Taitec GTLW owners

[Rusted_nailz]

To the people who has the taitec gtlw installed in their cars, does it sound like the car in this video? I haven't heard the exhaust in person but I love the way it sounds in this video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EFyi62nT9CQ

 

[davidf]

I've had one, yes it does. Heres a used one: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108483

 

[Zishan]

That's pretty much how mine sounds.....but mines a tad louder with test pipes. :smile:

 

[Commander]

Pretty good representation - I just installed mine a few days ago with Random Tech CATS - it sounds great but it's a little loud in the cockpit of the car at RPM's lower than 2500K, after that it starts to smooth out to a nice tolerable level.

Stop and go traffic, you will be heard for half a mile up the street coming to the next light. :biggrin:

 

[tosugrad]

How would you compare the sound to, say, an ARK DT-S?

 

[davidf]

That's pretty much how mine sounds.....but mines a tad louder with test pipes. :smile:

A tad louder, LOL.:tongue:

 

[1991NSX]

I got mine put on in the spring of 2007. Love it, best money I ever spent. You will appreciate the car that much more for it. It's never over-bearing and it has an exotic sound to it. That is a pretty good representation of it on that video you posted.

 

[tosugrad]

A tad louder, LOL.:tongue:

The SOS site says its only .5 out of 10 louder?

 

[Zishan]

The SOS site says its only .5 out of 10 louder?

Headers and test pipes will make it closer to 9 out of 10 (10 being the loudest). The only thing I can think of louder, would be straight pipes all the way through, rated a 10 IMHO.

 

[nsxotic911]

Headers and test pipes will make it closer to 9 out of 10 (10 being the loudest). The only thing I can think of louder, would be straight pipes all the way through, rated a 10 IMHO.

GTLW + TP the way to go. Too bad it does drown out the Supercharger though..

 

[Zishan]

Too bad it does drown out the Supercharger though..

Yeah, wish I had that problem... :frown: :tongue:

 

[Rusted_nailz]

The car came with comptech headers and hks exhaust but I want something more aggressive and I think this will be the exhaust I get. Thanks for your input guys.

 

[ETLMD]

Jay Leno thinks the GTLW sounds nice:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59367

 

[davidf]

So whats the difference between the GTLW and Cantrell's endura lite? They look identical.

 

[Jetpilot3]

Rusted_Nailz,

That youtube video was what made me get the Taitec GT Lightweight exhaust on my former 91. Now I'm probably ordering it for my new 02...

The sound is great!

 

[Rusted_nailz]

So everyone is pretty confident that the video posted is a good representation of the GTLW?

 

[synth19]

JUST the exhaust? Anything else?

Rusted_Nailz,

That youtube video was what made me get the Taitec GT Lightweight exhaust on my former 91. Now I'm probably ordering it for my new 02...

The sound is great!

 

[IsR]

Usually I'm inside the car ... can't really tell:biggrin:. If that's how my car sound from the outside...

So header and sport cats make the exhaust even that much louder? ... makes me wonder if I want to replace the header and cat now.

 

[Zishan]

Usually I'm inside the car ... can't really tell:biggrin:. If that's how my car sound from the outside...

So header and sport cats make the exhaust even that much louder? ... makes me wonder if I want to replace the header and cat now.

Loud? Yes, much louder. Your neighbors will hate you. Ask my neighbors.

 

[IsR]

Loud? Yes, much louder. Your neighbors will hate you. Ask my neighbors.

Thanks. I guess now I'm seriously considering not to get the 'louder' upgrades:frown:
Right now its just about reasonable level. Maybe sport cat only

 

[Zishan]

Thanks. I guess now I'm seriously considering not to get the 'louder' upgrades:frown:
Right now its just about reasonable level. Maybe sport cat only

I'd say headers, skip the cats for now. Headers make HP and only increase sound slightly. Cats(hi-flow/test pipes) increase HP slightly, if any, and increase the sound drastically.

 

[IsR]

I'd say headers, skip the cats for now. Headers make HP and only increase sound slightly. Cats(hi-flow/test pipes) increase HP slightly, if any, and increase the sound drastically.

Ok. Thanks :smile: And I've been searching through the forum, some claimed headers also helps further reduce the 'drone' people hear on lower rpm.

 

[gleibig]

I'd say headers, skip the cats for now. Headers make HP and only increase sound slightly. Cats(hi-flow/test pipes) increase HP slightly, if any, and increase the sound drastically.

On scales of 1 to 10, how would rate the increase in sound from adding:
1)high-flow cats

2)test pipes

 

[prestonmay]

+100

pretty good representation - i just installed mine a few days ago with random tech cats - it sounds great but it's a little loud in the cockpit of the car at rpm's lower than 2500k, after that it starts to smooth out to a nice tolerable level.

Stop and go traffic, you will be heard for half a mile up the street coming to the next light. :biggrin:

 

[Zishan]

On scales of 1 to 10, how would rate the increase in sound from adding:
1)high-flow cats

2)test pipes

I have no experience with high flow cats. But I would assume it would be near as loud as test pipes.

GTLW- 7.5 out of 10
GTLW w/high flow cats- 8/8.5 (guess)
GTLW w/test pipes- 9/9.5
Straight Pipe- 10

I've heard a number of exhausts, my favorite would be the GT One 5.1(which I feel is equally as loud), then the GTLW, then the TAITEC JGTC Parallel, and then the ARK DT-S.

Disclaimer: Exhaust notes seem to vary with different headers as well.