View Poll Results: Is the left side of your F-Sport exhaust louder and have more drone then the right?
Yes, there is a noticiable difference
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3
13.04%
I dont have an F-Sport Exhaust
14
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F-Sport Exhaust Sound: Driver vs Passenger
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F-Sport Exhaust Sound: Driver vs Passenger
I just got my used F-Sport Exhaust and I installed it over the weekend. When it was time to give it a test run I immediately said WOW this is stupid loud! I drove it all over and I was super worried that every one I passed by would like there was some stupid civic huffing and puffing away. However when I let my brother drive and I rode shotgun the exhaust sounded amazing! It was perfect! I drove it again later that night but I started to get used to it, and it did not seem as loud as before.
Today going to work I started to enjoy it! I think it is funny that I do think the driver's side is a bit obnoxious but I still roll down my windows and leave the radio off. It is like I love hearing it even though it may be excessive
So the question is: Is your F-Sport Exhaust louder/more drone on the left(us driver) side then the right? I am worried that my exhaust has some sort of issue. The very interesting thing is that the right side is the muffled side of the exhaust so shouldn't it be softer?
Today going to work I started to enjoy it! I think it is funny that I do think the driver's side is a bit obnoxious but I still roll down my windows and leave the radio off. It is like I love hearing it even though it may be excessive
So the question is: Is your F-Sport Exhaust louder/more drone on the left(us driver) side then the right? I am worried that my exhaust has some sort of issue. The very interesting thing is that the right side is the muffled side of the exhaust so shouldn't it be softer?
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I heard somewhere that the right exhaust is a dummy, which might explain why its not as loud as the left (driver's) side - don't quote me on this since I follow several other forums as well, but maybe some others can chime in?
Also, the best way to gauge how loud your exhaust is is by having someone drive by/pull away while you're standing outside.
Also, the best way to gauge how loud your exhaust is is by having someone drive by/pull away while you're standing outside.
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Go stand a few feet behind it and have you buddy floor it and you will melt to the ground in bliss.
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I heard somewhere that the right exhaust is a dummy, which might explain why its not as loud as the left (driver's) side - don't quote me on this since I follow several other forums as well, but maybe some others can chime in?
Also, the best way to gauge how loud your exhaust is is by having someone drive by/pull away while you're standing outside.
Also, the best way to gauge how loud your exhaust is is by having someone drive by/pull away while you're standing outside.
I did stand out side while my bro drove by and it had a good noise, I think i need more of this testing to convince myself it will never sound like a civic coffee can when I drive by people
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On little throttle input speed @ 35-40mph & revs@1.3-1.5k there is some serious vooom (drone) Then if I punch to 2k revs to accelerate it makes a completely different and awesome noise. I also think there is another drone at ~2.5k but going faster (40+ mph)
Can you guys agree that these are the two drone zones?
Here is my F-Sport Exhaust Drone Flowchart
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Yup the right side is just a test pipe essentially. This thread has every thing you need to know about the difference between F-Sport and Lexus HKS including pictures enjoy!!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ds-inside.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ds-inside.html
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Yup the right side is just a test pipe essentially. This thread has every thing you need to know about the difference between F-Sport and Lexus HKS including pictures enjoy!!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ds-inside.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ds-inside.html
In other news the exhaust passed the hardest test of all, The Girlfriend test. I kept asker her if she liked the sound, all she could say was that it was not quiet anymore and that she thinks I shouldn't have gotten it. I then asked if it sounded like crap and she said softly and reluctantly said no I think she likes it just a little!
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Yup but wouldn't that make that side(right) louder then the left muffled side? What I and others, as my poll seems to confirm, is that the opposite is true. The left side is louder!
In other news the exhaust passed the hardest test of all, The Girlfriend test. I kept asker her if she liked the sound, all she could say was that it was not quiet anymore and that she thinks I shouldn't have gotten it. I then asked if it sounded like crap and she said softly and reluctantly said no I think she likes it just a little!
In other news the exhaust passed the hardest test of all, The Girlfriend test. I kept asker her if she liked the sound, all she could say was that it was not quiet anymore and that she thinks I shouldn't have gotten it. I then asked if it sounded like crap and she said softly and reluctantly said no I think she likes it just a little!
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at2.5k rpm.
Basically I am really liking this bad boy and it is not as loud as I first came to realize.
I really think there is just a sudden shock from being whisper quiet to awesome performance car noise. Once you realize its ok for your car to sound awesome you come to accept it. I will see if I can post a daily driving video shortly.
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It really is not a drone. I was so used to nothing coming from my engine(at low rpm) that any constant noise was too loud and a drone. I have come to enjoy the below 40 MPH @ ~1.4k ron noise. And sometimes I do step on it to hear it really purr on me
at2.5k rpm.
Basically I am really liking this bad boy and it is not as loud as I first came to realize.
I really think there is just a sudden shock from being whisper quiet to awesome performance car noise. Once you realize its ok for your car to sound awesome you come to accept it. I will see if I can post a daily driving video shortly.
at2.5k rpm.
Basically I am really liking this bad boy and it is not as loud as I first came to realize.
I really think there is just a sudden shock from being whisper quiet to awesome performance car noise. Once you realize its ok for your car to sound awesome you come to accept it. I will see if I can post a daily driving video shortly.
So, while I can't do a cool chart like the one above - I give you....
F-Sport Exhaust
Quite Stock Exhaust + Getting Use to It + Break In = Great, Deep, Sport sounding exhaust note