Here is my setup.. sounds like bees going wild when i accelerate

2.5 mandrel bend kteller
carsound cat
magnaflow muffler
kamikase header
resonator(about 12 inch)

It sounds fine at idle, but when i get on it.. it is way to damn loud. Even at 3k, its too loud for my tastes. Someone else had the same EXACT setup except with 2.5 crush tubing, and it sounded nice. Any ideas on how to get it to not sound like crap? Help me out.. I just want to sell the car now instead of being seen in a fart cannon.

It has a complete buzzing sound now, when in vtec. And whenever i accelerate more than just slightly, that thing echo's everywhere. I feel sorry for the people in the toll booth when i had to push on the gas

I would really like just a stock sounding exhaust.. which I thought I could achieve with this, but ~900 later.. I sound like I did initially with a stock exhaust and a tennis ball sized hole in the muffler.

The only thing suggested so far is a turbo muffler. One that has chambers to eliminate sound or whatever. They also said that magnaflow arent great ones for our cars.. woulda been nice to know earlier.

So Im up in the air about trying the turbo muffler, or just selling it all, and buying something that is just like stock... crush bend, a few resonators, and some kinda stock muffler. Possibly even downgrading to the stock header again if thats what needs to be done. I got a headache today driving the car on the highway, and I dont like unneeded attention.

Any help greatly appreciated. If you are interested in the setup... you can call dibs if i get rid of it(50% chance right now)

 

It's not as loud as you think it is. Deal with it, mine is pretty loud and buzzy but I like it.

 

i'd suggest you move up to an 18" resonator to help quiet things down first. my brother had a similiar setup in his 96 gsr and he regreted not getting the 18" resonator.

 

If you want it to sound nice, don't piece together an exhaust, just buy a catback from Greddy or A'pexi. They both make nice sounding exhausts but for a little more. I personally wouldn't put anything made by magnaflow on my car. I had a DC sports header and Greddy exhaust with the stock cat on my car when it was N/A and it sounded fine. I still have the Greddy Evo exhaust and it sounds pretty good and when the turbo spools, it is completely silent. I recommend going with a higher priced setup from a trusted company instead of a muffler shop rice exhaust.

 

my brother had the same exhaust setup by that same shop. it sounded pretty decent. it came in 2.5" which he wanted and pretty much no other namebrand system had. and he spent less than if he would have bought a namebrand system.

 

do the namebrand systems have resonators?

 

they should

 

Well, it looks like im gonna try to part it out now. I dont think I will try a catback system though for losing money on something else yet again. I will most likely just get some crush bent junk that will keep it quiet... I know I'll lose power, but the way it is now, I dont even want to drive my car, nor admit its mine.

 

Why don't you just go back to stock? If it isn't turboed or built, there isn't much of a reason to have a larger exhaust, especially if it sounds like crap.

 

Well with h22.. what size piping did they use? My stock stuff is way too small (like 1.5" if that, for the accord) I am going to see if they think a turbo muffler and another resonator will shut it up. If not, i'll try a stock-like setup.