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The Thermal R&D cat back exhaust PREMIER!

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Thanks for this video Kruppa. That is exactly what mine does. Rattles fairly loudly upon initial cold start for 30 secs to a minute probably (I'll time it soon), and then settles down and quiets down, and all is well. Don't really hear it after the initial start up. Haven't taken mine in for the fix yet. Build date 6/2019, purchased end of August 2019, 13.5K or so miles (severely limited by the pandemic and working from home since March).

Edit: Recorded mine too. 36 degrees outdoors, warmer in the garage, but not heated.
You got a much better angle than I did :) Yes, same issue as most of us. I guess in the end it's just an annoyance vs a real "problem". If you're going to the dealer anyways I guess you might as well get the "fix" but as you can see from my video it doesn't do too much to help.
 

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This sounds so much better than the raspy Borlas!
 

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A lot of that has to do with how the audio is being taken. Any phone is going to give you pretty crappy audio as it's going to cut volume and frequency for a lot of the sounds you'll hear out of an exhaust. The only way you get a true sense is when professional sound equipment is used. That's why when you go to "official" videos released by manufacturers you will often get "better" sound quality that makes the exhaust sound better.

If you listen to the Thermal vid very closely, you can hear just the faint hint of burble from it. It's much more pronounced in the Corsa video. Reality is that they probably are much closer, but it's impossible to tell because the only way you'd get a true comparison is to have the same person with the same pro audio equipment film them all, back to back. Otherwise what you get is just as much a function of the quality of the system filming the video as you are the exhaust itself.
 

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So I finally got around to disabling the fake engine noise so you guys can hear it in all it’s glory

 

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Stumbled across this thread - this is the exhaust for me. We still waiting for the pricing and group buy info? I didn't see the setup on their site yet.
 

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Stumbled across this thread - this is the exhaust for me. We still waiting for the pricing and group buy info? I didn't see the setup on their site yet.
yes, still no word on pricing.
Thermal RD told me they are not going into production until, at-least, the beginning of the year. they are building this strictly for Whoosh, they are a small operation in comparison to the other builders. but their work is top notch. i got a tour of their facility while there and they are maybe 20 people strong in the fabrication aspect.
worth the wait.
 

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Shipping cost to Canada pls.
T3M 3C2

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But it is MORE Expensive than the other options....


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But it is MORE Expensive than the other options....


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I'm not sure what everyone is comparing this kit to?
Borla and Corsa do not include mid pipes which is a $400 option
Magnaflow has a MAP price of $1679.99 / Retail of $2323.64 and is the only other kit that includes mid pipes
If you can find a Magnaflow for less than the $1599 shipped price of the Thermal, then that's great!
 

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I'm not sure what everyone is comparing this kit to?
Borla and Corsa do not include mid pipes which is a $400 option
Magnaflow has a MAP price of $1679.99 / Retail of $2323.64 and is the only other kit that includes mid pipes
If you can find a Magnaflow for less than the $1599 shipped price of the Thermal, then that's great!
pricing based on Black Tip option since that is by far the most popular
Borla 2.25" pipework / NO mid pipes $1303.99 + shipping
Corsa 2.5" pipework / NO mid pipes $1599.99 + shipping
Magnaflow 2.5" pipework includes mid pipes $1680 FREE SHIPPING
Thermal 2.5" pipework / NO mid pipes $1299 FREE SHIPPING
Thermal 2.5" pipework includes mid pipes $1599 FREE SHIPPING
 

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But it is MORE Expensive than the other options....


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It's substantially cheaper then the only true competition ( magnaflow)

Borla is just a glorified sound maker since it uses stock diameter piping.

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It's substantially cheaper then the only true competition ( magnaflow)

Borla is just a glorified sound maker since it uses stock diameter piping.

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The magnaflow is only 1400$ at lethal
 

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The magnaflow is only 1400$ at lethal
The Magnaflow with black tips is currently listed at $1680 on Lethal. The Corsa with black tips is $1599.
My MAP pricing on Magnaflow is $1679.99. Anyone selling under MAP won’t be selling their stuff for long.
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The Magnaflow with black tips is currently listed at $1680 on Lethal. The Corsa with black tips is $1599.
My MAP pricing on Magnaflow is $1679.99. Anyone selling under MAP won’t be selling their stuff for long.
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Log in, the price goes down to 1428, I just ordered it 1 hour ago
 

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