ebay exhaust systems?

[Salg320]

Doesnt seem so bad. I got my exhaust from ebay for the same price and I couldnt be happier. My friend has the greddy evo 3 exhaust and they sound exactly the same.

 

[romeen]

It's funny how quickly people can criticize something when they have no personal experience with it.

There's a GIANT ebay exhaust thread somewhere around here. A bit of searching wouldn't hurt.

Exactly.

Even though the pictures are different this appears to be the same exhaust that japanimportshop sells on ebay. Quite a few guys have tried it and overall they all had positive things to say about it. You can see pictures here:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/250603-ebay-exhaust-systems.html#post151107588

It's 3" so you know it's going to flow well regardless- too many bends being restrictive isn't really an issue on a street-driven car. If you get a system made at an exhaust shop to go under the axle on your GST, you're going to drag it turning into any parking lot. For a street car, I would choose fitment and price over functionality.

You probably meant "performance" as opposed to "functionality" as over the axle will be much more functional but the decrease in performance due to the extra bends will likely not even be noticeable on a street driven car. I completely agree with what you are saying.

 

[erald01]

I got over 300hp on my car and everything in the engine is top of the line, BUT my exhaust is still from e-bay and yes the whole kit delivered to mu house was $152, and it still sounds good. who cares its an exhaust and on a turbo car u dont need back pressure anyways .

 

[romeen]

Am I the only one that doesn't see how these pipes would even line up on a 2g?

You're right. The way the guy has it setup in the pictures it won't fit. He just has it setup backwards. Here you can see the same system setup the proper way:


http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/250603-ebay-exhaust-systems.html#post151109589

 

[marcelo_caz]

I would go for it.
its nothing more than a piece of steel pipe.

 

[Geezus_Aach]

It looks like cheap shit with too many bends which causes restrictions. Personally Apexi/HKS/Greddy it just for their name. Just go to an exhaust shop and custom built a straight pipe exhaust for real performance.

all the shops i see make pressbent curves, how can you say that would be better than mandrel bends, SS 304 stainless chrome exhaust. a muffler shop would charge 1000 for a similar setup. why do so many people recommend midas shop shit? i dont understand...exhaust building is not rocket science.

btw, my $$$ HKS has this steel wool stuff coming out of the muffler, I keep pulling pieces out, to me ....this is junk.

thanks jusmx141, I think you've made my decision, I am going to buy it! thanks for the input. my car is 100% street, if I were track, I would dump out the front driver's side bumper.

 

[Geezus_Aach]

I got over 300hp on my car and everything in the engine is top of the line, BUT my exhaust is still from e-bay and yes the whole kit delivered to mu house was $152, and it still sounds good. who cares its an exhaust and on a turbo car u dont need back pressure anyways .

152 shipped!!!??? , i will buy 2 of these, found it @ $153 from japanimportshop, buying it now!!! thanks!

ebay Item number: 280208145739
eBay Motors: 95-99 ECLIPSE GST TURBO TALON CATBACK EXHAUST 96 97 98 (item 280208145739 end time Mar-16-08 01:53:11 PDT)

 

[Salg320]

^^^ yup thats the same one that I have. Im very pleased with it, Ive had it for 3 months now and its Not too loud, but packs a punch esp for the price.

 

[eclipseGSTud]

all the shops i see make pressbent curves, how can you say that would be better than mandrel bends, SS 304 stainless chrome exhaust. a muffler shop would charge 1000 for a similar setup. why do so many people recommend midas shop shit? i dont understand...exhaust building is not rocket science.

btw, my $$$ HKS has this steel wool stuff coming out of the muffler, I keep pulling pieces out, to me ....this is junk.

thanks jusmx141, I think you've made my decision, I am going to buy it! thanks for the input. my car is 100% street, if I were track, I would dump out the front driver's side bumper.

Looks like you've made your decision. Post up a video clip after you have installed the exhaust on your car.

 

[ekanddsm]

When it comes to performance parts(with me anyways) if two different parts do the same job and one is cheaper price. I know what I would do, continue buying parts because stuff like hks and greddy cost them the same to make the parts. You just paid more for the name and what they accomplished on the track. (Hey that supra just ran a 10.99 and had a hks exhaust.) I like underdog, kinda why I own a dsm and not a honda, toyota, etc, etc.

 

[fulanititoo8198]

Any of these on ebay go over the rear axle?

 

[Afroclipse]

I say buy it, it looks better than my xtune and has 2 resonators. If you don't like the sound you can change the muffler and get a flow master or whatever. Its just an exhaust as long as it does its job it doesn't matter.

 

[red97gsx]

If you buy it and have fitment issures, take it to an exhaust shop and have them tweak it as necessary to work. Unfortunately most shops around here anyways do hit you pretty hard to modify because you bought it somewhere else.

 

[Xeiros]

Am I the only one that doesn't see how these pipes would even line up on a 2g?

Apparently so.

If you look at the full assembled picture of it, you'll see that towards the muffler can, the exhaust hangers are pointed down. It's just rotated the wrong way.

Anyways, when it boils down to it, exhaust pipe is exhaust pipe, so long as the bends are the same (i.e. both mandrel and both are of equal length, shape, size).

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

Am I the only one that doesn't see how these pipes would even line up on a 2g?

Yup. I've seen these ebay turbobacks go from one 2g GST to another with no problem.

The problem I believe is on the GSX one, its very minor though. You just unbolt the hanger from the car and rotate and it works.

 

[rich3389]

Any of these on ebay go over the rear axle?

The exhaust for a 2g GST from japanimportshop goes over the "rear axle" or control arm.

 

[kawboy]

So does anybody have the juicy system?

eBay Motors: DSM 95-99 Talon Eclipse AWD 3" G-Power Exhaust Downpipe (item 320228457371 end time Mar-25-08 06:33:58 PDT)

 

[ryanx99GS]

Which one is better? The japanimportshop or the one kawboy just posted , the juicy system?

 

[kawboy]

I got mine from nissangtrpower. Full 3", hasn't rusted, all stainless, really quiet.

I just saw the juicy and was wondering about them

BTW, whats your car lowered with?

 

[dsmzoom]

I run the juicy system, pm me if you have questions.

 

[gpz750]

For those that bought the catback from japanimportshop:
How many resonators did it come with?

 

[kawboy]

Comes with two

 

[alice]

Has anyone bought any of these ebay exhausts just to use the mid-pipes? I don't like they way the muffler looks on a 2ga and I figured I might pick one up and go with a muffler like the Vibrant. Just have the local exhaust shop fab up a pipe o connect the muffler.

Vibrant STREETPOWER FLAT BLACK Oval Muffler (3" inlet) :: Universal Mufflers :: Turbo Wholesale Distribution

 

[gpz750]

Basically what I am looking at doing. I would have bought a tubing kit, but it's alot more money by the time you buy the resonators. So I figure I can run this one for a bit then buy another muffler and weld it on. I like the look of the magnaflow with the single 3" in and dual 2.5" out stainless tips.

 

[alice]

^^^ Do you have a link for that muffler?