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Hey trdproven, today got my Apexi WS2 catback and it look so nice mate - look so high quality - thanks for recomendations...
next week will install it and write some at the exhaust topic about it!
Also as you recomend me got the vibrant resonator

cheers

^ wow, which vibrant did you get the oval shaped one or the bottle type? what was the length? do you also have headers or matching downpipe size? That will help too.

I have one a 5zigen full catback, but its a shame you are so far, shipping would be expensive unless you don't mind the price.

this picture is not exactly, only for illustration but the same model.

It's discontinued. If you really want one, you'll have to wait till a member sells theirs.

^ Yeah, let us know if the performance changes at all. 2.5 on a normally aspirated engine might be too big.

i have heard even material of the header makes a difference, cheap stainless steel won't sound as good as DC headers for example. I think he meant to add a cat later, although the cats main purpose is for emissions, it does assist with the overall sound of the exhaust.

I'm about to have this done to my 94 ST! I ordered headers, a cherry bomb (glasspack style) resonator, and a high flow muffler canister style with a 4in tip (burnt) but I'm using a 2.5in piping mandrel bent from the headers back with no cat. I'm looking to have a nice deep throaty tone and be very loud!!! :D I will post pics of the before and after and maybe a video if it sounds decent on camera.

No no the header make the exhaust louder. And he is talking about cutting a Greddy exhaust off of another exhaust setup. Look for the corolla header for the 7AFE it has to have a section welded on to attach to the stock exhaust but if your going with a full custom exhaust it won't matter anyway.

If it were me since your taking the cat away when you get the headers then I would add one later in the piping. Atleast that is what I plan todo. But it is your car do what you want.

I see, its a ST didn't catch that, i recall seeing pure bolt on headers before, you can't find anymore?

My ideal setup would be an ultraquiet resonator from vibrant, and for the muffler, a tanabe universal, apexi ws2 universal, or a cut off a greddy one thats not being used but then again if you could that means the greddy resonator would be there too.

If you plan to get headers, sound will change, a bit louder, sometimes raspier, cus you lose the 1st cat at the exhaust manifold when you replace it. and if yours is not a cali version celi, which has 2 cats, then that would be the only cat you have thus you have no more cats making it straight piped for the most part. Ill tell you that with a cat it sounds better but if you want better flow, remove it, kinda changing the sound a bit, but if your only for sound, the setup mentioned above will work well. it'll be deep and subtle. generic mufflers and resonators have high pitch raspiness

for a custom exhaust make sure you use good resonators, aftermarket brands that offer it are vibrant and magnaflow, cus greddy for example doesn't sell it separately. if you want a quieter sound you get the oval type resonator and a longer length for example. for your muffler canister, use a good one from tanabe, apexi ws2, magnaflow, etc. they come as universal mufflers so that you can pipe it yourself or if you can get a branded one off another car like a greddy, then cut it off that and custom pipe it after with proper hangars. i would also recommend a custom downpipe since our stock ones are pea shooters, reason i say that is you are defeating the purpose of putting a 2.25 or 2.5 exhaust pipe when the stock downpipe is like 1.75. I felt a difference in sound and feel when i changed this.

and use a good pro bend instead of those lousy bends mentioned by Smaay. wish i could sell you my 5zigen catback, but it would cost a pretty penny to ship it back to the mainland.

i drilled the holes. Invisible with USDM stock (non clear) headlights.

Checked the fuse and it was fine, switch isn't broken, I tested it with a multimeter...both wires for my fogs are plugged in, so it's gotta be the relay. Thanks Malpaso!

Take out the top lid, there should be two screws on the turn signal "block thing", unscrew that, and pull it out sideways. The steering tilt thing might be blocking the way a bit, so curve it towards you when you pull it out.

Yes, plug and play.

you need the switch as well as the relay, it is much easier to just run an aux switch for the lights, thats what i did
PS, click on the meet thread, you should come

^ what he said research research research. Then come back here and ask some sensible questions. Not that I know anything about forced induction and Im not trying to sound like an ass either. Im just saying.