HKS Carbon Ti catback exhaust

[stealtheclipse]

im woundering if the HKS carbon ti exhaust is worth $600 and does it sound good? or is there another exhaust out there with the same carbon fiber look for cheaper and still has a great sound..

 

[Gary 420A RS]

that exhaust looks really good. why not. buy the muffler and then get custom piping done. it should be allot cheaper and it would be a true pipe size all the way back.

 

[c5chris]

I have it, and it sounds as good as it looks.

For $600, it's a good price. I got it for more since it was a year ago. I took it out when I smogged and it I never had the chance to put it back. One day I will.

I would go with the Megan though. It's essentially identical w/o the bling muffler.

 

[leet]

You pay for the sexiness.

If I could do it again, I would have bought something that costs less. Alas, I was young and demanded that it not look like every other car around here.

Now the muffler is the best looking part of my car

 

[Xtraction]

I have the HKS Carbon/Ti exhaust on my 98 GSX and all I have to say is...OH MY GOD! At idle it has a very low growl but when you open it up...oh so sexy it is! Everyone told me to go with the APEXi N1... Please...I would rather not have a high pitched, loud as hell, obnoxious Honda sounding exaust (no offense to the N1 owners) on my DSM. If you get the HKS Carbon/Ti system you will NOT regret it. The only exhaust I would rather own is one of the full titanium systems for weight purposes.

 

[stealtheclipse]

thanks guys for your thoughts an i think im gunna go with the HKS carbon ti exhaust my car already has a 3" megan downpipe with cat eliminator so im gunna buy the muffler....

 

[Jingx284]

Wow! Omg $600!

 

[mjarrell20]

Hey guys, does anyone know if there is a difference in the gs-t and gsx piping on that exhaust. I know that the gs-t exhaust is only 2.5" and the gsx piping is full 3". But I'm wanting to know if I ordered the gsx exhaust for my gs-t will it fit? I want the full 3" and I really love this exhaust. Thanks

 

[ericbev]

You could buy a full turboback for 600 bucks. You could damn near build yourself 3 systems for that much. Like stated above its all about "HKS" with the carbonfiber and the "torched" tip. Most mufflers sound very similar to each other.

 

[Drift_SM]

the carbon Ti exhaust sounds very similar to the Apexi N1, IMO. but it looks a hell of alot better.

 

[RamenPride]

Hey guys, does anyone know if there is a difference in the gs-t and gsx piping on that exhaust.

there is a difference, and an AWD exhaust won't fit on a FWD

 

[c5chris]

Hey guys, does anyone know if there is a difference in the gs-t and gsx piping on that exhaust. I know that the gs-t exhaust is only 2.5" and the gsx piping is full 3". But I'm wanting to know if I ordered the gsx exhaust for my gs-t will it fit? I want the full 3" and I really love this exhaust. Thanks

The GSX version has bigger diameter piping and is a straight-thru design. It follows the stock piping but has no bends.

The GST version, like stock, bends around. You will not be able to fit the GSX piping into your GST.

 

[PSI NRG]

HKS carbon Ti is a great exhaust, probably the best looking one too, with a 3inch down pipe and a 3inch test pipe it sounds like sex. The only thing I dont like about it is that where it connects to the cat is slims down to 2.5inch or so... I cut mine and had a 3inch section put in with a flange so its completely 3 inch.

 

[99gsx0221]

so in order to get a HKS Carbon-TI exhaust and a downpipe, you need to get a custom flange? Otherwise no downpipes will fit hte exhaust??????

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

I have the hks carbon ti with apexi Gt dp and i love it,i dont know how it sounds casue of my damm 02 dump, which is coming off soon. I just had the guy cut the ends of the catback and dp and weld it, My car is going back on the road in a few weeks so i will make a better clip.

some vid

http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3W0P61SMOMF300FMTGRI7YG38Q

http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3BNYZUY0XUXB33E3CI447T6FKE

http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1DEI6LLW4SWEP2A87ZX6QF672K

pic

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/831910/1

 

[99gsx0221]

is that the stock slant and everything? thats badass.

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

is that the stock slant and everything? thats badass.

Yup thats what it will look like.

 

[Jeff_Ferrara]

sweet tip! might hafta get that for my next dsm!

 

[DSMark]

If you want 3 inch piping just buy the muffler and go to your local exhaust shop and have them put it on with three in piping, it give you better flow and hurts less on the pocket.

 

[kromwell]

I have it, and it sounds as good as it looks.

For $600, it's a good price. I got it for more since it was a year ago. I took it out when I smogged and it I never had the chance to put it back. One day I will.

I would go with the Megan though. It's essentially identical w/o the bling muffler.

I'm still sorta new to DSMs... but where would you find it for $600? I've only been looking around for parts for like 2 weeks now and only have like 2 online stores I've been price checking... haha... any links would be awesome!! Thanks!!

 

[Jingx284]

HKS carbon Ti is a great exhaust, probably the best looking one too, with a 3inch down pipe and a 3inch test pipe it sounds like sex. The only thing I dont like about it is that where it connects to the cat is slims down to 2.5inch or so... I cut mine and had a 3inch section put in with a flange so its completely 3 inch.

I did the same thing, but i used a 3" resonator. I wanted to make sure I was going to have the same sound and I didn't want it to be loud. I bought mine used, so all in all I ended up paying about $350-$400

 

[IslanderTsi]

Its just an image thing really, like a cf hood. The cf wrap is just for looks and the titanium muffler is just that, just the muffler. Seems like a waste of money to me

 

[4BangR-x]

I have the HKS Carbon/Ti exhaust on my 98 GSX and all I have to say is...OH MY GOD! At idle it has a very low growl but when you open it up...oh so sexy it is! Everyone told me to go with the APEXi N1... Please...I would rather not have a high pitched, loud as hell, obnoxious Honda sounding exaust (no offense to the N1 owners) on my DSM. If you get the HKS Carbon/Ti system you will NOT regret it. The only exhaust I would rather own is one of the full titanium systems for weight purposes.

You obviously havnt heard an N1, It sounds pretty much the exact same as the hks.

 

[kromwell]

Could someone hook me up with the link where you found that exhaust for $600?

 

[Bo0O0ostedDSM]

I have to say, that HKS exhaust looks amazing! However, being the cheap ass budget tuner that I am, I wouldn't buy it.