Which Exhaust?

[97'hatchgsrwishing]

I've a long time plan to save up money until next christmas and buy my gsr engine and swap it into my car. Meanwhile, I'm making a list of things I will need for my engine. What kind of exhaust would I put on a 97' civic dx hatchback with a gsr motor? I'm willing to get a custom exhaust from my uncle's mechanic who can mandrel bend for custom exhaust, or is there a better exhaust? All I want is horsepower gain and not a too loud sound. Tell me what you think, and thanks a bunch.

[MexSiR]

An exhaust wont give you any noticable horsepower numbers, even if its an integra GSR engine.

I say spend that money on other modifications, but thats just my suggestion.

[GScivic7]

Exhaust is dependent on your chassis, so you want to get one for your car, not your motor.
Full cat-backs I recommend:

DC Sports
Thermal R&D
Apex'i WS
RS*R ExMag
Magnaflow
Greddy Evo

If you want to do a custom exhaust go with 2.25" piping, I recommend the Magnaflow mufflers and either a Magnaflow Glasspack or 4" aluminum muffler to use as a resonator. An 18" will probably give you the nice growl that you want from an exhaust.

[97'hatchgsrwishing]

That was another thing I was wondering, what kind of numbers would a dc sports header and a decent axhaust put out?

[GScivic7]

My guess would be somewhere along the lines of 7-9 hp add an intake and you could get a total of 10-12.

Not really worth almost an entire $1k for 12hp IMO. $1k can get you junkyard turbo. Save up about another $1500 and you can put together a really nice kit. It's all up to you how you want to spend the money and what your goals are for the car.

[96elipseracer]

A Header won't give you "raw performance" DC headers will give you at max 3-4 hp! All it does is amplify the sound of your engine, No matter what brand you buy you'll get the same results. 5 hp will be pushin it!

[civic_4drT]

Originally Posted by GScivic7

My guess would be somewhere along the lines of 7-9 hp add an intake and you could get a total of 10-12.

Not really worth almost an entire $1k for 12hp IMO. $1k can get you junkyard turbo. Save up about another $1500 and you can put together a really nice kit. It's all up to you how you want to spend the money and what your goals are for the car.

I agree, with $1500 you could piece yourself a nice turbo kit for the gsr and make some real power instead of waisting your money on a cold air intake and headers. you cant avoid the exhaust though. your going to have to invest on this. get like at least 2 1/2 in piping. (after you get the turbo) if your going to stay N/A get 2 1/4

[97'hatchgsrwishing]

Ok, so exhaust is going to be necessary for a turbo to work at it's potential... I can have my mechanic mandrel bend me a good exhaust, but what header should I go for if I'm eventually going to add a tubro to my gsr hatch.

[GScivic7]

none, you'll have to get rid of the header and replace it with a turbo manifold once you go turbo. Save your money

[civic_4drT]

Originally Posted by 97'hatchgsrwishing

Ok, so exhaust is going to be necessary for a turbo to work at it's potential... I can have my mechanic mandrel bend me a good exhaust, but what header should I go for if I'm eventually going to add a tubro to my gsr hatch.

you should try doing a search to find out exactly what you need to put together a turbo kit so you dont waste your money on stuff you are going to have to replace later down the road (or buy a pre-made kit for a GSR). If you plan ahead what you want you will get more power with less money.

[97'hatchgsrwishing]

Ok thanks, you've all been a great help.

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by 96elipseracer

A Header won't give you "raw performance" DC headers will give you at max 3-4 hp! All it does is amplify the sound of your engine, No matter what brand you buy you'll get the same results. 5 hp will be pushin it!

lol, you're a silly little girl.