So, incident happened recently, resulting in my exhaust system from the down pipe back being ripped off. Insurance might be paying for it (insurance adjuster hasnt returned my calls yet but i have an entire case and multiple witnesses so even if they dont i can sue) and i cant locate another Apexi N1 (the one i that got ripped off) so im in the market for a replacement. What's your favorite? best exhuast notes, looks, etc. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

1G or 2G? FWD or AWD? We need more information..

I love my Apexi downpipe and turboback on my 2g AWD. Nothing else sounds quite like it.

Buschur has always been on of the best sounding in my opinion.

A'pexi n1 has always been my favorite as well!

When I had the GS-T back in the days, the RRE downpipe with the Thermal cat back sounds pretty darn good. Throaty and not too loud.

jakk220 said:

Buschur has always been on of the best sounding in my opinion.

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Unfortunately the magnaflow muffler/buschur catback hasn't been a thing for a long long time now.

I like the Apexi N1..... but if insurance is paying..... go for the STM exhaust, lightweight, and looks and sounds great

I have a Greddy Evo2 on my GST and LOVE the sound of that ... but they're hard to find as they haven't been available for a long time.

Not sure who all is making them anymore either. Extreme PSI is only showing 5 companies making exhaust systems.

Tiki2777 said:

Unfortunately the magnaflow muffler/buschur catback hasn't been a thing for a long long time now.

I like the Apexi N1..... but if insurance is paying..... go for the STM exhaust, lightweight, and looks and sounds great

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I know it isn't. You didn't specify it had to be new . I guess I should have assumed though

I like my apexi.

I liked my tanabe racing medallion as well.

And my thermal R&D.

HKS Sounds pretty good too.

Really you can't go wrong with 3" pipe and a straight through muffler, unless you like to talk your passengers at freeway speed. Or you like your neighbors. I don't like my neighbors so I like to idle my car for a couple hours at 2-4 in the morning when I am off work in the middle of the week and they have to get to do the school run at 7...

Thermal R&D has always been my favorite if you want a deep growl

Stm..... I have two customers in one with a megan and one with an hks. And the HKS is garbage quality. Megan isnt like STM by any means. But it looks good and fits good.

Apexi n1 is steel so will rust, the GT is 400 stainless so will surface rust ,

The R&D is nice sounding but boy its big and heavy,

The best i heard was the tanabe one, apart from my own of course if i was to buy a system the tanabe would be the one

You could always go custom also since insurance is paying, but again are we talking about a 1G or 2G, as 1G options are very scarce..

+1^
Custom it’s the way to go

My gst had full apexi n1 with theyre high flow cat was decent at a idle but heard me coming down the block and setting off car alarms in parking garages my gsx has thermal r&d no cat (thank you jersey for no more inspections on 95 and older vehicals now) and I piss the wrx kid down the street off something serious when I pass him nowadays I vote thermal is my favorite still decent at idle but has deeper tone and growl in wot compared to apexi

@Aproductions has an Apexi N1 downpipe for sale.

Shoot me a PM i can make you a good deal on one of our catbacks.

STM

Megan. Because I'm cheap as hell. I did have to make a custom test pipe because the downpipe flange wouldn't line up with the Megan catback. It is fairly loud though.

As long as it does not have a ricer FART CANNON. Mandrel bent anything with an oval muffler like Thermal, Magnaflow etc.

Straight 3" or bigger with a straight through muffler.

I actually run an aftermarket downpipe, with a 3" "srs" exhaust I got from amazon for 160 shipped... made some custom cuts and such and got rid of the fart can on the back, switched it out for a v6 honda accord resonator and just welded a chrome tip on the end of it.

(I work at a salvage yard.. I've discovered that v6 honda accord resonators are basically stainless cherry bombs that open up to 3")

Hks!

I have a hacked Thermal R&D mated to my own made downpipe. It is definitely big and heavy, but even wide open flying down the front straight at NJMP is pretty quiet.