What are the pros and cons of getting a universal muffler as opposed to a real catback on my generation 5?

 

A lot of noise with a muffler and NO power gains noticible
not if you count 1.5-3 hp to the wheels a noticible gain
so if you want the real thing, i'd go with the Apex N1 cat backs or like me, get the 5Zigen fireball
a got like 15 to the wheels with the 5Zigen and i heard the N1 gets a little more
great throaty sound too, no rice farts with a catback
you can't go wrong :thumbup:

 

mufflers do nothing for performance, they're just obnoxious lookin...might as well get the performance for the price you're paying in sound, police harassment, and every 15 year old kid with a permit revving you at every light.

The N1 is nice, but loud.

 

15 to the wheels? You have a dyno to prove that? I doubt you got that much with just a catback system.

 

i was thinking the same thing...i think 5 to the wheels is a tad bit more believable, though still "high"

 

mm yeah most cars get around 4-8 hp gains from that and 8 is pretty but sometimes it happens.ya must of added something else when that happend. i would recommend the apex n1 even tho it is loud i have never been bother by the police because i drive like a normal person. as long as u dont rev ur engine at every stop you will be fine.

 

he said "like 15 to the wheels". his butt dyno must not be calibrated correctly.

 

see the thing is I don't have much money fro my car right now so I was thinking of gettign the universal exhaust and then saving up for a set of tein coilovers I could get a catback and maybe some fake coilovers from ebay...

 

go to local muffler shop and get a magnaflow exhaust with 2.25"-2.5" mandrel piping. same as cat-back but might cost only $300-$350 total with labor

 

if that's the case, get the teins, and keep your stock exhaust. The suspension will make a much bigger difference than the catback. (depending on what you're planning to do)

i was gonna get an RS-R but i realized that i don't want to spend that much money (yet) and would rather have Tein HA's instead, so that's what i done did.