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I'm looking for feedback on the thermal R&D exhaust, quality sound quality and loudness. Its going on a turbo application so anyone with opinions. Please share

thanks

 

for my stock z6, very well made exhaust. i would deff. buy another one.

it is loud though, but not horrible. probablly a 6 out of 10, 10 being straight pipe and 1 being stock.

as far as the 3inch turbo application, i cant help u with that, i only had a 2.5

 

anyone else?

 

My friend has a thermal r&d on his 92 integra ls, and it sounds deep below 3,000 rpm, and then it screams until 6,500. I personally love the sound, and he has had many compliments on it also.

 

is it a low drone or low tone? there is a diff.. one is annoying and the other sounds good.. personally there are a lot 60khm roads around here.. i heard some exahust that drone like crazy...

 

I have the thermal on my EM2, and its significantly louder than stock on my car in particular.

Also had the thermal on my GS-t Eclipse. Hardly any drone at highway speeds. Just a pleseant hum.

I have pics if needed.

 

i had it on my turbo'd B16 hatch. was loud as crap, but sounded good and flowed very well. after a while you dont notice it anymore, unless you go on a bit of a road trip your ears will hurt.

 

Had a Thermal 2.5" with a test pipe and Comptech 4-2-1 on my B16 hatch. Wayyy too loud for my tastes.

car was wrecked in April so meh. Go Apexi WS2

 

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Ive had the APEXi, VERY good quality. But its only a coated mild steel. The Thermal is a full stainless. Plus, the WS2 MAY be too quiet for someone looking for sound quality. But with a test pipe, Im not sure on how loud it would be. Much louder than stock, but im not sure about its drone and raspiness.

 

friend had the 3 inch thermal R&D on his turbo'ed RSX, sounded really nice. Sound was deep and not to loud at all. I am sure he would recommend it again. Fit was good too from what I remember

 

Ive only had a slight fittiment issue with mine. Cannot figure out why the exhaust makes the rear mount bushings at the back bumper rub on the frame rail.

 

I ordered mine on Monday, it should be here any day now, I'll report back with my impressions.

 

sounds good..

anyone with sound clips on a turbo b series?

 

my turbo apexi n1 setup is quiter than my buddys turbo app. thermal. I only have a sound clip idling and a little rev on my n1, none of the thermal. my n1 sounds stock on the freeway and stated before the thermal has a drone.

 

Got mine in last Monday, and I'm nothing but impressed. The welds look a little sloppy, but the sound and style of the exhaust more than make up for it.

It's has a quiet hum, when you're just driving normally, but when at WOT it opens up to that "perfect" note without any "breakup-weedeater-on-a-rampage" garbage that the N1 is known for.

 

get a clip!!!


i wanna hear

did you do anyhighway driving yet? any crazy dronning?

 

I'm taking my car to the track this weekend and I'll have my friend record it.
On the highway the "holy crap i can't hear my radio droning noise" that everyone talks about is non-existent for me. It's not bad at all... I'd say it's a quiet hum, similar to what you'd here in an R32 Golf.