Injen or Skunk 2 exhaust?

[The_Game]

Just recently i have been deciding on gettin an exhaust for my ride .. but not sure which one i want .. Injen seems pretty cool to get and it sounded all right .. but lots of people have it .. now skunk 2 i havent seen anyone have that one but someone told me it wasnt that great of a brand .. is this tru?

[jessichick8]

I don't know... I love my Injen, though. Wouldn't trade it for anything

[JoshCrane1]

SAVE SOME money and go custom.

[Final Farewell19]

Just recently i have been deciding on gettin an exhaust for my ride .. but not sure which one i want .. Injen seems pretty cool to get and it sounded all right .. but lots of people have it .. now skunk 2 i havent seen anyone have that one but someone told me it wasnt that great of a brand .. is this tru?


i have an injen. its sounds nicee i love it. not to raspy.

[The_Game]

Thats why i am sayin bout gettin skunk 2 .. lots of people have injen!! I want to be different!! lol

[fightinsk8ers]

go to youtube and listen to all the types of exhausts for tcs

[The_Game]

go to youtube and listen to all the types of exhausts for tcs

thanks .. i didnt know that was on there!!

[fightinsk8ers]

yeah there is a bunch to choose from lol

[Joe xtC]

Strup is kinda new too.... bottom line is....companies manufacture these products in order to sell as many as possible....so I think they made a couple of skunk exhaust systems and eventually people will have them. Going custom is the only way to lock in something that has any possibility of being different. The dual exhuast thing is kind of rare to see because that involves bumper modification.

When modding.... as you play with CAI, Headers, S-Pipe, Mid Pipe, and exhaust....the car will get louder and louder....probably raspy too. Just get something that sounds good because you are definitely gonna hear enough of it... might as well be something you enjoy hearing.

Plus, most of the time people aren't leaning down looking under your car to see what exhaust you have. Most of my Orlando crew doesn't know what exhaust I have. They would have to put their face by the exhaust tip to see that I have a strup exhaust because the label is under the bumper. Standing away from my car it looks like it is a Borla or a Tanabe.

But if being original is what you enjoy....get something custom that comes up like smoke stacks on a semi. I don't think I have seen that yet.

Check this one out though: http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff183/mmeregildo/miami01929.jpg

[The_Game]

Strup is kinda new too.... bottom line is....companies manufacture these products in order to sell as many as possible....so I think they made a couple of skunk exhaust systems and eventually people will have them. Going custom is the only way to lock in something that has any possibility of being different. The dual exhuast thing is kind of rare to see because that involves bumper modification.

When modding.... as you play with CAI, Headers, S-Pipe, Mid Pipe, and exhaust....the car will get louder and louder....probably raspy too. Just get something that sounds good because you are definitely gonna hear enough of it... might as well be something you enjoy hearing.

Plus, most of the time people aren't leaning down looking under your car to see what exhaust you have. Most of my Orlando crew doesn't know what exhaust I have. They would have to put their face by the exhaust tip to see that I have a strup exhaust because the label is under the bumper. Standing away from my car it looks like it is a Borla or a Tanabe.

But if being original is what you enjoy....get something custom that comes up like smoke stacks on a semi. I don't think I have seen that yet.

Check this one out though: http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff183/mmeregildo/miami01929.jpg

thanks for the idea but that def looks like somethin i sure as hell wouldnt do but thanks for the idea though .. haha!!

[crank_101]

megan racing all the way babay!!! mid pipe, s pipe, headers, cat back exhaust!!!! makes wrx's jelous!!!

[xX EL HeFFe Xx]

Theres a ton of exhaust companies out there you just have to find one that you really like...Agency has a really nice sounding as well as it looks really nice too, I have the HKS and I love mine wouldn't go with anything else. If you run a header your gonna have rasp regardless, but if your really trying not to be "like other people" go custom!!!
Thats my $0.02

[crank_101]

yeah what el heffe said go cutsom. i have custom down pipe,s pipe and an megan racing axle back exhaust for the looks :pilot::pilot::pilot:


borla makes some pretty sweet custom exhaust.:pilot:

[The_Game]

Where could i find the whole megan stuff??

[fightinsk8ers]

google it... i have hks i love the sound of it

[crank_101]

megan racing is better, yeah google it megan racing has a website ya know.

and google is the ultimate source for anything http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=megan+racing&btnG=Google+Search

[_Keith_]

Honestly..... Neither.....

Go get a custom exhaust from your local muffler shop with a magnaflow or somthing... For the same price you can get a full exhaust system compared to doing the more expensive axle backs...:wohow:

[crank_101]

hmmmm somone is hating lol
megan is bad ass end of story....:)

[Joe xtC]

go to www.wesellcarparts.com

They are a sponsor of Scikotics. They offer great prices and free shipping. PM them on this website (they have a thread in the supporters section). Tell them what you want and they will get back to you soon.

PS. They have all the megan racing stuff because they are located like right next door to their warehouse. They always have GREAT deals on the megan brand. I bought my megan short shifter from them at $65 shipped about a year ago... they are selling them now for like $55 shipped.

