what headers and exhaust do u have?
11-15-2005, 05:11 AM
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I have the Mugen header, keeping the OEM cat in place (and working) with a Spugen Dual Ti V2 exhaust (soon to change).
I've literally read posts, discussions, reviews, even sent emails to each manufacturer about the goal and approach of their products. The Mugen wasn't the top HP generator of all the products I've found, as a matter of fact, Kingmotorsports warned that I may lose a little hp at peak. What I've learned is that it's never a good idea to sacrifice street driveability for ultimate hp. Street driveability relies a lot of low end torque and a strong mid-range. Mugen had imho the best product that focuses on those 2 things. I've considered Toda many times as it's been tested by many different tuners to be a very real product and a true upgrade to the OEM unit, however what turned me off was the post made by the user slows2k and the common broken bracket.
The exhaust choice was simple, I wanted to keep the noise down so I went dual instead of a single. Spugen backs their products up and they offer them at a very reasonable price. Duc is a very pleasant guy to talk to and he's very active here on S2Ki, always willing to help. The fitment was flawless, the install was a joke (30 minutes tops taking my time). I am in the process of ordering a different unit (will post pics when I get them). What I was originally concerned about was the level of noise being too loud, hence going with duals. What I didn't know was it's not about how loud it is, but where in terms of tone (pitch) it is noisiest that's irritating to me (and the car causing unwanted vibration).
I've literally read posts, discussions, reviews, even sent emails to each manufacturer about the goal and approach of their products. The Mugen wasn't the top HP generator of all the products I've found, as a matter of fact, Kingmotorsports warned that I may lose a little hp at peak. What I've learned is that it's never a good idea to sacrifice street driveability for ultimate hp. Street driveability relies a lot of low end torque and a strong mid-range. Mugen had imho the best product that focuses on those 2 things. I've considered Toda many times as it's been tested by many different tuners to be a very real product and a true upgrade to the OEM unit, however what turned me off was the post made by the user slows2k and the common broken bracket.
The exhaust choice was simple, I wanted to keep the noise down so I went dual instead of a single. Spugen backs their products up and they offer them at a very reasonable price. Duc is a very pleasant guy to talk to and he's very active here on S2Ki, always willing to help. The fitment was flawless, the install was a joke (30 minutes tops taking my time). I am in the process of ordering a different unit (will post pics when I get them). What I was originally concerned about was the level of noise being too loud, hence going with duals. What I didn't know was it's not about how loud it is, but where in terms of tone (pitch) it is noisiest that's irritating to me (and the car causing unwanted vibration).
11-16-2005, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jzz30,Nov 15 2005, 05:27 PM
yea droning sucks ass! you cant hear yourself speak!
I've got the Mugen header as well, with a test pipe (just for the track) and a J's N1 single exhaust. It attracts a lot of attention from the HPD, but I can't get myself to part with the J's. I love the sound.