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There's no such thing as "best". Get what fits within your budget that YOU think sounds good. YouTube is your best friend in this aspect. Keep the following in mind:

A race header will typically make your exhaust very loud.
A race header may or may not make your vehicle run lean at WOT
A race header will require stiffer motor mounts, motor mount inserts, or a torque damper at the very least. May need a new sway bar as well.
Last but not least, don't expect much power without a tune.

Read the posts on here if you're unsure about a specific brand. If you can't find the info you're seeking, come back here and ask the question. Our cars have been around since 2002, 99% of anything related to it is discussed somewhere on this site.

 

Go with Vibrant for quality and sound but if you can manage some pops let us know

 

DC Race Header with:

APEXi 02-06 RSX Type-S N1 Cat-Back Exhaust
or
Invidia 02-06 RSX Type-S N1 Cat-back Exhaust System
or
Invidia 02-06 RSX Type-S Q300 Cat-Back Exhaust: Polished Tip if you want something on the quiet side.

 

I have a Ktuned rh with and hks exhaust straight piped, plenty of pops and backfire without tune, I get a lot of complements, not rice, deep tone and loud at wot, I’ve never get pulled over and I live in SoCal

 

I have a Magnaflow that I got from 4wheelonline. Love the sound especially at 4K RPM. It has a deepish tone.

 

Update, today got done my 3 inch pipe with a Ktuned turndown, coming from a 2.5 straight piped hks ,this set up seems a little bit more quite, something that surprise me for be 3 inch

 

Any race header to 70mm Invidia Q300, not loud and a clean deep tone. You actually hear more of the engine than the exhaust system.

 

Yonaka has a nice sounding exhaust with a mid range price. Use a defouler on the downstream o2 with a race header, incase you didn’t already know

 

ive got a ktuned slip fit race header with highflow cat and tanabe medailion touring catback. got a nice deep tone but is still completely silent on cruise control. Quite happy with it, although i would have liked it even more if it were just a bit more quiet around idle. The soundtrack when in high rpm is godlike still, no pops and bangs, didnt like that in the first place. I did have it tuned, made 233 at the crack on a car thats otherwise completely stock.

 

Remove the high flow cat and u will have pops and bangs u don’t even have to be tuned I’m running my stock ECU and people always ask if I’m tuned

 

They give you the option 3 options “add high flow car” “ no thanks, let that engine breathe” lol and “ add a 200 cell” I ordered from k series parts bc it was cheaper and I didn’t have to pay shipping I was a little worried of them not sending the test pipe, I personally want to squeeze the most a I can of my parts so that why I wanted the header with test pipe and my 3 inch exhaust is straight piped to a k tuned turndown, my previous exhaust was a 2.5 hks and it was louder than my 3 inch exhaust and it had a lot of drone when the rpms drop, this ktuned turndown seems to be more quite and has way less droning thank the hks, and I can barely heard it at 60 mph no droning at 85mph but you can hear the exhaust already thing I like if I roll up my windows I can barely heard it and I’m all gutted from the front seats to the back

 

Hey bro, if your looking to sell your catalytic converter Ill buy it. My phone number is 848-219-2612

 

Borla Cat-back exhaust is a good choice.

 

My Exhaust Build Progress :

• K-Tuned RSX 409 4-2-1 RH * I maybe changing though, I really do like the design of the K-Tuned. If I keep it I am modifying from their 2" collector to 2.5" collector, welding the slip-fits, and re-working the flange ports *
• Vibrant Performance SS 2.5" V-Band Clamp
• Burns Stainless SS Megaphone
• Burns Stainless SS 4" X 3" concentric reducer
• Vibrant Performance SS Flex 3" X 6" length
• Summit Racing SS 3" Premium V-Band Clamp
• Summit Racing 409 SS 3" 180 degree bend w/ long legs
• Vibrant Performance SS 3" Ultra-Quite Straight Thru Resonator
• Summit Racing SS 3" Premium V-Band Clamp
• Vibrant Performance SS 3" Stealth Black Muffler

If it ends up being too loud, I will tone it down.

Before you ask how...I am creating a custom tunnel under the chassis to change the traditional exhaust design.
Those that have the 05-06 chassis have it easiest to create custom exhausts because the fuel tanks are shifted further back. I am going by my salvage guy's shop this week to see if he still has the 05-06 Type S fuel tank.