Indvidia Exaust Question

Turbo 6 · 01-16-2009, 10:55 AM

I bought the car with this exaust love the sound but hate the drone on long drives S2K is my DD so is there any thing I can do about the drone noise???
Thanx in advance.

TheSoundMan21 · 01-16-2009, 11:59 AM

mine has a baffle that came with mine. Try that...

slowrodent · 01-16-2009, 12:17 PM

Turb--

You can experiment with running a different resonator up front... I run the stock s2k front pipe to just behind the stock (front muffler) resonator. Then the (welded-in) Invidia system picks up from there... It;s still pretty loud at WOT... but it cuts the buzz tremendously... and the resulting tone is nice. It's a cheap experiment!

Other folks have played with sound deadening material to minimize buzz... On the S2k infrastructure or on the exhaust itself.
You can search for articles on that...

Kevin

Dmaye · 01-16-2009, 12:36 PM

Run a test pipe it will kill the drone. u we smell it a little and ppl next to u will hear a bit of a raspier note but it will still sound great

TheCarGuy2021 · 01-16-2009, 11:09 PM

Back in the day when I owned an Invidia I added a test pipe and it DRASTICALLY reduced the cruising drone.

turbosix · 01-19-2009, 03:31 PM

+1 for test pipe... and drive a little fastr... 4,000rpm = no drone

rex · 01-22-2009, 10:02 PM

2 questions
1- how does everyone like their invidias, i know their WRX exhaust is awesome but i want their stuff on my s2000.
2- i have an exhaust on my WRX and have alot of drone, im going catless up/down pipes will this help my drone as well, ive never heard of this before. thanks for any help, and by no means am i trying to thread jack i just had quick questions and people on this thread seemed to have knowledge of this, sorry.

Dmaye · 01-23-2009, 04:00 AM

i loveit even with drone

playingmilitary · 01-23-2009, 05:24 AM

i love it even with the drone too. i just run faster to keep the revs above that rpm level

sittin-sidwayz · 01-23-2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playingmilitary

i love it even with the drone too. i just run faster to keep the revs above that rpm level

+1!!

I love it, i get compliments all the time!!

jeff_lee_rey · 01-23-2009, 07:59 AM

Mine has done all the time during curising on the highway too, my frds just hate to sit in my S. In this case, there's always a reason I don't need to give someone a ride, they will drive their's! Haha, and invidia made a good back up for keeping weight down in my S, since the passenger seat is always empty(even my gf doesn't like my S). I'm thinking of removing the passenger seat very soon, since its always empty.
Bro, I know the drone is killing some of us, just get used to it and upgrade your audio unit, good luck.

turbosix · 01-23-2009, 08:43 AM

you guys with drone... why not get the matching test pipe? i had a tp on my car before i got the invidia so i never really experienced the drone all the time that everyone suffers from. if you are on level ground cruising at 3-4,000rpm its maybe 10% louder than stock in the cabin.

the guy i bought it from had a cat and his girlfriend hated it so much she made him sell it... apparently she is a big hippie and wouldnt let him put a tp on his car...

sucks for him but he gave me a good deal so we both won out. he got laid and i got a nice exhaust for cheap.

question for you guys with the duals, did your little invidia "plate" right on the Y crack/break off? when i got it from him it was cracked and a month later i went outside and saw it was hanging by a tiny bit of weld, i just pulled it off... looks better w/o the plate there imo.

sittin-sidwayz · 01-23-2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbosix

you guys with drone... why not get the matching test pipe? i had a tp on my car before i got the invidia so i never really experienced the drone all the time that everyone suffers from. if you are on level ground cruising at 3-4,000rpm its maybe 10% louder than stock in the cabin.

the guy i bought it from had a cat and his girlfriend hated it so much she made him sell it... apparently she is a big hippie and wouldnt let him put a tp on his car...

sucks for him but he gave me a good deal so we both won out. he got laid and i got a nice exhaust for cheap.

question for you guys with the duals, did your little invidia "plate" right on the Y crack/break off? when i got it from him it was cracked and a month later i went outside and saw it was hanging by a tiny bit of weld, i just pulled it off... looks better w/o the plate there imo.

