What HKS exhaust to get?

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Sep 13, 2003 | 01:00 AM

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wickedrex

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downshift

After reading your post and looking through Vishnu web page, I have made up my mind about going with the stage 0 set-up. Once you installed your set-up can you pm me and give me some more feedbacks?

Sep 13, 2003 | 12:19 PM

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awesome, you car will be wooping *** with stage 0, definitely u will have less chance to get pulled over by cops,compared to my stage 1 because stage 1 is gona be louder than stage 0, since stage 0 u only have a uppipe, yet that will effectively improve torque and hp gains plus with ur ecu and pulley, ur car will be sleeper/domestickiller.

unfortunately i wont be getting a stage 1 upgrade until a couple months later because my car is still 2300 miles and i want to upgrade when my car is at leasst around 5000 to be sure my car is running ok so i can t ake advantage of the dealer warranty. so if u get ur stage 0 set up first then let me know how that goes and post some pics of ur installation if u can, thanks good luck buddy.

Sep 13, 2003 | 10:25 PM

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Can cops really pull you over for your exhaust?? I think that's really not cool if they are allowed to do it? What if your car's exhaust has been ligitmatly (SP?) been put on by a shop, can they still give you greaf?

I think I have decided to go with the TurboXS Stage 2 with the RFL muffler.... I am taking RFL as REALLY F***** LOUD...heheh, but I do want my car loud, and hear that boxer engine and hear the garble of the exhaust... I love it... I just don't want it to be soooooo loud that it hurts my ears for commuting back and forth to work... I just want the most power gains!

I am not getting anything until after this winter... no sense in me getting something nice just to have the salt have it's way with it...
So I have 6 months to save up :-)

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Sep 14, 2003 | 12:17 AM

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downshift

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yes any aftermarket exhaust is illegal unless sold by the dealership. usually they wont care unless you are really causing a scene, but some citys have stricter cops so just depends on the cops.

Sep 15, 2003 | 07:20 AM

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Is the vishnu stage 1 better than the turbo xs stage 2? Im not sure which one i should get what are the advantages.

Sep 15, 2003 | 01:20 PM

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downshift

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xs and vishnu are the t op american wrx tuners. i would go with vishnu. both are extremely good. i dont know wats in the xs stage 2 but i do know that the vishnu stage 1 is stable and reliable and can make ur daily car hit daily high 12's with a good ddriver.

Sep 22, 2003 | 03:15 PM

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I have the HKS carbon-ti on my WRX with progress springs and it doesn't even hang as low as that picture. I would say I have about 3 inches of clearance between the exhaust and the ground, that's enough for me and I live in the country in northeast Ohio so we have some potholes! If you're looking for bling go with the carbon-ti, if not get the hi power. Hi power does rust though, opposed to the stainless steel. I think the sound is awesome, I have helix up and downpipes so it's louder than just the cat back would be, but still isn't too bad. It has a nice low burbling sound, doesn't sound like a 4 cylinder at all. I love it.

I have the hks carbon /ti and progress springs, and I never bottom out, or scrape the exhaust!!! BTW I love the looks and sound, and all of the guys I meet with wrx's love the look and sound also!!!

Jul 14, 2004 | 09:24 PM

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hks all the way

i think the carbon ti from hks is the best looking exhaust on this planet. i have seen this one in person and let me tell ya it looks even better in person. you can see that the carbon fiber on this one is some pretty high end stuff.. The carbon fiber almost looks dull, not like the shiny stuff on cheap carbon fiber hoods. this really looks good on black or white cars. also with the ti tip what more can you ask for.. great performance with looks , as far as that picture. it was taken from a tilted angle so the ground clearance may be deceiving. i have seen many sti 's and wrx's with exhaust and they all seemed to fit pretty good as far as ground clearance

Jul 14, 2004 | 09:26 PM

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i really wanted the Carbon Ti, but it was way outa my budget. The clearance is really good. i'll post some pics tomorrow of my exhaust. non carb though.

Jul 15, 2004 | 07:20 PM

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downshift, perhaps you can elaborate on WHERE you got that carbon ti exhaust picture. you should at least address it rather than let your initial post sit there misleading people. we have multiple accounts from actual carbon ti owners stating that your picture is not a good illustration of ground clearance.

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