HKS v KAKIMOTO exhaust

[SnoopstaR]

Hello

Have narrowed down my choice of exhaust to 2 .

1) HKS Legamax sport (twin pipe)
2) kakimoto H713145

Does anyone have any insight to either exhaust.

I'm looking for:
1) better sounding over stock
2) hardly any drone
3) purposeful good looks

Did look T Tomei type D but a few people told me it has a very loud drone on motorway drives.

Any Input greatly appreciated

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[Clark_Kent]

Have you tried reaching out to @TR3BLE ? He installed the Kakimoto on his FL5 recently.

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/kakimoto-racing-柿本改-class-kr-exhaust.52921/#post-878836

 

[SnoopstaR]

Thank you

 

[sugarl4nd]

I just installed HKS Legamax Sport on my FL5 after long debate between HKS & Apexi. In the process of breaking it in, will let u know my opinion on it. My initial impression : no regret, no drone, better sound than OEM for sure and love the twin pipe look

 

[SnoopstaR]

I just installed HKS Legamax Sport on my FL5 after long debate between HKS & Apexi. In the process of breaking it in, will let u know my opinion on it. My initial impression : no regret, no drone, better sound than OEM for sure and love the twin pipe look

Thanks alot. Would appreciate that.

 

[walnut]

I just installed HKS Legamax Sport on my FL5 after long debate between HKS & Apexi. In the process of breaking it in, will let u know my opinion on it. My initial impression : no regret, no drone, better sound than OEM for sure and love the twin pipe look

Man I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on the Legamax now, what's the volume difference like? 40% louder or something like that?

 

[sugarl4nd]

Man I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on the Legamax now, what's the volume difference like? 40% louder or something like that?

Since it's pretty subjective, I would say around 30%-40% louder. Very subtle at low rpm but it has satisfying deep tone and it wakes up at higher rpm. I have HKS on my FK8 also, so I will admit that I'm a bit bias toward the HKS exhaust. I hate loud exhaust and value no drone, I love how HKS manage to strike balance.

I was on the fence between HKS Legamax and Apex i N1, but glad I pull the trigger on HKS.

I'm still breaking in the exhaust at the moment. Based on previous experience, HKS exhaust will get slightly louder after a period of time.

 

[SnoopstaR]

I went ahead and pulled trigger on the HKS!

Will report back when it arrives in a few months time

 

[TheFactor]

I went ahead and pulled trigger on the HKS!

Will report back when it arrives in a few months time

Awesome can’t wait !
is that the typical wait time ?

 

[SnoopstaR]

Not sure tbh. I'm in UK and been told should arrive just before June. Not sure how long it takes via ship.

 

[TheFactor]

Oh ok that makes sense because I’m in the states and think they are in stock here.

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