[Space Cadet]

So if I were doing a full custom exhaust, whats a good diameter pipe to use?? and what kind of tip should I use?? I want a low tone and eventually I wanna get the Strup header. Any suggestions?? :ponder:

[_Keith_]

hmmmm somone is hating lol
megan is bad ass end of story....:)
Dont know how im hating but all good :flex:


So if I were doing a full custom exhaust, whats a good diameter pipe to use?? and what kind of tip should I use?? I want a low tone and eventually I wanna get the Strup header. Any suggestions?? :ponder:

2.5" is a good size to go with.

[crank_101]

agreed 2.5" is really good, and i was just joking about the hating part dude.


3.0" if ya turboed :mj:

[Space Cadet]

What about a tip?? I want something cool...

[_Keith_]

What about a tip?? I want something cool...

Go to the local shop tell em what your looking for
they will help you the most!

[crank_101]

x2

[Space Cadet]

Werd thanx fellas :wohow:

[kris5597]

personally i like tsudo but i know someones always got something to say about tsudo. but skunk2 is BA i love it. seen it on two tcs first hand and they sound really awesome. but it depends on what kind of tone your looking for, low and no rasp or a higher tone with some ricer rasp just depends

[07Azuresciontc]

im with the megan craze it looks good and sounds good but alot of people have it, im going custom, im thinking about having a flat side pipe just in front of the rear wheel,

[crank_101]

classy!

[xX EL HeFFe Xx]

On my first Tc I had a custom magnaflow 2.5 and its was really deep, not ricey...On my new Tc I have the HKS and i had it done from the cat back and its really nice!!! :dance:

[WeSellCarParts]

We are one of Megan Racing's largest East Coast sellers! Their whole line is on our site and it is all currently in stock for the tC! :)

[Joe xtC]

go to www.wesellcarparts.com

They are a sponsor of Scikotics. They offer great prices and free shipping. PM them on this website (they have a thread in the supporters section). Tell them what you want and they will get back to you soon.

PS. They have all the megan racing stuff because they are located like right next door to their warehouse. They always have GREAT deals on the megan brand. I bought my megan short shifter from them at $65 shipped about a year ago... they are selling them now for like $55 shipped.

I wanted to correct myself. www.wesellcarparts.com isn't next door to megan racing. They are actually like 2 - 3 thousand miles away. I guess Dan (from wesellcarparts) has some sort of mafia connection and gets killer deals because he's pimp like that.

[The_Game]

Yea i actually went on the wesellcarparts.com .. that site is bad ass .. that have the best prices i have ever seen!! If i do buy i am goin through them for sure!!

[kris5597]

yea they are good they will def hook you up.

[crank_101]

theres a local shop here in az that can beat those prices.....but they only will beat em if ya local......which is dumb but us local guys can get hooked up:aha:

[kris5597]

well us guys can get yall local guys to buy the stuff with the hook up and then we give yall the money for em see what i mean lol

[crank_101]

sweet thats what the:aha:smiley face was for lol theres an idea lol

[kris5597]

lol yea. well shit what all does the local shop sell?

[crank_101]

they price match everything basically and knock off a few bucks. so if you find something really cheap but dont trust that website and would feel more comfortable ordering from a scikotics member they will match that price and depending on what it is they can knock off a few bucks. i got tein springs same day for 128.00 even. brand new!

[kris5597]

damn. how much u think it is to ship them to me? and u think i could go with s techs with 18s and wont rub nothing?

[crank_101]

i have seen s techs with 19" and they do rub
i have the stockies and i still rub every once in a while and i scrape my exhaust like no other lol

h techs would be better for anything bigger than 17"

[kris5597]

o ok. i was thinking about going with hotchkis think that would work?

[crank_101]

for sure, hotchkis with the sway bar and the whole shinanigans would be bad ass, i like the green coilovers and springs from Tein.

[kris5597]

yea ima get the hotchkis kit with the sways and springs and combine that with my strut tower bar and im done with suspension. then ima start saving up for greddy turbo kit and spend about 5 on ems and kit.

[crank_101]

sweet are you going for show or performance? or both?
i am doing mine right in the middel lol

some shows but mainly for track use

[fightinsk8ers]

kris get the hotchis camber links also....

[crank_101]

kris get the hotchis camber links also....
DROP YOUR BEAST! lol

[kris5597]

yea im going for show and performance. but yea i was thinking about getting those two ive seen them on a friends car and they drop it like a motherf*cker. but yea prob all hotchkis suspension buy a midpipe and im done with everything i wanted to get except for a turbo then i will save up for that. ive done every lil tweak and bolt on i could do except for pulleys and header and im not gonna do pulley for warranty reasons but will do when i get turbo kit and headers would be a waste of money so ya know.

