in which I complain

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 01/05/2016 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

0

9

I deleted the previous post regarding my exhaust woes pending finalization of the payment, but now that they have sent me money, here ya go, again.

^ this is how part of my exhaust looked after if got torn off and bent backwards by some roadworks

^ low car, plus big pipe equals...

yup, I tore their pipe when my exhaust was ripped out.

so mid-pipe replaced with left over HKS pipe. I had sold the axle back portion years ago because it was for a coupe, and I have a hatchback. Kept the rest because you never know, damn good thing I did! :D

so what do you do to connect a slip on axle back to a bolt on mid-pipe? I took the 3 bolt cat connection point from the slip on and made an “adapter plate”, as I called it, to sound fancy.

Now that my cheque is in, and the money has cleared I’ve been shopping, and it SUCKS!

The exhaust I had was very bachelor, it has zero muffling, just a pipe with a resonator. So I’ve been shopping for something quieter, but not fartier, and holy cow, there is a MILLION terrible exhaust videos for civics on youtube. while it is nice to get to hear them before buying them, there are SO MANY CRAPPY FARTING EXHAUSTS, so many. So much garbage cluttering my search. Apparently amazon/ebay/craigslist don’t let you search for “civic exhaust -fart -pfththththbbbb”

Übel > MonkeePuzzle 01/05/2016 at 17:09

1

Exhaust shopping is just the worst, there’s no good way to do it.

Master Cylinder > Übel 01/05/2016 at 17:32

1

This is true. I’ve never bought a pre-fab exhaust but I have assembled a few. It sucks that there’s really no way to know what the stupid thing will sound like until you buy it and weld it in, thereby negating your ability to return it if it sounds terrible.

Add to that the incredibly subjective nature of reviews for exhaust systems (I will never again trust someone who reviews an aftermarket muffler and says it’s too quiet), and it’s a recipe for headaches and spending too much money.

If you’re lucky you can find someone local who has an exhaust you’re considering and listen to it yourself. Otherwise, you’re kinda flying blind.

Übel > Master Cylinder 01/05/2016 at 18:09

0

I found the “too quiet”thing especially frustrating, since it could mean anything from “nearly stock”to “nearly legal”. I really didn’t want to screw it up either, since VR6s are notoriously loud engines and cops aren’t exactly going to let a too-loud hatchback off easy. I’m really happy with the one I wound up with, but figuring it out was just a bitch.

Master Cylinder > Übel 01/05/2016 at 21:10

1

Yeah, I’ll admit to once owning a Thunderbird with basically open headers, but having a loud-ass car gets old eventually. Now that I’m an old dude all I want is a car that sounds nice but is only slightly louder than stock. It’s tough to find that in an aftermarket exhaust.

uofime-2 > MonkeePuzzle 01/06/2016 at 10:26

0

Does invidia make a q300 that fits your car?

MonkeePuzzle > uofime-2 01/06/2016 at 10:32

0

does not appear so, looks to be late 2000s before the Civic got that as an option

uofime-2 > MonkeePuzzle 01/06/2016 at 10:40

0

Unfortunate. Time to find a meet and bug everyone to let you hear theirs, it’s the only good way I know.

MonkeePuzzle > uofime-2 01/06/2016 at 10:43

0

sure, if it weren’t that every civic I’ve seen in person has either the stock exhaust or...

uofime-2 > MonkeePuzzle 01/06/2016 at 10:48

0

haha, probably the same people making those high quality exhaust sound videos!

Obviously only ask the people who have one that doesn’t clearly suck, with civics that is probably like 1 in 10, so you better find a big meet.