So I'm between the TRD exhaust and Apexi. How would I install the TRD without the resonator if I got that. If I got Apexi, do they have a bolt on system? I just want a bolt on system because I might sell the car in the future and don't want to cut up the exhaust. I also want a bolt on so that I can do it myself.
^lol. Yeah TRD is very nice...but if you want to buy a spanking NEW one...then you might as well get TPR...unless u're a TRD nut. The advantage of a TRD exhaust besides that it's TRD is just that you can find em used for $200-$300 pretty readily.
ya, I checked out Apexi's website, deffinately going with either TRD or TPR, way better gains. How would I install TRD without the resonator, and will it still be sound legal in Cali?
ya, I checked out Apexi's website, deffinately going with either TRD or TPR, way better gains. How would I install TRD without the resonator, and will it still be sound legal in Cali?
Why in the world would you install it without a resonator? It's only going to make it raspy and nasty sounding, and you will not gain ANY power.
ya, I checked out Apexi's website, deffinately going with either TRD or TPR, way better gains. How would I install TRD without the resonator, and will it still be sound legal in Cali?
Why in the world would you install it without a resonator? It's only going to make it raspy and nasty sounding, and you will not gain ANY power.
im also in the same boat. how much loader is TRP, is it really loud like the rice civis i see all the time around me? And where can i find a used trd one for 200-300$ , and wtf is a resonator. lol.
ya, I guess the resonator idea is kinda stupid, but I did manage to find a sound clip of the TPR on here, sounds similar to TRD, but personally, the TRD sounded better, deeper tone and less buzzy sounding.
Thats interesting, I've had numerous reports of TPR sounding deeper than TRD. And thats not accounting for muffler breaking in...it gets even deeper than that...
Consider the quality of the recorder when listening online. I'll be taking vids soon...
TPR Intake! - Injens high end with AEM's low end and NO BOGGING! TPR EXHAUST! - Exhaust made 10.5 whp peak and 32 whp at 6300 on my car!!!
the resonator is another muffler under your car. helps keep the noise down and some other stuff. Its located kinda in the middle of your exhaust line. I was gonn a have mine removed when I got my trd exhaust but decided against it because I didnt want to mess the beautiful sound of my TRD up.
thats the two clips I heard, but I think Easy_C may be right, I think the quality of the recording of the TPR is bad. Still, I would like to get a TRD, because people say you can get it used for 2 or 300. Where, besides ebay, could I find a used TRD?
In all fairness, it's hard to REALLY hear what they sound like based on those clips. Just revving them is a LOT different than being on the road, pulling on the highway. The TRD seems a lot louder & ballsier on the road, as I'm sure the TPR is as well.
Here's some pics of my car's rear. It's a TRD standard length with a TRD rear valence...
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it was the best performing exhaust until tpr came along.
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