Stock or Coupe Midpipe w/ HKS Axleback?
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Stock or Coupe Midpipe w/ HKS Axleback?
I just ordered an HKS Sport Exhaust for my V35 sedan, and I currently have a coupe midpipe installed. Does anyone have any input on the sound differences between the HKS with either the stock sedan midpipe versus a coupe midpipe w/ HKS?
I don't want it to be too loud and I don't like drone very much.
My initial thoughts are that unless the coupe midpipe makes the HKS sing incredibly more than the stock midpipe does, i'm going to sell it and try and offset the cost of the muffler.
I don't want it to be too loud and I don't like drone very much.
My initial thoughts are that unless the coupe midpipe makes the HKS sing incredibly more than the stock midpipe does, i'm going to sell it and try and offset the cost of the muffler.
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At the time I had the HKS I was stock cats, no headers, R2C intake and HR y-pipe. I tried numerous combinations of OEM intake, coupe mid, sedan mid, R2C and none of them got rid of the drone. So I got lucky and scored the prototype Motordyne VQ exhaust with a resonated XYZ mid after I sold the HKS and couldn't be happier.
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Keith, vids are only as good as what they use to record them. Most often it someones phone or Wallmart purchase. Maybe you should hold off buying anything until you can hear members exhaust in person by attending a few meets this spring. Never heard of anyone bragging about there Tanabe exhaust, kinda like the stuff Borla sells.
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Keith, vids are only as good as what they use to record them. Most often it someones phone or Wallmart purchase. Maybe you should hold off buying anything until you can hear members exhaust in person by attending a few meets this spring. Never heard of anyone bragging about there Tanabe exhaust, kinda like the stuff Borla sells.
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I don't want it to be too loud and I don't like drone very much.
That being said, you will get drone (IMO) at highway cruising speeds with a combo of HKS/HR y-pipe/Coupe midpipe. The main culprit is the coupe midpipe. Sounds great with a HR y and a stock muffler. Or by itself. But you add it to the HKS and it won't be pleasant (IMO). I never tried just a HKS/coupe middy combo but from past experience I wouldn't do it.
THOUGH, in normal city driving, I didn't notice anything annoying & punching it (HKS/HR y/coupe middy) sounded beautiful....but cruising at high speeds made me just turn up the music to drown it out. My personal favorite combo was the HR y/coupe middy with a stock muffler. Sounded better than stock and not much drone there.
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^ An HKS muffler is noticeably louder than stock. If you're looking for a slight upgrade in tone - the HKS isn't very subtle. Drone is also very subjective and differs depending on the listener.
That being said, you will get drone (IMO) at highway cruising speeds with a combo of HKS/HR y-pipe/Coupe midpipe. The main culprit is the coupe midpipe. Sounds great with a HR y and a stock muffler. Or by itself. But you add it to the HKS and it won't be pleasant (IMO). I never tried just a HKS/coupe middy combo but from past experience I wouldn't do it.
THOUGH, in normal city driving, I didn't notice anything annoying & punching it (HKS/HR y/coupe middy) sounded beautiful....but cruising at high speeds made me just turn up the music to drown it out. My personal favorite combo was the HR y/coupe middy with a stock muffler. Sounded better than stock and not much drone there.
That being said, you will get drone (IMO) at highway cruising speeds with a combo of HKS/HR y-pipe/Coupe midpipe. The main culprit is the coupe midpipe. Sounds great with a HR y and a stock muffler. Or by itself. But you add it to the HKS and it won't be pleasant (IMO). I never tried just a HKS/coupe middy combo but from past experience I wouldn't do it.
THOUGH, in normal city driving, I didn't notice anything annoying & punching it (HKS/HR y/coupe middy) sounded beautiful....but cruising at high speeds made me just turn up the music to drown it out. My personal favorite combo was the HR y/coupe middy with a stock muffler. Sounded better than stock and not much drone there.
So it sounds like I probably won't like the HKS muffler + Coupe midpipe combo very much. That's fine, since I still have my stock sedan midpipe. I think i'll try the coupe mid first and drive around a bit, then if I don't like it i'll switch to the sedan midpipe. I just hope that's enough to get the best of both worlds (nice look/sound without bad droning). I'm obviously ok with a louder volume (otherwise what's the point), but drone is what I try to avoid. The coupe midpipe drones a little under moderate load/low RPM, but I have learned to live with it and it doesn't bother me much anymore.
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Well I got it installed today. I first installed the HKS with the coupe midpipe already on the car. As was predicted, it was a little loud for my taste. It had a lot of drone, especially on hills at 50mph.
I then swapped the coupe mid for my sedan mid, which quieted things down quite a bit. Drone is vastly improved, although there still is some under certain conditions (like the hill described above).
Since it's a brand new muffler i'm betting it will quiet down some as most mufflers do. Would you agree?
Otherwise it sounds great overall and looks fantastic!
I then swapped the coupe mid for my sedan mid, which quieted things down quite a bit. Drone is vastly improved, although there still is some under certain conditions (like the hill described above).
Since it's a brand new muffler i'm betting it will quiet down some as most mufflers do. Would you agree?
Otherwise it sounds great overall and looks fantastic!
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I just put up a compilation video of my old setup on YouTube last night, and i'm hoping to get videos this weekend of the new setup. We had freezing rain today though so it might be a couple days.
This is the video i just made though:
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