X-Force Headers,Muffler + Magnaflow Hi Flow cat Installed, with sound clips

[beeza]

YAY! Finially finished my 2" exhaust system on my 96 EK1 Sedan (D16y4) :thumbsup:
The Parts:
X-Force 2.25" Muffler ($190 Thanks FEL12X)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16412.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16422.jpg

X-Force Header ($150 Thanks Dave - TurtleEK1)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16452.jpg

MagnaFlow 2" Hi Flow cat ($190 Thanks Ebay.com.au)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16462.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16472.jpg

Everything Installed ($180 Thanks Sebring Mufflers @ Gold Coast)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16502.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16522.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16482.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16602.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16552.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16682.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16742.jpg

2" resonator in there too!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/Resonator.jpg

Nice and responsive now.You can feel just how much easier she's breathing now.Nice increase in power (nothing special since it's a slow ass D16y4 but nice).Sounds great too,a deep note.I'm very happy.I'm Lovin' it :D
I may just have 75kw now lol.


Sound Clips:
2 Mins after I started the car in the morning:
Sound Clip 1 (http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/?action=view&current=TheBatmobile009-1.flv)
After a 20 minute drive:
Sound Clip 2 (http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/?action=view&current=TheBatmobile014-1.flv)

[FEL12X]

...ur Sedan makes more Kws then mine ..mine only 73 kws after similar setup ...i miss my Ek sedan...

anything done to the intake?

also hows the visor..on the car yet?

[beeza]

That makes me feel better :) Was your's a D16y4 FEL12X?
I've got a custom Intake.Yup got just the front visors on,I really like em'.I prefer that to both the front and rear.
I'll get pics up tomorrow :)

[gbang007]

hey mate. i have the exact same car as your. same colour n everything, except manual. how did u get the headers so cheap? i thought headers were like $1000 or there abouts. can u get a sound clip of the sound? i have a twin loop coming too. but was just going whack that on without anything else. but since its so cheap, might look at getting a header too.

[nugget666]

i think he bought his 2nd hand. you can pay 1000 for headers but for the expsensive makes. you could pick up say lukey or pacemakers for 250 - 300.

[beeza]

I bought the header 2nd hand (20,000kms) of Dave (turtleEK1),he's member on here.Done me a great deal.FEL12X sells X-force headers for around $350-$400.
I thought about a sound clip,never done it b4.I'll have to check to see if my camera has a video mode.Give me a couple of days.
FEL12X sells Hi flow cats cheap too man.Gotta have one of them.

[gbang007]

is ur header 4-1 or 4-2-1?


I bought the header 2nd hand (20,000kms) of Dave (turtleEK1),he's member on here.Done me a great deal.FEL12X sells X-force headers for around $350-$400.
I thought about a sound clip,never done it b4.I'll have to check to see if my camera has a video mode.Give me a couple of days.
The place I got them installed at has mugen spec 4-1 headers for $250,(sebring mufflers at mermaid beach on the Gold coast).He should be able to post.They are black and look sweet.But that's if ya want 4-1...
FEL12X sells Hi flow cats cheap too man.Gotta have one of them.

[beeza]

4-2-1.Since it's a daily I figured I will see more benefit having this one.I rarely go for a spirited drive to see the benefits of having a 4-1.

[gbang007]

haha...im sorry to say but a spirited drive in a gli aint that much fun nyway


4-2-1.Since it's a daily I figured I will see more benefit having this one.I rarely go for a spirited drive to see the benefits of having a 4-1.

[beeza]

It is in the bends/corners.Well I think so anyway :)

[turtleEK1]

haha...im sorry to say but a spirited drive in a gli aint that much fun nyway

Sounds like you haven't been in a properly set up gli then... lol

[beeza]

Window Visors Installed (Front only)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/TheBatmobile0052.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/TheBatmobile0062.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/TheBatmobile004-3.jpg

How my Engine Bay sits at the moment (s**t everywhere :p)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF16642.jpg

[philBo]

hahaha give her a good engline clean up bro. itd look heaps better! :)

[beeza]

Forsure man.I want to do a 1/2 wire tuck.Just not confident to attack that one by myself :)

[beeza]

Sound Clips:
2 Mins after I started the car in the morning:
Sound Clip 1 (http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/?action=view&current=TheBatmobile009-1.flv)
After a 20 minute drive:
Sound Clip 2 (http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/?action=view&current=TheBatmobile014-1.flv)

[gbang007]

sweet! thanks mate! i got a twinloop but i dont think its xforce. xforce has the logo on the tip doesnt it? would it sound that much different if its not a xforce twinloop. u might not know beeza but others might have had experience with this before.

