Ordered an exhaust and some headers today

"Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur" (velocity860)
03/03/2014 at 20:06 • Filed to: IS300

Oh yes

DISCUSSION (39)

puddler > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:09

isn't an is300 an inliner? so a header? just curious.

Brian Silvestro > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:11

Is it weird that it sounds almost exactly like the Turbo X?

jkm7680 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:15

Is300 Wagon! I've always liked those.

Nerd-Vol > puddler
03/03/2014 at 20:15

Don't some i6's have two piece exhaust manifolds?

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > puddler
03/03/2014 at 20:16

like nerd-vol said, it's two pieces, so headers

puddler > Nerd-Vol
03/03/2014 at 20:17

i put a TJ header on my jeep and it was 2 piece, but since it wound up collecting into 1, i consider that a header, and each piece was half a header.

offroadkarter > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:17

You're gonna have fun installing headers with the car on jackstands

and by fun I mean not fun

yet again I've never done headers on an I6 so it could be a lot easier.

One of the moderators on HIDPlanet has this sweet ass IS300 that I know oppo would love

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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Brian Silvestro
03/03/2014 at 20:18

I dunno I don't think it really does lol

puddler > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:19

i'm going to quietly disagree. it doesn't matter, so i'll keep my opinion.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > offroadkarter
03/03/2014 at 20:20

I would do it myself but my dad wants a local shop to do it instead. I kinda would rather them not do it, but they are a good shop and if my dad's paying I guess I can't complain.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > puddler
03/03/2014 at 20:20

http://www.amazon.com/OBX-Header-Sta… two of them seeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Brian Silvestro
03/03/2014 at 20:21

Ok maybe a little...

Brian Silvestro > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:22

I'm sure you know you have to make a rev battle video.

You don't have a choice, it needs to happen.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Brian Silvestro
03/03/2014 at 20:24

Well I'll be louder because even though his stock exhaust sounds sexual it's not STUPID loud

puddler > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:24

thats sexy. just longer tubes than usual.

my nova has 38 headers.

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Brian Silvestro > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 20:30

We all know it sounds SEXUAL, you don't have to remind me.

offroadkarter > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 21:03

do your research so you don't both get shafted

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > offroadkarter
03/03/2014 at 21:04

Oh I know the shop and everything we're not getting shafted, it's the best performance shop around here hands down

All Motor Is Best Motor > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 21:17

I'm just going to say it. That gauge cluster is awful. That's a freaking Lexus? Yeesh.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:17

Well you certainly have a different opinion than literally everyone else in the world haha

Oh well whatever floats your boat dude, I love it

All Motor Is Best Motor > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 21:20

I'm sorry, but it's really tacky and ricey. All crass, no class.

If you want a better looking gauge cluster, see the 2001 Acura CL Type S (Type S is important, it has the nicer cluster):

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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:21

Personally I think that is a stupid looking cluster, white always looks bleh.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 21:26

It's clean, classy, mature, and easy to read, on top of being well laid out. And it's more silver than white.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:28

I still think it looks dumb.

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One of the clusters you could get on the JDM Altezza was this one and it is glorious

feather-throttle-not-hair > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:29

I completely and totally disagree with you. Always loved the gauges on the IS300 and white faced gauges must be done really really well to come off as sporty rather than tacky.

CL does get points for straight up usability though. The IS300 gauges are cool looking but mostly useless, whereas you can definitely see what you're doing with the CL type S gauges.

All Motor Is Best Motor > feather-throttle-not-hair
03/03/2014 at 21:34

It's not white, it's silver. The picture is low quality and not mine.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 21:36

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feather-throttle-not-hair > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:42

Well that certainly removes a lot of the tackiness, still the dial hubs are kinda clunky and plasticy looking.

I'm nitpicking though, that CL gauge (if what you say is true) is relatively tasteful and certainly easy to use. That makes it better than most gauge clusters out there. That said, it's nothing special either. And the IS300 still has some of the coolest gauges ever put in a car.

All Motor Is Best Motor > feather-throttle-not-hair
03/03/2014 at 21:47

Would you prefer the base model's gauge cluster instead?

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feather-throttle-not-hair > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 21:57

Probably not. Now that I know it's silver and not white, it doesn't really bug me much.

Again, the CL gauges are fine, but there's nothing particularly interesting about them. I would say they're roughly on the level of the gauges on my car.

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The orange lettering is a little tacky, it uses the same plasticy looking needle hubs as the CL, but I do like having the tach front and center and i do like that the lettering is more "serious" and isn't italicized.

Some cars have crappy gauges, most cars have usable and perfectly fine gauges (like the CL and the 350Z) and a few cars have awesome gauges (like the IS300)

Just my opinion though.

revrseat70 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 22:32

Very nice. I remember the first time I heard my ex-IS300 drive away from me. My girlfriend at the time (now wife and only other person in the world to drive it except the new owner *sniff sniff*) pulled it up to around 3500 rpm through a parking garage headed to wherever it was and my jaw dropped, my heart stopped, and my eyes went wide. I had heard the compliments but I had NO idea it sounded THAT good. Mazzuri header, no cats, apexi WS2 catback, custom cold-air intake funneled to behind the fog light. I'll probably never forget that setup.

revrseat70 > feather-throttle-not-hair
03/03/2014 at 22:36

Don't worry. This is honestly the first time in my life I've heard someone dog the IS gauge cluster. I've always heard they're one of the best anyone's seen. I don't really understand the allure of three pod designs now...

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > revrseat70
03/03/2014 at 22:55

Damn I wish I could find some Mazzuri headers... Oh well I got OBX. SRT Intake (+"race ecu"), Megan racing Catback, OBX headers (they come with a downpipe but I'm keeping that stock for the low end torque)

Manny05x > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 22:58

Are you crazy?

Manny05x > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/03/2014 at 23:00

I love your wagon keep the vids coming.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Manny05x
03/03/2014 at 23:08

Apparently I have more mature tastes...

And to answer your question...

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Manny05x > All Motor Is Best Motor
03/03/2014 at 23:11

Or is it immature that you still have a taste for cannibalism?

revrseat70 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
03/04/2014 at 08:39

That sounds like a pretty great setup too! Should prove more powerful too ;)

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Manny05x
03/04/2014 at 09:43

Lol this isn't mine. I have a Sedan