So I am debating on an exhaust for my s2000. I am going for something reasonably priced within my budget something that has a factory look and a decent tone. I have narrowed it down to the Megan Racing OE-RS and the Invidia Q300. Both have a very clean tone from what I have seen in videos on youtube. Both look good on the cars. My only debate is which one is the better of the two. Keep in mind I am also planning on ITBs in the future of the car...

 

i just responded to your other post as well...

your basically deciding between **** and crap... spend the extra money and get a good exhaust that will give you gains and sound better...

the HKS is a nice exhaust and sounds pretty mean...

i even did a little bit of searching for you...
https://www.gripmotorsports.com/ShoppingCart.aspx
$706 shipped... your really not going to get a better price than that, and if you do it will be only for a few bucks...

check out the sound clips on youtube, theres a ton...

 

I agree with S2killa; the HKS is a nice exhaust.

 

if its just for a sound upgrade, go with the Tsudo man...
if you actually want to add power down the line, then go for the hks like the two homos said before... yeah that would be killa and kyle!!!


heres a thread i had from before regarding the Tsudo unit:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...ighlight=tsudo

 

hks doesnt give you any extra power, they are heavy as ****, and sometimes they lose power compared to stock exhaust....

they sound nice though.....but they suck *** in performance, bad choice buying one of those craps, I just to have one....

 

I had heard that about HKS exhausts as well ( That they were heavy ) but never that they lost power compared to stock. Having a hard time sorting through whats junk and not. New to the S2K game and not really sure whats best for them.

 

pretty much stick with the tuners that have been around the game for more than a couple years, and the ones that dont sell Chinese junk...

skunk 2
greddy
hks
jun
spoon
mugen
and etc

 

What about like A'PEXi? I had heard they made a pretty good exhaust for the s2k. my exhaust goal is to find one that is really balanced between having the ability to make power but not be super loud ( Which is why I ended up with the MEGAN on my list ).

 

Megan isn't crap, nor is Invidia. The real problem is the elitist ******** that own s2000s for the most part. If it isn’t jD/\/\ as F4\/\/K or at least 4 times what the equivalent part would cost on a Civic, it's a no go.

As far as a cat back exhaust goes, you don't gain much regardless, however, on an s2000, you gain even less. The majority of people switch their exhausts out on s2ks for weight loss.

There is no science to a cat back exhaust system, its just piping (And regardless of how nice the piping is, it's restriction anyways, anything after the collecter in the header is...) Now had we been talking about a header, I could see why you wouldn't want to go with one of the aforementioned brands, however, we aren’t, we are talking about a few bends of pipe with some mufflers at the end.

And you obviously aren’t chasing MAXIMUM power anyways or you wouldn’t be considering an OE style exhaust, you'd be looking at a 70-75mm straight through single exit. Anyways, point being, pick your exhaust off of the style and sound you like. Both of the brands you mentioned have relatively good quality and are priced appropriately. Get what you want, not what the Honda-Tech s2000 forum wants…

 

you should consider re-writing your paragraph...
its really difficult to read what your points are, if you don't properlly space out your comments.

 

apex i is also one of them that is been around forever

and jdm as **** hmm i think 1st listed is skunk2 us built LOL. you wont see amuse, j's,jun or anything to that extent on my car for the fact there products are nice but way way overpriced, but mainly for the fact its the vendors making the killing

megan isnt crap... ok seeing what do you drive and have you raced with this products? didnt think so. you just keep blabbing on, i live in a town of ricers from hell that think the same thing guess what there **** is falling apart constantly. you get what you pay for but you also can pay way more than needed.

 

he was in a bantering rage for the hate of not being able to have a s2000 nor being able to make his prelude jdm yo' as his freinds

 

muahahahaahahahahaa oh thats great man...

 

I have done many an HPDE in my Prelude (at Watkins Glen, and Lime Rock). I also autocross as often as I get the chance. So I have tracked my car, and seen what people run.

Me personally, I do have alot of high end parts on my car, since we were talking about exhausts, mine consists of a Mugen header, T1R test pipe, and Mugen twin loop cat back (Made for a 5th gen).

However, never did he say he was going to track his car. So why would he care about how parts perform on a track? It's irrelevant anyways, this post wasn’t about me, it's about exhausts. And all I'm saying is for the most part, if you aren't concerned with 100% maximum performance that its basically personal preference on the sound and style you want.

Speaking on the two brands he said; Invidia has been around ahwile and seems to have a decent following and a good product, and Megan is recent but has made big strides in quality since they first came around, and I know some people who are pleased with the products that they've ordered from them. Simple as that.

 

*shrug*

I have a Megan Drift Spec (or something like that) on my car. Fit is decent and it sounds fine. It's a pipe with some hangers and a muffler, I don't really see the point in dropping a ton of money on an exhaust for a Honda.

 

Exactly. Btw, Powerneedy, when was the last time you tracked your car with a Megan or Invidia product (or at all for that matter...) to be able to speak on it. In fact had you really used your noggin on this topic, you may have realized an exhaust has very little to do with on track reliability and or performance for the most part. Had we been talking about suspension, braking, or cooling system upgrades, you would have a valid point. But, how reliable is my bent piece of stainless steel pipe? Now that’s just silly ; )

 

97preludeguy,...i dont think your facts are correct.

a car will typically gain power through a decent to good designed exhaust, whether its minimal. bigger pipings in the whole exhaust/catback area will give it better air flow, or in other words, less restriction. but there should be a limit to how much an exhaust can let out air. for example on an s2000, you get anything over a 70mm, you're just losing power because the air thats coming out isnt coming out straight or smoothly. typically, you'll hear the car kinda choke.

in addition to your statment about tracking cars with megan and invidia, i think its perfectly fine. both the exhaust brands have bigger pipings and are at least decent in their design. you may not feel the difference at low end, but when you get to mid range or higher end, thats where most exhausts comes to play.

 

I agree that you will gain something, in fact I said that in my first post, I just said that for the most part, especially on an s2000, the gains are minimal.

And the thing I said about any piping being a restriction anyways, that came from something the SAE published after a lot of testing, then someone in the Prelude forum actually dyno tested the theory, going from a 2.5" exhaust to 3" exhaust to open Header, TUNING for each setup, and actually gained power, everywhere, from idle to redline, putting the whole back pressure myth to rest. I mean, exhaust gas velocity and scavenging are both still very important, but that has very very little to do with a cat back exhaust system and everything to do with header design.

 

both are pos. and if you choosinf between these two products I highly doubt your going to spend/have enough coin for a proper itb set up that makes power. But I geuss all of us like to dream big.