Deciding on an Exhaust kit: "Tone"

[LX_Accordian]

hi,

i'm contemplating on what exhaust kit to buy for my 92' accord LX. i'm looking for a kit that'll give me a deep, throaty, (for lack of a better word) ballsy, tone, similar to a muscle car. (some may consider this blasphemy lol)
i think i read somewhere that customizing your downpipes (which i know nothing about) a certain way can give you these results, if anyone has any info about this, pls. let me know. here's a bit of an example of what sound i'm looking for:

flowmaster

here's an example of what i'm NOT looking for, no offense to anyone:

Skunk 2 Replica Axle Back Exhaust

so if anyone knows of any mods or exhaust kit brands that'll give me the meanest, most muscular sound possible please let me know.

-much appreciated

[quickangel93]

magnaflow bro all the wayyy. will be running it. heard it on a RX-8 and totally fell in love with it.

[BigSteve]

Dynomax is good, but Borla is better

[ph0en1x]

I have stock piping but got a magnaflow dual tip weilded in and it has a deep throaty sound. Sounds awesome. It sounds like the 350z's but a little louder and deeper

[LX_Accordian]

so, so far magnaflows' the weapon of choice...

[BB6-SH]

heres what a dual tip magnaflow sounded on my old car, it's 2.25'' piping with no resonator. Skip to the 30 sec to hear the exhaust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY4GNXncqA&NR=1

[LX_Accordian]

heres what a dual tip magnaflow sounded on my old car, it's 2.25'' piping with no resonator. Skip to the 30 sec to hear the exhaust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY4GNXncqA&NR=1

2.25 piping with no resonator? sorry bro, can you break it down further for me in noob terms? i understand that 2.25 is the diameter right? and i'm guessing the resonator suppresses sound? so a bigger diameter makes it louder and deeper and what else? and removing a resonator makes it even louder and thats it? btw, what are the advantages of having a duel tip exhaust as opposed to a single tip?

[BigSteve]

Well like I said if you can fork over the extra money for a Borla exhaust, they are well worth it. Will make a 4 cylinder very clean and not raspy, also they seem to have a lower sound. Also if you want a cheaper exhaust check out Greddy. Greddy has a good sound also but not as deep of sound. Just matters on what you like. Here is a link to Greddys exhaust, http://www.greddy.com/home/?id=222. But whatever you do, dont straight pipe it or put cherry bombs on it LOL.

[BB6-SH]

2.25 piping with no resonator? sorry bro, can you break it down further for me in noob terms? i understand that 2.25 is the diameter right? and i'm guessing the resonator suppresses sound? so a bigger diameter makes it louder and deeper and what else? and removing a resonator makes it even louder and thats it? btw, what are the advantages of having a duel tip exhaust as opposed to a single tip?

yes 2.25 is the diameter and yes the rsonator supresses sound. Removing the resonator makes it louder. The size of the pipe depends on what motor ur running, if u have the stock f22 2.25 is perfect and if u have an h22 2.5 is optimal size. There are no advatages to running single tip to a dual tip, it's just the look of what u like.

[LX_Accordian]

Well like I said if you can fork over the extra money for a Borla exhaust, they are well worth it. Will make a 4 cylinder very clean and not raspy, also they seem to have a lower sound. Also if you want a cheaper exhaust check out Greddy. Greddy has a good sound also but not as deep of sound. Just matters on what you like. Here is a link to Greddys exhaust, http://www.greddy.com/home/?id=222. But whatever you do, dont straight pipe it or put cherry bombs on it LOL.

i checked ebay, for borla exhausts, seems like they had some good deals. too bad they dont ship to guam
i found ONE that shipped to where i live:

Borla Universal Muffler High Performance

what do you think?

[LX_Accordian]

yes 2.25 is the diameter and yes the rsonator supresses sound. Removing the resonator makes it louder. The size of the pipe depends on what motor ur running, if u have the stock f22 2.25 is perfect and if u have an h22 2.5 is optimal size. There are no advatages to running single tip to a dual tip, it's just the look of what u like.

i see, thanks alot bro

[deevergote]

That Borla muffler is good, but it's just the muffler, I believe. You'll need custom piping made at an exhaust shop.

There are two types of piping, crush-bent and mandrel-bent. Crush bent piping is the stuff you get at muffler shops. The bends are, well, crushed... so the diameter of the pipe narrows at the bends. Mandrel bent piping is bent with a special machine to keep the pipe diameter even around the bends, making for optimal flow. All good quality aftermarket systems have this type of piping.


The Apex'i World Sport is my favorite in terms of performance and sound... it hangs low and has a huge can, though... the main reason why I don't have one.

GReddy (Trust in Japan), Tanabe, Borla, Remus, Magnaflow, and RS*R are all very good brands to look into (I've missed a few good ones as well...)

The longer the can, the quieter it usually is.

A resonator is like an in-line muffler. When looking at a full exhaust system, any bulge in the piping is a resonator... like this:

(I'm not endorsing that website on the picture... I know nothing of them)

[lokuputha]

RS*R

the best

[benjerman112]

i kinda like the skunk2 axle back, but im with quickangel93 magnaflow! this is mine inside &out.

[LX_Accordian]

That Borla muffler is good, but it's just the muffler, I believe. You'll need custom piping made at an exhaust shop.

There are two types of piping, crush-bent and mandrel-bent. Crush bent piping is the stuff you get at muffler shops. The bends are, well, crushed... so the diameter of the pipe narrows at the bends. Mandrel bent piping is bent with a special machine to keep the pipe diameter even around the bends, making for optimal flow. All good quality aftermarket systems have this type of piping.


The Apex'i World Sport is my favorite in terms of performance and sound... it hangs low and has a huge can, though... the main reason why I don't have one.

GReddy (Trust in Japan), Tanabe, Borla, Remus, Magnaflow, and RS*R are all very good brands to look into (I've missed a few good ones as well...)

The longer the can, the quieter it usually is.

A resonator is like an in-line muffler. When looking at a full exhaust system, any bulge in the piping is a resonator... like this:

(I'm not endorsing that website on the picture... I know nothing of them)

thx alot 4 all the info man