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Old 12-06-2016, 04:23 PM
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hi all, looking for opinions please...I'm thinking of swapping my stock exhaust for a stainless cat back...see attached with a k and n filter...nothing too drastic,but I'm not convinced about the look of the tail pipes...?
Old 12-06-2016, 06:26 PM
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go by your guts, it said it all. Don't jump too quickly because someone wanted to trade you their exhaust for your stock one. Honestly looks like an generic exhaust with a silencer. Keep your stock and add a test pipe, it'll be better than whats posted and no rasp and knowing that you have a decently flowing exhaust set-up. On the S2000, the exhaust combinations is one of those you gotta spend time on to get a good sounding S2K because of the nasty rasp. I have a non-resonated SuperSprint exhaust with stock CAT and sounds awesome with no rasp. Took the time messing around and changing from the test pipe then to high flow cat, then finally back to stock CAT. You live in Europe I am certain you have better options than someone having an S2K living in the U.S. Good luck bro!
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Don't get excited over the "look" of the exhaust. These are supposed to be functional not merely look good. Experience any aftermarket exhaust inside the car on an extended test drive. I took at least a $100 loss swapping out the excessively loud exhaust folks here assured me was "barely louder than OEM" or "not that loud."

These two exhausts look the same but the Q300 is headache inducing at cruising speeds.

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Old 12-07-2016, 09:35 AM
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That looks like an ebay special, I'd keep the OEM.
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Originally Posted by alSpeed2k
That looks like an ebay special, I'd keep the OEM.
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Old 12-08-2016, 01:42 AM
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Yes eBay....it just looks too tricksy...
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Originally Posted by Chuck S
Don't get excited over the "look" of the exhaust. These are supposed to be functional not merely look good. Experience any aftermarket exhaust inside the car on an extended test drive. I took at least a $100 loss swapping out the excessively loud exhaust folks here assured me was "barely louder than OEM" or "not that loud."

These two exhausts look the same but the Q300 is headache inducing at cruising speeds.

Tanabe Medalion Touring -- a keeper.


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I like the look of the Tanabe pipes....more like the original s
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I was unable to match the oval Accord exhaust tips with an aftermarket exhaust and, for unknown reasons, prefer the round tips anyway. No worries, the OEM exhaust resides in my shed for the next owner.

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Old 12-08-2016, 02:54 PM
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The way I see it you have a few options:
1) Uk mod for <100
2) Custom exhaust for ~500
3) Mature name brand exhaust for ~800-1500

You can't go wrong with any if them, it really just depends on how much you're looking to spend.
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Wish I would of gone HKS Hi-powa Single, cant really beat the price per diameter and looks. Although for NA it would be a deal breaker for me tho.


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