exhaust systems

Which cat-backs are better?
1) Apexi N1
2) Greddy Evolution
3) HKS Exhaust Systems
4) Tanabe Hyper Medallion

better meaning????? if your talking about prices you can find them out yourself. but each person is going to tell you differently on which one they like the best. id say overall vote would be for the N1

better meaning????? if your talking about prices you can find them out yourself. but each person is going to tell you differently on which one they like the best. id say overall vote would be for the N1

I am talking about quality and which works best with eclipses.

again... people are going to tell you differently from what they like. depending on what you already have done and the size of the piping you will get different performance gains. also add to the list the thermal cat-back.

For a turbo car, I would choose none of those, but thats just me. I prefer exhausts made by DSM specific companies. Not overpriced bling blang brand name POSs. But people do use those ones, and like them. I like BR and RRE, though my current 3" system I made myself. Avoid ones that bolt up to s stock cat, etc. You'll always have to eal with bottle neck, or modify later. Get the full turbo back at the same time to avoid this. If your refering to a NT car, then ignore everything i said :biggrin:

i have an hks sitting in my garage that i plan to put on soon, i will let you know how it works and feels when i do.

yeah turbo or n/t might help. which are you

He's N/T.
in that case I'll go Greddy Evo because it has a bigger muffler and wont be loud and high pitched

GOD HELP ME! Lol the dude that i bought my car from put a BIG..... LOUd..... Fart can :disappoin damn magnaflow

Magnaflows (or dynmax ultraflow) sound good on turbo cars though. MAinly because the turbo is a muffler in itself...

i just got my dynomax ultra flow the other day, still waiting to order my down pipe, and get some more info on some mods i need to do before i bolt it up. so if any could help me out i would appreciate it. please check the threads entitled: 14b at 16psi, custom exhaust, and o2 housings. thanks for any help. :thumbsup:

i have owned the apexi, and i believe it is one of the best for the eclipse. only prob is that its 2 1/2 pipe. 3" is better for turbo. but apexi is good because its got less bends than other exhausts. Less bends=less back backpressure

axexi turbo nr downpipe to a greddy evo 3" cat-back... best of both

Magnaflows (or dynmax ultraflow) sound good on turbo cars though. MAinly because the turbo is a muffler in itself...

Yeah, you cant make a turbo car sound ricy. My buddy bought his Talon, it had a Ractive on it, and it didnt sound bad at all.

axexi turbo nr downpipe to a greddy evo 3" cat-back... best of both

On the apexi 3" DP, make sure you keep an eye on the flex section. Many of them fail after a little time. Its VERY short... Unless they corrected that problem.

On the apexi 3" DP, make sure you keep an eye on the flex section. Many of them fail after a little time. Its VERY short... Unless they corrected that problem.
thanks for the warning...

No problem. Just to add a little more info... When looking for a DP, the flex section is an important piece of it. Its the single most important part of it (as far as DP failures go), and it is the single most expensive part of the DP. So its no wonder the manufactures skimp there first ;) A good DP will have a standard length flex section. Brands you can trust are Bushur Racing and Road Race Engineering. If the DP you are looking at has a flex section as long as the ones on the BR and RRE pipes, then its a safe bet its not a bad buy. Never buy a DP without at least seeing a pic of it so you can get a feel for how it is constructed. ;)

yea..... for yall people that know about downpipes... i'm hearing that apexi dp's terminate the cat... does anybody know of a DP that will not terminate cat and that would fit w/ the N1 catback?

RRE's short downpipe let's you switch between a high-flow cat and a TP. but you got to buy or build extra. but it will bolt right up to a N1 exhaust system.

Apex-n1's with straight pipes are among the loudest exhausts i have ever heard in my life,but its the best loud too.