Buying Custom Exhaust Questions

Hey i finally got all my parts for my exhaust sourced waiting for my cat converter which should hopefully arrive 2morro or next week.

I'm pretty set on getting a 2 inch mild steel mandrel bent piping for my ek1 civic. I don't want tinny/raspy noise from the stainless steel, however i plan to keep the ek for another 5yrs so stainless might be better but we'll see. So basically im at the point of searching for a decent exhaust shop. I got 3 questions that i think would be great to ask to spot out a decent shop, was wondering if anyone else has got anything else to add. Ill be searching for shops probably monday.

Questions i thought of so far.
1. The thickness of piping used?
2. Will their be any warranty offered on the work?
3. Welding? (Wondering if anyone knows what type of welding i should be asking for)

So if anyone with experience has anything else that i should add to my question list please help xD

stock motor? do you plan on doing an engine swap at any stage?

Personally, an exhaust on a stock EK1 would be the last thing id be doing.

But if youre planning on say, a b swap in a year or so, id get ab exhaust to suit that, so you dont have to get another when it happens.

Im currently running a sri wit cai feed. Got headers, muffler sitting in the shed atm. I don't plan to change the motor or anything like that. And yes its a stock motor, think stock ek1 size is 1.75 inch for the exhaust so going 2inch isnt a dramatic change. Just want to know wat i should be asking when i ring exhaust shops to find out a good shop out of the bunch. My only plans for performance wise are just i/h/e rather waste my money on a different platform and when im off my p's.

not much.

As long as you know if it has a warranty, and how much it is, thats about all you can do over the phone.

unless you actually have a look at their work, you cant really judge anything else.

Fair enough I heard ringwood performance exhaust or something rather have a good reputation. Anyone else care to recomend a place to check out? I live in the western suburbs of melbourne btw so no sydney locations lol =/ or anything to add to my question list?

1. thickness will depend on the material used, definite get mild steel, sure its a bit heavier but gives off a nicer tone, stainless steel is a bit more pricey, but looks nicer, again the note is more raspy
2.Warranty, again, depends on the place, usually they wont offer it, as its a custom job.... but odds are if any problems arise, they hopefully should help u out
3.Welding, dont bother, they just do what they can lol... as long as its a constant weld material all around, no leaks, than its a solid weld, im not a welder, but from what i know, it should b fine lol

Definite go with 2.25, most places would recommend it, i got my custom pipe at A1 exhause, its a franchise...good solid welds, an happy with the end results

And also ask for a hotdog to be put in place :D

I think 2.25 is too much for a stock motor. Just ask for 2" press bend

Yeah im pretty much gonna go for 2 inch mild steel in mandrel. Not like your cars gonna be seen from underneath =/ and im hoping it will last the 5 years. Press will work fine but i dont mind spending a little more getting it all mandrel. Plus my mufflers a twinloop gonna be enough of a restriction xD. I'll add A1 exhausts to my list, seen it somewhere in the yellow pages. Yeah im getting a resonator for the system to figured id just buy it directly from the place then source one my self.

you could get mandrel but it wont make a difference. You dont have future plans for the car so may aswell save some money and go press bend. Either way it will probably give you 1-2kw max.

Personally i wouldnt mod this motor. just sayin. :)

Yeah i dont plan to mod it any further then i/h/e for the sound xD

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Originally Posted by EK1 Civic

Fair enough I heard ringwood performance exhaust or something rather have a good reputation. Anyone else care to recomend a place to check out? I live in the western suburbs of melbourne btw so no sydney locations lol =/ or anything to add to my question list?

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Yes they have a decent reputation, and they DO use good piping (thickness). I've had work done there a few times myself, and several more of my friends have too.

2" is perfect for stock D16 - don't go 2.25"! Mild steel for street sound. Mandrel bends aren't needed for street use.

I'm not sure about warranty.

As for durability...mild steel will last you 5 years mate.

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Originally Posted by dougie_504

Yes they have a decent reputation, and they DO use good piping (thickness). I've had work done there a few times myself, and several more of my friends have too.

2" is perfect for stock D16 - don't go 2.25"! Mild steel for street sound. Mandrel bends aren't needed for street use.

I'm not sure about warranty.

As for durability...mild steel will last you 5 years mate.

