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The major difference besides weight, I noticed, is the length of each pipe from the manifold side to the rear. The Toda is noticeably longer. Stock:
Toda:
The welds, similar to the Amuse exhaust, are top notch.
I inserted my finger into one of the openings and gave it a feel inside. I found the inside to be sort of rough, not smooth as I hoped. Perhaps deliberate?
The base as you can see is thick and a nice Toda Power is etched into the steel.
With the Toda installed and the car lowered back to the ground. Labor came out to $120 for 2 and a half hour job. Yes, getting the header in there was no easy task. Anyhow I fired up the S2000 with great excitement. I pressed Engine Start and was greeted once again by the Pavarotti like roar of the Amuse Duals. This time however, Pavarotti was accompanied by Domingo! The newly installed Toda, not only upped the chorus a bit more but added some great lows to the roar. The sound now is awesome. I let the car idle for two minutes checking to see if there were any leaks and what not. I shut it off then reset the ECU via taking the fuse out for 2 minutes and plugging it back in. I fire up again and shift into 1st.
Before engaging first gear, I blipped the throttle gently. Noticeable is the peddle feel. It has a little more resistance. It felt slightly heavy. Not as light as the stock peddle before, weighted like a Mercedes Benz. I shift into 1st and I stepped on it gently. Nothing noticeable between 1000~2500RPMs. I roll up to a red light and stop. The car idles smoothly. I could literally put a glass of water on the center console and absent are the Jurassic ripples. In front of me is an on ramp to Highway 280 the light turns green. What to do? Mash it! I release the clutch and apply throttle. The RPM light band sweeps past 2900RPMs quickly and BAM
