The custom/aftermarket exhaust thread! [Pics + Videos]

[j-san]

Originally Posted by malibuguy

To be honest. Keep the stock exhaust for mpg. I usually have run about 3mpg less with my exhausts. Most of the fact that I love to listen to my exhaust. Plus the stock exhaust is better matched for low rpm performance.

A typical muffler shop will only crush-bend tubing. So their 2" tubing is typically smaller in the bends then your stock midpipe. So the only thing your getting is no improvement in exhaust flow and lower quality tubing that will rust out eventually.

I suggest a rear section exhaust for some power and sound and not throwing away all your mpg.

These motors really love a full exhaust so real gains in power can be realized

Thanks much for the advice. I may just look into getting a axle-back system like the Tanabe Medalion and leave the rest stock. Maybe have the shop weld in another resonator if I find the aftermarket muffler too noisy.