He wants to be annoying because that's what four-cylinder race cars sound like.

News flash, you're not driving in a race on your way to work. A canister-style muffler like the N1 is not going to produce any gain in performance over a quieter aftermarket exhaust. It will produce a gain in noise, that is all. A little four banger is never going to sound like a big V8 no matter what kind of muffler you put on it so don't worry.

ANYWAY back to exhaust recommendations instead of all of this stupid postulating, here goes.

I prefer a system that is full stainless steel. It lasts longer and looks better. The N1 uses a stainless muffler and mild steel pipes. So even if it wasn't overly loud (which I think it is) and produced a bunch more power than other exhausts (which it doesn't) I still wouldn't buy it.

Basically there are two reasonably-priced exhausts that I would look at: the RS*R Exmag and the Tanabe Super Hyper Medalion (not to be confused with the Super Racing Medalion which uses a canister-style muffler). Both are fully stainless. The Exmag has an exposed stainless tip and the rest is painted flat black. It looks and sounds only a bit more aggressive than stock. The SHM is fully polished. It's nice and shiny without looking like a canteloupe cannon and it produces a bit more aggressive of a sound than the Exmag without being overly annoying like a canister-style muffler.

Basically I'm saying that you shouldn't turn your car into yet another too-loud Honda and instead get a more tasteful exhaust.