5zigen Miracle Fireball

Price Paid:  $500.00 from tsr

Year / Model Reviewed:
1995 integra

Strengths:
good sound great looks not ricey can o bees

Weaknesses:
can develop exhaust leaks in time

Summary:
exhaust is nice. Very low growl and doesnt have a crappy rasp tone like a can o' bees. Its worth the money, however about a week ago i disovered i had an exhaust leak. The little gaskets arent working which totally sucks because ill have to order new ones from japan. Definitly get new donuts as well because the exhaust will hang low.

Price Paid:  $450.00 from Ride of Daytona

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 240sx

Strengths:
Great tone no rasp. Sized for USDM engine. muted at cruse. good workmanship.

Weaknesses:
Small muffler and tip size compared to others designed for JDM Turbo setup. mild steel tubing

Summary:
Most systems out there are for the JDM SR20DET(Turbo). They look good but their tourqe output is low from the increased pipe size. Also, the turbo damps the sound so on the KA24 they a very loud. This system is for the USDM 240 and has a smaller piping to leave some of the tourqe that the others lose. Has a long resonator for the N/A motor that adds a nice gurgle on the downshift. sounds like a external wastegate. loudest in the 2500 to 3500rpm range but muted at cruse. A must for someone that can't get a SR20 swap.

Similar Products Used:
Stock, blitz Nur spec, ApexI N1

Price Paid:  $450.00 from TSR Motorsports

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1995 Integra SE

Strengths:
Easy installation (under an hour). High quality materials. good power gains throughout the RPM range. Sounds and looks awesome

Weaknesses:
Hangs a little low and scrapes quite easlily over some bumps. Some smaller exhaust donuts did the trick for me to bring it up.

Summary:
I just got this cat back exhaust and it took only 45 minutes to bolt on. The installation was a breeze except for the cat bolts which were rusty and hard to break. The tone is excellent a deep non raspy sound. The muffler looks great, it comes out at a slight angle which gives it a racey look. I hate the ricey sound and this definitely isn't.

Similar Products Used:
stock exhaust

Price Paid:  $50.00 from Homie

Year / Model Reviewed:
 97 CIvic

Strengths:
SOUND, Power throughout RPM range, looks, fits well.

Weaknesses:
Can't find any unless the neighbors are disturbed about the sound -=D

Summary:
This exhaust is perhaps the best selling one in Japan and I know why. It is powerful at the high end rpm range and at low revs, the growl of it sounds soothing to my ears. There is significant gain through out the rpm range and i pull out of corners quicker. Straight aways are even quicker, perhaps a second or so.

Similar Products Used:
Stock

Price Paid:  $450.00 from project D

Year / Model Reviewed:
 fireball cat-back exhaust system

Strengths:
nice sound, feel high end power (its al cuz its J-spec)

Weaknesses:
nothing

Summary:
Nice deep growl sound, as if it can eat a v-8 vehicle as a snack...

Similar Products Used:
apexi, tanabe, hks and anyother j-spec product out there