Megan Racing Exhausts & Down Pipe for BRZ / FRS
 

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Looks nice.

Dont see anything. Id rather spend a little more for some quality items then for some Megans. I believe Megans are just a bunch of copy cat items made in China arent they?

I have read that a lot of their suspensions fail. Why get a cheap immitation that has poor quality standards that can fail much earlier then expected? Then you would have to get another one when you could just buy from well known company once and not have to worry down the road. If you cant afford it dont do it. Getting cheap parts that you have to replace down the line isnt worth it.

Companies who stand behind their products with lots of R&D. Supportin those companies are much better and I have a read an article about how copy cat companies are bad for the scene. Those companies that spend a lot on R&D are put out of business because of them. Once those companies go out of business who will they copy from then? Support the companies that stand behind and do the proper r&d for their products.

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Myself and others fully agree with this statement. :happy0180:

Honestly from the pictures I don't really see anything which looks copied from another vendor at least. At least someone is making a single-exit catback most of the others have failed to come to the market. The quality of what you are getting is obviously going to be lower but so is the price, I'm just glad it isn't a complete knockoff of another vendor's design.

me too. I don't like Megan or OBX.

juuuuuuunk

Credit where due .. Megan makes some decent suspension arms and links.

We are not really endorsing the product, just offering another option to the community. The exhaust was designed and tested in California, although yes, it is made overseas.

Doesnt have to be a knock off of a specific FR-S part. It could be for a different car just slapped on and fitted for this car.

I wouldn't get too hyped up for Big Name exhaust, min gains I see no prob going w/ a budget company like Megan as far as catback. The boxer engine sounds near same no muffler/ $1k catback, very close tone a matter of a little muffled or race car sound. That is one plus w/ Boxer engine, unlike a Civic where you MUST have a nice catback, this engine isn't soo picky as far exhaust sound goes.

I personally would rather spend $$$ where it matters most for gains, instead of Expensive catbacks on N/A car. Now on the Boosted car, Exhaust is HUGE and get some gains, then a $1k Catback isn't soo bad, but for FR-S I'd rather save money on a catback and put extra $$$ and do handling like wheels/tires/suspension.

More options the better ! More we have to choose from!

My .02 cents! :)

Yep, more info please OP?

I have used TONS of megan products over the years and have NEVER had a problem with them.

I LOVED my exhaust on my S14 and Coil-overs on all my 240's!

I had a Megan catback on my EVO & really liked it. It sounded really nice and held up reslly well. i like how people who've never had Megan stuff say it's crap or it sucks. I can only speak on the exhaust, though, no comments on anything else.

I certainly trust them for exhaust quality... had one on my 2007 sti and it was decent quality for an awesome price. I was very happy with that purchase.

dual drift spec would be a nice option...

I had plenty of Megan suspension components on my 240, as well as a downpipe. Never had a single issue with any of the parts so idk why people are calling Megan Racing parts "crap" when they have never tried it themselves. Yes, I did read a lot of negative things about Megan Racing before I purchased any of the parts but I decided to bite the bullet and test them out for myself with a set of coilovers. I do believe Megan Racing sells decent products and they do so at a good price.

The saying " you get what you pay for" definitely holds true, especially regarding car parts but I've never had a bad experience with Megan Racing before. Just my .02.

Does it matter where its made? If you have an iphone 5 does it bother you too that its produced in china (Foxconn’s Taiyuan factory is reportedly responsible for making 85% of all iPhone 5s, located in China’s northern province of Shanxi, just west of Beijing) NO, just cuz its produced in china you already presume its crap. Its just cheaper to produce any product in china and thats why companies here send send their designs to be produced there. Did you know that the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt is China, which owns more about $1.2 trillion in bills, notes and bonds, according to the Treasury.

That being said :D... Megans and BCs coilovers are made in Taiwan, Manufactured in China...

^ almost all apple products are "Designed in California, assembelled in China"

sorry forgot that part out.. still coming out of china

I've personally owned quite a few Megan products over the years. I've even sold them as a distributor. I've never seen any issues or heard any complaints.

