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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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I'm looking for just a hint of growl from my exhaust.

Something that borders on the line of having to listen for it and just hearing it.

In my old civic, this was a Greddy WS2 exhaust with 20" cat. I dont really want to go that elaborate on the tc.

Any suggestions?
Old Nov 5, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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megan axleback? thats a really quiet 1
Old Nov 5, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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stay away from megan...


you're N/A I assume? Try the Dezod NA exhaust.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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megan oe-rs, precison muffler, and greddy sp2 off the top of my head. i cant really think of any more.

i have megan and it sounded great and i got compliments from random people when i didnt have the header.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by athletefeet66
megan oe-rs, precison muffler, and greddy sp2 off the top of my head. i cant really think of any more....
greddy sp2 for sure. i had one and had to listen pretty hard for it. it is subtle enough to give it that little amount of growl you are looking for.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by yeldak
stay away from megan...


you're N/A I assume? Try the Dezod NA exhaust.
lol whats wrong with megan? i was thinking about gettin the OE-RS and that is by far one of the best sounding exhaust ive heard.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by yeldak
stay away from megan...
x2, and i would say TRD if you just wanted a lil growl. the tip on it is a lil bigger so it goes nice with the body of the tc too.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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skunk 2 megapower exhaust
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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I have a Megan catback and I love it but anyways I just saw a video of a guy with a Tanabe G, it sounded pretty quiet at Idle and had a good deep growl.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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greddy sp2 is sweet. It has a nice deep tone and pretty quiet, but 3000rpm and above you can hear it. Not too loud, but it gets the point across. Looks pretty nice too...
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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SP2 FTW!!!. love the way it sounds... even with header installed( just need a resonator). you will get a nice little added tone to your car. sounds tuned not riced out!
i had a concept G and it was LOUD!

just my .02
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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yup. I love the Greddy SP2, I keep going back to it.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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where can i get the sp2 now? they don't produce them anymore.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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ebay,craigslist(if you are lucky).
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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TTTTTTTTT RRRRRRRRRRR DDDDDDDDD.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cmv138
SP2 FTW!!!. love the way it sounds... even with header installed( just need a resonator). you will get a nice little added tone to your car. sounds tuned not riced out!
i had a concept G and it was LOUD!

just my .02
wait...so u had a concept G and added a header and it got loud?!?! how loud did it get?! was it raspy than a mu#$%^ ??u got a video?
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Precision muffler.

Sounds great with the stock header. Extremely quiet, but opens up to a moderate volume under load. Never gets droning, never loud, and idles like an SRT-4. It's a great balance that long-time tuners love, getting more power without sounding like a ricer.

Sounds terrible with aftermarket header.
No idea about aftermarket + resonators.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by j0hnBlaze
Originally Posted by cmv138
SP2 FTW!!!. love the way it sounds... even with header installed( just need a resonator). you will get a nice little added tone to your car. sounds tuned not riced out!
i had a concept G and it was LOUD!

just my .02
wait...so u had a concept G and added a header and it got loud?!?! how loud did it get?! was it raspy than a mu#$%^ ??u got a video?
here was my old set up...s/c,weapon R header/ s-pipe combo, meagan mid and concept G end. it was LOUD and raspy till i had a HF cat put in. the HF cat tamed the rasp but did not take it away. i switched out the G for a SP2 and the world is a better place again. i didnt make a clip but you can search Youtube.com for a clip. there are ppl thaty have header and concept G combo.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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From youtube videos, I like the sound of the Precision muffler.

..And the fact that its just an axleback. Nice & easy install.

Off to look at pricing.

Question: When you install this does it unbolt off or do you have to cut? I'm askng because I want to keep the oem exhaust in case I ever need it back on.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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Unbolt OEM and slip it off the hangers.
Re-use the hangers on the PM axleback.
Bolt-in the new axleback.

Took me about 1 hour, simply because I had a badly frozen exhaust bolt.

My stock axleback is sitting in my garage, and is still install-able at any point.

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