, you really have to listen to hear the exhaust. "

Damn now I want one.

Ichigo

Anyone know what this is? I dont think its a sensor because there are no wires coming out of it.

MikeFD3S

I beleive that the black piece on the factory exhaust is a counterweight. The smart folks at Toyota / Lexus did a good job in making sure everything balances out

Ichigo, do you work for Toyota?

I ask because we're right next door to Toyota Nat'l headquarters and all of the employees have the "Moving Forward" or "Passionate Pursuit..." plates. I've never seen those plates on a non-employee car.

I think with the black bumper reflecting off of the brand new tips, it makes the picture look kind of odd. Make sure to keep those tips clean! They're one of the nice finishing touches to the system.

Dj Rando

[QUOTE=Ichigo]Installed the Tanabe Medalion Exhaust on my 2IS over the weekend and Ive got to say I am very satisfied with it. Please see the following for my experiences with it so far (sorry for the big pics)

Installation:

Installation took about an hour and a half in total. A friend and I jacked up the car on one side and slid under and unbolted the stock exhaust. The hardest part was getting the exhaust off of the rubber connectors. Those things are on pretty good and took some effort to get off. Once the stock exhaust was removed, it was a cake walk the rest of the way.

We put the tanabe exhaust together(comes in 2 pieces) and from there, it was a straight bolt on and lined up perfect with the car. The only question that came up was this black cylinder connected to the stock exhaust (see pic below). Didnt know what it was for (any help would be appreciated).

Would you say that there needs to be more than 1 person when you do the install? I am debating whether to put it on myself, or just take it to get it done professionally?

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

sound would be more profound if the resonator were to be replaced