Raptor Racing vs Tanabe Medalion Touring

[xzeror]

Now Raptor Racing is my #1 choice for an exhaust, but i just recently found a tanabe medalion touring for under 500 shipped. Well for the price i started to think about it... I've read it is quiet and thats what im looking for, i dont want a fart cannon like i had before. So what im asking is what is your opinion on the tanabe? Hows the fitment?

On a side note, i wish i wouldve bought the raptor exhaust during the group buy wouldve saved money if i did. :<

 

[Poodles]

Personally, oval canister with a single exit just looks wrong to me...

 

[Jay C]

I bought the Tanabe for just under 600 shipped and had to wait a month for it to be sent from Japan. Damn Amazon for lowering their prices right after. Anyway the exhaust is beautiful and it goes up like a breeze but it was alot heavier then the homemade one the PO installed. The main reason why i bought it was because it was suppose to be one of the quietest ones out. Unfortunately i havent driven the car so i cant tell you first hand about the sound. However, numerous people have commented on how much they love their RR exhaust so i don't think you can go wrong either way.

 

[Dan88t]

This past summer I sold my Raptor Racing exhaust and replaced it with the Tanabe Touring exhaust. I agree that the single exit muffler doesn't look great on the MKIII but I will never regret the decision to switch. The Raptor exhaust was obnoxiously loud and droney while driving - with the Tanabe I don't notice any added lag (boosting 14psi 57trim) than with the Raptor and, the main reason I switched, it's just about as quiet as a stock exhaust...

 

[xzeror]

^ dam i thought the raptor was pretty quiet only slightly louder than the hks dual tip one....

 

[Dan88t]

That's what everyone told me - I suppose I might've just had a dud of a muffler (I didn't buy it brand-new maybe the P.O. buggered up the muffler) since everyone here says the Raptor Racing exhaust is so quiet - I just know when I'd turn down my girlfriend's street from about 1/4 mile away she'd know I was coming... and then complain non stop about how loud my car was...

 

[akito]

How much is the Raptor Racing one? If the two are close in price then I'd get the Tanabe. Exhausts are weird, well maybe a few. I have the Apexi N1 and from what everyone says it's loud, fart can. But I can say that it's one of the best exhaust i've heard/own. It's actually more quiet with a divorce DP and test pipe than a stock 7mgte with the greddy sp. LOL I'll try to get a vid soon. It's also less loud compare to the HKS silence. Anyway, oh yea the Tanabe muffler looks way better than the greddy SP btw

 

[toyotanos]

This is an issue I am currently facing- keep my tanabe hyper medallion (earlier version of the touring) or go with a 3.5/4" exhaust for the power gains (yes I'm at that point). Another option would be to install a cutout for power/noise when I want it, but who knows what I'll do!

I personally love the sound of the Tanabe. Super clean and low-key at idle and docile driving, but when you open it up !!<3!!

 

[xzeror]

any videos of your tanabe? and pics of how it looks, im not sure how i feel about the large oval and single tip canister.

 

[sylquebec]

I did the following :
Put a raptor racing downpipe,cat, and muffler. I did not bought the catback...simply the muffler. I put a magnaflow muffler instead of the resonator so i have 2 mufler (straight muffler, so not really more restriction than a resonator). The inline muffler is like the magnalflow #11219(i would need to make sure its the correct one). The sound is just perfect and the frequency is really low. I had a muffler company made the piping to connect those parts. There is not so much piping between the cat and resonator and between res and muffler. Only 2 bend pipe.
It may not been as clean to look than a complete catback, but this is what i was looking for, great sound without high frequency...It was more important to me than a cleaner look.

 

[Jay C]

Here are 2 quick phots of the Tanabe exhaust.

 

[toyotanos]

On the dyno- kinda hard to hear until later:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmH9LRl5-SE&list=UUcSb1GKidTTz8VAT6tG_1Vg&index=6&feature=plcp

Another dyno, little more turbo noise but you can hear the howl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i45KxDrfnow&list=UUcSb1GKidTTz8VAT6tG_1Vg&index=3&feature=plcp

I'll look to see if I have any better vids

 

[xzeror]

wow even for being a quiet exhuast it sounds amazing at wot. Toyotanos do u have any GOOD pics of the fitment of your exhuast. Pretty much the only thing im looking for now to make my decision.

 

[toyotanos]

The best I have, right after I bought the car- I later got an adjustable test pipe so I could fix the slight tilt- after that it was good stuff! Sits nice and tight against the bumper/valance. Can't find any other vids of the exhaust- someone else may have one but I don't know about it

 

[mecevans]

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL905AAF4739B0C04E&feature=view_all

 

[JDMMA70]

Heres mine you can hear it a bit better since my turbo is only running 11psi in the video. and Toyotanos what did your test pipe look like mine has a slight tilt too its bugs me


In all honesty id rather have the GReddy SP its nicer imo and i like the sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZ_ym7U-Oo&list=FLMcN1fMhM3Mk6BGjSRUR3bw&index=56&feature=plpp_video

 

[7m_no_sht]

Tanabe gold medalion is a great exhaust, sounds great not too loud, nice rumble even when hitting boost, highly recomend.

 

[xzeror]

dam i just love the look of the raptor racing dual tips tho :/.... decisions decisions....

 

[IBoughtASupra]

If your in a JZ, don't worry about being quiet. Trust me. A 1JZ at 8000 is pure bliss, never heard a 2JZ at that level in person or in car but it will be darn close....get the raptor dual tips setup.

 

[IBoughtASupra]

If you are judging the fart can on being loud, it really isn't if you don't get on it. It was loud on your car since you were N/A which makes all exhausts intended for turbo cars sound louder than they are.