370z TANABE EXHAUST and Y PIPE DYNO and VIDS
 

Tanabe Touring Medallion Exhaust WITH Y PIPE

PURE STOCK 276 HP 222 TQ

TANABE EXHAUST ONLY – 285 HP 225 TQ ( + 9 hp and + 3 tq )

TANABE EXHAUST AND Y PIPE - 290 HP and 236 TQ ( + 14 hp and + 14 tq )


So after researching the many types of exhaust I pulled the gun on getting the Tanabe Exhaust. The below dyno chart shows the awesome gains from the exhaust comparing: STOCK TO TANABE EXHAUST, AND STOCK TO TANABE EXHAUST PLUS TANABE Y PIPE

I originally owned a 350z and went through the same dilemma where I had to determine which exhaust to get. After hearing the many types of exhaust, ALMOST NONE of the EXHAUST systems stayed true to the familiar and recognized factory Z exhaust sound. Plus if you decide to catless (resonated) or high flow cats, this Exhaust will not sound NASTY or even TOO Loud for DD.

My car is daily driven and when Tanabe took into account the Decibel levels and horsepower gains for one exhaust, I knew that they are really going to make an effort for a superior product.

- Quality
- Sound
- Performance

You guys won’t be disappointed, but once I can convert these videos the correct format I can post some videos.

MORE VIDEOS TO COME ( DRIVE BY, Launch, FLY BY )
Enjoy!!!

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UPDATED: :driving:

This video shows the blips from 2500k rpm then second portion shows 4500k blips... then the flowing videos will describe themselves .. enjoy


This video is just for fun....enjoy :stirthepot:

Awesome review and results!

I'm kind of surprised of how strong the results were only because when I swapped out the Tanabe Y-pipe only....I got almost no gains at all.
I dynoed 275hp stock
286 after HFC's (stock cbe)
and then 286 again after the Tanabe Y-pipe. (with rest of the exhaust stock)

Freefer,

Heres the thing, how many pulls did you do? If it was the base 3 pulls... That for sure is not enough for the ECU to memorize and recalibrate the data from the driver input ( LEAD FOOT ).

The new ECU's now on the most cars map the fuel curve according to our driving style, therefore whenever you get ready to install new parts either run the car really really hard for about 7 to 10 pulls or do the same after the part is installed.

I have dynoed this car many many times from intakes and exhaust to see what the differences in airflow will do to maximize the learning trim on the computer.

Dont be discouraged just re dyno if you want to see results but for you to really feel the y pipe... any exhaust is much needed. The stock one works but it needs more flow ( Kinda like you running with one pair of shoes when you really need two!)

How much did the exhaust and y pipe cost you?

Yeah I knew that going in there but didn't have time to do more then 3 pulls stock, 3 pulls after the HFC's and then 3 pulls after the Y-pipe....resetting the ecu each time.

I figure, I'll just bring the car back down the road and see if there is any difference.

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FYI:

Tanabe exhaust won't be available till mid August according to my sales rep there.

Midpipe and exhaust will be sold together and the Y PIPE is sold separately.

Retail price is $1390 for the exhaust and $540 for the Y pipe. Forum pricing will be availble soon

Its a secret :tup:... but talk to Lou.. He can def take care of you... he got me great pricing on alot of Z additions. :bowrofl:

Awesome results!!! I'm looking forward to more videos.

Excellent review, thanks for adding this to the exhaust collection

Exhaust sounds VERY clean, very true to the Z sound.

Any plans for HFC's in the future?

Lou please pm me pricing when available.

Will do, Just got the HD camera today... starting to play with it and will post some within this month hopefully

Your very welcome, you have to hear it in person... very Z sound with a nice rip up top and down low....

As for HFC's... yes but nothing soon... I know it will sound bi#ching though because Ive had a catless (resonated) tanabe on the 350 and it sounds awesome

great! cant wait for pricing then.

HD vids are always encouraged :)

in for updates ^^

Boost, once the car gets back from the body shop... vids will be awesome. :stirthepot:

keep posted marky ---

STILL WAITING FOR CAR TO COME BACK for VIDS... sorry for the wait guys

good stuff, looks like i will be aiming for this in August.

Hmm now I'm tempted to buy only the Ypipe and build a custom single exit exhaust....

