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exhaust drone solutions?
exhaust drone solutions?
So i have owned the tanabe medallion exhaust for about 4k miles now. as much as i love the exhaust it drones. yes its supposedly the quietest of the exhaust and others say there tanabe does not drone. but i cruise around town generally in between the 2-3k range, where you can hear it the most. most of the times i tell myself get over it and exhaust is the sex.
my question is there any way to resolve this problem? aside from a)turn the music up. b) get a different exhaust. c) what did you expect from an aftermarket exhaust (my favorite).
the simple fact is that i really do enjoy this exhaust and its sound. ive researched it a little bit and found some solutions but it involves welding and cutting and at this point i rather not do that.
thanks for any info.
my question is there any way to resolve this problem? aside from a)turn the music up. b) get a different exhaust. c) what did you expect from an aftermarket exhaust (my favorite).
the simple fact is that i really do enjoy this exhaust and its sound. ive researched it a little bit and found some solutions but it involves welding and cutting and at this point i rather not do that.
thanks for any info.
Last edited by fluxx; Jun 6, 2008 at 09:54 PM.
Just curious...could the exhaust wrap that Caymandive used do anything for the drone?
See his thread here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=358895
See his thread here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=358895
Actually the exhaust wrap does nothing for drone, but removing the secondary cats actually reduced the drone. I was quite happily surprised.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
Last edited by caymandive; Jun 7, 2008 at 12:43 PM.
Actually the exhaust wrap does nothing for drone, but removing the secondary cats actually reduced the drone. I was quite happily surprised.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
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Actually the exhaust wrap does nothing for drone, but removing the secondary cats actually reduced the drone. I was quite happily surprised.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
The exhaust wrap I found deepens up the exhaust and maybe reduced the sound level by a decibel, but the primary reason for the exhaust wrap was to get rid of a resonance sound that seems inherent if the upper portion of the mid pipe is bare. The OEM heat shielding acts as a sound dampener as well as a thermal barrier. So my advice if you remove secondary cats is to make sure the shop keeps that shielding in place.
I LOVE the sound of my exhaust now. It's perfect at all rpms and is very very deep in tone with no rasp and significantly less drone.
New exhaust video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWH6yj8rDRg
haha...
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