I'm strongly considering the Skunk 2 exhaust now and JC Whitney has it for $608 shipped. It comes with the silencer which I want. Well I read Invidia exhausts are basically the same and Turboimports has it for $469 with $15 shipping. It is a lot cheaper. Any reason not to buy the cheaper one? Does the Invidia one have the silencer and everything still? Are there any differences in the exhaust?

 

have you considered greddy? there are others out there which you might want to consider.

 

i would go for a 5 Zigen or a Tanabe if they have applications for your year

 

Not a fan of the 5 Zigen. I have considered the Greddy Evo but it seems to cost similar and I am not a big fan of how it looks although it is ok. I really wanted the Apexi WS I but me buying that fell through and I can't really find anywhere else that has it and I really don't like the WSII as I don't like the tip being of center. A guy 2 houses down has a Skunk 2 and when he gives it a lot of gas it is way too loud but is fine and sounds really good driving around like normal. I also considered the Apexi N1 and getting Kteller piping but it seems like Skunk 2 may be cheaper. I have been reading about the Skunk 2 and it seems Invidia is the exact same so is there any reason for me to spend extra on the Skunk2? Some people say it is similar but not exactly the same others say it is exactly the same. Is the Greddy a whole lot better? I like canister style mufflers but really want something that isn't loud and the Skunk2 is one of the only cainster style mufflers I like the look of with the silencer in so thats another reason I'm leaning towards it.

 

i just installed my invidia cat back. Its pretty loud w/o the silencer but they do provide you with one. I got mines of for 355 total pick up on ebay and theres also a honda-tech sponser who sells them.

 

Anyone ordered from Turboimports.com? Could you feel a differnece in power with the Invidia?

 

I wouldnt try Skunk2 i've heard some crap about them...some inferior products, exhausts falling apart...

 

I have been reading a lot of old posts here and other places and it seems like some people have had problems but it seems like the majority say they are good quality exhausts. I really want the Apexi WSI but can't find it anywhere. I thinking of going with the Invidia unless people have had problems with the Turbo Imports store.

 

Greddy. Had mine for 3 years and its in great shape. Its about to come off though for my Kteller 3" Its not real loud either, and you won't need a restrictive silencer
Look at Kteller too because you can get any size piping and throw on just about any muffler

 

Kteller 2.25 stainless steel piping and Apexi N1 was the other thing I was considering but I would need a silencer still and by the time I bought everything I needed and got it all welded together it would end up costing a lot more than the Skunk 2 and I'm now thinking the Invidia as it seems to be the exact same exhaust but $125 cheaper. I'm not a big fan of how the Greddy's look but they are ok I guess. The thing I'm worried about is while they arnt all that loud the friend I have with one on his 240SX isn't quiet either but not too bad but if it had a silencer you could put in and take out like the others it would be good but I think it is a tad too loud for what I want. I figure the other one I put the silencer in for normal driving and if I go to the track or somewhere like that I can take the silencer out. The guy 2 houses down that has a Skunk 2 on his Civic it is loud if he gets on the gas hard but just driving normal like he now does it sounds pretty quiet but a nice deep tone to it. I really like how they sound also versus some of the others sound raspy.