exhaust: I do love the sound. It is more like I expected with this car (although I new what I was buying, I was dissapointed with the stock sound). The 2k to 3k resonance bothered me a little as well as the much louder "cold" engine sound. Once it warms up - it mellows to a beautiful growl. WOT is amazing...

Inside the hardtop, the sound allows me to listen to the radio fine. With window(s) open and WOT - forget the radio, it is over-ridden by the exhaust.

I am getting used to the 2k-3k resonance. In fact, this morning, I didn't even notice until I got near work (25 miles). It is not a "headache" kind of resonance, just a slight "might need to chew gum to pop the ears a little" kind of thing.

Power, I can't tell because I upgraded to stage 2 also.

Friends and passengers like it. They say it sounds more "exotic" now. Close friends told me that I should keep it because it sounds "right".

 

It will get cleaner with more miles. I have about 600 miles on mine now and it keeps sounding better and better.

 

What?! What did you say??

 

Great choice. I love mine!

 

I truly hope your experience is different but in the past when I had resonance on after-market exhausts I found it bothered me more and more until ultimately I removed it.......but if you like it that's all that matters.

 

It usally take about a month or so for the resonance to become annoying and intolerable.

 

Good call, you can't go wrong with Cargraphic.

 

I agree with vincent (above) and not in relation to Cargraphic
specifically, but to ANY resonance, it becomes more and more
annoying !!!

Marty K

 

I'm getting a exaust and my #1 thing is resonance. I do hear that a few give NONE. Europipe, AWE, RUF and a few others. I'm leaning to a Europipe loud, we'll see....
JB

 

I dont really get this "resonance" or "droning" stuff? I mean any exhaust that is "louder" than stock of coarse you are going to hear your car drone around 2-3k! So just enjoy it! that's the sound the car makes when it is allowed to.......of coarse I cant really hear too well any more cause I DONT HAVE A MUFFLER

 

Tips are prone to drone but not the my ep2 quiet. You almost get some around 2k but that is being **** about any sound at all. I love mine and it is not annoying at all. Many have told me it sounds great when they follow behind me and let it rip. Good luck.

 

Tom Kerr: I agree with "enjoy it." And I have decided, after hearing many others, that an aftermarket exhaust is going to have some "sound" that is not ideal for all circumstances. And I am enjoying it a lot. I am still glad I swapped out the stock....

 

My FVD exhaust also resonates between the 2k-3k range. At first it bothered me but now very little. I think I've just naturally started to shift at points where the resonance isn't so bad. Besides, the car really seems to like to stay above 3k anyways.

 

yeah, resonance usually gets worse with time...

on the other hand, loud on day one is soft on day 200.


What did you say??

hehe

 

This is one of the best sounding exhausts for this car. I love the cold engine gurgle plus the sound of the turbos spinning at low rpm's is great!