Apex motorsports exhaust

[Daniel Young]

I just installed apex motorsports 2.5" axhaust with an Apex'i N1 muffler. And I just thought I'd say it KICKS ASS compared to the stock p.o.s. Of course thats a given.

 

[mspeed101]

Did you get downpipe and catback or just catback? how much of a difference did you feel over stock?

 

[Daniel Young]

I just got the cat back because I had gotten the Cat-less downpipe back in November. As far as going from the cat-less downpipe with stock exhaust to the full exhaust I believe it spools a little faster. I haven't notice any real gain in power because I have only driven it about 5 or ten miles since the install. Anyway it's almost impossible to notice any gains in HP unless you get ten or more at one time from my own experience. And I know that it'd be pretty hard to do that just by swapping out an exhaust system.

 

[Striker187]

how is the clearance? i for one was concerned about that. we have monster speed bumps over here....no one seems to know how to build a decent driveway either. oh yeah, how about a soundclip?

 

[Daniel Young]

Well I'm Guessing that theres between 8 inches to a foot clearance from the lowest part of the pipe at the rear wheel to the ground. I almost ruined my day first thing this morning. I wasn't paying attention to how much lower the muffler hangs and when I was backing it into a parking space I barely cleared the curb. Not even an inch gap. I wouldn't have even thought about it until I did hit something if a friend wasn't riding with me and he just happened to point it out.

 

[MikeyG_U2]

I am considering the Apex downpipe with High Flow Cat. I assume it connects to the car in the same manner as your Cat-less pipe. Do you know if the downpipe bolts directly to the turbo? I keep hearing about this S-Pipe that sounds like it's between the turbo and the downpipe, and want to make sure all blockages are out of the way...

 

[Striker187]

yeah, the term "downpipe" is getting thrown around here a lot. the downpipe is the section that bolts directly to the turbo....most people here call it the s-pipe. and what most people here call the "downpipe" is more of a midpipe section...it bolts to the s-pipe, not the turbo. so the order will go: turbo, s-pipe, midpipe (section with cats), catback.

 

[michiganspeed]

yeah, the term "downpipe" is getting thrown around here a lot. the downpipe is the section that bolts directly to the turbo....most people here call it the s-pipe. and what most people here call the "downpipe" is more of a midpipe section...it bolts to the s-pipe, not the turbo. so the order will go: turbo, s-pipe, midpipe (section with cats), catback.

Thanks for the clarification. turbos and modifing are new to me.

 

[MikeyG_U2]

So does anyone make a replacement for both the s-pipe and the downpipe? I want a nice clean pipe from turbo straight to the cat, no hidden twists.

 

[mspeed101]

Ion is the only one that makes a full turboback with an s pipe I think. But you can always get one custom made!

 

[Daniel Young]

I believe that I have seen one or two more companies that makes one. When I get some time today I'll try to do some research. Cuz I also need one. Sorry about calling the midpipe a downpipe. I know better. I'm just used to calling the midpipe a downpipe.

 

[b00sted]

did you notice a difference after installing just the downpipe?

 

[Daniel Young]

Yes I noticed a pretty large difference between the apex midpipe and the stock one. I did install the cat-less midpipe. And the stock one has two, so The exhaust flow greatly improved. The turbo spooled much faster as well. But when I installed just the downpipe I also installed the Injen CAI. I should have installed the Injen or the midpipe one week and the other the next so that I could have seen the difference each one made instead of them both together. But i'm impatient.