YACT: Help with Civic exhaust....

[krunchykrome]

My friends 98 Civic HX is making loud sounds when he hits the throttle. He thinks it's a "leak" in his exhaust. Anyone know of any good sites that could give him some information on Civic exhaust repairs and/or civic exhausts to purchase.....?

 

[CraigRT]

mufflerman?

 

[Heisenberg]

His muffler's probably rotted out. Just crawl under the car when it's running and see where the noise is coming from.

 

[bootymac]

[stereotype]Isn't that what all Civic drivers want?[/stereotype]

 

[Zenmervolt]

What kind of sounds? Define "when he hits the throttle". Is it only under acceleration and no different at cruise? Or is it also louder at cruise than normal?

ZV

 

[dbot]

The other day, i noticed its louder while im accelerating. While im just cruising....its fine, sounds normal. It sounds like there is more air escaping, being forced out. When i downshift and decelerate, it kinda sounds like I have a blow off valve...Hard to explain. No difference in performance or handling. So I'm thinkin its an exhaust leak.

Any recommendations for a nice stainless steel exhaust, which is low profile, not too loud and annoying. Something with a deep growl would be perfect. Thanks in advance for help.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: dbot
The other day, i noticed its louder while im accelerating. While im just cruising....its fine, sounds normal. It sounds like there is more air escaping, being forced out. When i downshift and decelerate, it kinda sounds like I have a blow off valve...Hard to explain. No difference in performance or handling. So I'm thinkin its an exhaust leak.

Any recommendations for a nice stainless steel exhaust, which is low profile, not too loud and annoying. Something with a deep growl would be perfect. Thanks in advance for help.

Your car has a 1.6 litre engine. Nothing you do will make it have a "deep growl", it's just too small. At best it will sound like a more powerful weed-eater. An engine needs to have more displacement to get a deep sound, it's just the way things work. In all honestly, I'd recommend either a stock Honda exaust or a basic replacement from Midas.

ZV

 

[Howard]

Magnaflow or Borla ought to have a not-too-loud exhaust for your car.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Midas. "We do that." Sounds like a rusted/rotted out piece of pipe.

- M4H

 

[EXman]

Magnaflow or Borla ought to have a not-too-loud exhaust for your car.

BS the old Folgers coffee can will do the trick!

 

[NutBucket]

If you want deep try a Remus muffler. No bull. They sound awesome, even on a 1.6 My cousin had one years ago on his '90 Civic DX hatch. Wasn't loud at all but was very deep.

 

[JRS4224]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
My friends 98 Civic HX is making loud sounds when he hits the throttle. He thinks it's a "leak" in his exhaust. Anyone know of any good sites that could give him some information on Civic exhaust repairs and/or civic exhausts to purchase.....?

w00t another HX driver... I feel all lonely cause i never see any other ones

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: JRS4224

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
My friends 98 Civic HX is making loud sounds when he hits the throttle. He thinks it's a "leak" in his exhaust. Anyone know of any good sites that could give him some information on Civic exhaust repairs and/or civic exhausts to purchase.....?

w00t another HX driver... I feel all lonely cause i never see any other ones

my friend has a VX (with the first VTEC apparently) and he knows another dude in the same town also with a VX... very rate cars indeed.

 

[ThaPerculator]

BS the old Folgers coffee can will do the trick!

Maxwell House will give you a extra ~5 hp at the wheels as opposed to Folgers... supposedly dark roasts give you more low-end torque....