[beeza]

Yeah I'm not sure.Yup the logo is on the tip.And Thank U,now I know I can upload video's WOOHOO!!!

[FEL12X]

nice work man

since u already did the SRI ur self...why not just do it more and make it a CAI..put the filter in the front bar , u know its not that hard since there is a hole below where the air box used to be

for my car before i didnt have anything, just a trust panel filter, thats the only mod in the engine bay..

mine is auto too..so i never really try to go hard in that...just for the looks..

[kazam]

what where the gains? and sound much better?

[beeza]

I got heaps of cold air ducting in the bumper.I was going to build a box for the air filter (I still may) but got lazy with that one.I would like to try a CAI but I dont want to lose low-mid range...

I wrote in my first post "Nice and responsive now.You can feel just how much easier she's breathing now.Nice increase in power (nothing special since it's a slow ass D16y4 but nice).Sounds great too,a deep note."

[twing]

Nice set up. Thinking of doing same thing.
What is the size of header's collector?
Notice on the first clip it makes 'boxer' rumble on idle :)

[beeza]

Thanks Twing.Cheap as too :)
Collector size is 60mm.
What is a boxer rumble? That Sounds good but :)

[FEL12X]

boxer rumble = rexy exhaust noise

[beeza]

Ah sweet,yeh rexy is sexy.I know what ya mean,true true it does have that sound.Haha cool,BONUS! :)

[gbang007]

anyone know if a no brand twinloop will make similar sound to a brand name ie xforce?

[nugget666]

sounds good hey

[nugget666]

anyone know if a no brand twinloop will make similar sound to a brand name ie xforce?

it should sound the same try it out!

[FEL12X]

hm...will sound pretty much the same but it depends on the inside material

cotton wool / steel wool / foam insert / fibre glass wool
that makes a different

even the lenght of the tip and thickness will affect the note too

i know this from helping the R&D in XFORCE twinloop
and if u look at the tip of the XFORCE twinloop
u can see the tip is very thick and got holes inside
this is becos inside the tip there is a layer of fibre glass which redues the exhaust note coming out from the barrel as well

[beeza]

I'm just Lovin' how my car is now.YIPPEE!

Hey FELIX,got any pics/links of your previous EK Sedan.I seem to hear that a lot that people miss thier EK Sedan's.

[FEL12X]

Before
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/FEL12X/7.jpg

This is how it llok like before i use my car for my business promotion purposes

After
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/FEL12X/DSC00411.jpg

Not too many ppl like it then becoz of the graphics...but yeh...

[beeza]

Cheers.Nice number plate :) do you still have the same plates? I like it.I don't mind the graphics at all.The body kit is simple and sweet.What year model is it?

[FEL12X]

thanks la...
still got the plate..thats my name la...
mine is a 97 model..so pre facelifted..
full mugen bodykit..JDM red/white tail light//ctr style black headlight
and like u...full xforce header to the end...Zeal function coilover...

really miss it...haha..but lucky me sold to a guy live next street and i can still see the car nearly everyweek...

[dahon]

dang, i jus stumbled onto this thread now? dammit...
how much do those x-force exhausts go for? sounds awesome.. hehehe i also have a ek1 sedan.. i wanna make it sound a little respectable..
LOL

[beeza]

I forget,Felix....

[D16EK1]

Nice! i have the same exhaust, minus the headers, but whole catback from x-force. pretty sweet, not too loud but good sound, it was way better than my magnaflow muffler on stock catback since it was all loud and no go.

[beeza]

Cheers mate! I still really like the sound.
You need some headers,stock headers are a big restriction :)

[Dy_]

beeeeezza. you're running stock bpipe still correct? xforce headers 2.25, magnaflow cat 2.25", stock bpipe 2" and 2.25" twinloop?

Do you know how the exhaust shop connected the 2" to a 2.25? just wondering how hard it is to do at home?

