GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

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Old 12-19-12, 12:17 PM
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So ever since I purchased my baby girl I have been on the look out for this exahust. I almost purchased a cheap ebay exhaust just to get some thing on my car, but something told me to wait. After many months and count less hours of fruitless searching I finally found what i was looking for.

I got 5zigen Border GT/Fireball Mega mufflers (depending on who you ask lol), the guy I bought them off of said they are for an Acura RL but he had them custom fit on his SC300. So I know I can make them fit my GS.

Now I am going to order a cheap ebay exhaust and chop off the mufflers and use the pipeing. I know I can have mufflers welded to my stock pipeing, but I would rather have full polished pipeing to match the beauty of these jems!





Old 12-19-12, 12:57 PM
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I saw them on the local CL.org. ***** going to look sweet!
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Nice, should not be to difficult to make them fit the GS. I have the Topspeed exhaust on my SC and love it. That is what I would put on my GS if I decide to change the stock ones out. It sure would look a whole lot better than the stock ones.
Old 12-19-12, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 8ll8lack
I saw them on the local CL.org. ***** going to look sweet!
Yup thats where I found them

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Nice, should not be to difficult to make them fit the GS. I have the Topspeed exhaust on my SC and love it. That is what I would put on my GS if I decide to change the stock ones out. It sure would look a whole lot better than the stock ones.
How is the build quality of that exhaust? That is the exhaust that I was thinking about cannibalizing for pipeing to use with these mufflers.
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Waiting for installed pics
Old 12-19-12, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by L3XOTIC
Waiting for installed pics
I am not going to be installing this till after tax time I will be ordering an m2 to top speed exhaust for the pipeing.
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cant wait for the sound clip!
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Why not just have an exhaust shop do a custom mandrel bent piping for you I mate up to the mufflers?
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really want a set of those!
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How much did it come out to be? No point in buying a axle back just to take the piping have a shop make the pipe for you
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My favorite exhaust aside the super expensive tanabe
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I definitely want to see a sound clip!
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Originally Posted by sc300jz
How much did it come out to be? No point in buying a axle back just to take the piping have a shop make the pipe for you
I got them for $600 and they are in pretty good condition

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Why not just have an exhaust shop do a custom mandrel bent piping for you I mate up to the mufflers?
I would love for that to happen but My local shop only does crush bent pipeing I do believe, and I hate crush bent pipe for my exhaust. I will have to double check this though.

I have to also factor in the cost of a shop bending new pipe, welding it and the cost of the pipe it slef. when I can buy a cheap full exhust chop off the mufflers and weld mine on. I will be going by my local muffler shop on saturday and talking to them.
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congrats man......my favorite exhaust
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Dang, thats pretty pricey. Add 100 and you could of gotten brand new 5zigen fireballs for that price.


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