Doc's Apex'i N-1 Exhaust Review
Name: DOC "Tha Honda Killa"
Email: [email protected]
Product: Apex-i Exhaust
Model: N-1 Dual
Store: Discount performance., www.discountperformance.com
Price: approx. $500
Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX SE
Worth_it: Yes
Difficulty_Rating: 3
Date: 27 Sep 1999
Problems
Not a single one, that baby hangs and bolts right up
Tips
lube rubber hangers to remove old exhaust, use anti-seize on bolt kit that apex provides for long term corrosion protection on bolts. lastly, get every thing lined up and snug down, and check everything out before you snug the bolts up. A lift will make installation a breeze.
Thoughts
Right out the box this exhaust is nothing but THE TRUTH!! Apex says this on provides more mid range torque and high end horsepower over the N-1 exhaust and I believe them. I'm telling you folks this is the best mod/upgrade i've done. and if you have headers like I do, you will notice the two work hand in hand.
Get this exhaust and go show those Honda's what that brutish truck motor will do.
Other
I've had my headers (Hotshot) on for months before I got this exhaust installed and I was disappointed with Hotshot. first off it was a pain to install. The 2nd oxygen sensor hole was the wrong size, and the collector had to be cut, realigned and welded for my OLD exhaust to line up and not bang on the bottom of the car. Now that the bugs were worked out of the header install, the exhaust is a perfect addition to the system.
NOTE!!!! If you don't have a Cat on your car because of a header install, or you just plain gutted it, there is a plus and a minus to adding this exhaust. The plus is your gonna have crazy, insane, pull and acceleration. The top end is gonna be off the meters, especially if you have the ECU upgrade. The reason I say that is because I don't have the ECU upgrade and I buried my needle @ 120mph without any strain or sweat.
The down side to all power is the load exhaust notes thats gonna be beating up on your ear drums. But if you like noise, I guess that's two pluses for ya!.
I chose to go ahead and put a high flow cat in. The cat I got was from Random Technology (Worth the money, and does not kill performance).
Be sure to check out Doc's (Tha Honda Killa) review on: 1: Random Tech. Cat. Converter 2: Hotshot header 3: Injen Tech. Intake