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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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I was wonder if anyone here has a good set up for the HKS Exhaust. I have one myself, but personally have no clue what so ever on what kinda of good pipes(s-pipes, down pipes, custom pipes, every single piping under the car) out there to get along with the HKS. I want my car to rumble more like a wrx. which is sweet! i know the megan complete set up sounds like it, but i wanna stick to my HKS since im low on $. looking for some durable pipes incase if i ever wanted to go turbo. some help appeciated.

one more thing... are 80$ custom pipes worth it? a friend of mine was going to hook me up with one where a shop can do it for me... well, thanks!
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*$80 custom down pipes...
Old Oct 5, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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thats what im doin. i have an alphaworks and am getting a zpi s-pipe and im having the midpipe built and getting the hks after i sell my concept g
Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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i just found a HKS exhaust cheap and i'm gonna see if it works with my the mid pipe from my megan drift spec next week
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sweet let me know how it goes.
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 07:33 AM
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u got it
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:43 AM
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are custom down pipes durable for having a turbo?? cuz im getting one for $80 and wondering if i should get it or not... hmm..
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i don't see why not
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HKS + Megan S pipe + Megan Mid... Good or bad? i wonder how that one eould sounds like.... hmm.... will these even fit together?
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well they all fit together perfectly, just got finish about 15 minutes ago. you'll just need longer bolts to mate the HKS and drift spec piping togther
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sorry it took long by the way
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haha sweet. no problem man, thanks for the results. if you have the chance, maybe you can post a clip. if not thats alright. ill probably just go and buy the megan pipes. so where did you purchase the longer screws and the megan pipes? thanks.
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i had the drift spec exhaust already i got the bolt from advance auto parts. sorry i can't get a clip cause i don't have a camcorder but its a little louder than the drift spec muffler which is already loud
Old Oct 18, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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they dont make megan drit specs anymore do they? if they still do where can i buy them?
Old Oct 18, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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i got mine from here

http://robearracing.com/pd_megan_rac...stem_scion.cfm
Old Oct 18, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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also the pipe doesn't have a 2.25" inch inlet like it says it's a 2.5" inches all the way through
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oh i see.... so what made you wanna switch to hks? do you like it better than the megan can?
Old Oct 19, 2006 | 03:03 AM
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i like the hks muffler better but the megan axle back section burned my bumper and hung really low to the ground and scraped alot, that really made me switch
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