[Jay11STI]

No way!!! I think you may actually have a rare JIC MAGIC exhaust!! If it is in fact that, id keep that now a days that would be a real rarity. The JIC Magic came in many forms, sizes, styles, and metal. Some came full TI, to SS, with/without resonators, ect ect.

I dont think its a Tomei, the canister seems to be to small and also not rounded. As far as I know, Cobb never made a large N1 style exhaust.

 

[Jay11STI]

^i was thinking that it may be JIC as well. Hard to tell from pics but if it is that’s super rare.

Yup I think thats the JIC Magic Spartan. I think the Spartan was offered in SS and full TI. That one there looks to be the full TI version so it may be either 60 or 80mm piping. Notice how it steps down at the neck by the flange. Back then, there were also so many more full titanium options compared to today. Fujitsubo, HKS, JIC Magic, Greddy/Trust, and Tomei all offered full titanium exhaust from what I remember. Its not fair, the GD chassis had all the cool exhaust systems!

If i were the OP, id clean that bad boy up and let it shine like no other. Id let the car relive the glory days of the past with that JIC Magic.

 

[Jay11STI]

Unfortunately there’s nothing to identify the exhaust, I’ve taken it apart and cleaned it the best I could for now and nothing?

Hmm yeah I dont remember where they would put their label but if I had to guess, Id say it would be on the tip somewhere. You may want to focus on that area. Also not exactly sure what to use to clean titanium.

 

[Jay11STI]

I don’t believe it’s on the tip, from the few pictures I could find they were on the clamps but I can’t seem to find any? Possibly a knock off?

Its hard to tell. This was around 15 years ago. Ive seen some pictures, some with and without "JIC MAGIC" on the tip. Some have the badge welded on to muffler. Some have absolutley nothing at all. I guess it depends on what version the exhaust is and when it was made. Also JDM or US spec, and if it was produced in Japan as a US spec or JDM spec. Again, LOTS of variables for JIC Magic.

You may have to comb NASIOC for more info on this. Im sure they have pictures of it in their archives but you'll have to dig deep. It would be great if we could hear from an actual owner of one of these but that would suggest someone who's been in the subie game for 15+ years.

 

[Jay11STI]

Funny story, many years ago I was just a young kid getting started into cars. There was a coworker at the time who had an 06 sti with HKS Carbon Ti exhaust. He later traded and swapped it for the JIC Magic. I thought it looked so cool and it was alot louder than his previous set up. I remember his had that very distinctive blue edge on the tip of the exhaust. Not sure if he had the full titanium version or the stainless. This was probably back in like 2010.

Nostalgic how we're talking about this same exhaust today many years later. Funny how life if full circle

 

[Jay11STI]

Oh yea definitely crazy how things come back around! Even after many years. But he wouldn’t have happened to have traded on a forum as well? I was looking at a jic for trade and somebody offered a ti hks exhaust for it, would be one heck of a circle for that one!

Funny you mention this....he's the one that introduced me to this forum IWSTI and NASIOC.

 

[Jay11STI]

Oh what! Now that’s cool! But he doesn’t happen to be REXMUSL would he? Looks like he offered his hks carbon ti in 08 for a blue tipped jic exhaust? If so that would be wild!

I dont remember what the username was. This was a really long time ago. But he was from NJ like myself.