Ever since buying the Evo I have wanted to change the exhaust. Mainly because the exhaust that was on there, although it sounded very good did not look right as the tailpipe was far too small for the cut out in the bumper. Also, as it was mild steel it was starting to rust on the welds. The exhaust was an Ashley Group N exhaust which was a 2.5" bore with the same size tailpipe (one of the rules for Group N apparently). The previous owner fitted this as he "didn't like the sound of stainless exhausts ...". I asked Ben at Eurospec a few months back what exhaust he recommended for my Evo (as there are lots of off the shelf options for Evos) and he said Apexi or HKS. Both are expensive new so I bided my time looking for a good second hand one. Well, recently two HKS Silent HiPower exhausts came up on the MLR. The first one I went to look at was not in great condition (had a dent in the backbox that was not advertised ) but this one (even though I am actually the third owner) is in great condition and has polished up really well, the back box is like new! I am actually chuffed to bits with it, it looks much better than before, fits fantastic and the quality is awesome. The only possible downside is that it's a bit quieter but I am actually really pleased with the way it sounds too (the other one was a tad loud when starting the car up early in the morning).
Anyway, enough waffling here are some pics ... the first two show a before and after. And yes before anyone says anything I know I need to polish the underseal overspray on the bottom of my rear bumper ... I also took these before I washed the car but unfortunately it was dark when I finished to couldn't take any more pics.