Yeah the ypipe made really good torque... but IMO I like the dual exhaust look - it flows aesthetically. If you go single exhaust just find a way to cover the other side so it looks factory... :tiphat:

Any drive by video's or pics yet???

Sorry Pl8myride,

I will have the car back this sunday and hopefully post them up by next weeek.... Stay TUNED :-)

No problem. I'm quite keen on your setup as its most likely going to be the same for me. I assume you still have the stock cats and air intake.

Is the performance gain really noticeable

Thanks.

Ufreefer, how did the exhaust sound change with the y-pipe added to the OEM catback and HF cats? Wondering if it made it sound better at all or different.

It sounds great. Definitely better then it did with the OEM ypipe with HFCs....deeper but at the same time it has a higher pitch race tone when under full throttle. It also reduced the rasp quite a bit.

The construction of the y-pipe is great, fitment it perfect, sounds great, but almost Zero performance gain in comparision to the OEM yipe. I did a 3 base dynos with OEM exhaust, then 3 dynos with the HFC's 2 hrs later (11hp & tq gain across the power band, then 3 dynos an hr later with the Tanabe Y-pipe. I got almost 0 gains from the y-pipe but didn't lose power anywhere either...basically 1-2hp midrange.

I'll take the car back to the dyno again down the road to see if I get more gains, since I only did 3 pulls for each setup.

Sounds good!

Awesome man... would like to see more pics and vids!! Those are pretty nice numbers also... How much were you able to get them??

I was suppose to order the medalion touring before... but something came up that time. Hopefully i can get these soon.

Pics Please!!!! curious about the fitment of this.. from the couple pics on Tanabe's website it looks like this fits alot like the stock exhaust..

True. Man this waits killing me...

Alll righty the vids are up in the first pageeeee... Take a look at them and let me know what you think. The exhaust sounds even better in person... a little quiet in the video by ill let you decide on that.

Huy

Stealth, I would order it, because you will not be disappointed, great for daily driving and if at the stage im at in life where i dont care for loudness then this is the one. And down the line if you want it to be louder just get resonated test pipes with a Y pipe then your golden.

Oh yeah the fitment is almost exactly like OEM but what pictures would you like, because I do not have a lift and take detailed pictures but i can try.

PL9, your patience is rewarded....

Thanks everyone for checking out the thread... hope this helps on your exhaust decision.

Huy :hello:

If you can just take a pic from behind the car, at ground level/camera on the ground that would be perfect.. Just want to judge how much clearance there is between the exhaust and the ground..

Its nothing like the other exhaust systems, it hides it like the stock exhaust... all you see from the back are the tailpipes and no actual mufflers...

Ill try and take a picture today

Your car is nice sir... love the blue color. Made me wish I got blue instead. The Tanabe exhaust sounds good!

To be honest I was a little hesitant at first and thinking is this TOO BLUE? but Im glad I did because everyone who sees the blue always raves about it. Thanks Stealth for the compliments.

Where are you located in socal?

YES!!!!
video was awesome!!!!!!
im so glad i purchased this!!!!

getting it installed on monday with the springs,camber kit, and rims!!!!

meeeE?

Torrance actually... I was going to be in for the R&D. But I guess you beat me to it =[

Oh well... congrats to you1!!

Damn fine video!!

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HTT760, Great Video... I'm liking this exhaust more and more...

Did you have fitment issues like needing to cut heat shields etc.. I also assume you have the tanabe Y pipe but with stock cats... Also hows the sounds from inside the cabin???

The dyno charts show awesome gains... does drive feel a lot better, torquier...

Thanks again for awesome vid...

nice vids dude

Stealth, I think we were both on it the same day... I told my self I have to get this! :-)


ALthough I dynoed it with the y pipe.. the video only shows the CBE but with the Y pipe you can def feel that torque kick in because the pants to seat feeling is like ""whoaaaa".. The ypipe also adds a little bit more sound as well which sounds even more better IMO.

Fitment was pretty straight forward, and should be able to remove and replace.

In side the cabin , you def know you have exhaust but you get that feeling where its not to loud but not quiet either. WARNING when you get this exhaust, your MPG will go down because you will love the sound right at 4000k and your rev match will happen much more frequent because you know it just sounds so good when done right. :happydance::driving:



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