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E.g. if an exhaust has any section which is 2", the fact that the rest of the exhaust is 3" is irrelevant because the max flow rate is limited by the 2" section. Inlet/exhaust manifolds and turbo housings, yes, but nothing's really affected by the temperature of the exhaust itself is it? 
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Just because you have aftermarket jap products on your car does not mean it is JDM!! 2Crooky wrote:Can people stop referring to jap mods as JDM!!!!!!!!
JDM is Japanese domestc market and is a term used to describe a factory product, like OEM is used over here!!!
Rant over loL!
,it means original equipment manufacturer .Ie standard stuff built ny or for the manufacturer Japanese Domestic Market .,But they are JDM ,but i bet 10 years ago you would have stuggled to get an HKS exhaust for an mr2 turbo outside of japan ,That makes it JDM 
It really is completely going over some heads. Hence my warning to those expecting a lifetime from their over priced parts. They will rust far more than a fullt stainless system, there is no question of that happening.- go for one thats made from FULLY stainless, all the way through.matt_mr2t wrote:Some of you just dont get the point of this at all
It cost much more for these Jap exhausts even though they're made from cheaper materials that dont last as long.
They WONT last a lifetime.
If your gonna get one
I'm just happy it wasnt actually me that bought the HKS one as I would have been fuming that something that expensive got into that much of a state.
... some people buy mild steel exhausts with there hard earned money and wont have a bad word said against them..... "Yeah but it looks good" and "Yeah it fits great" A motoria full stainless at 220 quid will be around alot longer than your mild steel 1000 pound departure 2. There is no denying that and no arguing against it. End of. There is no pleasing everyone in the modding scene but you can't label all mild steel exhausts of a jap brand as overpriced pieces of cr@p. .....then you accept the oil changes every 4000 miles, you accept the new tyres every 6 months, you accept the high running costs with petrol, and you accept all the other wear and tear on the vehicle.......So stop moaning and realise that it is just another part of the car that you have to accept will perish over time.....If you expect to replace and repair everything else on the car then you have to expect to repair the exhaust too.....No matter if it lasts 6 months or 6 years!! Its the price you pay for high power ownership."cheap! design and high price tag of HKS products then call them and ask them directly why they have done so, because you are just offending everone on here who has bought one of these systems or shelled out similar money for an exhaust system! 
No its not Jap but it fits the bill for all the things I want from an exhaust - spot on appearance, SS, 3" system, twin exit, 4.5" slash cut tips, deep and meaningful all through the range. Its almost impossible to find an exhaust that fits your ideal criteria. The only thing missing with mine is the jap aspect but for some reason the marque of an exhaust doesn't bother me... wheels are a different matter IMO... each to their own. At the same time I appreciate the efforts that the likes of Edwin have gone to to source only genuine Jap products for everything (seriously), doesn't bother me that the Motoria is 'common', I choose the parts I like best, and wack them on .. 
Leeroy wrote:Shame we have to reduce ourselves to slating each others modifications
.... a spot-on exhaust. Well polished and good regular TIG weld beads. On the US forums it has been slated there too... 
My coilovers are at the lowest on the rear and, apart from leaving my drive, I've never had too much trouble with it hitting the floor. Did get the occassional scrape at the beginning but had to raise the suspension a tad due to arch rubbing so everything's happy now ..
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I quite like the grill... and my toblerones... 
"expensive jap crap" is said in jest - blimmey. The only gripe I have I guess is the welds are more on show than on the Jap brand ones., thought it was a class exhaust , sound , looks etc , but then i decided that i fancied a little more growl . 
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its the hks hyper box and then a custom 3 inch pipe all the way to the cat .....grayboy wrote:i had an hks hyper
so i had this made up
. , they were a sound group of blokes and their work in the mutts nutts. i gave the car to them at 10 and it was done for when the misses finished the shopping at 1pm ., they range depending on what work you want doing , i rang up the boss ( charlie ) and described what i wanted and he gave me the price over the phone , when i got down there i could see that my flexi was a bit crap so he put a massive flexi in it for an extra £20., and they had loads of stock there of ranging from all sorts of size pipe. just give them a ring and go from there 
..etc.The last 1/3 Dont care how long it lasts!!!.........- mine is Fully stainless from cat back. I think it has been on the car for a long time and it has no rust anywhere - as you'd expect. I'm sure it weighs loads, has a 3+" diameter and has a nice constant radius 'U' before the first backbox - doesn't mean it would be restrictive. Basically, a Nur has a big U and that isn't restrictive...oh yes! 
The internal diameter was 2 1/4 inches.