stock h pipe is a POS and has 4 cats (cats = restrictive)

 

i hate the stock h-pipe soooo much. anyway in my opinion gears will do more. my old car had gears without and upgraded suspension or tires and u still feel the difference. you'll need to get a your speedo recalibrated though and get used to the different shifting because you'll be going through your rpms faster than before. but u wont be dissapointed once its all done. as far as h-pipe goes you will get a very mild gain that you probably wont notice but you will however sound very intimidating. especially to the cars that sound like weed whackers.

 

i'd say gears too

 

I would get an o/r one instead of a catted one. I would do both. You can find used mid-pipes all the time. Don't buy used gears what ever you do.JMO.

 

If it were me, I would go with the midpipe for right now. I just love for my car to sound good...its just music for my ears.

You can always do gears a lil later, and yes a MRT catted H will still sound good with your car. You can tell it will make your exhaust sound a lil louder, not obnoxious or anything, but a nice difference. Either way, your gonna be getting something better for your car. Do you want to feel a lil faster, or sound better?