[crank_101]

yea im going for show and performance. but yea i was thinking about getting those two ive seen them on a friends car and they drop it like a motherf*cker. but yea prob all hotchkis suspension buy a midpipe and im done with everything i wanted to get except for a turbo then i will save up for that. ive done every lil tweak and bolt on i could do except for pulleys and header and im not gonna do pulley for warranty reasons but will do when i get turbo kit and headers would be a waste of money so ya know.
dude do the pulleys:blink:


i got the pulleys but i kept my stockies in case of needing to go back to the dealership

i got a zpi crank, r1 wurks alterantor and a custom water pump pulley. awesome...



you should do it........

[kris5597]

did power make a dif and was it hard to put on?

[crank_101]

yeah, you really feel it once you all three pulleys.
the alternator was a bitch the others not at all.

we had to take the alternator off and put the alternator pulley on.
and really it just frees up horsepower already there... it doesn't necessarily earn you horsepower. you free up close to like 10-15 pounds of extra weight by getting light weight pulleys, in essence you are gaining about 10-15 horsepower:book: i am prett sure you can find out if you can get more i know NST has some pretty sweet pulley kits but you have to change the belt size as well.

[kris5597]

yea ill look into nst my friend told me they have like a three pack special or something like that for the tc for a damn good price if u buy them all together and he can help me with the install i know he knows how to do it so that hopefully wouldnt be a problem. but yea im pretty happy of the power that ive gotten out of my car and would love to have more just kinda broke right now lol. i should def get a midpipe though huh just stock from header all the way back to a tsudo axel back. i would def get some power if i bought a midpipe too huh? o yea and gonna get a s pipe too.

[fightinsk8ers]

yeah, you really feel it once you all three pulleys.
the alternator was a bitch the others not at all.

we had to take the alternator off and put the alternator pulley on.
and really it just frees up horsepower already there... it doesn't necessarily earn you horsepower. you free up close to like 10-15 pounds of extra weight by getting light weight pulleys, in essence you are gaining about 10-15 horsepower:book: i am prett sure you can find out if you can get more i know NST has some pretty sweet pulley kits but you have to change the belt size as well.

you dont gain any horsepower

[fightinsk8ers]

and if you do its nowhere near 10-15 hp

[BoiseAuctioneer]

I though Skunk only made honda products?

[kris5597]

he didnt say u really gain it you just free it up from parasitic loss. hes just saying if i put the pulleys on it will free up power from slinging more than half of the weight of pulleys for better throttle response from my engine and eliminate my " LUXURY ACCESSORIES" (a/c, alternator, power steering, etc) from taking that 10-15 hp and sending it to my wheels instead. right crank_101?

[fightinsk8ers]

he didnt say u really gain it you just free it up from parasitic loss. hes just saying if i put the pulleys on it will free up power from slinging more than half of the weight of pulleys for better throttle response from my engine and eliminate my " LUXURY ACCESSORIES" (a/c, alternator, power steering, etc) from taking that 10-15 hp and sending it to my wheels instead. right crank_101?


first of all you dont wanna elminate your luxury accesories and he stated above that that should give you a 10-15 hp increase...wishful thinking but not the case...you will def feel greater throttle response and i feel it high in the powerband when im going around 110....like it doesnt lag as much i guess

[The_Game]

I though Skunk only made honda products?

I thought so too .. but there was this site that was the only one that had it .. it was skunk 2 .. it looked awesome!!

[kris5597]

yea the only thing i think u can get for a tc is springs. which i was like almost about to order and decided not to because i know no one with them and wanted an opinion on them first, didnt want to be disappointed. and ok dude i understand i just pretty much copy and pasted what the nst website said about their pulleys lol

[fightinsk8ers]

yea the only thing i think u can get for a tc is springs. which i was like almost about to order and decided not to because i know no one with them and wanted an opinion on them first, didnt want to be disappointed. and ok dude i understand i just pretty much copy and pasted what the nst website said about their pulleys lol


i know im not trying to be an ass i just wanted you to know before you spend the money on the pulley set or whatever that your gonna get those kinda gains ya know...IMO just get the agency power pulley no need for the whole set...

[kris5597]

yea i understand. and thats all i really felt like getting was the crank pulley. what an underdrive pulley be anygood? i know i would have to get a dif belt but would it?

[fightinsk8ers]

yea i understand. and thats all i really felt like getting was the crank pulley. what an underdrive pulley be anygood? i know i would have to get a dif belt but would it?


idk ....not really sure about that

[fightinsk8ers]

the agency pully is same size just lighter its prob best to just get that

[crank_101]

i thought under drive and crank were the same thing lol:blink:

[kris5597]

they are but you can get three dif types of crank pulleys according to nst. overdrive, underdrive, and light weight

[crank_101]

word:aha:

[kris5597]

yea what all do u have done to your car so far crank?

