This sounds great, would love to hear more clips as well. I prefer the resonated too.

 

Let me see what I can do. I did have a 2nd video of driving with GoPro hooked up just above the exhaust outlet but the camera mount fell off about 1/2 way through the drive … luckily had security rope tied to the mount & camera but second half of video is just a camera swinging around with a glorious V8 wailing away in the background.

 

I’m so torn here. I’m sure a resonated setup is fine, but the extra growl is music to my soul. But, I feel like non resonated is just a fun night out while resonated is the one you take home to mom. Resonated is Tim Toolman Taylor (insert manly grunt) but resonated is Wilson next door…

Heckuva dilemma to have LOL. Oh well.

 

Resonated is still too quiet. Non-resonated is how loud it should have been from the factory.

 

Haha yeah it’s quite the dilemma. I think everyone agrees the OEM setup is entirely too quiet. Would have loved to see a valved option from the factory when in sport mode (see BMW, Supra, etc)

While I absolutely love the sound of a complete exhaust system including headers, and personally find it glorious, I feel a little bad for everyone on my block when I cold-start before sunrise.

 

related, this video always cracks me up!

 

^^^ yes that’s very relevant Hey I feel
like if hes “got it like that,” she dont mind!!

 

For background, it’s a 2 decibel difference between resonated and non-resonated midpipes.

So unless both versions are side by side and you’re standing equidistant from each with a trained ear, you wouldn’t really ever know there is a decibel difference between the two.

But you can definitely tell the difference based on how raspy (mechanical tinniness quality) the exhaust noise is at higher revs and that’s the real choice between the two. That, and some people might want to minimize the chance of extra drone.

 

Exactly, and that's why I prefer the resonated version as it does not sound raspy and more refined in the upper rev range.

 

I know this is kind of random but I hope some day someone (*ahem*.. Maybe Yamaha *ahem*.. TOM’s *ahem* TRD?) reads this forum and comes up with even length headers for this engine so that the exhaust note at least kind of sounds like the LFA. I think the exhaust would have to be non-resonated though.

 

PPE already has one for the IS500 but I don't know a single person who's installed it. I would take a Yamaha one but I doubt they have time for this. They're probably busy making the next gen thing for Toyota/Lexus or pianos.

 

I believe Novel has FBO for the RC-F, GS-F, and IS-F that sounds like an LFA. Quite beautiful sound. Wondering if the Novel headers for the RC-F would fit the IS500?

 

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Very nice. Good call!

 

Funny how this sounds like my fellow guitar buddies nerding out on new pickups or a new guitar! Different Vice, same conversations. Love it!