dual exhaust

The owner of a local speed shop I go to
said that you loose horsepower with dual exhaust
Is that true? And is 5zigen exhaust the loudest?

Chad

whoops didnt mean to post it in suspension
section?

Chad

Yeh i've also heard that. My friend has 1998 prelude sh with dual custom exhaust. Well it i see more smoke comin out on the rite side then the left. So i think that the second exhuast don't do shit. He did it for show anyways.....:apuke:

Instead of 2 mufflers just get a single inlet dual outlet one then get some custom piping and you have the look of dual exhuast and the performance of only having a single muffler...

Mainly, its just added weight. Dual exhaust on a 4 banger doesn't really do much good. Looks kinda cool, but prolly better off without it. I agree with JohnnyM if you gotta have dual...

The 5zigen is pretty damned loud, but not raspy.Nice and deep sounding.Im running a 2 1/4 pipe from the cat back, all around great exhaust.But i had a pacesetter before this so......:silly2:

Originally posted by Tolowhb
The 5zigen is pretty damned loud, but not raspy.Nice and deep sounding.Im running a 2 1/4 pipe from the cat back, all around great exhaust.But i had a pacesetter before this so......:silly2:

you had a pacesetter too ? ... i did too.. now i have a 5Zigen as well

Yeah i had a pacesetter, it's like night and day between the two, for awhile i actually though the ps sounded good, i guess i was just in denile.:D

dual exhaust on a honda wont really do anything for you unless you got a lot of turbo or supercharger. something thats gonna make a lot more exhaust to fill those extra pipes. without that it would just add weight..maybe lose some backpressure..not a big deal though for something for show.

if it doesn't need dual exhaust then why does it come with it stock? lol it may be .5" round but its still dual hehe

i drove around without any muffler of any kind for about 3 months... and when i finally got one installed it seemed like i lost some power .... any ideas??? i kinda miss havin my civic sound like an indycar

Instead of 2 mufflers just get a single inlet dual outlet one then get some custom piping and you have the look of dual exhuast and the performance of only having a single muffler...
he's talking about this style...
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7914036579&category=33630#ebayphotohosting

i drove around without any muffler of any kind for about 3 months... and when i finally got one installed it seemed like i lost some power .... any ideas??? i kinda miss havin my civic sound like an indycar
Ya i dont have a muffler at all rite now, and its pretty quik, its like blown off completely on the rite side before it turns to the left and exits out the left side.

What the hell is up with all these threads from '02.

What the hell is up with all these threads from '02.
No kidding, a little of your post whoring would be a relief right now.

Seems every few weeks or so a newbie comes along and has no clue what year it is.

i have a single inlet, dual outlet flowmaster muffler on mine with custom 2.25 inch piping from the cat. it sounds aggressive, didnt add any extra weight, gave me a sort of noticable increase of power over stock, and it looks sweet too. :biggrin: