Everyone who is turbo, I am curious to see what kind of exhaust you guys are using? 2.5 inch, 3 inch? What brand? How do you like it and how is the tone?

I will start, I was using the 3" catback Tanabe Racing Medalion but I am going with something custom now, possible even duals.

i have a 3" N1 exhaust off of ebay. nice build, very quiet with or without the silencer. got it for just 210 shipped brand new.

Originally posted by lild14
i have a 3" N1 exhaust off of ebay. nice build, very quiet with or without the silencer. got it for just 210 shipped brand new.

Fake apex-i I am guessing? Got a link?

Tsudo N1 3" Catback off of eBay. Costed about 240 shipped I think. The hangers were put on kinda crappy (spot welds basically) so I brought it in and had some better welds put on them to hold better and not flex. Tone sounds great, just wish it was a little louder (has 2 resonators in the exhaust, might get that fixed down the road). Full stainless steel though.

Originally posted by totaleclipse_05
Tsudo N1 3" Catback off of eBay. Costed about 240 shipped I think. The hangers were put on kinda crappy (spot welds basically) so I brought it in and had some better welds put on them to hold better and not flex. Tone sounds great, just wish it was a little louder (has 2 resonators in the exhaust, might get that fixed down the road). Full stainless steel though.

I am trying to figure out something to use on a buddy's car that I am helping build over winter.

He looked at the fake n1 catbacks on ebay, but I thought they would sound high picthed and nasty since they are cheapies.

But if you 2 guys both have knock of n1's that are deep, thats what he wants.

Good thread already.

Yep, mine has a nice deep tone to it at idle and sounds great when I am running it through the gears.

Originally posted by totaleclipse_05
Yep, mine has a nice deep tone to it at idle and sounds great when I am running it through the gears.

is this what you have?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280160970232&rd=1

I have had the REAL apexi N1 3" exhaust and I liked it. Recently i changed over to Hahn's 3" Thermal R&D just because its stainless. I like both exhausts and to me they are very similer in sound. I also like the greddy EVO 3", not the new EVO but the original one.

I have weighed going custom but when it comes down to it, I dont think the effort is worth the outcome. What are you really going to save? I would rather concentrate on something a little more worthy of my time. As for Duals...thats just plain gay on the 4 banger.

Terry

Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
I have had the REAL apexi N1 3" exhaust and I liked it. Recently i changed over to Hahn's 3" Thermal R&D just because its stainless. I like both exhausts and to me they are very similer in sound. I also like the greddy EVO 3", not the new EVO but the original one. I have weighed going custom but when it comes down to it, I dont think the effort is worth the outcome. What are you really going to save? I would rather concentrate on something a little more worthy of my time. As for Duals...thats just plain gay on the 4 banger. Terry

Yea I was going to do some custom cutout into another muffler which would make it dual on my car but I eliminated that.

My buddy wants to know if anyone has a sound clip of the knock off n1's?

Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST

Originally posted by totaleclipse_05 Yep, mine has a nice deep tone to it at idle and sounds great when I am running it through the gears.

is this what you have? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280160970232&rd=1

correct, thats the seller i bought if off from. like /\ mentioned above the hangers were kind of crappy, but everything else is good, tone is great. i wanted it quiet in the first place, thought i was going to have to add resonators but this thing puuurrrrssss nicely


edit: im going to take a sound clip of it right now and try to get it up on youtube for yall


here ya go

YouTube.com

I run an old school RSR 3"

I run an extended Thermal R&D 3" catback and 3" Flowmaster cat. It's very deep and mean sounding at idle. I don't think it's "too" loud, but my car has been the subject at a few neighborhood meetings.

I also run a tsudo N1, but I don't think it's the same as the others posted. I believe it only has one resonator, and the hangers looked pretty good IMO. Fitment was great, sound, not quiet, not annoyingly loud, just a nice deep rumble. I think I spent $300ish shipped. Can't find the seller looking through my feedback though :(

3" thermal r&d with a dynomax resonator replacing the cat.

Okay well my buddy got the n1 catback off ebay. We bought the one for the GST since it was offered in 3". We got it yesterday, took a look at it and it looks nice. Only thing is, I dont know if its gonna fit. The pipes look odd to me but I dont remember exactly what it should look like, lol. The hangers are weird too. The are welded off too the side and threaded??? I dont see how those are going to work. Does anyone have any pics of theirs they got off the car? Like before you installed it so I can see if the piping is the same. It should be the same for the GST since the bodies are the same, I think even my Tanabe exhaust was for the GST.

Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
The hangers are weird too. The are welded off too the side and threaded??? I dont see how those are going to work.

I don't have any pics for you Mike, but I remember my hangers being like that. Just needed to get some nuts/bolts and it mounted in the stock location. FYI only fitment issue I remember is it was very close to the spare tire well and would rattle against it sometimes. Think I fixed it but don't remember, it's been a while since I drove it. :)

Edit here's my review from the wiki...

http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=Tsudo%20N1%20Exhaust

Originally posted by cs82685

Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST The hangers are weird too. The are welded off too the side and threaded??? I dont see how those are going to work.

I don't have any pics for you Mike, but I remember my hangers being like that. Just needed to get some nuts/bolts and it mounted in the stock location. FYI only fitment issue I remember is it was very close to the spare tire well and would rattle against it sometimes. Think I fixed it but don't remember, it's been a while since I drove it. :) Edit here's my review from the wiki... http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=Tsudo%20N1%20Exhaust

Thanks. But arent the GST and GS/RS Designs the same?

yea, except for pipe size obviously. i set it side by side with my previous greddy evo exhaust for an rs/gs and it had the same bends. i heard from others it is loud on the highway, but i have a cat so maybe that keeps it quiet? however mine is very quiet until you really get on it, and with the silencer, its a whisper.

Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST

Originally posted by cs82685

Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST The hangers are weird too. The are welded off too the side and threaded??? I dont see how those are going to work.

I don't have any pics for you Mike, but I remember my hangers being like that. Just needed to get some nuts/bolts and it mounted in the stock location. FYI only fitment issue I remember is it was very close to the spare tire well and would rattle against it sometimes. Think I fixed it but don't remember, it's been a while since I drove it. :) Edit here's my review from the wiki... http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=Tsudo%20N1%20Exhaust

Thanks. But arent the GST and GS/RS Designs the same?

Yeah

3" SR*S cat-back with a 2.5" downpipe and test pipe. Got the cat-back off ebay for like 225, I love it. Could not be any more happy with the sound and performance.

WoooT Fart Cannons Unite!

I have the Tsudo N-1 and I like it. I also have the OBX high flow cat, it is quiet but the cat is junk; more like an $80 test pipe.

I have a single peice full turbo back 3" into an N1 off of ebay. right after the downpipe I put a 3"x8" flex pipe. no cat or anything else...its quiet enough you can actually talk in a calm voice and still hear while driving on the highway. at WOT it sounds great not ricey. I dont know how to put sound on here but if I can figure something out I'll try it.

LOL I am running 2.5 inch with the Stock muffler LOL, YEah I know not very racie LOL. However if does resonate when I boost. I am running 200 Hp right know. I am thinking of buying a OEM 2007 eclipse GT ( yes the 263HP V6) OEM muffler. Just so I keep my sound down in a reasonable level and still flow 250HP worth. :D

When I still had my car, I had a custom 2.5" press bent turbo-back exhaust made at http://www.louscustomexhaust.com/

I highly recommend them for those in the New England area. They do top notch work.

3" apex'i here, mated to a 3" DP. I like the exhaust, spools the t3/t4 nicely w/o being obnoxiously loud. Anything 2.5" or above will work up to the point your making 450+ wheel. My boys old school 1g Rust Rkt ran 11's ALL DAY with a press bent 2.5" and magnaflow muffler with a BR 20g. It was the most consistent car in the history of dsm's. If any of you have shoot vids from 2-3 yrs ago his car was the all black 1g with steelies in the quick 8.

3 inch downpipe to 3 inch apex'i N1 no cat. Really like it. Ran open 3 inch downpipe for a while, and it spooled nice but was very loud for a street car.

OLD

ahha this is so old. But what the heck, 3" DP and 3" straight back exhaust no cat and i think its a 4" tip maybe 4.5"? idk the brand i forgot

I have a 2.5" downpipe to a stock cat to a 2.5" Tsudo N1 cat-back.

Now that I'm turbo I might get a cheap 2.5" test pipe to replace the cat, we'll see.




I know several of us run the Tsudo N1 style (knock off of the Apexi N1), but there is a new Tsudo model called the Type-X. It is a Greddy Evo-2 knock off. Does anyone have one yet? I may look to that when I upgrade to 3" exhaust later on.

2.25" stock n/t exhaust with a section of clamped on piping w/adapters to a v-racing (by konig or so they say) muffler.

I absolutely hate it. It sounds ok at idle and deep at wot due to no cat but i'm wanting a full 3" system very soon. Haven't decided on a muffler yet. HKS Carbon maybe with the ti flame burnt tip....would look tits on an all black car.

I have the cheap stainless steel 3" cat back system. I got it new on ebay for $150. Its a Chinese knockoff of a tanabi or something.

Im not running my turbo motor yet. I havent had the time to install the motor, but the exhaust is on. It sounds good, deep low tone, not ricey at all

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yjguy94&search_type=

Here are the links to the exhaust

Tom

I use the HKS HI-Power 2.5" catback. I love it. I previously had the Apexi Megaphone dunk. I loved that too, but I like the style of the slant HKS better.
By the way, RS and GS exhausts are different from the GST ones. My Dunk exhaust went over the rear axle section or whatever you want to call it, and that was for the non-turbo. The new HKS is from a GST, and it goes under that section and is very low. I love that Slant though!