Here is a direct comparison between stock exhaust, and stock exhaust with high flow x force downpipe(not catless)
Yes, in the upgraded exhaust video the ticky metallic sound is due to me being new to a manual, and letting the rpm’s get too low. in person it has much more tone and a clean sound. These are old clips and i did my downpipe first week of ownership. I also agree that stock technically sounds better but i wanted some more volume to the car, it was a bit too quiet stock.