What kind of exhaust?

I'm stumped still. I'm not sure what kind of exhaust to get. I was looking into the greddys. PE and SP. What i'm looking for in an exhaust is some decent gains and nice hum. Not a whine, or cracking, or crazy loud exhuast that mkaes me have to turn my music up so i can hear it. I guess i just want to know what other people have and how they sound. Sound is most important to me because i can't stand some exhaust sounds and if i dish $600 dollars out i want something nice. I havea DC header if they makes a difference. Thanks guys

For a normally aspirated 4 I suggest a custom job with 2 and 1/4 inch system.
If you go any bigger the exhaust will start pounding.
First get a fast flow cat and a straight through muffler (mine is a 2 1/2 inch Muffler) with twin tips, they seem to flow great and restric noise a little better.
Brand names are up to you. I have a 3A Racing one in Oz could be something different there but it has fibreglass packing in the body and the tips and sound great .

Plus get mandral not press bending pipes.

All the best ;)

Originally posted by MARKUSIUDIUS
For a normally aspirated 4 I suggest a custom job with 2 and 1/4 inch system.
If you go any bigger the exhaust will start pounding.
First get a fast flow cat and a straight through muffler (mine is a 2 1/2 inch Muffler) with twin tips, they seem to flow great and restric noise a little better.
Brand names are up to you. I have a 3A Racing one in Oz could be something different there but it has fibreglass packing in the body and the tips and sound great .

Plus get mandral not press bending pipes.

All the best ;)

good luck finding a place for true mandrel bending. most muffler/exhaust shops don't do mandrel bending. i have yet to find one in two states. they can bend the pipes with no creases but the diameter of the pipes are smaller at the curves, which is not mandrel bent. in mandrel bending, the diameter of the pipe is consistent throughout. if you already know this, then nevermind.

if all you care about is just sound, i would suggest just putting on a universal muffler and save yourself some cash. an exhaust system alone will give you very minimal gains. but a good intake, header, and exhaust combination will give you some more power. i have a custom CAI, DC header, and the apexi n1 cat-back which looks nice and gives decent gain at high end, but it is relatively loud to other systems.

yea i don't think anybody does that kind of bending around here. I have a pretty decent set up already i just wanted to finish it off. I have AEM CAI and DC header, i think i might go with the greddy SP instead of the PE. PE is big and loud. However, i'm still open to anyones opinions

I've heard good things about the Apex'i N1 and the Tanabe Racing Medalion. Those are the two I'm trying to decide between. I like the straight through design, and the fact that they have silencers (although I've heard they don't work that well)

Originally posted by del


good luck finding a place for true mandrel bending. most muffler/exhaust shops don't do mandrel bending. i have yet to find one in two states.


buy pre bent mandrel J or U bends and build your own exhaust :)

i recommend Thermal R&D exhausts... and so would fritz cuz i got the info from him.

i have one and enjoy it. not loud to piss people off, but flows better and has a nice, deep tone unilike most of the japanese brands.

You can not go wrong with Thermal R& D:cool:

www.thermalrd.com

:cool:

Originally posted by drift


i have one and enjoy it. not loud to piss people off, but flows better and has a nice, deep tone unilike most of the japanese brands.

I guess my Mugen falls under that "unlike most of the Japanese brands". ;)

About the mandral bending. In Melbourne there are over 20 places that do mandral bending (not press) sorry if you boys have it a little harder.

Originally posted by Jacques


I guess my Mugen falls under that "unlike most of the Japanese brands". ;) Is it true that a Mugen exhaust system will give more power and torque over the full range on a 5th gen Lude (according to King-Motorsports)? And is this system street and smog legal in the states?

Does anyone have any pics of the Thermal R&D exhaust? I went on their website and I didn't really see any. Also are there any other exhaust systems that aren't really loud, but still gives sufficient gains?

And I join Fritz with THERMAL Rocks!!:flash:

It's hard to beat Thermal R&D for the price or the performance.

well I want to get a Thermal R&D, but I also want one that looks not stock. And I just want to see the Thermal R&D. Also there's 2 models, the stealth or the classic. Which is better? Or better for my car at least.

Originally posted by MARKUSIUDIUS
About the mandral bending. In Melbourne there are over 20 places that do mandral bending (not press) sorry if you boys have it a little harder.

well us deprived people will just have to do with what we got:rolleyes:

I never called you deprived just stated it is very common in Australia to have mandral bending done and even easier to find High performance (ceramic) coatings. Its just the way it is thats all.

posted by delwell us deprived people will just have to do with what we got

Originally posted by Veetec
Is it true that a Mugen exhaust system will give more power and torque over the full range on a 5th gen Lude (according to King-Motorsports)? And is this system street and smog legal in the states?

Sorry I didn't reply to this right away. The Mugen catback is street and smog legal...mine passed emissions late last year. Hard to say about King Motorsports claims...I guess I'll find out in March when I run her on the dyno. :)

For 5th gen Preludes there is only one model. Check my setup page (dated 12/10/01 on hondaprelude.com) and see a picture of it. The unit is a Classic with the "stealth" reversion cones inside the twin tips. Trust us-you will love it. Once it settles in it is a very sweet sound.

Originally posted by Jacques


Sorry I didn't reply to this right away. The Mugen catback is street and smog legal...mine passed emissions late last year. Hard to say about King Motorsports claims...I guess I'll find out in March when I run her on the dyno. :) No problem, Jacques. :) It isn´t that important yet. I was just curious about it. Will there be a Prelude version of the DC-Sports TCS either?

