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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:42 AM
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Ordered from Ebay for a whopping $200 delivered and it rocks (had to try it). It is a tanabe clone but sounds great and looks great. No mods required, bolts right up. A nice deep tone and gets aggressive at high acceleration. Not sure about the quality of the stainless. its impossible to tell so early but will report.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Im interested in hearing to see if you hear droning on the highway. Any vids?
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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i wonder if you would be able to tell between that and the f-sport
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Looking good, just got an M2 myself for the 350 and installed last weekend...it's been great for the 200 dollar price tag. Truly a Tanabe clone, nice tone on acceleration, no drone at all and nice looking tips and mufflers. While I did initially have concerns about fitment being a "knockoff", I was very impressed with how well it bolted up. I'll take some pics and sound clips when I have time, but no regrets at all and for the price it's worth a try!
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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Where did you get it for $200? Everywhere is above 200. Also would like to hear a video clip of it.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by kanklez
Where did you get it for $200? Everywhere is above 200. Also would like to hear a video clip of it.
e bay not sure if i'm allowed to post a link here directly but if you search lexus is350 exhaust it's the top on the list, 120 dollars buy it now with 80 bucks shipping. The seller is surewinproducts.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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This time living in hawaii is an epic fail. They don't ship here and the other companies want minimum $230 + $150 for shipping. Guess I'll just go buy a tanabe
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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so no fitment issues???? no leakes??? how long did it take to ship???
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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looks exactly like mine.....they probably just list it under a different product name when orders get low
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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Yep I think they are all the same, M2, Top Speed Pro-1, etc. No fitment issues, leaks or anything - only small issue was my left side muffler was sitting slightly low (same issue as Tanabe users seem to have) but I fixed that with zipties for a temporary remedy until I have time to get it back up on ramps and readjust at the flange. Shipping was fast for me but I'm in socal, same as the seller on ebay.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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So I'm guessing it being a Tanabe clone, it sounds the basically like a Tanabe? I was hoping it'd be more on the HKS hi-power sound in terms of DB's. I like loud exhausts, but looking for one that has the form factor of a Tanabe. I've had HKS Hi-Power before, and didn't like the look, but liked the sound
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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^ Then F Sport with Invidia mid pipe is your answer.
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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I bought this exhaust but still havent installed it, ill try to post a video. I believe its going to sound good since I also got K&N typhoon intake!
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Old May 3, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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interested as well. drones? video clips?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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I was about to get the Tanabe, until I saw this. Waiting for vids and more pics, please!?!
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