Just because the price is low doesn't mean they are junk.

ive used megans also on my evo and never had any issues, i was also leaning towards using them on my car now

I'm quite interested in seeing the pricing on the exhaust. I was very pleased with the sound and fitment on my last two megan exhausts (single tip turbo style for s13 w/ Rb20 and a dual tip N1 style for a stock KA S14)

I had a megan street coilover and that ride deteriorated after 1 year and squeaked in the rear brand new.

Yea, never again. Maybe fine on track with smooth road but not for DD

You can look at shock dyno charts to see the Megan coilovers aren't very good and you can visibly look at the exhaust to figure out it isn't very good.

The shocks are usually different on all four corners with regards to valving and adjustment, they are only compression adjustable with poor rebound characteristics, do not have much shock travel, adjusters often seize up, the list goes on.

It doesnt take a person to have to own a product to know it sucks. Who are you to say someone who has owned it or not? I have multiple friends who were new to the scene and purchased their suspension and exhausts. They all hated it and regretted purchasing it. Even if you search on google you will see a ton of people who say their quality isnt good.

Well then I guess were looking at different things arent we. I am seeing tons of gains from all the data posted on this forum. And I bet you even more once they start tuning and more stuff gets released. And you dont have to spend an arm and a leg to get a quality Cat Back their are a lot of choices to choose from. If you want an expensive one then you can always buy from HKS but their are a lot of products that dont cost as much. Even the cheaper ones will still be better quality then a Megan. And you pay what? Just a little more? Is that not worth it to have to replace it probably a year later? You will end up paying more then what you could buy a cheaper quality Exhaust then buying an HKS exhaust.

Car parts and Phones are 2 totally different things. For a phone I could really care less about where its made. But when its on your car that is totally different.

Their are tons of reviews on how bad the quality of their suspension is. And what you say still doesnt fix the fact that knock off companies put real companies out of business. A lot of real good companies have gone out of business because people who make knock offs sell it for so much cheaper with shit quality then the people who originally made them go out of business because no one buys from them.

I never said just because they were produced in China they were crap. Obviously you can get quality things from there but Megan is a known company that produces shitty products. If you even bothered to read my post I never said anything about what you were talking about. Your car gets you from Point A to Point B. There suspension for example is known to fail easily. Then I have even heard of there exhausts failing also. A quick google search for Megan can tell you that easily. I never once said everything from China is horrible quality.

Its either a hit or miss with their products. You are taking a gamble on purchasing a product with poor quality control. In the end it is just better to support the REAL companies who actually stand behind their product and specialize in that department. If you cant afford it then dont buy it. You could save up just a little longer to get a quality part that you wont ever have to worry about changing out down the line. If you ever have to spend to get another one then you will regret it later on. Also supporting the local companies that put the proper research in designing there products is better for the scene then supporting a knock off company.

I'm someone who's actually owned a Megan product. You never said you knew people who owned their products, just that you've read a bunch of reviews. Not quite the same thing. As for online reviews, I take them with a grain of salt. Most people who leave reviews weren't happy with the product, so obviously reviews can be skewed. I prefer first hand reviews from people I know or trust.:)

Thanks for wasting your time, everything you wrote here is all "IVE HEARD". Get back to me when you actually decide to buy their product and actually use it. I've been in the car scene since 1994 and ive modded my cars with the best of them using parts from american muscle, euros and JDM. Ive used parts that are so freaking expensive that it was a joke in the end of owning them cuz the counter parts were as good or even better. I've owned parts from Megan from their suspension, exhaust setup, etc since the day they came on the scene and yeah some parts dont fit correct and they've fixed those issues. Do you actually think someone who copies another product just makes a mold and sells it or reproduce a product without testing it? You see companies from china copying other products even cars, do you think they just make those and not test it? My family owns a few car dealership in the philippines and one is called FOTON which is a Chinese company which makes copies of Isuzu and i can tell for a fact that its the parts from the cars we sell are from Isuzu which Isuzu sold to FOTON to make their cars. And they test those cars just like any other car. also its total BS what you said about car parts and phone, if i handed you a phone made from china i will bet that you will care.. Ive owned the phones since the first cell phones came out which you had to carry in a bag and attach the antenna to the window of your car then when motorola rolled with with their first brick phone to the latest smartphone out there and also owned a Vertu phone, great quality but in the end i would rather own a cheap smartphone.. if you dont know what Vertu is look it up!

