I've had my Akra Evo setup on for a few days, and while the fit and finish of the exhaust is excellent, I'm a bit bummed out by the sound. Don't get me wrong, it sounds fine, and if it were my first exhaust I would surely be very happy. However, coming from an Eisenmann Sport I can't help but feel the Akra is just a bit soulless. To me it's just a hollow, empty sound that lacks character.
I'm going to give it another week or two to see if it grows on me, but right now I'm leaning towards picking up a Challenge xpipe and putting the Eisenmann back on.
I don't see many people here who aren't in love with the Akra, so maybe I'm just crazy.
Update: After a week with the Evo I'm starting to like it more and more. Some of the hollowness has gone away (though I do get much more resonance from the intake now - time to go back to a stock filter I guess). I also had my wife drive it around the block a few times so I could hear it from the outside, and boy does it sound good.
I think I'm keeping it.
