Anyone got a better theory about what's going on here?

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 09/29/2016 at 17:21 • Filed to: None

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My guess: maybe it’s a valved system and all exhaust goes through the single red exhaust in full angry mode?

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R&T have been wondering, too.

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:25

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>dragoning joke<

EL_ULY > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:29

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Red = intake

Silver = exhaust

Why does it have to suck air from the front of the car and come out the back? WHY NOT BOTH IN THE BACK?!!

muah muah haaa!

Nibby > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:29

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Looks like it is some sort of car show.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/29/2016 at 17:30

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This is my first ever OPPO post: http://davesaddiction.kinja.com/dragon-ed-911-in-shanghai-472085311

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Nibby 09/29/2016 at 17:32

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Your power of observation are truly mind-blowing!

PS9 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:33

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Here’s what’s going on here: every civic hatch you’ve ever seen is going to have a CME with a useless red center pipe once this car launches. I can hear the exhaust shops oiling the pipe bending equipment as we speak.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > EL_ULY 09/29/2016 at 17:33

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You heard it here first, folks! Civic R is going rear-engine! =)

Gamecat235 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:34

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It’s a fuel dump output like on the F-111. I mean, duh.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PS9 09/29/2016 at 17:34

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Hahaha!

HammerheadFistpunch > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:35

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Styling

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Gamecat235 09/29/2016 at 17:36

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No this I could get behind (the idea, not the fuel dump).

Hope things are good, Gamecat!

MonkeePuzzle > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/29/2016 at 17:37

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well, of course

bob and john > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:37

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the OEM equivalent of cut-outs :)

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:37

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lol I have no idea, but I’m instantly reminded of a phrase that my Father uses frequently when talking about something he does not want to deal with. “I need that like I need an extra asshole.”

Ssfancyfresh > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:38

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Maybe it somehow tunes the exhaust note to sound all snarly and pissed off. That center pipe has a different resonator attached to it versus the larger cans on the other outlets.

Kinda weird, though. It looks like all 3 are fed from a single pipe. That would be the bottle neck. Can’t imagine that there is enough flow at the end of that thing to justify all the extra plumbing...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 09/29/2016 at 17:38

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That’s clearly the primary reason, but it seems like they’ve actually done some plumbing to try to back up the design decision.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper 09/29/2016 at 17:39

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Hahaha! If two assholes are good, three must be better!

HammerheadFistpunch > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:39

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Well there is only one pipe back from the engine, so its either a bypassed loudener or fake.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > bob and john 09/29/2016 at 17:40

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Seems like it, right?

bob and john > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:41

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they already have flap and stuff in the exhaust system. its not to much of a stretch to this I dont think

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ssfancyfresh 09/29/2016 at 17:42

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Yeah, that’s my thought: the outer two have the extra mufflers and chambers to do away with drone and most of the noise, and the middle is just tuned to be wicked sounding.

Ssfancyfresh > Ssfancyfresh 09/29/2016 at 17:42

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Or it could just be a pipe organ. Plays “Hot Cross Buns” when vtec kicks in.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 09/29/2016 at 17:44

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Seems to be the prior, as it’s not just floating there between the other two (the first Lexus F was the worst offender here, I think).

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:44

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Honda needs some simplify and add lightness, instead of this shit.

Tripper > Ssfancyfresh 09/29/2016 at 17:46

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oneapennytwoapenny

Jcarr > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:47

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It’s the VTEC Yield Outlet, or VTEC YO for short.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > bob and john 09/29/2016 at 17:49

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Seems like almost almost all sporty cars above a certain price point will have valved exhaust before long.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 09/29/2016 at 17:50

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Nice.

bob and john > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:51

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pretty sure they all do already.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken 09/29/2016 at 17:51

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I agree, but at least their cars seem to be getting better to drive in recent years (from what I can infer from reviews of newer Accords & Civics). Supra is on its way. Just need an S2000 successor...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 17:52

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Dragoning hole?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > bob and john 09/29/2016 at 17:53

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Pretty close.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/29/2016 at 17:58

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RamblinRover beat you to it!

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 18:01

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It’s most likely there to yield maximum flow and noise at higher rpms and in higher gears, but to minimize exhaust drone in lower gears and rpm.

That’s a problem with putting high flow exhausts on these little turbo four cylinders. They can drone like crazy in certain rpm ranges.

My Golf R had a valved exhaust, and for a while I experimented with crimping the vacuum hose to leave the exhaust flap open. Oh god, it would drone so bad on the highway. Almost all of the aftermarket exhausts except for APR/Corsa (which was crazy expensive) had this problem, so I stuck with a stock exhaust uncrimped the vacuum hose.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen 09/29/2016 at 18:12

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Drone is no bueno for any car that spends any time on the highway.

extraspecialbitter > Saracen 09/29/2016 at 18:13

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... VTEC pipe?

they-will-know-my-velocity > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 18:19

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Hey, at least they’re trying to give us what we want.

Saracen > extraspecialbitter 09/29/2016 at 18:37

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....wut?

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > Jcarr 09/29/2016 at 19:43

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I was getting worried. Scrolled through every comment....and there it was. Yo

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/29/2016 at 19:44

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speedhole

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/29/2016 at 21:40

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That’s not how that works. That’s not how any of this works!!!

Fyreballs > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/30/2016 at 01:24

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This muffler goes to three!

TheRealBicycleBuck > Saracen 09/30/2016 at 08:49

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Before I bought my WRX, I drove one with an aftermarket pipe. The drone was so loud that I couldn’t hear anyone speaking in the back seat. I’m glad that I drove it so I know that I will need to be very selective if I decide to add an aftermarket exhaust.