Got my HKS on last night.
 

I ditched my Magnaflow catback for a stock b-pipe and HKS axle back and I am very happy with the choice. It seems I picked up some lost low end, nothing much but a little. The sound is quiet but I am sure after the new resonator and muffler loosen up it might get just a tad bit louder. Fitment of the HKS was perfect and build quality looks very very good. The polished finish was flawless.
:sweet:

it should still be pretty quiet when you take out the resonator. But give it a couple of months and it will get a little louder

Oh, I am not taking the esonator off...I just put the stock one back on was all. ;)

But yeah, I figured in a month or so it will get a tad louder.

Good choice!!

pic's

negative! it won't be quieter!!! pm ur phone number and i'll let you hear how loud: header, no cat, and a magnaflow "resinator" is!!! wake up the neighbors.....in the next town

oh yeah, good choice by the way...it's loud, but it's a good loud..not apc, wal-mart loud!

ummm dude he just has the rear section on.

ummm dude, thanks...i know....just trying to help...ummmm

You lost me. :rofl:

bobbyd..just responding to this comment...

not trying to piss you off or get you to TRY and make fun of me but how is it going to help when he obviously doesn't have the same set up as you.

nobodies trying to make fun of you, i was referring to ur first comment...

So compared to your Magnaflow, which one has more overall power? Or which one do you like better?

Do you have any pics? :D

mine is only loud from 1 to 3 gears, its silent when your cruising. still turns heads though.

yeah, post some pics. How much did it go for?

If u want it quiet don't touch the resonator on the mid pipe...unless u want the N1 sound all the time....I had the HKS with a straight pipe before and it was mad loud...a bullet reso will tone it down a bit and give you a better sound but unless u want to sound like a Endurance car..keep the stock reso on..

here is a crappy pic of the HKS i took....

^^ do you have road clearance issues?

Let me try to answer all of the questions. :D

Compaired to my magnaflow I have no clue which one makes more power. LOL I think the HKS gave me my low end back which is what I missed with daily city driving. Have not taken it on the expressway yet. But in reality, I think they are about the same.

Pics should be up this weekend. I wil clean the car and snap pics this weekend. :D

I got it for a little over $300.

I am for sure keeping the stock mid pipe together.

This question was not for me but I can say that with my Eibach prokits I have no ground clearance issues at all now. I don't scrape in places I scraped with the Magnaflow.


:D

Nah u'll clear most anything unless fat chicks are riding in ur back seat lol...all u gotta watch out for is if ur gonna park "valet" style i.e back the car into the spot...the muffler will scrape against those concrete barriers if ur not careful....

Good point! Watch those concrete parking blocks and high curbs when backing up! :sweet:

It's my daily driver now...I don't have a choice.

I've never seen someone praise the magnaflow time after time. Now you say you "ditched" it like a bad habit. Thats what I wanted to get though after I heard the clip. It's got that gurgling sound I always wanted.

The sound of the Magnaflow is great and I still like the sound of the Magnaflow. Afte lowering my car I relized that the exhaust hangs way too low and now that this car is getting driven more I realized that the Magnaflow vibrates off of my under body. Not cool so that is why I ditched it.

Go buy a mustang! :rofl:

no it will not be quieter when you take out the resonator. It will be much louder. The muffler and resonator are what quiet the exhaust. The cat also helps, but not much.

And your post doesnt make since. How would it get louder in a few months? An exhaust doesnt get louder over time unless you have holes in your exhaust piping.

I'm running the same setup, HKS Hi Power Axel back and stock midpipe...

BTW... the muffler will get a little louder... but not that much. I still love mine.