I was sponsored by Megan as a driver back in 07. Its pretty hard to screw up hard parts like control arms and the likes. The welds were just okay, but passed the stress test so I used them. The rod ends were cheap and went bad after a few track days, but I swapped them for FK ends and all was great. The coilovers went on the car and were taken off the next day - not even close to correct, but fine for those who are trying to dump the car.

As far as exhaust systems go, I have not seen one really "legit" exhaust on the market, using hemholtz or advanced exhaust pulse tuning. If the material is quality (IE stainless or titanium), the welds are correct (clean & thorough tig or mig wleds), and the muffler sounds good and isnt prone to blowing out - its probably a-okay to put on the car.

My last post even states that in the first sentence. What is up with people who cant read? I have said I know people who have owned it and met other people who have. Not everyone has a good experience. Not everyone hated it but most of the people I know with the parts dont like it. So why would I risk that when I can afford real shit. I am not going to waste my time in purchasing a product with mixed reviews when I can get it done right the first time.

I have actually had to help my friend once when his fucking suspension gave out on him. You really think I want to risk that and risk whoever else I am driving. That could be a potential law suit against me if I ever get someone hurt. This is a car your talking about not a computer.

For someone thats been around for so long you really need to learn how to use paragraphs. Didnt even read after a couple sentences.

Maybe you should read my posts before you go assuming crap. I have LOTS of friends who have used Megans and met a lot of people who have used Megans them selves and most have told me to stay away from it. Mixed reviews but most of them told me not to buy their products because its basically a gamble. So why in the hell would I even risk doing that if I can afford to get a REAL product without having to take a chance.

If I cant afford something it will only take me less then a week to get what I want. I run my own company with my family and I make a really comfortable wage. Just because you had a good experience with them doesnt mean other people do.

And if a lot of people tell me to not buy from a company for a reason and I research it on google also finding out similar stories then I will listen to my friends not 1 out of 10 people who have a good experience from a company that obviously has mixed reviews. Their is a reason why people would go out of their way to review a company. Only stubborn people would even bother buying from a company like that. If you can afford something nice then why even bother. I am not poor so I can buy my shit if I wanted to. Why even support a knock off company.

If I can find the article I read also that talks about how companies like them put people out of business who actually do the proper R&D I will post it. But I choose not to support a company like that because I dont believe in how that company operates. My family and I own our own company. And we put a lot of time/effort into it. If someone copied us and took our business I would not be fucking happy. So you have to put your self in their shoes. If you spent lots of money on a product then had someone copy it exactly. Then no one buys yours and you go out of business because of that would you be happy? I dont think so.

Obviously you're the one who can't read. Yes you said you knew someone who owned Megan parts, but that was AFTER my original post.

No need to bite each other's heads off. Everyone has their personal opinion and I can respect that. I've had good experiences with Megan products and some haven't. It can't be helped.

If you can afford "quality" products then by all means! More power to ya! I, for one, am a pretty price conscious consumer so yes, I took a risk by buying Megan products but in the end, I have no regrets. They all turned out great for their purpose (street driving, light track duty).

Let's not turn this forum into Zilvia now.:sign0015:

I didnt know that we had to be proper when we post on here, but after reading your proper paragraphs your the type of person who lives by reviews before doing anything, i bet you have a coffee table full of consumer digest.

What type of business do you own? You said, you and your family own a company and you wouldnt be happy if someone copied you. Are you the original company that provide that kind of service, if not then you copied someone else. Is the products you sell from the original makers?

Being a business owner you should watch what you say about another person's business. Unless you invented something and made money from it then your business isnt an original, your just another knock off company with a different name.

Ok? So what do you want me to do? You want me to give you my whole life story while I am at it? Instead you just assumed that I didnt own any parts or know anyone, then I told you. So is that not enough? Point is I still said it that I knew people and have talked to people before about it. Which doesnt make any sort of difference what so ever. If people say the company isnt great then people will think that. This is from people at meets and these are friends who have had parts fail while driving. And of course any smart person would check out more stories online at places like honda tech of people having similar things happen.

