so im drivin down the road and i started hearing a leak in my exhaust, i figured it was just the connecting bolts coming loose, so i paid no mind to it, then like 3 miles later i hear something brake loose and my exhaust hits the ground, starts dragging and was completely busted open!!!!!! i come to find out that the exhaust broke in half, right before the mid silencer , where the 2 hangers hold the exhaust up in the middle of the car, it is 2 month old super racing medallion, on my g2 thats lowered, but the lowering has nothing to do with it, it just broke where the weld is, now i have to have it rewelded, which im pissed off because this should have never happed, just thought i would share this with everyone that is considering gettin that exhaust, in my opinion, if i had money to throw away on an exhaust right now i would just buy a new one.........

 

that sucks!!!!!!!!

i hate tanabe exhausts...i want an apex n1

 

Man that really sucks.... it sucks even more when I own one on my car. But speaking of exhaust, what type of tanabe exhaust did you put on? I have the hyper medallion on mine......

 

its super racing medallion i noted that in the original post.......

 

Did you contact Tanabe? That would be the first thing I would do. If it was a manufacturing defect, you're entitled to a replacement.

 

damn that sucks, and i was thinking of getting a tanabe exhaust myself.

 

Damn, must be those salty roads in Maryland.....

 

well my girlfriends uncle is a certified mechanic thankfully and has a welder, so i took it to him today to have it rewelded, he said it was the worst weld he has ever seen on an exhaust system, so he just rewelded it for me and it should be fine now, still the trouble i had to go through, and think about driving down the road with your exhaust dragging the ground!!!!!!! especially after you only had it for 2 months.........

 

Ive had my tanabe for almost a year now and ive never had a problem with it. Sry to hear that man, someone was sleeping on the job when they made urs

 

wouldnt have troulbe if you gone stock... hehe j/k

If you bought it new, and have the receipts, i'd go back to the store with complaints

 

well i ordered it from enjuku racing in florida, and they sent it directly from tanabe because they didnt have it in stock there, it was the cheapest i could find, aside from the stupid extension piece you need for 92-93, but i should have kept it stock, i think once i get my motor and turbo in im gonna sell the car and buy a wrx..........

 

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do you remember the price by any chance??
I'm trying to find an RM(or HKS Hiper) for at least $520 shipped...but thats not looking good so far

 

yea it was $509.95 plus shipping was $40

 

damn man. I appreciate the heads up. I was just about to buy the Tanabe Super Hyper Medallion. Its not the same thing, but same brand, and i wouldnt want to take any chances.

 

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yeah sounds like the usual, thanks man

 

no problem man, i guess i just got the 5pm on friday exhaust, whoever made it wanted to get done in a hurry and welded it like ****, oh well maybe a 3 inch thermal could be a possibility in the future for this crazy turbo setup im about to run in my car...........

 

damn that sucks man! i've had the tsrm for about 6 months and i haven't had any problems with it, it's the best out there imo. You must of just got the lemon of the litter. good luck with the weld but i would bit*h someone out at tanabe if i was u.

 

its not really worth the time to bitch anyone out, nor is it worth it to take the exhaust off and send it back, its still brand new other then that weld braking and its rewelded now, so im good to go, i would rather just take the time to tell people what happened so maybe they will reconsider buying the exhaust which would result in the company losing sales, i wont buy from them again thats for sure..........

 

i got my racing medallion cat-back over a year ago..used at that..for $180 from import auto salvage. give them a call and talk to randy...in the bfast products portion of the building...