ls2toy

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Hey everyone,

i was wondering how you can tell if an apexi n1 dual is authentic or not? i've seen some with apexi badges underneath and some without. can anyone give me a hint on how to tell if they're real or not? or do they make apexi n1 knock offs that are exactly the same? ( piping, bend, cans and resonators?) pics would help too, thanks! oh and i know that the motoria is a copy of the n1 but the piping is split in different places.

ls2toy

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anyone?

rnz520

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post a picture and we'll let you know

ls2toy

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here you go! from the pics of the piping im sure it is, but theres no badge

http://slocars.net/up/hotrodmex/newsystem.jpg

sunburn

There should be a badge

here are mine:

PvillKnight7

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theres a badge, i bought mine back in '03...used it for less than 2000 miles then sold my car. Its been sitting in the garage ever since...anyone interested?

ls2toy

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the bottom of mine are pretty scraped up so theres no way in telling if there was a badge there or not. the cans, piping and y pipe look exactly the same as the picture above though, would this be a good determining factor that it in fact is an authentic n1?

Ottoman

FC or FD duals?

and how much are u asking

evot23

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Those look to be for an FC

MyRedFD

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The pictured ones are for an FC. PvillKnight7 drives an 87 TII so I'm thinking his are for an FC also.

ls2toy

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ok so besides from the badge, how does one tell they're autentic?

PvillKnight7

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Yea, they're real. I do drive a FC. Mine are real too. I paid close to $900 for mine after shipping. I'd rather not have to ship mine...anyone willing to pickup?

ls2toy

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not those, i meant mine, haha

http://slocars.net/up/hotrodmex/newsystem.jpg

MyRedFD

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They do look genuine but without the badges I don't know how you would know for sure. Look at the bottom of your mufflers to see if maybe the badges used to be there but were taken off in some way or another. A question I do have, why are you needing to know? Are you going to be selling them or is it just a curiousity you have and want to find out?

ls2toy

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i looked under them and they're scraped up pretty good so i can't tell. i'd like to know just for reference, i purchased them a few days ago and was just wondering in case i do sell them one day. i'm almost positive that they are genuine since no one makes an exact copy of it. thanks everyone!

Mahjik

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Actually, about 5-6 years ago there were plenty of Apexi exhaust copies running around. Apexi was very popular and with anything popular, copies will come. Apexi hasn't been that popular for exhausts the last few years so the copies died off.

ls2toy

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copies that were exact replicas in piping, bends, hanger position, canisters and resonators? any pics or names?

Mahjik

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They were all over ebay years ago. I don't know if you'll find any pictures, but you can always try Google. Try looking for "N1 style" muffler or exhaust.

sunburn

The hangers on yours look different then mine.

compare them closely, there are subtle -but distinguishable differences.

ls2toy

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i noticed that too but its just the angle, the hangers at the end of the exhaust before the "Y" are like yours, i ran out and checked and its the same. i think it'd be pretty sure that its an apexi exhaust still, they're exactly the same!

sunburn

saw your car on the v8 forum looks nice. Lemme know how the N1 sounds when you get it on.

ls2toy

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oh, haha, thanks. i didn't put it together until you brought it up, didnt know you were the same person, how's your swap going? mine goes into fab in a week or two whenever i free up so i'll post vids of it.

sunburn

I'm running the rotary for this season and only doing the swap if it blows. I would hate to have my car in pieces through this season... the swap can wait and it will give me a chance to build the LS1.