yea, didnt think it would take this lng, lol, but i think it will b worth it. now im just saving money for them headers from rrm. and an intake. from who ever.. cause i dont know, but thats a bit off tpic, blah blah blah.

 

Installed the exhaust yesterday. Very easy install and only took about 20 minutes or so. One thing I will suggest to those of you that are ordering it or have one installed...Be careful with the mount and how close the tip is to the bumper. A heat shield of some sort might be a good idea. Mine was a bit close and after an hour of driving around, it burnt a small patch on the bumper. Oops. An easy fix though that some sanding and paint won't heal up. I'm going to look for some slightly longer rubber mounts for the canister section to bring it down a bit. Despite that small detail, I love the sound...Very nice deep tone.

As far as performance wise, I felt a small loss of Torque in the bottom end, but the mid-top seems much better. It feels like it pulls smoother and a bit harder. But of course that is just me speaking out of my ***. (Butt Dyno)

Here's a video of startup & interior driving noise.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xWw1AYIcong

 

I think what you should do for that is mount it that close but install the heatshield, looks sport for sure.

For your 5 speed and if you rev high when you drive its a great option, CVTs I would highly recommend not pairing this exhaust with a CAI combo considering the fact that a CVT remains below 2750 about 90% of the time in D mode. fuel economy will suffer.


once again, nice looking car

 

Thanx

I was thinking of a shield...Maybe carbon fiber. One that wrapped up the bumper a tiny bit. I don't think anyone has made one for our car yet, but then again I haven't looked around yet. I was thinking of salvaging some of the stock heat shield and tacking it to the bumper, but I want something that will look nice too and server the purpose of deflecting the heat.

 

wow that sexy nice vid

 

i think RRM was makin some type of CF Exhaust thingy.. i guess ima need that too cause my exhaust should be here end of this week..

 

QUESTION: (shouldnt be new, coming from me)


to people that have the greddy ti-c do you notice any tq change? or hp...?

 

its an axleback.. hp/tq gains will be very minimal. ur gonna free up some power by taking off the stock muffler.

 

hey soul.. what about this exhaust and a sri???

 

well on a 5 speed I think this exhaust maybe a good way to go because of higher revs / shift points, the exhaust will handle well in sporty spirited driving. using a SRI will reduce high end HP or your Max HP point slightly but give you the same points or less of gain in the lower end in the form TQ. SRIs are a great overall upgrade and maintainance is a bit easier as well then the CAI.

A SRI will give you better initial response vs. CAI building charge effect.

More over, i dont want to get into thumbs up or thumbs down to exhausts, in the coming weeks i will be contacting vendors to see if they will opt in for a Axleback Dyno summit I will be holding, so far one vendor has opted in, out of 3 already contacted, no response as yet from the remainthing 2 so far. I will be contacting the others in the coming weeks when a formal date has been made.
Getting back to this Greddy Exhaust, assuming it is 2.5" external (2.35"+ internal diameter) then i would beleive that this would be the upward limit as to the proper optimized size for an axleback. Any larger would harm flow, unless it is properly balanced some how possibly utilizing a canister setup, there are different factors that go into this, too many to explain.

I will not be able to give a full report on the greddy until I get a chance to dyno the exhaust itself during the dyno summit.

 

Rj, f'n nice. I'm going to get this. Already ordered my RRM pulley and Injen CAI.

 

sly, I meet her in HIN, she's soo fine. I even have a poster with her beside a 350z.

 

whos got the cheapest price on this w/ shipping?

 

I got mine from AdvanceSpeedShop.com. At the time it was only $311, but I noticed they raised it to $339. Might be due to the high demand and the fact that most (if not all) places are back ordered on this part until Feb/Mar. Might be another cheaper place out there, but this was the cheapest at the time I ordered mine. On a side note, Advance used my picture and video on their product page.

 

Well, my TiC finally arrived today, and I must say it was worth the wait. The exhaust note is perfect - deep and growly. The volume is a bit loud - both inside and outside the car, so if you want your Lancer to be a sleeper, look elsewhere.

In all honesty, my butt dyno isn't telling me anything at all - the car doesn't feel too different, but the sound improvement is off the charts!

Installation was easy once I figured out where the rubber hangers moved to - just test-fit the exhaust, and you should see them (except for the one by the tip - the bolt for that one replaces a bolt that is already there). The most difficult part is removing the stock resonator - a bit of WD40 helps to free the hangers.

I would highly recommend this setup for anyone who thinks that the stock exhaust sounds a bit girly (no offense to any ladies out there). The build quality is excellent, and the sound is great.