Tanabe Hyper Medalion

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Online

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Lexus IS300

Summary:
I really like this exhaust. I had the HKS Carbon Ti on before and it was pretty loud on the outside and drone on the inside. The FUZZ pulled me over a couple of times also in VA Beach. The SMH is much better. Quality is super, sound is mellow with a inline 6 and the look compliments my car.

Strengths:
Quality is great, fit is perfect, look is beautiful and the sound is orgasmic

Weaknesses:
Clean it every week in order to keep it looking good.

Similar Products Used:
Magnaflow cannister - Good sound but ugly welds from the muffler shop.
HKS Carbon Ti bolt on - Very loud(RICEY look)

Price Paid:  $320.00 from E-bay store

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001/Prelude

Summary:
Just got it few days ago. A simple bolt-on. Excellent sound. Not too loud, a sporty dry noise. Felt a significant power gain @ high RPM, especially when VTEC kicks in. A very high quality exhuast. Looks kinda weired on 'ludes.

Strengths:
Great sound Great value Good power gain

Weaknesses:
smell of burning steel is evident when fisrt bolted on. Other wise, great quality.

Similar Products Used:
Stock

Price Paid:  $550.00 from modacar.com

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1997 civic EX

Summary:
What the hell is this guy talking about, the guy before me. The tanabe hyper med. is a great exhaust. nice sound except when u floor it then it gets...uummm...raspy or cracks i guess.

Strengths:
nice hp gain, can really feel the difference. stainless steel all around, so wont rust.

Weaknesses:
extra long tip..a little too long if u ask me

Price Paid:  $50.00 from smash repairer

Year / Model Reviewed:
 94 accord

Summary:
was cheap.he didnt know it was a good one to have......put it on the car.sounds great, not too loud, increased performance tc. very happy with result

Price Paid:  $650.00 from internet

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000 Accord Coupe V6

Summary:
This was the best purchase that I could have made for my car. I REALLY shopped for my exhaust and I went back and forth with magnaflow, apexi, greddy, HKS, and comptech. I had always just heard that Tanabe was the best but a little pricy but if you shop the internet you can find great deals, and I just bought this spur of the moment, and it was shipped here in a few days and the second it was put on it just changed my car. Perfect sound not too loud. Not at all like some other high pitch ones, this is a little deeper, but still sounds like a honda.

Strengths:
Sound,looks,performance, and thats all you can ask.

Weaknesses:
Had a shop install mine but they had to do a little bit of modifying the heat shield to make it fit but that took two minutes.

Similar Products Used:
factory