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Invidia Gemini Exhaust vs. Tanabe Medallion Touring ?

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Old 07-16-2010, 08:39 PM
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Invidia Gemini Exhaust vs. Tanabe Medallion Touring ?

So ive looked at a couple threads talking about each of the exhausts but I still cant see the distinct pros and cons for each of the exhausts. (partly because im newer to the modding scene and I dont know some of the terminology)

Ive heard audio clips for both of them and they both sounds pretty nice and close to what im looking for but which one do you guys think would be a better fit to the requirements : no drone , no rasp, not too obnoxious(but noticeable), and a nice deeep purr to try to avoid the 2 fast 2 furious types of things

correct me if im wrong but tanabes is roughly $600 and the invidia one is around $900ish?

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Old 07-16-2010, 09:13 PM
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invidia sounds amazing. How much can we get for our stock exhausts??
 
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Old 07-16-2010, 10:23 PM
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tanabe is "axle back" and invidia is "catback" (i think...)
 
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Old 07-17-2010, 02:40 AM
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I wish I could hear a passby or drive off of the Tanabe, but I think the Tanabes make more sense over the Invidia since I doubt the cat-back pipes are worth $300 extra.
 
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Originally Posted by Ditchdrinker
I wish I could hear a passby or drive off of the Tanabe, but I think the Tanabes make more sense over the Invidia since I doubt the cat-back pipes are worth $300 extra.

yeah that whole exhaust set is kinda on the expensive side for a normal guy like me. sounds nice though....
 
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Old 07-17-2010, 05:33 PM
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invidia + 1000!
 
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Old 07-18-2010, 02:54 AM
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I know the Invidia wont work on an AWD sedan, does anyone know if the axle back would?
 
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Old 07-18-2010, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by terfer
I know the Invidia wont work on an AWD sedan, does anyone know if the axle back would?

I am not absolutely sure, but I can't fathom why an axle back, which from my understanding is just mufflers and exhaust tips, wouldn't fit/couldn't be made to fit on a G35x.
 
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Old 07-18-2010, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by terfer
I know the Invidia wont work on an AWD sedan,
WAT?
 
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Old 07-18-2010, 01:17 PM
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I love my Invidia Q300 or now I guess it's called Gemini. Sounds very smooth. Only takes about 1-3 mintues to warm up and ZERO rasp. No drone on city or highway driving. Big increase on performance as well. I went and got a tune after having it installed along with my stillen gen 2 and am currently around 270rwhp and 250lb/ft tq. while still keeping the cabin pretty quite.
 
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Originally Posted by lak3shor3_slat3
I love my Invidia Q300 or now I guess it's called Gemini. Sounds very smooth. Only takes about 1-3 mintues to warm up and ZERO rasp. No drone on city or highway driving. Big increase on performance as well. I went and got a tune after having it installed along with my stillen gen 2 and am currently around 270rwhp and 250lb/ft tq. while still keeping the cabin pretty quite.

Was it easy to install? and how much did you purchase it for? roughly. I kind of like the invidia one better but the price is pretty high
 
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Old 07-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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I don't think you can compare with those 2 clips as one is for the coupe and one is for the sedan. A Tanabe exhaust on a sedan won't sound close to what that clip sounds like.
 
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never tried any other exhaust on the G but my Invidia is nice and I love it. Love the way it sounds and not too loud. can barely hear it cursing 70 on freeway. you cant go wrong the Invidia. It was very easy to install as well. Took me and my friend no more than 2 hours.
 
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Old 07-19-2010, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by hohoho821
Was it easy to install? and how much did you purchase it for? roughly. I kind of like the invidia one better but the price is pretty high
paid a mech. i know to do it 30min install and for $30. I got it on eBay i think it may have been the same guy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INVID...Q5fAccessories

try an offer at like $815 and you should get it. if i remember excattly thats what i did.
 
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damn i live in cali and theres a 9.75% tax as well. and $57 ground shipping. even at $815 thats well over 900
 


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