[crank_101]

the three pulleys 2 12" mtx jackhammer edition subs, custom black with chrome lip oem rims, black side mirrors, all black interior, re-q system for my subs, Megan full racing headers (w/o cat), Megan racing down pipe(i dont have the s-pipe yet) and Megan exhaust, obx throttle body spacer, Tien S-techs, and soon an intake i just need like 50 bucks lol,



i am saving for nitrous dry set up, an intercooler, pistons, rods, sticky tires, a bolt on roll cage, hotchkis strut bar, hotchkis sway, hotchkis camber links, auto shift kit, auto transmission cooler, black sued interior, possibly a bored head, train blow horn, police strobes, regular strobes, tinted windows, Tien basic coilovers, Axis Rims black with small chrome accents, custom paint job from artcrimes.com, shaved doors, and last but not least.......(drum roll).......




A JACKHAMMER 22" SUBWOOFER!!!!!





then my life would complete.................i was thinking about turbo......but who needs turbo when you got a 22" sub in ya hatch!!!LMAo

[fightinsk8ers]

wow dude thats fuckin awesome

[kris5597]

dude your gonna turn it on and blow up your car lol. but yea thats pretty awesome. hey u know the spacer is a loss of power right?

[crank_101]

really ? explain



:fu: j/k lol

[Space Cadet]

they are but you can get three dif types of crank pulleys according to nst. overdrive, underdrive, and light weight

:ponder: So whats the difference between underdrive an overdrive pulley?? I'm guessing 'lightweight' is pretty self-explanatory...

[kris5597]

well according to the website the lightweight is yes of course self explainitory its lightwiehgt and weighs a shit load less then oem factory pulley. underdrive pulley gives the crank more power and less but just enough to operate the "luxury pulleys" alternator, power steering, etc. the over drive pulleys are for like the supercharger for more boost and the alternator for more power juice just go here and check it out.

http://www.nonstoptuning.com/pKitToySciTC.htm

[The_Game]

Hey guys!! I am goin to get the Skunk 2 exhaust and the Weapon R header!!!

[kris5597]

good choice but if u want to save a hundred bucks go to speed-element.com and get those headers they are the same exact thing as the weapon-r and its a lot cheaper and free shipping. friend of mine had them u cant tell the dif between the two and they look awesome!!!

[crank_101]

yeah you would save alot more..... this whole thread was about alternative options and this dude is like hey i ma getting skunk 2 exhaust!! lol

[The_Game]

Well i made the forum .. and it was about skunk 2 or injen exhaust and everyone went off topic .. lol .. so i figured i just let ya know i made my decision ..lol.. But yea i would go to that site but i have a sponsership and i get what i want and they reimburse me for what i paid for it!

[kris5597]

ok well that works lol. but yea skunk2 sounds awesome. i really like it so go ahead with that plus its more expensive lol. and yea the weapon r headers are bad ass. now may i suggest to get a aero resonator or u are going to have a rasp from hell!!!

[The_Game]

I want it to be majorily loud!! I like the louder exhaust!!

[kris5597]

yea i understand that and trust me it will be loud even with the resonator but without it its going to be really raspy. now maybe the skunk2 resonator wont let it do that but ya never know im not going to assume anything. but go for it def power gain. just def post pics of how it looks and clips of how it sounds. but just letting you know prepare for the rasp.

[OG Cookie]

sorry kriss. but overdrive or underdrive pulley better for me? for more power

[kris5597]

what are u sorry for. and if ur asking which one more more power. well they dont make an overdrive crank pulley its just for supercharger and alternator. the underdrive pulley is for crank and so is the light weight pulley. both light weight and underdrive pulley will let u feel more power. now to actually gain more power accoirding to nst use the underdrive crank pulley. according to them u will gain a lil more hp with it. but just using the light weight pulleys wont give m\u more hp it will just free up hp.

[OG Cookie]

what are u sorry for. and if ur asking which one more more power. well they dont make an overdrive crank pulley its just for supercharger and alternator. the underdrive pulley is for crank and so is the light weight pulley. both light weight and underdrive pulley will let u feel more power. now to actually gain more power accoirding to nst use the underdrive crank pulley. according to them u will gain a lil more hp with it. but just using the light weight pulleys wont give m\u more hp it will just free up hp.
so light weight is the way to go

[The_Game]

Ok thanks kris5597 .. i will def do the posts to give you the sound and power of the beast!! =)

[fightinsk8ers]

your car is gonna sound like a honduh civic on crack if you dont have a resonator!

[kris5597]

np and yes lightweight is better uses stock belt if u get underdrive u must change ur belt as well. and yea pls do dude cant wait to hear it and what he said about the resonator lol

[OG Cookie]

np and yes lightweight is better uses stock belt if u get underdrive u must change ur belt as well. and yea pls do dude cant wait to hear it and what he said about the resonator lol
alright. know anything good about agency lightweight ones?

[The_Game]

your car is gonna sound like a honduh civic on crack if you dont have a resonator!

HAHA .. where can i get one than??

[kris5597]

well i dont know too much about pulleys i dont own one but crank 101 does and he said he likes it. he said he felt a power increase. but yea the agency power one would be great supposed to be a lot lighter than the oem pulley. all i can say is get it put it on and let us know what u think. the only down side is its agency power... pricey.

