Sometimes you tend to do something stupid even though you already knew the consequences. Take me for an instance, I simply hate an exhaust that can't shut up. I'm ok with bitch-sound-alike at high rpm, but it (the muffler) has to stop moaning at lower rpm. This article was written by me because I; with my stupidity bought this used 2.5" universal HKS muffler at (surprise surprise) Danau Kota late night bazaar. Ironically, there are plenty of mini-halfcut shop around there. They somehow manage to survive and their business seems keep on doing well. It's weird to see sport wheel or self-claimed rare spoiler at the late night market; a place usually people go to buy clothes, cheap g-strings or even fake Adidas shoes.
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At first I was a bit hesitate to buy it since I hate loud exhaust but the price and the condition of this muffler was so reasonable and (regrettably) I bought it. I went straight away to the exhaust shop on the next day. The exhaust pipe beside the tank area was cut , put flanges, a decent length of pipe plus shitty welds, it is done. The moment I started the car, I immediately mumbled to myself; "I've told you dickhead, that thing is a moaning bitch!!". It was so loud even at idle. Clearly the Jasma tag on the muffler is some kind of a joke from HKS. Lesson no 1: Don't get tempted with prices so quickly.
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The next stupid thing I've done; I manage to sell the HKS muffler for the same price when I first bought it and I've changed to cheap ala-5-Zigen GN+ clone muffler. This piece of crap is even louder than the HKS. The growling exhaust tone make a very iritatating sound vibration and my rear/boot panel keeps on rattling whenever the rev is above 3000rpm. Lesson number 2, don't wash your ass with shit. It still stinks..
Later I bought an used FGK chambered muffler. I've been using this kind of brand before so I'm very confident this time I'm doing the right thing. It was taken from Toyota's 4AGE (but no model was mentioned) with an inner diameter of 2.3". Justifiy from the look, it seems like the muffler is still quite new and I even can wipe off the black carbon stain inside the inner tip easily using tissue papers.
This muffler accompanied with a 2.5" bullet (been using for ard 2 years) is quiet enough and only starts bitching over 4000rpm; very fine to me. Imagine how much money and time I can save if I've think'ed wisely and bought this muffler at the first place instead of those 2 junks. 'Penny-wise and pounds-foolish' the Brits might say.
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The next stupid thing I've done; I manage to sell the HKS muffler for the same price when I first bought it and I've changed to cheap ala-5-Zigen GN+ clone muffler. This piece of crap is even louder than the HKS. The growling exhaust tone make a very iritatating sound vibration and my rear/boot panel keeps on rattling whenever the rev is above 3000rpm. Lesson number 2, don't wash your ass with shit. It still stinks..
Later I bought an used FGK chambered muffler. I've been using this kind of brand before so I'm very confident this time I'm doing the right thing. It was taken from Toyota's 4AGE (but no model was mentioned) with an inner diameter of 2.3". Justifiy from the look, it seems like the muffler is still quite new and I even can wipe off the black carbon stain inside the inner tip easily using tissue papers.
This muffler accompanied with a 2.5" bullet (been using for ard 2 years) is quiet enough and only starts bitching over 4000rpm; very fine to me. Imagine how much money and time I can save if I've think'ed wisely and bought this muffler at the first place instead of those 2 junks. 'Penny-wise and pounds-foolish' the Brits might say.
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