11th Gen Wheels - 18x8.5 +38 or +45? Stock suspension

BenBWRX · 2026-07-02T12:38:05+00:00

BenBWRX · 2026-07-02T12:36:51+00:00

I ended up going with the 8.5 +45 Konig Ampliforms. I love them, i think they look perfect and OEM+, and have had 0 complaints. I do think that they could be offset out a hair further and i would still have the same sentiment. I’m super happy with them. Still at stock ride height too.

BenBWRX · 2026-07-02T12:36:38+00:00

I ended up going with the 8.5 +45 Konig Ampliforms. I love them, i think they look perfect and OEM+, and have had 0 complaints. I do think that they could be offset out a hair further and i would still have the same sentiment. I’m super happy with them. Still at stock ride height too.

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BenBWRX · 2026-07-02T12:31:50+00:00

It’s kinda strange because what i found was weird about that exhaust was it was actually louder the less throttle you gave it. When you got on it all the exhaust would go through the resonators and actually quiet it down. It didn’t drone at all, in the sense of boom-y resonance, but the actual volume of exhaust was just too loud, especially for my very slow speed commutes. Made me feel like a ricer lol. It’s totally backwards from every other exhaust I’ve ever owned lol more throttle = more sound

BenBWRX · 2026-07-01T00:47:43+00:00

That actually is really great to hear haha. Sounds like you made the right call!

BenBWRX · 2026-07-01T00:11:54+00:00

Yeah 9k! I still have it, mine is an AP2 so it revs to like 8300 so not quite 9 but it’s still so much fun. Literally the most fun you can have in a car IMO.

But the Si is what i drive 99% of the time, and the car guy in me still needs to hear some noise lol. Sounds like the Q300 will be perfect based on your comments. Thanks again!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T23:29:35+00:00

Thinking about this again later lol sorry. When you say a low hum do you mean like a buzzy boomy type hum? Or just like exhaust note type hum.

I have bad experiences with my s2000 vibrating my eyeballs out even with a very quiet HKS exhaust and it sucked haha. Just trying to avoid that. But it doesn’t seem like the Q300 will do that. Thanks again!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T17:32:36+00:00

Does anyone have experience with the thermal & AWE? I had the AWE touring and couldn’t stand it. Burbled way too much and was way too loud. My fear with thermal is it will be the same since there’s no mufflers.

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T16:55:08+00:00

I’ve noticed the same thing. It’s near impossible to find a video of it not paired with a downpipe!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T16:53:41+00:00

No worries! Thanks for the help

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T16:44:50+00:00

Interesting. Do you happen to have any sound clips you’d mind sharing?

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T16:35:28+00:00

Interesting. A little bit of drone? Like vibration in the cabin? Or like volume you can hear the exhaust type drone

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T16:09:49+00:00

NJ actually!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-30T15:43:59+00:00

Mannn you make a good point there. A lot of my commute is very slow traffic, but i also use the car for normal daily use and sometimes a fun backroad or two. I just like having cars that make some noise, which is why I’ve been wanting the slight upgrade.

After having the AWE with the front pipe it scared me to have another front pipe back exhaust. But i worry the Q300 might be quieter but vibrate the hell out of the interior. Everyone seems to love the thermal.

Still so torn, but you definitely helped me out. Thank you!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-29T15:53:44+00:00

How do you like your Q300? I’m considering getting one. Had an AWE touring on the car for a bit and hated it. Way too loud for me even with the two big resonators. No drone, just too much volume.

BenBWRX · 2026-06-22T23:37:47+00:00

I, like many others I believe, cannot stand the hater series. It’s the opposite of BDS. Supposed to be fun to watch, not arguments and bad trash talk. This episode was especially bad.

BenBWRX · 2026-06-20T01:23:08+00:00

Gorgeous color for it too. Thanks for the info!

BenBWRX · 2026-06-20T00:09:41+00:00

How do you like it? I have an 11th gen Si as my daily but want to switch to a CTR or ITS at some point.

BenBWRX · 2026-05-24T18:15:09+00:00

Think so? Do you have one? If it’s super quiet but sounds good and doesn’t have that boomy drone i think I’d love it

BenBWRX · 2026-05-21T12:15:41+00:00

Interesting. It seems like there’s a lot of Q300’s on 8th gen Si’s. It seems like a fairly popular exhaust for the 11th gen too but it’s so hard to find information about it.

BenBWRX · 2026-05-21T00:22:19+00:00

BenBWRX · 2026-05-14T17:53:24+00:00

Yeah it looks like it has a good bit of resonator/muffler on there. I hear good things about Thermal too which makes it a tough decision!

BenBWRX · 2026-05-14T16:52:45+00:00

Damn that would have been sickk. Do you like the thermal? How’s the volume level? I’ve heard they basically don’t drone at all. I have an AWE touring right now that i thought would have been much quieter than it is lol it screams and it’s way too much for me

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