No, mine didnt crack at the plate. But it did crack in two different spots on the split!! I had to get it re-welded!!

turbosix · 01-23-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by sittin-sidwayz

No, mine didnt crack at the plate. But it did crack in two different spots on the split!! I had to get it re-welded!!

wait.. the actual tubing cracked? damn dude that sucks..

sittin-sidwayz · 01-23-2009, 09:06 AM

yea bro in two different spots!! Sounded like sh*t when i was driving!! My shop just welded it again and its good as new!! Im not sure y it split, i guess bad welds!! One split was near the bottom of the hanger!!

turbosix · 01-23-2009, 09:09 AM

ahh i hope that was just bad luck for you and not a common problem, my friend can weld stainless but its still a PITA to get the rear of the car high enough to do that

sittin-sidwayz · 01-23-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by turbosix

ahh i hope that was just bad luck for you and not a common problem, my friend can weld stainless but its still a PITA to get the rear of the car high enough to do that

Yea bro, thats why i took it to the shop so they could use the lift,and they had to take apart my exhaust so they could weld it!

TheSoundMan21 · 01-23-2009, 01:36 PM

I just stick the baffle in when I need to shut my invidia up. I wont ever get rid of it though as I still set off car alarms its the best. I was driving down a road at 25-30mph in 3rd gear and went past a Chevy truck no rev nothing just went past and it set off the alarm... I love it.

turbosix · 01-23-2009, 01:41 PM

i dont even have those stupid baffles... loud is the way to go

TheSoundMan21 · 01-23-2009, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbosix

i dont even have those stupid baffles... loud is the way to go

oh 98% of the time I drive no baffles I personally hate them... but if I ever wanted to be "civilized" I put the baffle in. (You know something like a funeral or a date with someone that has some class...)

turbosix · 01-23-2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

oh 98% of the time I drive no baffles I personally hate them... but if I ever wanted to be "civilized" I put the baffle in. (You know something like a funeral or a date with someone that has some class...)

funeral? no sweat... keep the rpms extremely low and use very light throttle.

luckily for me all of the funerals ive been to were fellow car guys and my open exhaust buick was just one of dozens of cars running little to no exhaust.

someone with class? f that dude.. i dont want some stuck up high maintenance hooker!

TheSoundMan21 · 01-23-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbosix

funeral? no sweat... keep the rpms extremely low and use very light throttle.

luckily for me all of the funerals ive been to were fellow car guys and my open exhaust buick was just one of dozens of cars running little to no exhaust.

someone with class? f that dude.. i dont want some stuck up high maintenance hooker!

naw man real class not that fake "Im Queen stuff" Maybe its better said if I said intelligence. I dont last 3secs with a chick that attempts to manipulate me. Just point to the door and say "Thats where you go" Rather be single then put up with that.

sittin-sidwayz · 01-23-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

naw man real class not that fake "Im Queen stuff" Maybe its better said if I said intelligence. I dont last 3secs with a chick that attempts to manipulate me. Just point to the door and say "Thats where you go" Rather be single then put up with that.

Amen to that brotha!!! haha

TheSoundMan21 · 01-23-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sittin-sidwayz

Amen to that brotha!!! haha

Im proud to say I have done that... makes ya feel like a man too lol

Dmaye · 01-23-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

I dont last 3secs with a chick that attempts to manipulate me.

I've had that problem before

jeff_lee_rey · 01-24-2009, 10:25 PM

Do you Invidia guys noticed that there is an increase in torque when the baffle/silencer is put on during the low revs?

Dmaye · 01-24-2009, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff_lee_rey

Do you Invidia guys noticed that there is an increase in torque when the baffle/silencer is put on during the low revs?

Can't say that I have but I get better gas mileage with them in.

I'm sure it's probably just because it doesn't sound s good getting on it when they're there

Anyone check that on a dyno

c7scayman · 01-24-2009, 11:32 PM

Does anyone know how much power the Invidia N1 Dual Exhaust adds?
HP and torque.

playingmilitary · 01-25-2009, 07:04 PM

this has been beat to death..............its loud no difrence with or with out.

jeff_lee_rey · 01-26-2009, 12:08 AM

Bought mine from invidia-usa.com
these the link
http://www.invidia-usa.com/Products.aspx?ProductID=139
they claim on their dyno that there's an increase of 10hp and 5 ft pound of torque.