[kris5597]

and a resonator. well if u got the money now i got one ya right now.

here get this one its good. if u want to hear what exhaust sounds like with and without a resonator check out these clips posted by my friend with tsudo headers to stock midpipe with trd axel back. and see where he puts the resonator

resonator-http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AR25-Resonator-Muffler-Aero-Exhaust-2-5-Car-Truck_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33630QQihZ015QQit emZ250195985656QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

pics-
http://www.scikotics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4161&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195152828 (http://www.scikotics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4161&d=1195152828)http://www.scikotics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4162&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195152847 (http://www.scikotics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4162&d=1195152847)

vids-
before aero25-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrz1yzgNyeI

after aero25- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLiNWAFOEZc

[fightinsk8ers]

alright. know anything good about agency lightweight ones?


agency lightweight one is perfect i have it...

[fightinsk8ers]

and agency lightweight pulley is not expensive go to scionspeed.com and i think it was like 135

[fightinsk8ers]

my bad its www.scispeed.com (http://www.scispeed.com)

[kris5597]

shit heres one for a lil cheaper with free shipping.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Agency-Power-Scion-tC-Lightweight-Aluminum-Crank-Pulley_W0QQitemZ130182150787QQihZ003QQcategoryZ386 56QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[fightinsk8ers]

i dont buy anything off of ebay

[crank_101]

i bought mine off a club memebr '

mine is a ZPI light wieght crank pulley

[kris5597]

o ok well any lightwright pulley should be good nst, zpi, and agency power should all work the same.

[crank_101]

o ok well any lightwright pulley should be good nst, zpi, and agency power should all work the same.
yup yup!

[kris5597]

yea prob not gonna get a pulley anytime soon. i still gotta put headers on and resonator too. then ima do suspension. then maybe pulley. still thinking about it.

[_Keith_]

good choice but if u want to save a hundred bucks go to speed-element.com and get those headers they are the same exact thing as the weapon-r and its a lot cheaper and free shipping. friend of mine had them u cant tell the dif between the two and they look awesome!!!

http://www.speed-element.com/servlet/Detail?no=114

That one? THats not weapon-r's header... theres is one piece if I remember right if you get the race header.

[kris5597]

yea they are both one piece. it is an exact replica just as around. i mean u can put them side by side and they are exactly the same thing.

[The_Game]

That ebay item is no longer up kris! Know where i can get one?? Cuz i could def hear the difference

[fightinsk8ers]

That ebay item is no longer up kris! Know where i can get one?? Cuz i could def hear the difference


what are u talking about?

[_Keith_]

yea they are both one piece. it is an exact replica just as around. i mean u can put them side by side and they are exactly the same thing.


pics show 2 pieces

weapon-r has the s-pipe built onto it

[kris5597]

yea but it has bolts so u can clearly take it off. i mean imagine trying to put those fuckers in as one piece. ya know lol. its def a two piece thing im sure the s pipe disconnects even if it doesnt then i would def go with the tsudo one for another reason but im positive it does.

[kris5597]

and for the resonator... here you go.:mrorange:

http://aeroexhaust.com/import_resonator_ar25.html

[fightinsk8ers]

and for the resonator... here you go.:mrorange:

http://aeroexhaust.com/import_resonator_ar25.html


or go to your local muffler shop and have them put one on for you..lot cheaper

[kris5597]

yea that works too. its your money dude u got a lot of options just go see what the local shops got to offer

[The_Game]

All right guys thanks a lot! If i were to get one after another .. which part should i get first? Get the exhaust first or the header??

[fightinsk8ers]

All right guys thanks a lot! If i were to get one after another .. which part should i get first? Get the exhaust first or the header??


get the exhaust first then the header but make sure you get the header and resonator at the same time or like i said your car will sound like fuckin honda civic on crack no joke!

[kris5597]

yep yep yep what he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^:D

[The_Game]

The exhaust i am gettin already comes wit a resonator!!

[crank_101]

The exhaust i am gettin already comes wit a resonator!!
which exhaust are you getting?\

[kris5597]

yea it comes with a resonator but it may not be enough you will prob need to put another one in there to completely eliminate the cracked up civic ya know lol

[fightinsk8ers]

yea it comes with a resonator but it may not be enough you will prob need to put another one in there to completely eliminate the cracked up civic ya know lol


fo sho!

[kris5597]

yea and the aero25 is a good one to get ive seen it on a car and what it can do and it def helps out. see a friend of mine ran the tsudo headers (weapon r look alikes) wit the stock midpipe with 2nd cat and stock resonator and he had the trd axel back. still rasped like a mother f*cker. so he got an aero25 and put it in between the 2nd cat and the stocker resonator like in a train line and it fit perfectly there and it got rid of that nasty ol rasp and it sounds so much better. so yea 2 resonators is most likely the way to go... thats what im doing.

[fightinsk8ers]

i wanna get a header but im not even gonna mess with it just savin for boost!

[crank_101]

Which Kit You Looking Into?

[The_Game]

which exhaust are you getting?\

I am gettin the Skunk2 exhaust system!!

[kris5597]

awesome skunk2 sounds great on the tc.