[beeza]

Hey Dyyyyyyyy :)
All piping is 2" in my exhaust,2" magnaflow cat and 2.25" muffler.
I'm not sure how he done it but looking at the pics,it looks like he used a small piece of piping to step it down or being that there's not to much difference between 2 and 2.25" he may have just welded the 2 together.
I haven't welded before....I'll leave that up to the pro's :)

[Dy_]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet yeah im not plannign to weld myself either lol not a clue how. going to ask my uncle.

[beeza]

Coolio!

[D16EK1]

Cheers mate! I still really like the sound.
You need some headers,stock headers are a big restriction :)

yeh... bit short on money since im only 17 this year... i asked my dad, he wouldn't agree with going with the x-force headers but something like spoon, mugen or toda, but im unsure if they made parts for the D-series motor.

[Dy_]

waah daa farrk you got aballer dad lol. wish i had one of them.

[D16EK1]

lol... my dads a mechanic... he owns "Racing project" so yeh... its good to have him around, although i know quiet a bit my self.

[denmase]

Luv the sound coming out of that twin loop mate...
I got Xforce canon on my 97 sedan..sounds bit different, may have to ask Felix if he still got s12 in stock.
i want those Xforce header too ..

[Dy_]

aye beeeza! did you clean your headers before you put them in? if so what did you use. mine look fairly ok but abit dirty was wondering if theres anything to clean it with.

[beeza]

I didn't clean them but I know you can clean them,I'm just not sure what with.Aaron should know,he's the cleaning expert :)

Thanks denmase.The sound of your exhaust means everything...I was real lucky that with all the bits I used I ended up getting a real nice note.It's a gamble really.

[denmase]

I got same EK1.. same colour mine 97 Vti sedan.

[beeza]

What engine is that?

[dahon]

its a d16y5.
vtec-e

[beeza]

Ah,cool.How is the Vtec economy? Is Vtec still sweet?

[ralph_ef9]

hey man....sounds really nice!!!
and did u see some water leaking to ur front lower tie bar?
could be a crack water hose near ur TB or the heater hose, better check it and fix it before over heat...

[beeza]

Oh yeah that was a split hose of the block,I fixed that a while ago.I replaced it with a piece of silicose hose I bought from the hose fitting shop.That should do the trick :)
I didn't see that in the vid,Well Spotted!

[dahon]

Ah,cool.How is the Vtec economy? Is Vtec still sweet?

nope vtec sux balls
lolz srsli.. from 12v to full 16v operation @ 3000rpm...
its just like driving a brick off the line with a 1.3L engine then the 1.6L engine comes on @ 3000... you dont feel it..

so its time to saveeeeeee for another car =)

[beeza]

Yeah,I know the feeling.My car is an auto so yeah,a brick off the line DAMMIT! I hoping a dyno tune with greddy emanage will help with that.I haven't got 6k for a b18c swap :(

[racerwannabe]

Hey Beeza sorry to drag out an old thread but do you know if the high flow cat you bought off ebay is a metal core cat? I bought the same one model no. 53005M which supposedly mean 'metal' but i have my doubts because there's no 53005M model in the US, only 53005. Thanks.

[hywindz]

*drools* want that setup

[beeza]

Hey Beeza sorry to drag out an old thread but do you know if the high flow cat you bought off ebay is a metal core cat? I bought the same one model no. 53005M which supposedly mean 'metal' but i have my doubts because there's no 53005M model in the US, only 53005. Thanks.

I thought it did but there may be some trickery with the name like you said.I wouldn't be suprised at all.I'm not fussed,it does a great job!

[nd55]

> its good to have him around, although i know quiet a bit my self.

Michael Andretti's famous comment after he was beaten by father Mario in a race.

"He taught me everything I know, unfortunately, not everything he knows."


Beeza, what is the diameter of the pipe inside the muffler can? Some mufflers rationalize the product range by only having a single size internal pipe across all models.

No resonator?

Nick.

PS. Love the seagull extra's in the background of the first sound clip. he, he.

[beeza]

Hey Nick,it's a 2" muffler,but I'll measure it up/check it out!

Oops,forgot to show the resonator.Thanks mate!

2" aswell :)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/Resonator.jpg