No one said you had be to proper on the forums but when I never attacked you in the first place then you attack me because I dont share the same views as you thats just immature. You say youve been around for how long? I really doubt it with the way you act because you act like a kid who doesnt get what he wants. Arguing the fact that Megan is a good company when anyone with a brain can see that they have mixed reviews. Then talking and assuming things about me acting like you even have an idea of what I do at my business in real life when you dont know anything about me.

Also who are you to just talk about what I know? If you even bother to read then you would see that knowing people who own such parts is enough for me to judge a company. If you dont like my opinion then I dont care. You are talking about me just going off reviews and having no first hand experience on a company that has OK parts. Like I said earlier why in the hell would I want to buy parts from a company with questionable practices/quality when I can afford things from the companies they copy from. Even knowing people who have owned things from them then having to help them my self because of their shit failing.

It doesnt take a genius to see that their parts arent always great after stuff like that. I own plenty of parts from nice companies. And I can tell you they are great. Maybe I dont own any Megan parts but maybe its because I dont need to buy fake crap unlike you. I have had plenty of friends and heard from lots of people at meets that I should avoid them, Also along with the fact that my friends suspension went to shit not too long after he bought them... If I am going to spend more then a grand on something then why wouldnt I check out reviews before buying it. It is called being smart and safe. The last thing I would want is to buy something then find out its junk, like the Airaid intake for example.

Both of you can enjoy being on my ignore list because I am not going to continue this just because you dont share the same views as me and just assume crap half the time, then argue about it just because of that. You dont know me and I dont know you. My business is original, we didnt copy from anyone and thats all you need to know. Dont go picking a fight just because someone doesnt share the same views as you. If someone can afford real stuff then why would they even think twice from purchasing from a company like Megan. Just because I dont own anything from them doesnt mean I dont know people who have owned things from them. It doesnt make my opinion shit just because of that. They told me to not buy it and a lot of other people did also. Doing a quick google search after shows even more people who share the same opinion also. For every 10 bad reviews you see one good review. Try it your self for once since you obviously dont do that and like to go buy things blind.

Anyways...

This isnt the article I was talking about but my friend showed me this and this is a perfect example of why people shouldnt support a knock off brand. If you decide to support knock offs good for you. But it is frowned upon by many people in the scene. Dont believe me? I dont care because I have heard it tons of times at meets. Seriously its not going to kill you to save up a little longer for a nice quality part instead of buying a bunch of knock off crap that has a chance of failing and doing more damage. Also supporting people that will eventually put the reputable business out of commission. Lots of companies go under because of bad companies like them.

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_artic...e-hks-usa.aspx

Tons of other articles also about similar things happening to real well known respected companies.

This thread talks about safety
http://www.importtuner.com/tech/0612...s/viewall.html

^ There are a lot of 'reputable' companies that are pretty much the same as Megan, especially when it comes to exhausts.

It's a robotically welded exhaust that is probably flash chrome plated to make it shiny and will sound mediocre.

They're not exactly killing an exhaust industry that has shown itself to be innovative or creative. Look at all the single inlet/dual out suitcase systems out there. There are few quality exceptions available.

And even the companies that do extensive sound, power and durability testing with good American-sourced material and craftsmanship, such as Nameless, get passed over because they don't look like 'Brand X' or have their stuff sponsoring a flashy drift car.

Megan isn't copying the innovators, they're just doing the same lazy un-creative designs as the majority.

Why even get on this forum when you post dumb things.. ive seen all your post you've started and from the looks of it your a child asking stupid questions and get straighten by someone on the forum.. specially the last post you just posted about HKS leaving the US cuz of knock offs... BWAHAHAHA!!!

Remember when this thread was about pics and specs of an exhaust that came out for our cars??? Yea, we have fun...

WOW! I just want to read about parts. Calm down everyone LOL

has anyone installed this megan stuff yet? any reviews?

And that's why you bumped half-year old thread?