cause I've been putting if off for too long. And i believe it will make the engine stronger. and cause a lot of people say that's a good thing to do in the beginning...

 

Plus the cast iron is cracked, so that seems like a good reason to upgrade to me.

 

ouch...instead of wasting 300 on a header and 300 on a catback i'd just save it for a B18b

 

i gotta admit your right. But I'm not sure that I really want to be without a car for too long. I can't do a whole engine-transmission and swith from auto to manual conversion myself. I guess what I really need is a whole new car.

 

Listen to sinthetiq. He knows his stuff.

 

alright yeah. I mean it seemed like good advice... but i do envy those who have the time to put a bigger motor in.

 

From what I've read doing the exhaust is a waste of money, the stock system is very efficent, especially on the 5 gens up. The only real gains you will get is with a header and only maybe 8 hp. On an older CRX or 4th gen you'll see much more gains with a header because the stock one is a POS 4-1 with only one pipe going into the cat, the newers ones have two the same size. I really felt it in mine, but the newer ones just don't see the same gains. Unless you have a B-series which needs a better exhaust because it makes more exhaust top end with the high lift cam. I'd guess you'd only get 5 hp with a new catback and its louder and more likely to get you pulled over and you sound like a ricer. A catback costs like 500 bucks and gets you 5 hp, and it has downsides. I think a header is all you really need. Put the $500 towards a swap or something.

 

I would just wait for sinthetiq's input :/

 

yeah thanks. I'll be waiting for payday at least, that's about five more days so yeah... I'm glad I starting asking questions tho.

 

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