In the never ending search for the cheap, quality, badass sounding exhaust I turned to Ebay.

Most would cringe at the thought, much like I did at first. I didn't want a huge 3" catback with a massive coffee can on the end, and I didn't want to be brutally loud, so I opted for the A'PEXi N1 Dual knockoff. This system is still made by SS Autochrome (XS Power), even though it is not listed under that name anymore.

The system itself consists of a 3" pipe that splits into two 2.5" pipes, then goes through a pre-muffler. After the pre-muffler the dual 2.5" pipes run side by side all the way to the back of the car, where there are dual mufflers with 3" tips.

The catback is made of T304 polished stainless, and looks rather nice. I'm no welding expert, but to me the welds look nice and clean, not too sloppy and not too cheap.

I have yet to mount the exaust, but so far I'm very impressed with the quality for what I paid. ($230~ shipped to Canada)

Also, the shipping was very quick. I ordered on Tuesday night, and the exhaust arrived today.

Now I'll post up some pictures, and you Niconauts can take a look and realize not all ebay exhausts are crap.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I know when I was trying to find info on this exhaust there was none really to be found so I wanted to give some good solid info.

Hope this helps some people choose on an exhaust piece!

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way advertising for SSAC/XS Power, just giving a review.

Label on the box

well packaged

The two pieces

All assembled

welds on the splitter

welds on the flange

Shot of the tips

XS POWER!

Here are some fitment pics for all those who say its gonna be too low.

Engine is apart right now so I won't get a sound clip up for a bit, but go on youtube and search around, there are 2 or 3 good clips.

-Andrew

Modified by KA24Power at 3:42 PM 2/19/2008

Not to sound dumb , but do you know how much it weighs? I know my Megan Racing 2.5" is super duper light.

Its a good alternative if you are in DESPERATE need of on exhaust. I would rather just save a few hundo more to get a real good quality unit. Thats just me though.

I don't see the need to buy a $500 exhaust that will look a bit better and sound a bit better... I'm still in highschool and I'm trying to get this project done before winter is over so this fit the budget perfect.

As for pitting/rusting.. the piping is aluminum so I've only got to worry about welds rusting.. which is a common thing in the great white north. My dad just had the exhaust redone on his s13 from the axle back, and at the cheapest place in town it cost around $150... that is with pinch-seams on the muffler and clamps holding it together not welds and flanges, not to mention its only steel, so it WILL rust again. This is much better quality, and a whole cat-back

I'm happy with it, haters can hate, I just wanted to give my $0.02 on it.

-Installed pictures will be up later tonight or tomorrow

Sorry i just think body kits are gay! Wants newer stock s14 zinki lip and has money

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240SX Factory Service Manuals

but yeah, about 2 years on my car now and zero problems.

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This is mainly why I did this review. When I was going to buy no one had done any kind of review yet with solid evidence or experience. I took a bit of a risk, but I was totally impressed with the product.

And as for the name of the seller - discountzoomparts
If I'm breaking forum rules by posting seller name please let me know and I will take it down

Don't worry about it - you are not advertising.

I think this is it.

I had this exhaust on my old 240 and had those same problems. I even used the hose clamps like gumby did.

Another problem I had was the positioning of the rear most hangers (right above the canisters. They were crooked and too close togeter so I rewelded one, and the other I just haeted then bent.

The ground clearance was still an issue so I just ditched the exhaust and got a quality HKS Hi-Power which fit perfectly. You truely do get what you pay for.

Stock intake with K&N drop in, stock exhaust mani and stock cat.
Sound clip:
http://fatboyrunning.org/chadsexhaust.zip

Loving your rear suspension. mmmMMMMM RUST

ahah, don't worry its all coming out next year to get sand blasted and powder coated! I swear!

NOT all ebay exhausts are junk.

Oh, beware the bent hanger, like I ended up with. But for 210 shipped to Canada its worth it.

Modified by sommmatt at 12:26 PM 4/2/2008

Ground clearance is a little.. odd. I see no reason for it to have to hang that low. My car's a tad bit lower than that right now and I can hear the resonator graze the ground if I go over a dip too fast or something.

Other than that, I love it. Highly recommended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XBQBRgO1cw

are there any big gains comparing this to a regular single pipe exhaust, perhaps a dual tip circuit sports or something?

the dual split from the resonator into 2 separate mufflers doesnt make much sense to me i guess..

Quote, originally posted by 240lookis »

there is no trap. only free candy.

The only gain out of this thing I'm really getting is an exhaust that isn't full of water, rust, and 19 years of carbon build up. Not to mention it doesn't leak and it has a nice sound, which is actually pretty subtle when you're in the driver's seat.