Quote Originally Posted by integraguy06
when u say no one can tell a difference, is that in sound, power or the way it looks... im not too picky on looks i am basing it around the way it sounds.

i hate the typical annoying high pitch ricer sound, so im trying to avoid a cheapo exhaust, but if i could get the same one from ebay as in the store for 300 bucks cheaper with the same quality i would
you set a skunk2 exhuast next to the 3" ebay **** i had and aside from not have skunk2 on the muffler it looks the same. its madrel bent, excellent weld quality...fitment was perfect...more importantly it didnt cost a million dollars.

as far as power gains are concerned i cannot comment on that since i have no way of proving that either system out performs the other. however i would think the only limiting factor would be the difference in mufflers. the ebay systems have more street freindly mufflers than most "racing" exhuast. im sure if a name brand exhaust out performed the ebay **** you could just as easily weld a name brand muffler on the ebay piping and make the same power.

and as far as sound goes....my car sounded like a stock car at idle but had just a slight hint of exhuast tone. under normal driving it was deep not raspy. and under w.o.t. you couldnt here **** because my wastegate dumps to atmosphere. it was def louder on my all motor gsr but thats how it goes..the turbo makes things a bit quieter.

speaking of ricer high pitch raspy sounds....take a listen to some spoon exhuast..def not cheap and sounds like ****. so cost has no bearing on what it sounds like. if the exhuast is more for racing its gonna most likely get loud. you gotta take the good with the bad. i have got a pile of parts here that total close to 10g's for the engine bay of my car and im gonna bolt a $180 ebay exhuast on it...its not that im cheap its that i buy **** for function not cool factor