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Sam86 · 09-25-2021, 10:55 PM

Bump because I’m about to pull the trigger but am still considering.

My catback and I believe headers are 2.5’
I’m considering getting either a ‘decent’ FP OP combo which would be the 2.5’ SME dual resonated front pipe with a matching 2.5’ overpipe:

Or I could spend more on the FP and get the 2.3’ dual resonated HKS front pipe and pair it with a crappy 2.3’ overpipe.

Should I go with the first option purely to match the 2.5 diameter with the rest of my exhaust or is the quality of the HKS worth the 0.2’ loss in diameter?

(the SME FP is priced about the same as HKS/ Invidia parts, just it’s a local brand in Aus so I can’t find a whole lot of reviews on it)

09-25-2021, 10:55 PM	#17
Sam86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Drives: Toyota 86 GTS Location: VIC Posts: 379 Thanks: 108 Thanked 101 Times in 65 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bump because I’m about to pull the trigger but am still considering. My catback and I believe headers are 2.5’ I’m considering getting either a ‘decent’ FP OP combo which would be the 2.5’ SME dual resonated front pipe with a matching 2.5’ overpipe: Or I could spend more on the FP and get the 2.3’ dual resonated HKS front pipe and pair it with a crappy 2.3’ overpipe. Should I go with the first option purely to match the 2.5 diameter with the rest of my exhaust or is the quality of the HKS worth the 0.2’ loss in diameter? (the SME FP is priced about the same as HKS/ Invidia parts, just it’s a local brand in Aus so I can’t find a whole lot of reviews on it)