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Old 10-15-06, 03:10 PM
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Ti exhaust worth it?

I'm starting to lean towards a full ti exhaust, such as Greddy's or Apex'i, but I was just wondering if the weight savings are really worth it? I can't find sound clips of either, so if anyone has any experience with these, that too would be appreciated. I'd like to find an Amuse exhaust, just for the rarity, but I've been told they're super expensive, so that's probably out. What do you guys think?
Old 10-15-06, 03:21 PM
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my greddy Ti is stupid loud, and its not worth it unless your VERY seriously racing or something
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Magnaflow has a sound sample of their exhaust on their page. You can also look at their site.
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I have a Racing Beat exhaust and i love it. I have freinds with both Apexi and Greddy exhaust and honestly, a cop is on their *** almost ALL the time and all they have a is a catback. I have a downpipe and RB catback and it is pretty quiet unless you at WOT at which point i sounds awsome. Also Apexi exhaust, so Ive heard, are pretty bad quality. If you role up a piece of paper and bend it in half, look at how the center section gets sqaushed. I have heard the Apexi exhausts are made like that too. The Amuse exhaust is $1650. ide recomend the RB. Its nto too loud but it sounds nice at WOT. Also you wont have cops following you EVERYwhere you go
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I got the GReddy Titanium catback exhaust, i have a video on streetfire if you wanna hear it. It's not the best quality vid but check it out. I really like the exhaust and in my opinion with the stock midpipe cat it isn't that loud, unless you go wot all the time. I have only woke up my gf's parents once during summer with the windows open, but haven't yet since it's too cold to have the windows open

Btw, idk if sussex/menomonee falls cops are different but i've had some driving next to me and behind me and haven't got pulled over, knock on wood. and it's not a loud honda type sound but more of a exotic sound So just my two cents on the situation

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/7...2a013e99d6.htm

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Lisbon? New Lisbon? I'm in LaCrosse. If you put in a magnaflow muffler in the midpipe it'll sound like this.

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i would buy the racing beat CB if the tips didn't look like they had muffler tips on them...i don't understand why they had to make it look like that
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Originally Posted by TheRxForSpeed
I got the GReddy Titanium catback exhaust, i have a video on streetfire if you wanna hear it. It's not the best quality vid but check it out. I really like the exhaust and in my opinion with the stock midpipe cat it isn't that loud, unless you go wot all the time. I have only woke up my gf's parents once during summer with the windows open, but haven't yet since it's too cold to have the windows open

Btw, idk if sussex/menomonee falls cops are different but i've had some driving next to me and behind me and haven't got pulled over, knock on wood. and it's not a loud honda type sound but more of a exotic sound So just my two cents on the situation

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/7...2a013e99d6.htm
Wow, totally different than mine...my friend was at my house and he said he could hear me comming from at least a mile away
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i have a gredy ti and love it. i run a resonated midpipe and have not got hassled by a cop yet...for the exhaust. lol
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Originally Posted by DDagman
I have a Racing Beat exhaust and i love it. I have freinds with both Apexi and Greddy exhaust and honestly, a cop is on their *** almost ALL the time and all they have a is a catback. I have a downpipe and RB catback and it is pretty quiet unless you at WOT at which point i sounds awsome. Also Apexi exhaust, so Ive heard, are pretty bad quality. If you role up a piece of paper and bend it in half, look at how the center section gets sqaushed. I have heard the Apexi exhausts are made like that too. The Amuse exhaust is $1650. ide recomend the RB. Its nto too loud but it sounds nice at WOT. Also you wont have cops following you EVERYwhere you go
As far as the Apexi is concerned, are you sure your friend does not have just the muffler and had pipes made at the local muffler shop? All Apexi, Greddy, HKS, ect. exausts have mandrel bent piping which eliminates the crink in the bend.
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yea its worth it. weight savings plus power? what more can you ask for. i just put my greddy titanium on my fd and i love it. isnt too loud, no precat/stockmidpipe, but it has a nice hum to it.
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yea its worth it. weight savings plus power? what more can you ask for. i just put my greddy titanium on my fd and i love it. isnt too loud, no precat/stockmidpipe, but it has a nice hum to it.
There wont be a difference(well maybe 1hp?) between a greddy ti and another aftermarket exhaust..and the few lbs it saves isnt going to change much unless your car is a serious track car..theres a lot of other ways to loose weight on the car, or yourself lol So im just sayn go with what you want(sound wise) since theres really no differences between the exhausts.
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Originally Posted by chinaman
As far as the Apexi is concerned, are you sure your friend does not have just the muffler and had pipes made at the local muffler shop? All Apexi, Greddy, HKS, ect. exausts have mandrel bent piping which eliminates the crink in the bend.
Yeah.. I dunno what he's talking about. The GT is the best done SS exhaust I've ever seen in person as far as "craftsmanship" goes. I've had both the N1 and GT personally, and neither of them had any sketchy bends or welds.

