Hey folks,
After waiting a month for a friend to sell me his custom HKS exhaust from his Celica GT, I finally got the piping done for my car. When I got the exhaust, the piping was HORRID. But for $75 bucks for a $200+ can, I can't complain. I was gonna end up cutting the piping off anyway.

http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust01.jpg
The exhaust is an HKS Exhaust (Universal) with a 60mm inlet and 90mm outlet.

I went to Miami Mufflers in Homestead (SHEESH!) to get the piping done on my car. This was the 2nd time I've ever went to an autoshop and I could tell that they knew what they were doing. Miami Mufflers is a well-known muffler shop that does mandrel bent piping. They might be the only ones who do mandrel bent piping in South Florida.

I decided on cutting the piping from the end of the resonator and welding 2" crush bent piping. Mandrel bent piping wasn't worth the money. The tech told me I probably wouldn't feel a difference, either.

So, here are the results...
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust04.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust07.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust08.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust09.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust10.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust11.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust12.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust13.jpg
http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust14.jpg

Sound file: http://www.mikochu.com/car/hksexhaust/hksexhaust.mp3

Maybe I'm just used to my quiet stock exhaust, but my new setup seems very loud. I need to listen to my friends' exhausts to figure out if mine is too loud. Hopefully mine isn't the loudest. :lol:

That sounds so rice. :P
j/k looks and sounds great Miko

*cries*
The sound file isn't the best...it was done with my sister's mp3 player. It was like 4 inches away from the exhaust. *shrug*

that doesnt sound bad at all! i like that actuallly its low and almost silent but when revved you can really hear it! very nice job :)

Now we gotta get some wheels to match with the muffler! Nice find!

sounds good . to get a better sound file try doing it with the mp3 recorder like 3 or 4 feet away. thats actually really loud for stock resonator. my cutom cat back with cherry bomb resonator is about the same volume. sounds good tho bro. sweet!!!

hotbox, how do you know how loud it is if you control the volume?

well u know what i mean . lol from the vibrations and reverb i'm hearing. lol just considering how low other stuff on my comp versus his sound file.

Homestead.. what are you doing in my neck of the woods???? Hmmm.. If i get my exhaust done.. I'll go to Southern Mufflers... they're good.. They did the flowmasters on my Monte Carlo a few years back...

sounds pretty good...good job on the exhaust...:)

Ok Mike, time for wheels, more drop and a kit!

That looks sweet. If one did not know the difference, you might think its stock. Have you noticed any change in your milage?

Homestead.. what are you doing in my neck of the woods???? Hmmm.. If i get my exhaust done.. I'll go to Southern Mufflers... they're good.. They did the flowmasters on my Monte Carlo a few years back...
Miami Muffler was recommended by a few of my friends... They also market pre-made magnaflow exhausts under the name VRS (www.vrsexhaust.com) that are pretty popular...

Ok Mike, time for wheels, more drop and a kit!
I'm waiting for my Uncle Brad to pick up the tab... :lol: I'm happy with the eibach springs. I probably won't get a kit...but wheels...that's next on my list.

That looks sweet. If one did not know the difference, you might think its stock. Have you noticed any change in your milage?
I haven't gotten gas yet, but I'll probably top off on Friday before I drive back to Orlando. Once I get to Orlando, I'll fill up again and see how my highway mileage is...

looks good
your name should change bargainchu

SahWeet