I'm interested to know what exactly is falling apart. Very curious as the build quality on the dual looks very good.Originally Posted by ROLLED
Beautiful design.
OEM exhaust was ridiculously heavy.
With silencers in (also, new plates!)
REVIEW:
Make: Very nice welds, love the symetrical design more than anything else. Really nice piece that splits the mufflers. Fitting was easy and perfect, ISMR guys said it was a pleasure to install, plenty of room to get hands in and around, perfect fit. Strange then that Rix had so much trouble with the DC2R design, perhaps they've picked up their game? We'll soon find out when we install and test other exhausts from the range.
Sound: Sound combined with the Injen CAI is just nuts at WOT in VTEC. Overall, a nice balance of noise coming from intake and exhaust now. Hitting the START button is a different experience too as the exhaust growls when the engine's started. The note is far from raspy, instead a very deep bassy tone. Really nice on idle. I've driven it around for a couple of days now and I have to say it generates a lot of in cabin drone. It's not that loud from the outside, but inside the car it drones a lot. You can reduce the droning, depending on how you drive it, and what gear you're in, but it's definitely not for everyone. I've fitted the silencers that came with the exhaust today and instantly noticed a lot less noise but there's still a fair bit of drone. I'd be curious to see if cutting out the main resonator and putting in a bigger hotdog would help to reduce drone, might be something I will look into in future. I'm also curious about doing a dyno run with the silencers on.
Performance: All the noise the intake and exhaust is adding makes the car feel 10 times faster, of-course, it's not 10 times faster though. Taking off at the lights and 1st into 2nd gear at slow speeds is a lot smoother, less hesitation.
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