Hi. I'm new here and this is my very first post.

I just bought, well about four months ago actually, an S2000 AP1, model year 2002.

I bought her from a small used car dealership and was told that all the parts are stock but the air intake and exhaust pipe, for better sound as the dealer claimed.

It was a quite fair deal, I thought.

About a month ago, I've noticed that the right side of the exhaust pipe is a bit lower than the left one.

When I took her to an auto body shop to change the engine oil, I asked the technician what's wrong with it and he found out my exhaust pipe is kinda broken and the right side of it is just, literally, hang in there.

As a lousy quality of the pipe, I would like to get a new one rather than fix it.

I think it sounds nice if I have the pipe shipped and do it by myself, but I have no experience and skill to do that. Furthermore, I have no garage and need to use the car every weekdays from early in the morning through evening.

So, I guess the only option I have is go to an auto body shop.

I was considering HKS HiPower, or whatever they call it, since the sound is great for my ears but I've read some negative opinions about its power lose. Also, the closest HKS authorized dealer is at least about 3 hours away from here, according to the HKS website.

So, could anybody please, kindly, recommend me an exhaust pipe I should get and how do I get the job done?

I'm not a big fan of loud "vroom" sound nor interested in power gains.

All I want is a light weight, gorgeous sound pipe without losing any power.

Thanks in advance.

P.S.
Excuse me for scribbling, I can barely write my name; I'm not a native English speaker nor roman language speaker.

 

if you just want sound and no performance so im guessing you want to stick with a dual exhaust i have a tanabe i installed my self its not to hard but i got the concept they have another one touring but mines a little louder and looks nicer no hp gain but i like the sound it has a nice tone its about 800 it weighs less then stock and it isnt like redic loud untill u hit vtec but there are alot louder

 

I would suggest looking into the T1R 70R EM dual. Exhaust note is not too loud, however, the tone is truely unique and like no other.

If you run a search on the forum in regards to this exhaust, you'll find alot of reviews and feedback.

Cheers!

Regards,

Jason @ AJR

 

invida q300 dual for ~$600 off ebay...

 

The q300 might be loud for his taste.

I'd suggest something similar to the comptech, or fujitsubo legalis. or possibly a used CR exhaust *shrug*