Guys, need your opinion on this. It's for my STi. I am concerned about the low hanging can for the HKS because I park in garage downtown SF with steep driveway. From my research, it seems like it is a problem for many people. Tanabe Ultra Medalion is a new product, both the can and tip are Ti. Tanabe's pipe is also slightly larger than HKS (80mm vs 75mm).

I am not considering any TBE cuz I don't want to mess up my warranty. Catback had to be 50-state legal as well - both HKS and Tanabe are.

Any STi owner use these catbacks? Please post pics if you have some. WRX owners, if you have these and your car is not lowered, pls also post some pics.

So what do you guys think? Thanks a lot.

 

Maybe you should also consider a Greddy evo. The canister sits pretty high up so it shouldn't have any problems with steep driveways.

 

How can a catback possibly be illegal?

 

if it has bling, bling LED lights all over?????

 

Thanks TurnWRX. I actually had EVO on my previous car. Definitely liked it. Don't know why Greddy is so behind on the Ti exhaust system production.

 

I believe it had to do with the sound level of the exhaust. For example, if an exhaust is louder than 95 dB in CA, then it is technically illegal. I got cited for my GReddy EVO exhaust once but I didn’t have the GReddy letter (certifying the sound level is only 89 dB at 4275 RPM) with me. But when I showed the letter to a judge, I’m all set. All fines are waived.