Hey everyone got a question..... im wondering how the Megan Racing NA type exhaust sounds along with the build quality, also i was thinkin about getting one of their Stainless headers too but i never really heard much about them so i was curious if anyone here has this combo and how well they performed and if the build quality is there like the other top brands. Another thing thats got me wanting this exhaust is its 2.5 in piping which everyone else is 60mm granted its not much bigger but its so much cheaper than all the others.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1012618

 

the exhaust is great.. the quality is awesome for the price and it sounds really really deep. not the leaf blower sound like some others... there is a huge thread on here about the Stainless headers too...

 

thanks for the help ill most likely be getting this lil combo.... was there a decent gain in power with the header and catback... also are you still using the stock cat or a high flow or test pipe on it?

 

I'm about to buy one as well, hopefully it fits right on and doesn't give me any problems. =]

 

My Megan exhaust sounds good, though i can't say I gained enough power to notice it since I'm just a H23 with intake and exhaust.

 

i noticed a significant top end gain. it pulls much harder all the way to redline. and im running the stock cat and all. really easy bolt on. took me about an hour and a half to put both on. just watch out for the hangar on the header, it hangs on two studs on the back of the block, and the holes on the hanger might be too small. i had to drill oout the holes on the hanger to make them fit.. goodluck

 

well thanks for the heads up on the hanger i appreiate the help.

 

they may sound great but they are crap quality. I wouldn't recommend them. I've seen 4 headers in the last year where the bracket tore right out of the b-pipe and left a huge hole. If you do buy it, make sure you don't connect that bracket. Like most other things for cars, you get what you pay for.

 

def. agreed, save up some more money and get a quality name......dc is only 300 bucks, it will be worth it in the long run, plus you will see tons more gains, taht junk is crap

 

hmmm ill definately have to consider that then cuz quality is the number one issue for me i hate buying somethin then having to get somethin else later on.... i was worried bout that since i havent heard much about megan racing before thanks for the input guys i sppreciate it.

 

if you'd like to go with megan just go with exhaust, but for header, i'd stay away from it...just my $.02

 

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they replaced the thinner guage steel with a thicker guage steel recently, so they have tried to eliminate that prob

 

thanks for that lil bit of info on them using thicker gauge steel now i think ill prolly go ahead and try my luck with them and see how it turns out.... i appreciate the help by the way do you have any pics of the header and the reaer of your lude so i could see what it looks like with it on cuz the pic on their website isnt really a good shot to look at it.

 

i bought that header last week an put it on. went for a ride it was killer real noticable power. but definately lose mount the bottom before the top of the header. 99 base aem intake n1 exhaust megan header.i have a stage 3 clutch , 7lb flywheel an a underdrive pulley going in soon

 

how does it sound with the n1 exhaust im assuming you have apexi?

 

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the link i posted up in the very SECOND post of this thread is huge and has alot of PICS and information of the dc sports and the megan header.

the dc header also has a problem with that upper bracket. use 2 large washers with the bolts and it holds much better for some reason. it worked for me.

as for the exhaust i dont know. you did ask about running a test pipe or hi-flow cat. two things here, if you care at all about polluting the world you live in then you will use a cat. not using a cat on a lightly modified car is not gonna do you much good. also, if you are running a NON-CHAMBERED muffler like the N1 or N1 style megan header and a test pipe then your car will be LOUD as ****. even if you have 420 thousands resonators it wont matter. i dont know what kinda exhaust sound you like but your better off with a hi-flow cat in my opinion. My opion counts at least alittle too cause i have had both any questions ???

 

hey owasso luder ... i used to live in bartlesville wooo !!! i am glad to not be in oklahoma anymore haha ! did i ever see you at the track in tulsa ??

 

probably so i used to go out there all the time ive only ran the prelude once on a saturday night and i didnt do very well at all i think i got a 16.0 out of it that night but track conditions were very poor anywho that was before i blew up the head and i havent ran it again since i got the jdm one on there.....but i agree tho ill prolly just run a high flow cat i dont want my car soundy farty or anything just want a nice deep *** tone and kinda crazy soundin when vtec engages but thats it....

 

alright you got me it's not name brand i was trying to get as many parts under the hood that i could with$1400 but i'm running a test pipe witch hit a raspy note from 4500 on i'm going to put my cat back on an see what happens.

 

so what cat-back are you running with the megan racing header?

 

the exhaust will always sound ricey with out a cat. and my car has a cat, with the megan header and exhaust and it has a really deep tone, its kinda loud, but doesnt sound ricey at all..

 

an apexi n1 look alike off ebay my only complaint is that real apexi n1 should exit the car at an angle and this one doesn't but all in all clean welds an all stainless mandrel bent tubeing for 260

 

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not 100% true. like i said before, i dont recommend driving without a cat, however i did at some point. i had a dc header, test pipe, and apexi ws catback. it was super quiet and deep sounding even without the cat. the ws sport has a large resonator but what does the trick is the "cambered muffler"

 

On ebay TOP SPEED mufflers are good I had a cat back one on my 99.5 Golf fittament was great all I did was tac weld it to keep it from moving since its bolt on the sound was deep and not loud at all. Megan does well also. Maybe someone should do a write up on OBX vs Megan vs Top speed products it will trully give us a good idea of the true quality... when we have a dyno day I will do it