SSAC Exhaust.

[AutoShadow]

How do you guys feel about the SSAC (SS Autochrome) N1 Style exhaust? I was thinking about getting it for my S13, since its relatively cheap about $325 and sounds pretty good. What are your thoughts?

[AutoShadow]

Oh and my stock exhaust is pretty rusted...that's why I'm going for the exhaust rather than anything else at the moment.

[MastaYu]

whats the measurements?

[AutoShadow]

It's a 3 inch exhaust, here's the link http://ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1480 .

[hungryjoseph]

I got mine for 120$ shipped to my door back in the day.... lol still have it, one of the hangers fell off from me bottoming out but its been 3 years and some 35k miles on the SR and it's been great

[AutoShadow]

Thanks man, so pretty good overall quality, especially for the price even if its +$200 more than you paid?

[hungryjoseph]

Iunno if I would pay 300$ for it though... if I did I would've rather gone with a BRM. I also paid a muffler shop 25$ to have an extra hanger welded to mount off one of the differential bolts in the rear of it so it wouldn't shake around as much

[shimizu_17]

My friend bought a SSA exhaust when they first came out on ebay for like 200 shipped. The exhaust has been on 3 of my friends S13's and the hangers never broke or nothing.

But 300 bucks seems a little steep to me for a SSA exhaust. Im sure if you just put in a bid and not a buy it now price you can get it under 300 shipped.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

How loud is it?

[simmode1]

I deeply considered one of these for a looong time. I've never heard of someone paying that much for one. Usually around $200. I'd keep looking.

In the end, I decided against it because I was hearing too many liitle problems with them. Like, they hang too low for slammed cars, or the hangers came off, muffler separted from the piping...

For $200, it's not bad. But for the price you listed... Now way. In the end, I went with the Circuit Sports stainless steel 3inch dual tips for $399.




Modified by simmode1 at 7:25 PM 1/26/2009

[ThuG LyFe]

i also dont think they come w/ any resonators. i was trying to get one back then but just went w/ a ebay. if you're gonna spend 300+ on that you're better off buying a ebay one for 200 (one of the better ones).

but playing monday night quarterback i would say go buy brm or something and not 3" junk (unless you have turbo).

[scooz14]

i have that one. it is really nice, and with the included silencers, is very quiet, but has a nice sound at wot. my only issue with it is that the tims on mine do not sit level. im not sure if it is my test pipe is crooked or the actual exhaust though.

o, and it came with 1 tip bent, they refunded me $50. and i bent it back, no one can tell

[95.240AZN378]

Got mine for $175 shipped to my door. but my opinion, $325 is too much for SSAC

[hungryjoseph]

they do come with a resonator and it sounds fine to me. it's just an exhaust, I don't really care because it goes through alot of crap

[reidorifuto]

We put the Focuz version of this on my little brother's s13 and I'm kind of regretting it.

It's cheap (we got it for less than 200 shipped off eBay) and it's really well built. No need for custom exhaust hangers or anything. It's solidly in there and doesn't rattle around or anything.

HOWEVER, it's heavy as hell and, although it sounds good at first, it gets really annoying after a while. It's louder than my S14 with a straight 3 inch catback into a rice can.

It robbed a lot of low end from the stock ka, but it seems like it makes up for it after 4500 or so.

I don't know if that matters to you, but I thought I'd share my opinion.

[simmode1]

^^^ Yeah, 3inch exhaust's need to be paired with a decent flowing header/cat combo on an N/A KA to get the maximum effect. Gotta let it breathe! KA's don't like backpressure...

[Razi]

Get one made for cheaper at a muffler shop.

[smocan]

When I bought my 2nd 240, it had one of these already installed.

It hung real low and I thought it looked like crap. It sounds like every other 3" ebay exhaust...

I later picked up a used full stock setup for free and put it on.

[AutoShadow]

Alright thanks guys. I'll look at the Circuit Sport (even though its discontinued ) and maybe a HKS Hi-Power? How do you feel about the HKS Hi-Power? Any pictures of it on a S13 (hatch preferably), I already saw the one on the Kouki.

[simmode1]

^^^Good choice but done to death. I, personally, go for the more understated look...

[Rosco]

Hehehe......I had one (single tip N1 style), It was alright. I see you live in PA, so I will tell you right now that SSA exhausts (even though they say they are Stainless Steel) will "rust"/break off around the hangar areas (poor welds, not enough penetration) and the packing inside the cannister has shot out on mine in glorious fireball of molten mayhem.....LOL!!! I used run no cat and no resonator with it and it backfire like a sonufabitch!! It was kinda fun, but it only lasted for a year and a half before I decided to step up to the Greddy PE2 (which is F***'n Phenominal BTW). You could say I put it through hell but I'd reccomend you save your pennies and not sell your car short, ya know?

[AZ89two4Tsx]

^ Doesn't this exhaust come with a resonator? It's a cat back.

[Philipio]

It comes with a resonator. It's what hangs so low. Absolutely horrible fitment. I don't know if anyone else has the problem but mine is angled in such a way that I can't even jack up the back of my car from the diff; exhaust is in the way.

My BRM's in my room waiting to go on when a new header gets here. Wouldn't recommend SSAC.

[DMan II-40]

The main problem I have heard about this exhaust is it hangs to low. I have the 3" single pipe and I thinks its fine. Don't know how it is on an S13 thought.

[biggie]

Perfectly fine, at least on S13.



Sound clip:http://fatboyrunning.org/chadsexhaust.zip

[DrifterXRPS13]

I had a brm (single tip) on my old s13, fit perfect and was as advertised.

I have an ssac on my s14 and haven't had any fitment issues or clearance problems, don't slam your car and you'l be fine.

[numbnuts240]

i like my greddy exhaust, it makes me happy in the pantalones

[DrifterXRPS13]

mmm...pantalones...i can has happy?

[SullivanRacing06]

i had that exhaust on my s13, sounds god but where the 3" splits its really $hitty, restricts exhaust on turbo cars. if na keeps it quiet

[brizanden]

i think its been said but for 300 dollars why not spend a bit more and go brm dual tip.