Originally Posted by bubbakush
Thanks guys
My buddy was going to have one done custom for me but he doesnt have access to a type r (he is in TX i am in PA). He said the powder coat (some form of corosion control) alone cost about 250$.
I also guess that which ever exhaust i decide on i would probably want at least one reasonator. From what i understand though most of the exhausts give similar gains, 3-5whp, unless i am totally wrong. /shrug
I don't think that the powder coat is necessary. $250 is a lot to add to an exhaust system. That is more than I paid for my 2.5" Kamikaze header (used but in perfect working condition).
The stock ITR exhaust system is more free flowing than most and you only have 160 WHP to begin with, so a catback won't make that much of a difference. However when you modify the engine internals or use forced induction an exhaust system will make a much bigger difference. By exhaust system I mean the header, cat, and catback. A catback alone doesn't add much power to a stock engine.