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29/05/2012 - Tanabe Medalion Touring Exhaust fitted
So I had my exhaust fitted at TGM on Saturday, the fitting was fairly straight forward. Ken had to bend a few of the hangers on the car to get it sitting nice and straight, however it was more a case of bending them back to their original position, as the Scorpion exhaust that I put on previously needed all the help it could get, to hang straight.
From the moment I unpacked it from the box, I thought my god that's going to be loud! Swapping out a piddly 45mm centre section and 50mm back box, for a 60mm system with 100mm tip.
My worries quickly vanished though, when I started it up as it was barely audible. Much to my surprise, a quick road test revealed it was actually quieter than the setup I'd removed. The note was similar, perhaps a little deeper (a more powerful sound) at low revs.
The overwhelming thing I noticed though, which I was hoping to achieve, was the car's new ability to rev. Before fitting the exhaust, it was easy to gauge when to change up to the next gear, as the power felt like it was tailing off a little, fitted however it keeps pulling, so much so I hit the limiter several times on the road test, even though I was making a conscious effort after the first time not to.
All in all, I'm fairly happy with the exhaust, I couldn't ask for more in performance terms, though I will miss the noise of the Scorpion in VTEC, plus felt the old system was a bit better on the eye.
On another note, whilst I was there, I got Ken to replace my snapped gear lever, as I had manage to snap the knob off in my hand, after a keen gear change at Santa Pod. I bought some ES shifter bushes to help with the gear change, as I'd read a few reviews with people raving on about them. I too, am now a massive believer, the change is sooooooo good now, the difference infact almost overshadows the exhaust fitting, not bad for £15 from Ebay!
Broken Knob
Replacement Lever
I decided to get rid of the marks, by sanding and polishing it, which turned out rather well.
It now feels like a brand new gearbox, thanks to these
So I had my exhaust fitted at TGM on Saturday, the fitting was fairly straight forward. Ken had to bend a few of the hangers on the car to get it sitting nice and straight, however it was more a case of bending them back to their original position, as the Scorpion exhaust that I put on previously needed all the help it could get, to hang straight.
From the moment I unpacked it from the box, I thought my god that's going to be loud! Swapping out a piddly 45mm centre section and 50mm back box, for a 60mm system with 100mm tip.
My worries quickly vanished though, when I started it up as it was barely audible. Much to my surprise, a quick road test revealed it was actually quieter than the setup I'd removed. The note was similar, perhaps a little deeper (a more powerful sound) at low revs.
The overwhelming thing I noticed though, which I was hoping to achieve, was the car's new ability to rev. Before fitting the exhaust, it was easy to gauge when to change up to the next gear, as the power felt like it was tailing off a little, fitted however it keeps pulling, so much so I hit the limiter several times on the road test, even though I was making a conscious effort after the first time not to.
All in all, I'm fairly happy with the exhaust, I couldn't ask for more in performance terms, though I will miss the noise of the Scorpion in VTEC, plus felt the old system was a bit better on the eye.
On another note, whilst I was there, I got Ken to replace my snapped gear lever, as I had manage to snap the knob off in my hand, after a keen gear change at Santa Pod. I bought some ES shifter bushes to help with the gear change, as I'd read a few reviews with people raving on about them. I too, am now a massive believer, the change is sooooooo good now, the difference infact almost overshadows the exhaust fitting, not bad for £15 from Ebay!
Broken Knob
Replacement Lever
I decided to get rid of the marks, by sanding and polishing it, which turned out rather well.
It now feels like a brand new gearbox, thanks to these