Dmaye · 01-26-2009, 07:18 PM

I think that dyno chart is BS. look at the factory dyno that car was a factory freak if it was stock. Does anyone have a dyno they're done with a base line?

turbosix · 01-26-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmaye

I think that dyno chart is BS. look at the factory dyno that car was a factory freak if it was stock. Does anyone have a dyno they're done with a base line?

i will dyno my car eventually. stock with invidia 70mm tp & invidial v3 duals

Dmaye · 01-26-2009, 07:53 PM

anyone running n1 duals

turbosix · 01-26-2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmaye

anyone running n1 duals

me

invidia 70mm n1 version 3 dual

jeff_lee_rey · 01-28-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmaye

anyone running n1 duals

Me

jeff_lee_rey · 01-28-2009, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmaye

Can't say that I have but I get better gas mileage with them in.

I tried the whole week with the siliencer on, and I drive 80% highway, highway speed never over 65 this week, but still, there wasnt a big different on gas mileage, I'm still getting 20MPG this week.
Whats the MPG you got from you N1 dual?

drichter1011@yahoo.com · 06-02-2009, 09:16 PM

hi everyone,anyone know where i can get a god deal on an invida exhaust of any kind? or an used one for sale? thanx

lonestarbuzz · 06-03-2009, 08:15 AM

s2ki has a great classifieds section, try there. i think there are some invidia's for sale right now.

turbosix · 06-03-2009, 09:08 AM

wtf ahahah i never noticed the OP was also named turbosix

sfkjeld · 06-04-2009, 06:08 PM

Too bad. If you had posted this a few weeks earlier, I would have given you my N1. Couldn't wait to be rid of it. Bought it for $350, spent $50 to install, drove 20mis, got a massive headache from the drone, spent another $50 to uninstall, sold for $250. Lesson learned the hard way, as is my way.....

01-16-2009, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Turbo 6 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	Indvidia Exaust Question I bought the car with this exaust love the sound but hate the drone on long drives S2K is my DD so is there any thing I can do about the drone noise??? Thanx in advance. __________________

01-23-2009, 05:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
playingmilitary poor coasty Join Date: May 2008 Location: panama city flordia tell the coast guard sends me some were new. Posts: 132	i love it even with the drone too. i just run faster to keep the revs above that rpm level __________________ "this is great its a miata with a set of balls" my mom

01-23-2009, 08:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
turbosix S2000.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 2,083	you guys with drone... why not get the matching test pipe? i had a tp on my car before i got the invidia so i never really experienced the drone all the time that everyone suffers from. if you are on level ground cruising at 3-4,000rpm its maybe 10% louder than stock in the cabin. the guy i bought it from had a cat and his girlfriend hated it so much she made him sell it... apparently she is a big hippie and wouldnt let him put a tp on his car... sucks for him but he gave me a good deal so we both won out. he got laid and i got a nice exhaust for cheap. question for you guys with the duals, did your little invidia "plate" right on the Y crack/break off? when i got it from him it was cracked and a month later i went outside and saw it was hanging by a tiny bit of weld, i just pulled it off... looks better w/o the plate there imo. __________________ turbosix.net 1984 buick regal t-type . 2003 gpw s2000 Are you lacking coverage for your prescriptions? Click HERE to print a free discount pharmacy card! Save 10-60% on most medications at 60,000 pharmacies nationwide at no cost to you.

01-23-2009, 09:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
turbosix S2000.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 2,083	ahh i hope that was just bad luck for you and not a common problem, my friend can weld stainless but its still a PITA to get the rear of the car high enough to do that __________________ turbosix.net 1984 buick regal t-type . 2003 gpw s2000 Are you lacking coverage for your prescriptions? Click HERE to print a free discount pharmacy card! Save 10-60% on most medications at 60,000 pharmacies nationwide at no cost to you.

01-23-2009, 01:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
turbosix S2000.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 2,083	i dont even have those stupid baffles... loud is the way to go __________________ turbosix.net 1984 buick regal t-type . 2003 gpw s2000 Are you lacking coverage for your prescriptions? Click HERE to print a free discount pharmacy card! Save 10-60% on most medications at 60,000 pharmacies nationwide at no cost to you.

