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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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i want an exhaust but..... i dont want the loud obnoxious ____ed off bumble bee sound that a honda has when it drops gears and sounds like its going somewhere but really still taking off...... i want a deep sound that performs as well as its noise comfort level any suggestions i wanted to go with magnaflow cat bak or borla axel back please i need some in put
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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depends... if you are gonna do any other mods... like header or other pipes...
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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ya i want a supercharger also in the loong run and a few other things
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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i have to vouch for TRD as well... its a nice low rumble you can hear both inside, and out, yet it isn't 'rice', if you know what i mean.
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well.. in that case.... trd is nice... but if you go and do header and other pipes it might be too loud... and youll swap out or add resonators...
i had a trd, but it was too loud for me after i started adding and substracting other pipes...
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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i want an exhaust but..... i dont want the loud obnoxious ____ed off bumble bee sound that a honda has when it drops gears and sounds like its going somewhere but really still taking off...... i want a deep sound that performs as well as its noise comfort level any suggestions i wanted to go with magnaflow cat bak or borla axel back please i need some in put
most 4 cylinder engines w/out a cat will sound like that, not just Honda. If you do remove the cat, just get a resonator.
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TRD Exhaust FTW
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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i hear the greddy sp2 is quiet but nice .. i have the dc axleback n megan midpipe and i can barely hear it wen im in the car
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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ARK N2 catback...12whp gains and no rasp whatsoever...deep sound...FTW!
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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Precisionmuffler.com nice sounding and fairly basic looking axleback
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Spect2K3
Precisionmuffler.com nice sounding and fairly basic looking axleback
And it's quiet too once you add a header.
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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Greddy SP2 or Tanabe Concept G...I think the SP2 is quieter.
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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if your adding a header PrecisionMuffler is the way to go
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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after seeing the video i am going to buy an ARK. not ____ ricey at all.
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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good choice Butane, you'll love it
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i havent heard the ark exhaust with an aftermarket header. if someone has a vid can they please post it? also, if anyone has a vid with the precision muffler exhaust and aftermarket header id like to see that too and compare it.
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 01:59 AM
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i would've went with the tanabe concept g.....
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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cat back this.. axle back that... this muffler FTW that muffler is better.... etc etc etc etc....

if you dont want your car to sound like a honda:

1) go with 2 1/2 pipes!
2) for deeper sound get a glasspack (!!!!!!!!!!!)
(go to youtube and search for this : before glasspack.... you gonna find a blue miata with big ___ muffler.. just check it how is that car sound before.. and after the glasspack!!)
3) get a resonator = your car is not gonna fart like a honda

btw i still dont know if i can go with a glasspack and a resonator.. .im gonna go to the muffler shop today and im gonna ask them because i want to get a nice deep/fairly loud system...

oh...
my opinion:
HKS Hi universal muffler ~$200
magnaflow resonator http://www.hottexhaust.com/search_re...&btnSearch.y=0
glasspack http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0002_769804_-1
Old Feb 28, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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get a cat-back!!!!!! ark, megan, greddy



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