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Mind hitting me up with their contact details? With work being done did you like ring up and they did the work the next day? Wondering if i should be calling ahead of schedule.

You could have googled them lol.

Performance Exhaust
9870 4977
On New Street in Ringwood (hang a right as you're coming down Whitehorse/Maroondah and it's on your left)


My jobs were small - installing cat-backs that I already had etc. They can usually do things like that on the day or the day after. My brother had his XForce header, Magnaflow cat, FGK powergetter cat-back installed (including some flex pipe etc) in about 1.5 hours.

Their price is decent. Ask about warranty.

Well i live on the west side its time to experience the other side xD. Thanks for the info and yeah i kinda googled em after my post lol. Will be giving them a ring on monday for a quote and warranty. Thanks for the help though :D

They're open tomorrow AFAIK

Yeah till 12 and my cat hasnt arrived so i wont bother calling till monday. Plus i need to call my mate to help me install my headers, his got a breaker bar and i couldnt undo the 2 spring bolts connecting to the cat with my little spanner last time i tried.

I'd just take it all to the shop at once. You won't save a lot of money installing your own header. And they'll probably need to install flex-pipe around the cat/header anyway. Saves you the trouble :)

Last time i rang around when i had trouble everyone wanted $150 for the header install =/ Rather save the 150 haha.

But if you do it all at once it shouldn't be too much. They installed my brother's header, cat, flex-pipe and cat-back for about $200 in 1.5 hours.

hmm ill give a ring early monday morning, my mates gonna help me on monday so ill call before that and see wats wat xD

wow i google mapped them and there 1hr 50min drive from me =/ maybe ill look for something tats a 1hr drive at most lol

Anyways getting my exhaust done 2morro. Its gonna be 2 inch 1.6mm aluminized mild steel mandrel bent. As well as fitting my cat/muffler for $250. Resonator will cost $70 if i want it after i test out the car. My mate helped me get the headers on so happy about that.

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Originally Posted by EK1 Civic

My hate helped me get the headers on so happy about that.

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^ awesome. good to see you can channel your "hate" on something and it all works out lol. Im sure you meant "mate"

LOL ye my bad meant mate =.="

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Originally Posted by EK1 Civic

Anyways getting my exhaust done 2morro. Its gonna be 2 inch 1.6mm aluminized mild steel mandrel bent. As well as fitting my cat/muffler for $250. Resonator will cost $70 if i want it after i test out the car. My mate helped me get the headers on so happy about that.

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So exhaust in mild steel and mandrel bends + cat/muffler install for $250 total? That sounds pretty good. I'd get the resonator though if I were you.

Where you getting it done?

i hope you realise, you're most likely spending money for sound only, the exhaust isnt going to give you much gains, if any..

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Originally Posted by defect

i hope you realise, you're most likely spending money for sound only, the exhaust isnt going to give you much gains, if any..

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thats not being very helpful lol, the guy asked a question, we shall give him an answer thats related

u can spend money on anything an not give u any gains, fact of life

In a way it is helpful. If he was doing it for the sound and was a super noob he would realise its not worth it and save some dough.

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Originally Posted by defect

i hope you realise, you're most likely spending money for sound only, the exhaust isnt going to give you much gains, if any..

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Very silly comment, as your a 'stock' exhaust is very restrictive..
Put 2 cars side by side.
Same mods.
1 stock exhaust.
1 Aftermarket exhaust (JDM Brand) or Custom

There will be a noticeable difference as it frees up the exhaust flow.

i dont think its a silly comment. Putting an exhaust on a car like that will prob give you 1kw. Its not about performance increase with this car. It will give you better flow but very minimal difference.

Maybe I should test. Dyno my Civic before and after cat-back :D

Sorry had work haha. Yeah exhaust is done, got it done at radiant exhausts which is a 3min drive and they did a good job. The twinloop sounds like a cannon sort of without a resonator just not as loud. Once u pass 2700 revs it sounds like a sss pulsar with an exhaust. Cars not running atm was changing tranmission fluid and engine wouldnt start. I think i accidentally disconnected the transmission ground, had to rush to work in mums car so no clue. Will check and post back later. I turn the key basically and all i hear is fuel being pumped from the fuel pump but no spark or anything xD.

Anyways fixed missed the exhaust sound =D