[The_Game]

Yea i heard it on the video clips and just like feel in love wit that sound .. i think it sounds better than the injen that i was goin to get!

[kris5597]

yea they both sound great but in my opinion the skunk2 sounds better

[The_Game]

Yea man it sounds way better and the clip i watched the guy had no resonator and i didnt think it sounded bad at all!!

[kris5597]

yea so did u order it yet? when u get it make a good sound clip for others. ya know show that shit off lol

[The_Game]

Not ordered yet .. i will after xmas so i have da money .. i will post it up .. is there a video clip forum on here so you all can hear it cuz if not i guess i can put it up on you tube!

[kris5597]

awesome and im not sure dude. but youtube would work too

[The_Game]

ok man .. i will put the link up here when i get it on!

[BrytC06]

I'm running the Skunk2 and I'm Boosted.... sounds unbelievable.... both are gonna be good quality I think this decision would only be left up to preference, no other big deciding factors are present

[kris5597]

yea i agree they both are awesome. i think all exhausts are awesome well a lot of them it just depends on what u want ur car to sound like. pissed off civic- or low sounding BAMF!!

[The_Game]

HAHA .. goin to be ordering it anytime now .. just waiting for a reply back from the guy and should have it anytime after that!!

[kris5597]

badass dude cant wait.

[The_Game]

it comes in on saturday!! :)

[leiter1212]

Everyone uses Injen because they are the best. Injen makes the best cold air intakes and exhausts on the market. If you want to be diffrent get a custom paint job if you want aftermarket parts that improve your car and will work go with Injen.
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1755/mybanner477dbbba9846cej3.jpg (http://www.mybannermaker.com/)

[kris5597]

dude all afermarket upgrades work. exhaust is an exhaust they all flow the same just dif packing if so and dif sounds. intake is an intake the air goes through all of them the same they are all made of the same shit just with a dif sticker on each one to jack up the prices. the only thing maybe dif about intakes is the filter and that pretty much aint nothing. dont get me wrong injen is great but so is every other company out there with good products. i believe its a preference thing not a whos better then who thing.

[The_Game]

I agree wit kris .. i have injen and love it but all intakes do the same thing .. they all say they increase 2 hp .. i mean who knows .. all exhaust says it increases to 5 to 8 hp and all headers say 8 to 10 hp .. they all the same!!

[kris5597]

yea unless u get on ebay and those headers give u like 15-20 lol. intake and exhaust isnt really gonna give you that much power. i mean yes enough to notcie but it aint no turbo ya know. but i mean you will recieve quite a bit at the crank but all in all prob 1/4 of that maybe goes to the wheels. if u want to feel that power a liil more i say get a torque damper or those new scispeed engine mounts that just came out they look very promising. i mean i have weapon r intake with ram air and just an axel back and a few lil tricks and shit that ive done to my car. now each lil thing isnt that much but combined is a big dif. take my friends car for instance he has trd cold air and headers and trd axelback i raced him and beat him. now all i gotta say is if you want power, like my great friend tincan (brad) says you get what u pay for. you by something cheap its prob gonna be shitty or break all the time. you put some money in something then you got a good product. i looked and looked and looked before i found an intake that i like. and honestly when i put my weapon r intake on my car i felt a dif. when i added the ram air i felt some more power. then i heat wrapped my intake and i got even more. and compared to my friends trd cold air intake ive gotten more power for what ive done. injens great never heard any bad things about them but the same for a lot of other companys. personally i prefer weapon r i think they have great stuff. but like i said before its a preference thing. which exhaust sounds better or which intake is better. pretty much all cold airs will give you the same unless designed dif. i love my short ram. thats just me though. but its what ever lol.

[The_Game]

:clap: Well said Kris!! Lol

[kris5597]

:dance:lol thanks

[leiter1212]

if you want a nice low tone go with the injen intake and cat back exhaust system it sounds real nice. dont worry about measurments the parts are already made for the car.

[leiter1212]

dude all afermarket upgrades work. exhaust is an exhaust they all flow the same just dif packing if so and dif sounds. intake is an intake the air goes through all of them the same they are all made of the same shit just with a dif sticker on each one to jack up the prices. the only thing maybe dif about intakes is the filter and that pretty much aint nothing. dont get me wrong injen is great but so is every other company out there with good products. i believe its a preference thing not a whos better then who thing.

This is the most unknowlegeable answer i ever heard i think maybe you need to go buy a civic.

[krazyqban352]

wow this thread has too many topics... first exhaust, then springs, now pulleys :deadhorse:

[The_Game]

I think Kris makes a really big point .. whats the difference?? Ok the pipin is the same damn piping .. ok some is chorme or some is stainless steel .. ok big whoop .. they slap a name brand on it and it jacks the price up .. just like flippin cerael .. you but them damn fruity pebbles name brand for like 5 bucks a box and you can buy the bagged stuff that tastes like it but is off brand and cost 2 bucks .. thats all this is like .. everythin is made the same but just has differnet names on it! Kris makes a good point .. To me its all trU

[Joe xtC]

Although items with poor welds and multiple piece exhausts change things a bit....also some things have fitment issues.... Sharper bends and such can be more restrictive to airflow...and etc. If you plan to sell your car modified, more recognized name brands can allow the buyer to feel like they have 'quality' parts. You do make a great point about 2hp, 5hp, and etc.... Those things are ridiculously menial when you have guys out there running 350-450whp...

