i want to know if the es tuning exhaust sound good on d16z6 motors and if they do which one would you prefer the es tuning 2.25mm muffler or the 2.50mm muffler
do they sound the same

 

ES ovals sound very nice and look stockish. I'd get the 2.25" because you shouldn't have 2.5" exhaust on an NA D16.

 

Having a 2.5 inch exhaust on an NA d16 won't expletive anything up, it just won't help with performance at all.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Spade &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Most people recommend using a 2.25" sized exhaust for the little 1.6L. And a lot of the aftermarket exhausts are 60mm or 2.3 inches. I believe that you should actually use no less than 2.5 inch. My dyno results proved that it adds more power than the 2.25 and I gained another 1 whp throughout the power band when I removed the silencer from the muffler. But, you also want to make sure you get mandrel bent piping and straight through designs on both the resonator (if you have one) and the muffler. If you don't get the straight through designs, you will loose power, it's that simple.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

I agree. But I have had my 2.5 inch stainless steel Megan Racing Drift Spec exhaust for over 8 months and haven't had any probs.. Good thing is, since I'm gonna be boosted with a garrett t3 turbo on 5-7psi, i can keep that exhaust.

 

Thats what I also plan to do. I'm getting a 2.5 catback before I turbo. I'd rather gain little power/sacrifice a little power n/a with a 2.5, than buy a 2.25 and be sacrificing power and have to get a new exhaust when I turbo. I say if your gonna turbo or just want maybe a little more HP than 2.25, kill 2 birds with 1 stone and get the 2.5.