yes ur MPG will def go down

cuz ur keeping it high!!!

love this exhaust, my father said " thats the meanest V6 ive ever heard"

Hahahahahaha thats the first Ive ever heard someone say that :p

Question: the stock exhaust inlet after the Y-pipe only appears to be 2.3" or so max, but the Tanabe y-pipe is around 2.75" at the same junction. Wouldn't this hurt flow a bit? I thought I had heard a few times before that they need to be pretty close in size, or is the stock inlet to the mid-pipe bigger than it seems?

HTT760, Thanks for all the info. Do you know if this exhaust can be purchased now? I've seen a few websites but they all seems to have them in stock in August.

BTW. Did you have any air intakes when you made that video. I think from a previous post you seem to had the Status Elite intakes. The SE intakes is meant to sound awesome, (not sure about the performance gains though) but just wondering is it worth having as the exhaust sound may drown the intake growl.

Thanks for all you responses to my questions, you've convinced me on the Tanabe CBE..

^^ My local shop is telling me Tanabe is telling them Mid August..

True, seems like lot of the places are getting them in August. Can't wait.

Pl8,

In the video is the TCBE Only with no y pipe, Install was straight forward, and used the OEM rubber gourmets ( USE GLASS CLEANER TO LOOSEN THEM UP ). I got photos here to see. As for the SE Intakes, I feel they are a mid range intake with top end pull. (huge velocity stacks welded in) Making a nice heat sheild for them. I got the prototypes so no heat shield currently. As for the intake growl and exhaust, you'll hear the intakes in the front, then flyby and youll hear the exhaust. (Intakes make a whistle suction, while exhaust is just perfect to hear both)



Anamoly,
I'm not sure on this, but from past experiences, big ypipe with big exhaust = torque loss but decent hp gain up top, but large y pipe with a nice muffled/packed exhaust = Exhaust makes hp while the y pipe makes torque best of both worlds :-)

If you have measured the stock vs reading on tanabes website for their y pipe then you could be right.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...aust/rear1.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...ust/photo4.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...ust/photo3.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...ust/photo2.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...ust/photo1.jpg

Nice Pics!:tup:

Great Review and numbers! Love the videos!

Thanks Sibze...

Thanks Vivid....


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oh man so im gonna have to post a vid of mine soon cuz i got the cbe with the Y pipe

wonder if there is a noticeable difference in sound

Soon, please doo I want to see the different as well too. In person when I heard it with the Y pipe you may not hear it if you don't know anything about cars but to the true enthusiast that has an ear for this stuff... you will know it considerably deeper in sound. Not much LOUDER but DEEPER.

Ypipe Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTu6x...eature=related

CBE Only Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3had...eature=related

Its hard to tell though...

The dyno vids does show a difference in sound.... listen to the one with just the CBE and then the one with the Ypipe.. and you can def tell.

Just spoke to Tanabe and they said Mid August is the release date... Straight FROM JAPAN

im waiting to put my wheels on tues day
ill get right on it jus gotta find a damn video camera w/ decent mic

HTT760, awesome pics. Thanks.

Sounds awesome. Does it fit RHD cars does anyone know?

Right hand drive cars? Then yes.

Sounds great. Has anyone heard this together side by side with Stillen's CBE to know how they compare in sound quality and volume? I'm undecided between them!