And.. the majority of A'pexi and GReddy exhausts have big fat coffee can tips. They're flashy. The RB is pretty subtle as far as looks go. Might explain the cop situation.

Titanium = saweet.
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hksusa.com has a sound clip of the hks ti on an fd, sounds pretty nice.
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Yeah, but the HKS Ti isn't actually all Ti. It's just the can of the exhaust, where as on the GReddy and the Apex'i, it's all Ti, same with Amuse. I also don't like the sound of it much, which is what I'm trying to stay away from.
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Originally Posted by XxMerlinxX
I'm starting to lean towards a full ti exhaust, such as Greddy's or Apex'i, but I was just wondering if the weight savings are really worth it? I can't find sound clips of either, so if anyone has any experience with these, that too would be appreciated. I'd like to find an Amuse exhaust, just for the rarity, but I've been told they're super expensive, so that's probably out. What do you guys think?
i have the Ti and i freaking hate it! it is hitting my bumper, melting it and the hanger is hitting the frame causing this gungfounded noise... yeah, and i cannot bend it back because its titanium.

sorry, rant over
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Isn't the hanger stainless steel, seemed that way to me when i installed and i remember reading it somewhere. I didn't have any fitment issues, yea it is a tad close to the bumper, haven't seen any melting issues but I only take her out on the weekeds.
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Originally Posted by MakoRacing
There wont be a difference(well maybe 1hp?) between a greddy ti and another aftermarket exhaust..and the few lbs it saves isnt going to change much unless your car is a serious track car..theres a lot of other ways to loose weight on the car, or yourself lol So im just sayn go with what you want(sound wise) since theres really no differences between the exhausts.
greddy ti isnt that expensive. i just got mine brand new for 698 shipped. and a few pounds? try at least 20 pounds bud. it makes a difference. u can find a used greddy ti from 450-500 dollars.
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Originally Posted by Davin
i have the Ti and i freaking hate it! it is hitting my bumper, melting it and the hanger is hitting the frame causing this gungfounded noise... yeah, and i cannot bend it back because its titanium.

sorry, rant over
what ti exhaust do u have? greddy?
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http://rx-7.com/ has a great price on the GReddy Titanium that's where i got mine from, ships fast, awesome service. I would recommend if you decide to get it, get it frm there. Still listed for 619 plus i think 35 or so for shipping if i remember right.
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Originally Posted by TheRxForSpeed
http://rx-7.com/ has a great price on the GReddy Titanium that's where i got mine from, ships fast, awesome service. I would recommend if you decide to get it, get it frm there. Still listed for 619 plus i think 35 or so for shipping if i remember right.
had to pay for tax since i live in texas so mine came out to be 698. but they do have the best price on that exhaust.
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for the price of the hks ti it should be all titanium. $1300 thats crazy!
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Originally Posted by XxMerlinxX
Yeah, but the HKS Ti isn't actually all Ti. It's just the can of the exhaust, where as on the GReddy and the Apex'i, it's all Ti, same with Amuse. I also don't like the sound of it much, which is what I'm trying to stay away from.
You're gonna have to stay away from the HKS Racing Ti, not available anymore (from what I was told) and it's a race exaust. It eliminates the cat and pre-cat. 4" piping for serious power, pretty light for being stainless and 4".

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for the price of the hks ti it should be all titanium. $1300 thats crazy!
Yeah, that price is crazy. You would be even more crazy if you paid that for it! It's good to have friends in the industry......
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HKS Ti for $1300 ?! ?! Where are you looking?! The shop I go to sells it for $680 shipped. I had the choice between that or the HiPower for $400 and I wanted the HiPower cuz I don't like the burnt tip.


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