[leiter1212]

I think Kris makes a really big point .. whats the difference?? Ok the pipin is the same damn piping .. ok some is chorme or some is stainless steel .. ok big whoop .. they slap a name brand on it and it jacks the price up .. just like flippin cerael .. you but them damn fruity pebbles name brand for like 5 bucks a box and you can buy the bagged stuff that tastes like it but is off brand and cost 2 bucks .. thats all this is like .. everythin is made the same but just has differnet names on it! Kris makes a good point .. To me its all trU

Again another statment that is totally wrong. Saying all intakes are the same is like saying all tires are the same. There are diffrent brands because people use diffrent materials diffrent bends in there intakes. Diffrent brands are proven and dyno tested to work better than others. When it comes to cars folks you get what you pay for. So if you think can walk into Walmart and get yourself an intake and exhaust that is just as good and works the same as injen or k&n you go right ahead. :v:

[leiter1212]

Although items with poor welds and multiple piece exhausts change things a bit....also some things have fitment issues.... Sharper bends and such can be more restrictive to airflow...and etc. If you plan to sell your car modified, more recognized name brands can allow the buyer to feel like they have 'quality' parts. You do make a great point about 2hp, 5hp, and etc.... Those things are ridiculously menial when you have guys out there running 350-450whp...

you ask that guy with his 350-450 whp if he would like another 5-10 hp and i bet you he wont say no.

[Joe xtC]

that guy is saying that he wishes he could actually put the power to the ground without snapping an axle as he is now on his 3rd motor, 2nd axle, and a 12.5 1/4 mile.

[kris5597]

ok well you get me a dyno read out of each thing you are talking about. the differences in each exhaust. yea i understand that about weak and strong welds and just because it has a good name brand on it doesnt make it a strong as exhaust. anything could break. now i understand you get what you pay for as what i stated before but im not willing to pay an extra 3 to 4 hundred dollars for a decrease in bend by 2 degrees when ppl are stating that it will make a dif in power when it wont. you pay for a name brand becuase people take a lil motre time in fucking with the exhaust: fitments, welds, and etc. and if u want all that knowing that it could be a good exhaust is great go for it i would do the same. now what im stating is that tell me that dif in power increase between injen, greddy, hks, megan, and others. well from what ive seen and read its SOUND. now for intakes ive already stated that and you telling me to get a civic whatever. i came on here not being a dick and you did because of me stating something you didnt like. what ever its fuckig retarded. you go with your injen shit and others with what ever they want. im sorry 1 to 2 whp is nothing i feel like argueing about because of design and name brand. i tell everyone get whatever exhaust suits you. read on it see what it does and how it performs and then sound. its a scion not a civic. a lot more potential there in my opinion.

[Joe xtC]

Brand names develop reputation for quality products.... so better brand names typically have better exhausts...if they were crap... then they wouldn't be a good brand.

Here's some dyno's for some of those products:
exhaust
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=80070

headers
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=82724

intake
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=92108

combination dynos
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=89753

I'm sure there are other dyno sheets out there... but this is what I found on a quick search of SL.

Probably see more power out of just open headers.... but that's not practical for daily driving and the sound would suck!

[The_Game]

Again another statment that is totally wrong. Saying all intakes are the same is like saying all tires are the same. There are diffrent brands because people use diffrent materials diffrent bends in there intakes. Diffrent brands are proven and dyno tested to work better than others. When it comes to cars folks you get what you pay for. So if you think can walk into Walmart and get yourself an intake and exhaust that is just as good and works the same as injen or k&n you go right ahead. :v:

Lets see this dyno .. and when it proves the same result as a cheap exhaust would do dont say we didnt tell ya so!!

[Joe xtC]

Lets see this dyno .. and when it proves the same result as a cheap exhaust would do dont say we didnt tell ya so!!

Not trying to stir the pot too much, but I was looking at your sig:

"tCracer proud (anytime & anywhere just name the place)
{B2 body kit, blue underglow, carbon fiber dash, 2-12 dual subs, kenwood ddx6019 double din, tC dead plate, LED altezza tails, Projector heads wit 9000 hids, black out side turns and rear brake light, 17'' Bigg wheels, skunk2 exhaust}"


What other performance mods do you have other than the skunk2 exhaust?

If you are ever in Florida with your car, I'd be happy to race you.

[The_Game]

Thats all i got joe .. but the thing bout my sig is .. whoever the hell you are i will race .. win or lose dont matter to me cuz at the end of the day i will say i still gave it a try!! More than i can say for the people that talk shit but cant bring it on the track cuz there scared .. its ok man i know you aint stiring anything .. it was just a question .. i plan on soon gettin the full greddy turbo!

