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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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I am debating on selling/trading my exhaust for a quieter setup (or maybe back to stock).

Could you guys rank what would be the quietest to loudest?
OEM, Tanabe, Fujitsubo, Wald, F-Sport, Greddy and HKS

I keep hearing Tanabe and Fujitsubo are the quietest outside OEM.
Youtube just doesn’t do any justice in terms of sound.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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For me Fujistubo is the quietest exhaust beside stock. You sometime dont realize it there and it never annoy even on inclines.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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I cant comment on every exhaust, but to my knoledge this is how I would rank them. Quietest to loudest: OEM, Tanabe, Greddy, F-Sport, HKS
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Quietest to loudest in my opinion would be stock, Fujitsubo, Tanabe, Greddy, F-Sport, Wald, and HKS. I originally had an Invidia Midpipe and HKS Hi-Power but still didn't think that was loud enough.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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I'm thinking about getting an M2. I just cant see myself paying 700$ for an axle back. Does the M2 at least have a noticeable tone to it? I have my res deleted also.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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^ With the resonator delete you've done, it'll have a noticeable tone over stock.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Looks like I am leaning towards the tanabe right now. Would you guys consider Wald to be on the louder side of the spectrum?
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Yeah Wald is loud but who wants to pay 1,200 for an axle back?
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Toxicxk23
I'm thinking about getting an M2. I just cant see myself paying 700$ for an axle back. Does the M2 at least have a noticeable tone to it? I have my res deleted also.
it's super quiet.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by A_Grasso
Yeah Wald is loud but who wants to pay 1,200 for an axle back?
If you can find one used that is.

I haven't seen a WALD exhaust for sale in a bit!
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 06:49 AM
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wald is nice.. but expensive :/
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
If you can find one used that is.

I haven't seen a WALD exhaust for sale in a bit!
What if I said I had one and debating on selling/trading it?
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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quietest= oem
loudest= remove your whole exhaust assembly
inbetween= i will add borla and magnaflow

Last edited by birador; Jun 9, 2012 at 09:29 AM.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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Looks like I'll need to start saving for an HKS. I want it loud! lol How much clearance will I have with the ground if I'm lowered on H&Rs?
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Toxicxk23
Looks like I'll need to start saving for an HKS. I want it loud! lol How much clearance will I have with the ground if I'm lowered on H&Rs?
The HKS Hi-Power hangs the lowest. You can see half the muffler from the side almost. I'm lowered 1.4" and the exhaust tip barely clears most parking stumps when I back up into parking spots.
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