Cheapest exhaust?

[Tonavi]

I'm looking for sound more than power without getting ricey. The Megan axle back runs $225, but is there a full cat back system for <$300?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Go to your local muffler shop. They can fab something up for you that'll cost you less than $300. Stick with 2" piping and get a Magnaflow if you want a deep sound.

[Arkhangel]

Go to your local muffler shop. They can fab something up for you that'll cost you less than $300. Stick with 2" piping and get a Magnaflow if you want a deep sound.

Shh that was our secret lol

yeah im going this route also!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Shh that was our secret lol

yeah im going this route also!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Aothachos]

i was going to go 2.25 inch piping...is that too much?

[Tonavi]

I want a center exit but have a trailer hitch, so I'm going to do a custom dual exit setup that goes on both sides if the receiver, which is hardly visible anyway. One of my friends has a Borla muffler that is nice and loud but not ricey at all. Since there's no emissions regs should I go cat free?

[AlexNet0]

you can go dual resonator without much prob I believe, a few people have done it

[Tonavi]

What's the HP difference with vs without a cat?

I'm sure there's no real HP gain from any exhaust on the Yaris though. The only way to make serious power is forced induction on the 1NZ...

[RomGrr]

I'm sure there's no real HP gain from any exhaust on the Yaris though.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

[PETERPOOP]

i was going to go 2.25 inch piping...is that too much?

I'd say 2" if you're not running FI. You'll lose too much torque running 2.25 being N/A.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

i was going to go 2.25 inch piping...is that too much?

That's what I have, but in all honesty, stick to 2" unless you're planning on going force fed.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I want a center exit but have a trailer hitch, so I'm going to do a custom dual exit setup that goes on both sides if the receiver, which is hardly visible anyway. One of my friends has a Borla muffler that is nice and loud but not ricey at all. Since there's no emissions regs should I go cat free?

Catless might make it sound ricey and obnoxiously loud.

[PETERPOOP]

Catless might make it sound ricey and obnoxiously loud.

If you decide to be catless and to remove your stock resonator, you can opt for hi flow cats and a 24" resonator and you should be fine. Also, the choice of muffler will also play a big role in the noise department.

If you all remember, my car was pretty loud. However, I have taken off the magnaflow muffler and put on a new one. The noise level is near the same as was my Blitz axleback. This is having no cats and a 18" resonator. I will post pics soon. Tomorrow I am having a 2.25" hi flow cat put on. This will make my setup very nice. The exhaust won't be drowning everything out, and you'll hear more of the whinnneeeee!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

If you decide to be catless and to remove your stock resonator, you can opt for hi flow cats and a 24" resonator and you should be fine. Also, the choice of muffler will also play a big role in the noise department.

Borla is pretty loud, right? That was what the member is planning on getting. But yeah, 24" resonator should quiet it down. You're didn't sound ricey, but was a bit loud for me. What did you use again? That member would benefit from your specs.

*edit, either I missed the section about your specs, or you put it in after. hahahahaha.

[PETERPOOP]

I updated my post. I used a magnaflow brand muffler. It was a straight thru design which didn't help it to be quiet. Borla is known to have a deep sound, but you can definately hear it when you give it some gas. However, I don't think they are as loud as magnaflows or flowmasters.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I updated my post. I used a magnaflow brand muffler. It was a straight thru design which didn't help it to be quiet. Borla is known to have a deep sound, but you can definately hear it when you give it some gas. However, I don't think they are as loud as magnaflows or flowmasters.

Ah. I see, my Magnaflow is also straight through, but as you saw in my vid, it's extremely quiet unless on WOT.

[PETERPOOP]

Ah. I see, my Magnaflow is also straight through, but as you saw in my vid, it's extremely quiet unless on WOT.

True. I should have mentioned, having a straight thru design with no cats won't help the noise department. With cats, it should be fine. :thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

True. I should have mentioned, having a straight thru design with no cats won't help the noise department. With cats, it should be fine. :thumbsup:

LOL. I still have both cats, and the stock resonator. May be that's why mine is quiet...but I don't know why some axle-backs are louder than my resonator-back?

[Aspen2142]

Anyone ever hear a tanabe exhaust?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Lots of people on here have the Tanabe.

[seanu]

Im thinking about going to my local muffler shop soon to get mine done... Anything I should know? Like I hear people saying there are 2 cats on it so should i get one taken off? Also Im sure im going to go with a Magnaflow and 2" piping.

[Spades]

my glasspacks cost under $60 for both of them. the stainless tip was about $20. piping and install was about $100.

so, under $200 for exhaust from the cat all the way back with 2.25" piping. assuming you can find a good exhaust shop that does quality work, custom is way better and cheaper than aftermarket kits.

whats more, most of the aftermarket set ups i have heard sound like crap. they either sound like they are a lawnmower or the car has a case of the farts. you need a long resonater on a 4 banger to get a deep tone, like over 20" of resonator or glasspack...and a second straight through turbo muffler or glasspack to tone it down. with a single glasspack its WAY too loud. my set up is still right around the legal limit, quite loud by most peoples definition.

i tried it with a borla muffler on the end, and it was much quieter than the second glasspack, but the second glaspack cost $80 less(and i think it sounds better), plus with the borla it wasnt much louder than stock.

moral of the story: custom exhaust > rice-in-a-box axleback systems