[Joe xtC]

Thats all i got joe .. but the thing bout my sig is .. whoever the hell you are i will race .. win or lose dont matter to me cuz at the end of the day i will say i still gave it a try!! More than i can say for the people that talk shit but cant bring it on the track cuz there scared .. its ok man i know you aint stiring anything .. it was just a question .. i plan on soon gettin the full greddy turbo!

I guess there are a lot of shit talkers in Maryland. I'm assuming that you are not talking about racing vipers, vettes, and etc.... but still with only an axleback, your gonna need that turbo.

[The_Game]

You have no idea how many shit talkers there are in MD .. wit the upgrades i have .. just the exhaust though lol.. i still kill civics .. which is what everyone owns down here!! i have only lost to one honda civic and it was a brand new si wit a turbo .. lol .. it sucked but no no no not vipers and vettes ..lol.. i have raced a vette though .. it was me and two other vettes .. the vettes were in there own lil race and it was a three way lane .. we got to a light and i decided to join there race .. i guess the one vette couldnt shift but i smoked his ass and the other vette left me behind but it was great to know i beat one vette lol .. mustang owners down here dont buy the GT's .. they get the V6 version .. so i race them a lot and win and lose some!! But yea man if you lived here we could clean the floors up & down here wit our tC's and smoke all these lil boys and there wanna be cars lol

[Joe xtC]

idk man, the wheels you run are heavy wheels and your 1/4 times are probably around 15.9 as you are setup now. Also remember that stock 06-07 civic si's run high 14's - low 15's. Just be careful out there...sounds like a lot of people suck at driving.

[The_Game]

Thats the reason why i run when i want against who i want .. i race for money sometimes .. just depends on the car ..lol.. But the wheels i have on my ride our way lighter than the stock rims! Way lighter ..

[leiter1212]

ok well you get me a dyno read out of each thing you are talking about. the differences in each exhaust. yea i understand that about weak and strong welds and just because it has a good name brand on it doesnt make it a strong as exhaust. anything could break. now i understand you get what you pay for as what i stated before but im not willing to pay an extra 3 to 4 hundred dollars for a decrease in bend by 2 degrees when ppl are stating that it will make a dif in power when it wont. you pay for a name brand becuase people take a lil motre time in fucking with the exhaust: fitments, welds, and etc. and if u want all that knowing that it could be a good exhaust is great go for it i would do the same. now what im stating is that tell me that dif in power increase between injen, greddy, hks, megan, and others. well from what ive seen and read its SOUND. now for intakes ive already stated that and you telling me to get a civic whatever. i came on here not being a dick and you did because of me stating something you didnt like. what ever its fuckig retarded. you go with your injen shit and others with what ever they want. im sorry 1 to 2 whp is nothing i feel like argueing about because of design and name brand. i tell everyone get whatever exhaust suits you. read on it see what it does and how it performs and then sound. its a scion not a civic. a lot more potential there in my opinion.

again im not being a dick it just sounds to me like you know little if anything about tuning a car or what kind of parts to buy. and another thing about this 3-4 horse power that is being brought up. your lawn mower at home has about 2hp. what i want you to do is start it up and try to stop the blade with your hands. then you will realize the effect of 3-4 more horse power.

[Joe xtC]

Thats the reason why i run when i want against who i want .. i race for money sometimes .. just depends on the car ..lol.. But the wheels i have on my ride our way lighter than the stock rims! Way lighter ..

next time you have the wheel off weigh it. I'm interested in the weight of that wheel with the tire on it.

[The_Game]

i will but i am goin to soon just make my car a show car cuz i want to get some 19's for it .. Than it will be heavy ha lol .. i have other paint mods to make it look pretty sweet .. i am tired of running it down .. i dont want to tear it up anymore ..i put too much money into it to mess it up now!

[kris5597]

ok. dynos are understandable. and yes your right that shit would really fucking hurt if i stuck my hand on a lawnmore blade lol. anyways ok each exhaust are dif and yes your right name brands are great but what im saying is that im not willing to pay 3 and 4 hundred dollars more for an exhaust system that produces 1 maybe 2 hp. i mean if i had the money yes thats def understandable. i love my exhaust im happy with performance and i know that others may give a lil more but im just not gonna pay money for an exhaust that may give me a lil more power but make my car sound like crap to my ears. but its whatever. we need to all meet up and go race some peeps and smoke their ass lol.

[The_Game]

Exhaust comes in on monday!! :) cant wait!!!

[kris5597]

ok awesome dude same here

[The_Game]

Will have pics up of the exhaust when it gets here and i am also gettin the dc header to prow around wit the awesomness of my car!! haha 8)

[triniosito]

Injen FTW

[The_Game]

FTW?? What that mean triniosito?

[The_Game]

Def hitting up the wesellcarparts.com site! Gettin the Megan Drift Spec exhaust and the megan downpipe!! :)

[Eros]

FTW?? What that mean triniosito?

FTW = For The Win

[The_Game]

FTW = For The Win

Thanks for clarifying that for me man!