Austin

Well...you asked for it, here is my review:

John at HyTech sent me my header back and my exhaust...and I must say that the quality of the product is second to none, but the pictures will verify that to you.


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Sits a little lower than I would prefer, going to correct that with installing smaller rubber hangers when I have a chance, and yes that is the incorrect Type-R sticker on the back of the car .


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Header Ground Clearance


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Exhaust Ground Clearance


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Dyno Testing

Car facts -
Comptech icebox and intake
Mugen headgasket(no correction to cam gears, roughly at -1.5, -1.5)
Hondata intake manifold gasket, street setup

Run#33 - Testing was done as delivered...just hoping on the dyno and seeing what the car put out.

Run#35 - Just bolted on the HyTech header and HyTech exhaust, test pipe was used.


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Run#48 - tuned Hondata and cam gears, realized that the injectors were at 101% duty cycle after 1 run with the hondata, added an FPR to increase fuel, currently at ~60psi, hose on under full throttle(thanks to Michael Yun).


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And the 2 things that made my day...

1. HyTech header with 18" extension(test pipe) vs HyTech with full exhaust, simply removed the b-pipe.


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2. My old setup vs current...old setup had Toda B's, Toda valve springs, PowerFC, RC 440's, HyTech header, carsound cat, Comptech exhaust, Comptech icebox and intake


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Summation...damn this car is fast, it pulls very hard all the way to redline, 1-2 and 2-3 shifts are accompanied with wheel spin with the Azenis...sound wise the exhaust is by far one of the quietest that I have heard...it is on similar to the Mugen, but deeper, hopefully I can get Bob aka Bob#455 on Honda-Tech to take some video of the exhaust so that I can post up what it sounds like.

The car was able to run a 13.8 1/4 mile with a burnt clutch, consistant 13.9 with a 2.2 60ft time...enough for me to win the NHRA bracket 1 races at Sears Point September 8th.

I would like to thank John at HyTech for finally shipping me the exhaust , and I would like to thank Lawrence and Dick at DynoSpot Racing for allowing me to use their facilities at a very discounted rate for this comparison, and Lawrence...thanks for the awesome tune, damn this is a fun car to drive again =), Mike Marsey(Rboosted) thanks for the help with the installation.