Originally posted by Veetec
No problem, Jacques. :) It isn´t that important yet. I was just curious about it. Will there be a Prelude version of the DC-Sports TCS either?

Hard to say. I don't really like the look of it. For those that don't know what it looks like, here it is:
http://www.dcsports.com/pictures/Exhausts/TCS.jpg


Jackson Racing had an exhaust that looked alot like Mugen, but it never got released, and they got out of the aftermarket exhaust business.

Originally posted by jc836
For 5th gen Preludes there is only one model. Check my setup page (dated 12/10/01 on hondaprelude.com) and see a picture of it. The unit is a Classic with the "stealth" reversion cones inside the twin tips. Trust us-you will love it. Once it settles in it is a very sweet sound.
Thanks. Do you have a picture of it from further away? I want to see how it looks when your looking at the whole rear of the car. I think I am definately going with the thermal R&D because of the low noise factor and also because I've heard it has good gains.

Originally posted by Jacques


Hard to say. I don't really like the look of it. For those that don't know what it looks like, here it is:
http://www.dcsports.com/pictures/Exhausts/TCS.jpg


Jackson Racing had an exhaust that looked alot like Mugen, but it never got released, and they got out of the aftermarket exhaust business. In some way I don´t want to buy a new exhaust system because I don´t want a too loud ride again and I love to listen to my VTEC engine! :) But I´m sure that the Mugen exhaust would sound very sweet and REAL Mugen stuff is more rare than Ferraris over here and if it really gives you more power and torque over the hole band I would think about it again! The only problem is that it would cost me about $1300 to get one (about $1000 for the complete system+ shipping+making it street-legal which will cost a lot)!:(

I don't have a rear end shot from very far away-only a couple of feet actually. As we have said before-it has a stock look except for the polished oval housing and larger tips.

Originally posted by jc836
I don't have a rear end shot from very far away-only a couple of feet actually. As we have said before-it has a stock look except for the polished oval housing and larger tips.
oh ok thanks a lot.

Originally posted by Veetec
The only problem is that it would cost me about $1300 to get one (about $1000 for the complete system+ shipping+making it street-legal which will cost a lot)!:(

Why would you have to make it street legal? Isn't emissions out there much more forgiving than the US?

dude just go to pep boys and get a cherry bomb, theyre only $15 and they sound nice, and you can just weld it on, its so easy
:bonghitte

Originally posted by Jacques


Why would you have to make it street legal? Isn't emissions out there much more forgiving than the US? That´s really difficult to explain. We have got an office called "TÜV" (Technischer Überwachungsverein= technical control office, or anything like that) which has to check all electronical, mechanical,.....devices and everything which has to do with cars! If they haven´t checked it (the exhaust for example) your car won´t be street-legal anymore. They prove all parts on safety, noise, pollution,...... It´s not that difficult and expensive with all parts, just with the parts imported from other continents because they haven´t been checked (by the TÜV) before the brands have produced them. Do you understand what I´m talking about?;)
So that´s the main reason why any Mugen parts are so exclusive over here in germany!

Originally posted by Veetec
That´s really difficult to explain. We have got an office called "TÜV" (Technischer Überwachungsverein= technical control office, or anything like that) which has to check all electronical, mechanical,.....devices and everything which has to do with cars! If they haven´t checked it (the exhaust for example) your car won´t be street-legal anymore. They prove all parts on safety, noise, pollution,...... It´s not that difficult and expensive with all parts, just with the parts imported from other continents because they haven´t been checked (by the TÜV) before the brands have produced them. Do you understand what I´m talking about?;)
So that´s the main reason why any Mugen parts are so exclusive over here in germany!

So, it's kinda like having to inspect anything that's not from Germany, and even though technically it should pass emissions without any modifications, you would have to pay some sort of tax for having it. One of the members at another board imported the JDM Prelude Type S to the U.K. I recall that he had to pay a emissions tax, because even though it was "stock", it is a model trim not normally sold in the U.K.

Originally posted by Jacques


So, it's kinda like having to inspect anything that's not from Germany, and even though technically it should pass emissions without any modifications, you would have to pay some sort of tax for having it. One of the members at another board imported the JDM Prelude Type S to the U.K. I recall that he had to pay a emissions tax, because even though it was "stock", it is a model trim not normally sold in the U.K. Exactly!!:) (or :( ?)

AAUUGGHH
I wish I wasn't so indecisive.
I finally decided to go with the N1.
I can't go back on it now. So I better like it.

AGHHHHHHH, i still don't know which exhaust to go with!! I think i'm going to go to a car show and listen to some ludes with exhausts and figure something out.

Buh Buh...
Hope it works out...friend had a N1 and it was a little too much bumble bee sounding....oh well...let us know how it turns out for you.


WhiteIce

greddy evo!

thats only for 97 + preludes. Are they going to make the greddy evo for 92-96 ludes?

Originally posted by BigB
thats only for 97 + preludes. Are they going to make the greddy evo for 92-96 ludes?

greddy has the power extreme which is basically an evo. it has the same sound and power gains its just that it looks different

well i have a 93 prelude si and the exhaust that the previous owner put on was teh apex'i N1. very nice sound, wspecially when u hit around 3000 rpm... it is i think a 3 in pipe and puts on a little more power and it doesnt sound like a lawn mower exhaust.... and yes you can still hear ur tunes. trust me on this one.... very nice

This thread is almost two years old. Please don't dig up old threads.

The N1 has a nice sound, but it is also very loud. Be aware of that.