The Gen 2 Exhaust Thread

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by euroshowoff

i hope the hks legamax will come out with a non-burnt tip option...i'm thinking the size of the tips are perfect compared to the greddy....if only the jdm sti exhaust was a little bit cheaper

hks legamax 124mm tips
oem jdm STI exhaust 120mm tips
greddy supreme 114mm tips

Yea same here, I’m considering those 3, but burnt tips just don’t go well with red IMO, so the Legamax is out for me.

[Lightened]

If anyone is wondering why Perrin exhausts discolor around the muffler canister...

No proper Y pipe diverter inside. Just a large empty void with side walls and exit pipes.

The exhaust gas fumes hit the back wall of the muffler, circulate around in the large empty discolored void and then get forced out the side pipes.

A crude inefficient design that hurts exhaust flow velocity and scavenging effect.

[euroshowoff]

Originally Posted by Lightened

If anyone is wondering why Perrin exhausts discolor around the muffler canister...

No proper Y pipe diverter inside. Just a large empty void with side walls and exit pipes.

The exhaust gas fumes hit the back wall of the muffler, circulate around in the large empty discolored void and then get forced out the side pipes.

A crude inefficient design that hurts exhaust flow velocity and scavenging effect.

Interesting…when I had my first gen the Perrin exhaust yielded the best dyno results if I remember correctly.

I’d probably go Perrin on my 2nd gen, but I’d prefer ss tips vs the brushed look.


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[kaesu]

Originally Posted by euroshowoff

i hope the hks legamax will come out with a non-burnt tip option...

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Yea same here, I’m considering those 3, but burnt tips just don’t go well with red IMO, so the Legamax is out for me.

I feel the exact same way. They look alright but it's a cop magnet lately these days.

So I did a Google search, and the consensus is that the burnt tip can be cleaned off and polished. Looks like HKS uses s304 stainless steel and it'll polish up quite nicely. That however might not be something you're willing to do especially w a brand new muffler

[euroshowoff]

is it me, or do the tips on every other exhaust (except greddy/borla) look thin compared to the jdm sti exhaust???

jeez...if only there was someone in the US and active on this forum that could tease us with photos and sound clips @Racecomp Engineering wink wink

[Daedex]

Originally Posted by euroshowoff

is it me, or do the tips on every other exhaust (except greddy/borla) look thin compared to the jdm sti exhaust???

jeez...if only there was someone in the US and active on this forum that could tease us with photos and sound clips @Racecomp Engineering wink wink

I ordered this muffler from japan parts like 2-3 weeks ago and according to UPS, It should be arriving today. If i get it installed the next couple of days, ill take some videos


edit: btw, I did find some more videos which won me over to this exhaust on japans YT here:

[OkieSnuffBox]

Originally Posted by kaesu

I feel the exact same way. They look alright but it's a cop magnet lately these days.

So I did a Google search, and the consensus is that the burnt tip can be cleaned off and polished. Looks like HKS uses s304 stainless steel and it'll polish up quite nicely. That however might not be something you're willing to do especially w a brand new muffler

I'm confused by your post. There has never been a problem cleaning/polishing burnt tips.

Or are you saying you can remove the actual coloring of the burnt tip?

[euroshowoff]

Originally Posted by Daedex

I ordered this muffler from japan parts like 2-3 weeks ago and according to UPS, It should be arriving today. If i get it installed the next couple of days, ill take some videos


edit: btw, I did find some more videos which won me over to this exhaust on japans YT here:

my man...

i'm sooo close to pulling the trigger. if you wouldn't mind taking a bunch of pics b/c the pic on japanparts is sketch lol...sooo much dough for a muffler.

planning on doing the sti springs once i recover from spending $$ on this muffler lol.

[rawpoly]

Originally Posted by euroshowoff

my man...

i'm sooo close to pulling the trigger. if you wouldn't mind taking a bunch of pics b/c the pic on japanparts is sketch lol...sooo much dough for a muffler.

planning on doing the sti springs once i recover from spending $$ on this muffler lol.

How much are these exactly?

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by rawpoly

How much are these exactly?

~¥181,369 shipped to the US east coast.

So ~1500 USD give or take

[jongers]

Here's a couple clips of the Remark Axelbacks that were designed for the 2nd gen.

[kaesu]

Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox

I'm confused by your post. There has never been a problem cleaning/polishing burnt tips.

Or are you saying you can remove the actual coloring of the burnt tip?

Yup remove the coloring. Few forums mention hks as well so I'm assuming it should work.

[Midnightsky]

Finally got my tips done

[euroshowoff]

Originally Posted by Daedex

I ordered this muffler from japan parts like 2-3 weeks ago and according to UPS, It should be arriving today. If i get it installed the next couple of days, ill take some videos


edit: btw, I did find some more videos which won me over to this exhaust on japans YT here:

Guy over on Facebook installed this recently, says he hears no noticeable increase in sound.


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