Exhaust?

[DK4214]

been looking at a few exhaust's and i am a little low on cash i have looked around and listened to exhausts threw youtube but it dosen't really do justice how does the CNT catback sound and is it worth the $

 

[skallen]

Cut off both resonators and get 2.5" pipe welded in. It will save you a ton of money and will sound just the same. You will not get any performance gains from going to a HKS or CNT or any other exhaust. If you want the sound, chop the reso's. Our cars come stock with a 2.5" exhaust, so replacing it is only necessary when upping the HP to over 300HP. Which would mean the exhaust is the least of your concerns.

 

[b e z]

^ Agree 100%, I have a test pipe and it is plenty loud with it in, and you wont notice much of a performance increase for the amount of money you will spend on a catback exhaust.

 

[dcomiskey]

OK, so performance gains, you'd start with a CAI and what else? Not that I can afford isht right now, but was also just listening to clips, etc. What bout a TB exhaust? Or is that still a waste?

 

[skallen]

Without getting too carried away, I would go with a CAI and a test pipe. Fairly cheap options with hugely noticeable gains. Particularly, the CAI. No need for tuning and you would notice immediate HP gains and a nice "whoosh" sound from your BPV. After that, maybe a downpipe. But then you might be looking at some sort of tuning or fuel pump upgrades.

 

[skallen]

The turbo back exhaust would help you in the downpipe and mid pipe area. After that, it's just plainly "wasted money". If you're hell bent on upgrading the exhaust, get a midpipe first. You can get one used for around $100

 

[b e z]

CAI first, I bought a cobb sri then like skallen said a test pipe seeing as you are already wanting exhaust note as it is. Then I would get a tuner, it makes the car wake up quite a bit. If you are worried about messing around with an AP look around for a used Hypertech on here. If you get to that point there then I would think downpipe, possible fuel pump internals, step colder plugs.