Hey guys/gals, the next mod I am considering in a cat-back exhaust. Now I had my eye one the Greddy EVO or the Skunk 2 units.

But then my dad mentioned a shop in Pittsburgh that makes custom exhaust. I was a little leery at first but I said "Oh hell it cant hurt to stop by". So after talking to the gentlemen there he sounded like he knew what he was doing. He mentioned I had some choices on the size of midpipe I could use (2-4 inch). For the midpipe they use a 14 gague pipe which is pretty thick And he mentioned that he could replace the resonator with a turbo muffler(i think he just calls it that, im not really sure). And then I had a choice of 4 different Arvin mufflers. The one I liked was the model number 200317. Its basically a straight through canister style muffler. And the part that made me happy is that he charges $300.00 installed . I mean for the price I cant beat it.


What do you guys think of this deal?? MY main goal it to have a nice deep low tone. Not throaty or high pitched>> would that muffler do that job for me?? And whats the benifits of choosing different midpipe sizes, does smaller do___ and bigger does___??



Any help would be greatly appreciated:thumbup:

 

If it is good then go for it, remember that you get what you pay for so it prolly wont be up to par with a greddy. If you will be happy with it then go for it, if not and you have to end up buying one you like that it will be money wasted.....ive seen some custom exhausts that sounded good and performed good, and others that didnt, so it just depends on who does it....

 

will it be mandrel or crush bent?

 

I didnt ask, is that a big deal???

 

Yes.

Mandrel bends use a block or other sort of big heavy object (called a mandrel) which the pipe is bent around to keep the pipe diameter constant at the bend. Crush bends just bend the pipe around itself which crushes the pipe in at the bend and thus makes the inner diameter smaller.

Ideally, you want mandrel-bent stainless pipes. Diameter is a function of what sort of setup you plan on doing in the future. If you're going to just stick with bolt ons and leave it at that, 2-1/4" piping is the best choice. If you plan on doing a more aggressive build with cams and such, 2-1/2" pipes will benefit you.

 

I know this is a bit off topic, but is there any place on the net that has audio for the different aftermarket exhaust systems available for the integra?

 

Mrfatbooty, thanks for your reply, your very helpful. Ok i will make sure its mandrel bend. Does the size of the midpipe effect sound?? Im shooting for the low deep tone. Will 2"1/4 get me that goal??


Thanks mrfatbooty

 

The size of the pipes will change the sound a bit, but that's mainly a function of the muffler(s) that you use. Without knowing too much about Arvin stuff I can't really say one way or the other what it might sound like. I know that they are the people who make the original Cherry Bomb muffler which is probably what the guy is talking about using as a resonator. This is a Cherry Bomb:



Used by itself as just a muffler it's loud as all hell, but used as a sort of pre-muffler or resonator for another muffler it helps reduce the overall noise level by a certain degree.

As far as the actual muffler at the end of everything I would definitely go with something that is full stainless. Lots of companies make stainless mufflers; Dynomax, Flowmaster, ES, etc all have assorted universal fit stuff.

You should find out how much this guy charges to do a full stainless system. If that's what you get for your $300 then that's one helluva deal, but if the price starts to go up then you can get a pre-made system for not too much more money.

 

wow, 4 inch tubing would be huge. Maybe you should just go with the custom mid-pipe if you cannot get a stainless muffler from them, and then just do research on mufflers and get the one you like the most. -Stainless lasts forever

 

good thinking Ky. Anybody know of some good bolt on mufflers that produce the low deep tone im looking for:thumbup: