budget 250 dollars

[kale's blue ep3]

SO my budget is 250 dollars.
I want some kind of exhaust setup like a midpipe or catback.
Also that my check engine light doesnt come on.
suggestions??
I want some kind of sound just not a ricey tone i want more like a deep tone.

[ShadowEP3]

Twinloop ftw

[gamma6]

Twinloop ftw

any vids with a twin loop?

[Type_R_Nammer]

A megan mid pipe will set you back 200 bucks already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=410IdyqnqAk

here's a vid of a megan mid pipe with stock muffler

[T_Virus]

for $250 you might as well try to find a used 05-06 type s midpipe and exhaust or go custom at a muffler shop.

[cronicEP]

with 250 all you'll get is a decent midpipe or decent axleback...i'd get 05-06 rsx-s midpipe, or a namebrand axleback

[ace of spades]

check for sale threads?

[showoff3civic]

Twinloop ftw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObHjXs-R_T0&NR=1

Twin loop and I will sell it cheap to you :-X

[SandBagger]

Find a header and test pipe. or find a used Race Header

[socmex7]

Twin loop and I will sell it cheap to you :-X

that can't be just a twin loop.. or is it? :meek:

[kale's blue ep3]

will the megan midpipe throw the check engine light on?

[T_Virus]

normally it is the test pipe/(some people call it the down pipe, which i think down pipe is for turbo) that causes a check engine light as it eliminates the cat not the midpipe.

[kale's blue ep3]

ordered the mid pipe.
what axleback should i go with? the megan twin loop?

[kale's blue ep3]

what twinloop is it?

[sleepy ep3]

I'll sell you my Apexi N1 cutback for $300 shipped. I would do it for 250, but shipping is going to be pricey.

[SandBagger]

will the megan midpipe throw the check engine light on?
Most likely. My RH did. It is easy to fix

[SandBagger]

exhaust will not do shit w/o a header test pipe set up. Then get the cat back exhaust that you will have to modify. Header test pipe no exhaust modding. Most RH's bolt up to stock exhaust.

[showoff3civic]

that can't be just a twin loop.. or is it? :meek:

lol yeah thats a mugen twinloop check my build thread

[vicx52o]

Most likely. My RH did. It is easy to fix

How would a midpipe cause a CEL? You're not messing around with any of the o2 sensor's. So replacing the midpipe to a dc5-s or after market midpipe will be fine.


exhaust will not do shit w/o a header test pipe set up. Then get the cat back exhaust that you will have to modify. Header test pipe no exhaust modding. Most RH's bolt up to stock exhaust.

What he said is true... But you'll always see better gain's with a RH or a RH and high flow cat combo. Don't waste your money on a shorty header + testpipe combo.

[Aaron_in_MO]

The Megan midpipe in that YouTube video that Type_R_Nammer linked to sounded great at start-up, but too loud at high revs. Any suggestions for a nice, low tone, without the fart-can syndrome?

[shortstop]

I got my minty hks hi power from a member for $100 plus my stock. Maybe wait for some deals? Is this $250 strictly for some type of exhaust or any mod in that range?

[SandBagger]

The DC race header needs to be opened up on the exit to get the full 2.5". I had one, they make good power

[kale's blue ep3]

i bought the megan midpipe. I dont like fartcans lol, but i was thinking megan midpipe to a twin loop muffler

[bluebullitt2003]

i went to my local exhaust shop and had them replace the OEM mid pipe with a 2-1/4" pipe with no resonator, and the car sounds really deep. and it only cost me 80 bucks. Not bad at all. And i still use the stock muffler

check this out too: http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=682078

[SandBagger]

what have you bought so far

[msully93]

deffinately skunk2 megapower 60mm catback...i love the sound of it and has a very nice deep tone

[msully93]

but i also have the DC race header with this catback so it sounds better

[AKEP]

go ebay. you can get intake and exhaust for 150$ shipped if u shop right LOL.

jus sayin. ultimate budget right there. u can probably get an ebay race header with, all for about 200$

next years turbo build, i will be getting a 3" from ebay. idc.

if you still have the money, i'd save it and googleshop for a apexi ws2, getting mine for like $400 something...$420 i think.

[kale's blue ep3]

skunk2 is way to loud and still loud at low rpms. i just bought megan midpipe and obx twinloop

[makavelibranded]

Most likely. My RH did. It is easy to fix

a midpipe wont do anything its a peice of metal with nothing attached to it,.. the reason the race header did is cause you eliminated the catylic converter, and an o2 port


normally it is the test pipe/(some people call it the down pipe, which i think down pipe is for turbo) that causes a check engine light as it eliminates the cat not the midpipe.

a testpipe and a downpipe are completly different peices, the testpipe replaces the cat like you said, where the downpipe comes off the turbocharger and attaches to the cat or testpipe whichever you have

[SandBagger]

a midpipe wont do anything its a peice of metal with nothing attached to it,.. the reason the race header did is cause you eliminated the catylic converter, and an o2 port



a testpipe and a downpipe are completly different peices, the testpipe replaces the cat like you said, where the downpipe comes off the turbocharger and attaches to the cat or testpipe whichever you have

Blah....haha. I read the mid pipe thing wrong? How does a race header eliminate the 02...do tell?

