sick of my exhaust

so, ive been defected for my exhaust 2 or 3 times before, not sure but anyways, its loud and im sick of it.

I found my stock rear muffler ( twin tip) and im thinking of just getting a custom 2" exhaust made to look factory with the factory rear box and a hot dog resonater in the middle.

ppl say im crazy but i dont really care, the power i will lose doesnt bother me, its got plenty ayways. At least i wont be scrapping the stock muffler all the time like i do with the tanabe. the car will be lower too.

Im interested to hear what it sounds like lol. i wonder if it will be quiet or not.

shouldn't it be quieter with the stock box? I thought stock was always quiet. But then don't know if you're gonna have a bigger diameter pipe. :p Let us know if your setup (2" pipe + stock box + hot dog resonator) is quiet though. :)

I haven't gotten defected for my exhaust.. *touch wood* but i'm seriously considering going back to stock.. :( i've had 3 close calls already.. :(

Mate if you want a nice quiet exhaust which is only loud when on it get this. 2 1/4 inch cat back resonator in middle and Magnaflow street series oval muffler on back, that will be nice, i have that setup and i love it. quiet whiile normal cruisin bit of noise when on the vtec. normal driving you can hear it but its not intrusive its just i nice tone. never get anoying.

my setup with the same engine as yours wasnt loud, it was alot like you are describing your exhaust.

it was when i put in the DOHC engine that it got alot louder, the noise is good but its really L O U D. its not very loud when cruising but when your on it it is.

i also want to have stock exhaust so i dont get done by the cops.

I'd say do it! And if you still want a bit of a purr, you could always weld a nice tip onto the stock box. I think the muffler is the key to a quiet exhaust, so it should sound pretty close to stock at most times, with a tuned, viscious snarl when you accelerate

got a fine in the mail today for driving a vehicle causing undue noise- from the start of last month........$211.00 argh, damn exhaust.

Just think of all the stuff you could have bought with that! Maybe a 'JDM' gearknob or perhaps even a tank full of optimax (almost)! LoL!

JK, but thats a bit of a worry if you are getting fines in the mail. I'd weld that stock one on quicksmart and tell us how it goes. Go for the sleeper look (sound)!

Get some Supersprint exhaust they are nice and quite (stright through design) for around $620 it might be little bit pricy... but it is sure to be one of the quiest exhaust around...

go the stock system man, exhaust give like 1hp anyways...

defects are gay

What muffler do you have on at the back at the moment??

Is your exhaust louder at certain revs, or is it throughout the whole rev range? If it is louder at certain points, you can try this option, it may work for you and you may be able to keep the exhaust- Weld a second resonator in immediately behind the first one, either the same size as the piping or slightly smaller than the pipe diameter... you'll lose almost no power with doing this

Any rate, tell us what happens :)

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Originally Posted by vtecinaccord

Mate if you want a nice quiet exhaust which is only loud when on it get this. 2 1/4 inch cat back resonator in middle and Magnaflow street series oval muffler on back, that will be nice, i have that setup and i love it. quiet whiile normal cruisin bit of noise when on the vtec. normal driving you can hear it but its not intrusive its just i nice tone. never get anoying.

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the resonator in the middle makes all the difference!!!
ive got stock pipe, magnaflow street oval on the bak, and no
middle resonator, and at times its starts to annoy the fuk out of me
and is definately over the legal limit, still luv it tho :D

and push the clutch in when you see cops!!! :D