01-16-2009, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
slowrodent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 133	Turb-- You can experiment with running a different resonator up front... I run the stock s2k front pipe to just behind the stock (front muffler) resonator. Then the (welded-in) Invidia system picks up from there... It;s still pretty loud at WOT... but it cuts the buzz tremendously... and the resulting tone is nice. It's a cheap experiment! Other folks have played with sound deadening material to minimize buzz... On the S2k infrastructure or on the exhaust itself. You can search for articles on that... Kevin

01-16-2009, 12:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dmaye Noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 494	Run a test pipe it will kill the drone. u we smell it a little and ppl next to u will hear a bit of a raspier note but it will still sound great

01-16-2009, 11:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheCarGuy2021 Car Dummy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 803	Back in the day when I owned an Invidia I added a test pipe and it DRASTICALLY reduced the cruising drone.

01-19-2009, 03:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
turbosix S2000.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 2,083	+1 for test pipe... and drive a little fastr... 4,000rpm = no drone

01-22-2009, 10:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
rex Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	2 questions 1- how does everyone like their invidias, i know their WRX exhaust is awesome but i want their stuff on my s2000. 2- i have an exhaust on my WRX and have alot of drone, im going catless up/down pipes will this help my drone as well, ive never heard of this before. thanks for any help, and by no means am i trying to thread jack i just had quick questions and people on this thread seemed to have knowledge of this, sorry.

01-23-2009, 04:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dmaye Noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 494	i loveit even with drone

01-23-2009, 07:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
jeff_lee_rey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dupage, IL Posts: 138	Mine has done all the time during curising on the highway too, my frds just hate to sit in my S. In this case, there's always a reason I don't need to give someone a ride, they will drive their's! Haha, and invidia made a good back up for keeping weight down in my S, since the passenger seat is always empty(even my gf doesn't like my S). I'm thinking of removing the passenger seat very soon, since its always empty. Bro, I know the drone is killing some of us, just get used to it and upgrade your audio unit, good luck.

01-23-2009, 09:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
sittin-sidwayz The Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Posts: 312	yea bro in two different spots!! Sounded like sh*t when i was driving!! My shop just welded it again and its good as new!! Im not sure y it split, i guess bad welds!! One split was near the bottom of the hanger!!

01-24-2009, 10:25 PM	#26 (permalink)
jeff_lee_rey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dupage, IL Posts: 138	Do you Invidia guys noticed that there is an increase in torque when the baffle/silencer is put on during the low revs?

01-24-2009, 11:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
c7scayman Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4	Does anyone know how much power the Invidia N1 Dual Exhaust adds? HP and torque.

01-25-2009, 07:04 PM	#29 (permalink)
playingmilitary poor coasty Join Date: May 2008 Location: panama city flordia tell the coast guard sends me some were new. Posts: 132	this has been beat to death..............its loud no difrence with or with out. __________________ "this is great its a miata with a set of balls" my mom

01-26-2009, 12:08 AM	#30 (permalink)
jeff_lee_rey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dupage, IL Posts: 138	Bought mine from invidia-usa.com these the link http://www.invidia-usa.com/Products.aspx?ProductID=139 they claim on their dyno that there's an increase of 10hp and 5 ft pound of torque.

01-26-2009, 07:18 PM	#31 (permalink)
Dmaye Noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 494	I think that dyno chart is BS. look at the factory dyno that car was a factory freak if it was stock. Does anyone have a dyno they're done with a base line?

01-26-2009, 07:53 PM	#33 (permalink)
Dmaye Noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 494	anyone running n1 duals

06-02-2009, 09:16 PM	#37 (permalink)
drichter1011@yahoo.com Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	hi everyone,anyone know where i can get a god deal on an invida exhaust of any kind? or an used one for sale? thanx

06-03-2009, 09:08 AM	#39 (permalink)
turbosix S2000.com Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 2,083	wtf ahahah i never noticed the OP was also named turbosix __________________ turbosix.net 1984 buick regal t-type . 2003 gpw s2000 Are you lacking coverage for your prescriptions? Click HERE to print a free discount pharmacy card! Save 10-60% on most medications at 60,000 pharmacies nationwide at no cost to you.

06-04-2009, 06:08 PM	#40 (permalink)
sfkjeld Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco, Ca Posts: 232	Too bad. If you had posted this a few weeks earlier, I would have given you my N1. Couldn't wait to be rid of it. Bought it for $350, spent $50 to install, drove 20mis, got a massive headache from the drone, spent another $50 to uninstall, sold for $250. Lesson learned the hard way, as is my way..... Last edited by sfkjeld; 06-04-2009 at 06:18 PM.

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