is the apex n1 for the b18c5 really as loud as everyone says it it??

 

the apex n1 is loud on just about any honda motor

 

Yes, it's sickeningly loud.

 

only on vtec or all the time annnoying cruisining loud

 

it's pretty loud overall.. if you want apex and something not loud they got the ws/ws2.. it's deep around low rpms [not LOUD deep.. just deep] and sounds kinda stockish higher up..

 

the N1 is very loud.

- Chris, who speaks from experience and would not buy another one.

 

get the n1 that s... is pretty,its sick when u hit vtec. dont get it if u live in cali i herd the police are b......s about it being loud. but its nice and it looks nice on a R.

 

the slanted apex n1s are hella bad, i want to get it, but the cops in my area are d!&k$. anyway, even on a LS, they sound really nice and hella LOUD! wish i can hear it when in VTEC...

 

actually it will be on a civic w/ r motor, but ive heard em cruisin around my neihborhood and never really seemed all that loud, they alway had a nice solid tone. but everyone on this site says they are overly LOUD AS HELL...idunno though.

 

yes the N1 is still pretty damn loud even before the VTEC crossover
i'm running the JUN MM canister with mandrel bent SS 2.5 from front to back (no cat or resigs) on a JDM JUN header and it's very very sickening loud. even though it is way too overboard as far as DLs are concerned, for daily driving. . . i love it when i'm at the track. i'm shooting a video of me and some friends with our hondas and i'll make sure to get some tunnel runs for ya

imo if you don't like constant loud noise from your exhaust then get something else, because you'll probably end up just selling it soon

 

hell yeah it is. My old r had that exhaust w/ an aem cai and ctr pistons. that bitch was abnoxiously loud.

 

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Put it this way, all of the R's I've been in equipped with Apexi N1's and various headers and cats are loud enough where when you are on the track, you can't hear eachother clearly without some form of radio communication. Screaming just don't cut it.

I have the Skunk2 N1 which is just as loud with a deeper tone and I use radio communication or earplugs at the track.

Trust me, it's loud. But, so are just about any other N! styled mufflers. The Spoon and Type 1 are also obnoxiously loud.

 

well ill be runnin a jdm dc header and carsound 2.5in cat

 

If it's your first loud exhaust, it's very loud.

 

well on my 240sx N/a i had a apexi turbo muffler w/ custom 2.5in piping and no resonator and hot shot header and that was loud! the full apexi n1 w/ resonator and all cant be as loud

 

a friend of mines has it on his R, it's loud, PEIORD, even with the silencer on.

 

What you have to remember when looking at an N1 exhaust is that N1 racing uses cars that are fairly close to stock specs. The N1 exhausts are designed to pull the maximum amount of power from a fairly stock motor, so any N1 exhaust will be loud. I do get a lot of compliments on my exhaust though, people say it sounds really good, but in the car, you really can't tell. And yes, it's still very loud even before VTEC engages. Driving on the highway at anything above 75 mph even in fifth gear is not recommended unless you stop frequently.

 

little off the apex controversy but a friend of mine jus bought a dynomax catback for his civic, siad it sounds really good. any replys on that?&gt;

 

I get a freakin headache everytime i drive ...but it also scares the **** out of people !

 

anyone got sounds clips or sound decible comparisions w/ the n1

 

Yeah get an N1 if you want a POS *** exhaust. The ****** rusts after a year or so. Rusts almost as quickly as tanabe. Get something stainless and 2.5 inch if you want your money's worth.

 

i had an apexi muffler for 2 years that endured a harsh winter too and never showed a drop of rust, not even where it had a few curb skuffs. But anyway back to the topic

 

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I agree, I've never had rust problems with my A'PEXi.

 

Is anyone speaking from experience with a silenced N1?

I have an N1 catback on my Si, and with the silencer in, I can barely hear it. Didn't even register when i filmed it the other day.

Maybe my eardrums are shot or something, but I think it sounds really nice, just a couple clicks louder than stock with the silencer in. And most of that noise is probably coming from the my AEM CAI.

Just wondering if you folks had tried the silencer or not

 

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3+ years on my n1 right now. I live in Oregon, it's wet all the time, good as new. Are you speaking from experience or word of mouth?