Raceheader's and cat removal cause the cell b/c the 2ndary 02 is no longer present. I have Kpro and a $250 02 sensor in a $1000 Rcrew header/ raised gas tank to except the straightest possible exhaust system/3" mid-pipe/ transition/2.5" res and 2.5" muffler. It goes under the rear subframe and points the muffler to the side behind the rear tire

[talonXracer]

EVERY race header I have fondled DOES NOT eliminate the secondary o2 sensor, only the stock cat. Though a custom built header can be specd to not offer the second port. But a spun can, metallic core cat can be added to EVERY race header produced, very easily.

Your RH to 3" midpipe and then back down to 2.5" rezzy and muffler is seriously downgrading your whp, just like adding a silencer to a fartcan muffler. The 3" midpipe is allowing the exhaust to expand and that causes the exhaust gases to COOL and slow down, then the exhaust flow must re-compress the gases into the 2.5" section.

The optimum exhaust system is a graduated stepped system, na and SC K20's start with a 2 3/8" collector(K24's can use a 2.5" collector), 2.5" midpipe and then a 3" axleback.

[kale's blue ep3]

the megan midpipe is 2.25 and the obx twinloop is 2.5in

[makavelibranded]

really,.. i bought the full exhaust years ago and it was a 2.5 all the way

[SandBagger]

EVERY race header I have fondled DOES NOT eliminate the secondary o2 sensor, only the stock cat. Though a custom built header can be specd to not offer the second port. But a spun can, metallic core cat can be added to EVERY race header produced, very easily.

Your RH to 3" midpipe and then back down to 2.5" rezzy and muffler is seriously downgrading your whp, just like adding a silencer to a fartcan muffler. The 3" midpipe is allowing the exhaust to expand and that causes the exhaust gases to COOL and slow down, then the exhaust flow must re-compress the gases into the 2.5" section.

The optimum exhaust system is a graduated stepped system, na and SC K20's start with a 2 3/8" collector(K24's can use a 2.5" collector), 2.5" midpipe and then a 3" axleback.
My rcrew only has one 02 port. I have three friends that run a RH/3"/2.5" muffler not including me. Our cars are quiter and by the time the exhaust reaches the end of the exhaust pipe it has cool down enough where it is ot slapping up against the inner walls of the pipe. I do not care what people say, this set up works great.

[talonXracer]

Whatever floats your boat, all that money on a decent header and then you choke it off.

[mugen03]

eh i say look around before you impulse buy. i picked up my skunk2 catback for 180 locally.

[T_Virus]

a midpipe wont do anything its a peice of metal with nothing attached to it,.. the reason the race header did is cause you eliminated the catylic converter, and an o2 port



a testpipe and a downpipe are completly different peices, the testpipe replaces the cat like you said, where the downpipe comes off the turbocharger and attaches to the cat or testpipe whichever you have

yes they are different, just that sometimes people get them confused.

[tlikethedrink]

I don't regret my bbp cat back one bit (eBay)- 105 shipped

If you want to go the twin loop route, add the muffler - 60 shipped and have a shop weld it on for 20-30 bucks...

And lastly I would do the hondata air box mod with k and n filter- 50 for the k and n


That's 250 for couple of well rounded performance mods.

Shop used on Craigslist and such- I got drop springs for 100. Seen a k and n for 10 bucks and may find rims for cheap.

Or if you just use the cat back with no twin loop, change your plugs and oil. Do some cosmetic painting like the stock wheels, brakes, valve cover... All this would boost overall moral with your car : )

You can buy little things too- magnetic drain plugs, shift bushings,hondata intake manifold gasket... All under 100 bucks combined!

[Popeye]

Im trying to decide what Im going to do with my exhaust as well. The hard part is trying to figure out what to do about a test pipe. My Megan header has a 2.5" outlet, but the Megan test pipe has a 2.25" inlet. I am WANTING to do either a 2.5" or a 3" custom-weld back to a muffler. Any suggestions on what to do for a test pipe?

[Blah1219]

Im trying to decide what Im going to do with my exhaust as well. The hard part is trying to figure out what to do about a test pipe. My Megan header has a 2.5" outlet, but the Megan test pipe has a 2.25" inlet. I am WANTING to do either a 2.5" or a 3" custom-weld back to a muffler. Any suggestions on what to do for a test pipe?

If you go 3", you must be going to turbo in the near future, or you'll lose all the torque that you barely have. If you go with 2.5, you should have at least a mild built motor or supercharger. Like talon mentioned the optimal choice would be 2.375" midpipe for a na k20.

[doubledouble]

i bought the megan midpipe. I dont like fartcans lol, but i was thinking megan midpipe to a twin loop muffler

Post a vid when you can? Did you use the flange from your stock axelback?

[Popeye]

What size is the oem exhaust?

[1sickhatch]

Where are you located? I have an invidia catback I've been trying to get rid of. Let me know.

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