I am planning to do my first track day in the FR-S this weekend. I am going to Harris Hill Road in San Marcos, TX with my Cayman-owning pal Yama. In preparation for my new car's first taste of the track, I acquired some higher grip tires, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, to replace the soft and slow stock Michelin All-Seasons. I also removed the 30-lb stock muffler and replaced it with a Berk Technology track pipe. This means I am running a straight pipe, but the stock cats and resonator keep the engine quiet enough for the street, but now it has a more aggressive boxer engine growl on the track.
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Stock Muffler Removed - it's heavy! |
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Berk Technology Track Pipe
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New Goodyear sneakers...sorry for the crappy photo |
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Here is a quick video of the new exhaust note taken from my cell phone:
Sounds throatier. Nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's pretty quiet on cruise at highway speed too!
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