I took the wing off my Evo because I think it looks silly for an adult to have on a car. IMHO.

I use the car for the track and sometimes daily driving.

Here is my question:

I can't stand the sound of four cylinder cars with after market exhausts.

Can I give my car a boost in power WITHOUT adding a new exhaust? Does the stock exhaust breath well enough?

 

The stock catback is fairly restrictive, you will really notice when you take it off to replace it

 

Do a down pipe and get rid of the cat. Get a mbc.

 

I felt the same way when I first got the car, but the wing has grown on me and it is functional so I left it on.

As far as the exhaust, do a search for sound clips and you can find one that is only marginally louder than stock. That said I really enjoy my greddy catback and that is from someone coming from 32 valve cobras and a z06.

 

flnsx - I feel the same way. That is why I bought my Evo with the low wing. As for mods you should do a downpipe and an Xede or something to control your fuel and boost. Your car should not sound any louder at all, but you will probably pick up about 50HP.

 

Which four cylinder cars with after market exhuasts are you talking about sound bad?

Lotus Esprit Turbos?
Volksawgon Jettas?
Starion/Conquests?
Mini Coopers?

Most of the Evo's with a few mods and exhuasts have a very deep and throaty growl. There are so many 4 cylinders, with so many different possibilites, super charged, twin charged, turbo charged, small displacement 599cc to 3.0Ls, gasoline, diesel that the way they sound is dramatically different.

 

Do you like the sound of a 4-cylinder WRC car ?

 

The Evo does not sould like a weed wacker honda civic with an exhaust. Listen to sound clips of exhausts, they are deep and mean sounding. I have just an axleback and it sounds good.

You can go with a downpipe and leave the rest of the exhaust alone, get a reflash and boost controller. But there are catbacks that are at or below stock sounds levels. Someone just posted that question.

I felt the stock exhaust was not so restrictive by looking at it. The problem areas are the downpipe and muffler and of course, the cat. Rather than getting a whole new exhaust, I went with a muffler delete pipe and getting a downpipe.

Has anyone done a comparison between the stock exhaust with just a muffler delete versus a catback system? I bet they are close. That 90 degree bend into the muffler and flapper in the muffler is where most of the restriction is. Plus, no muffler=13 pounds less.

 

Jason,

Hey! Glad to see you here as well!

It's JR from C32life.com

Sad I sold my C32 but glad we are in the same club again!

 

Hey man, it's all good. Why did you get rid of your c32? It's funny you metion it but when I drive my Evo I never feel like I'm missing out and my girl enjoys it just as much. I drove over to Tampa for work in my Evo because the power steering was on the fritz in the c32 and it was kind of a rough ride, but still fun.

One thing is for sure, when I hop back into the c, it feels like a cadillac, even with the H&W coilovers. All I need now is the top end acceleration of the c and I'm good to go.

 

yesterday i put on the hks dowpipe, ams test pipe, and hks exhuast....all i gotta say that its fu*ki* awesome

 

yes that is a good sound if you what to replace youe turbo every month (bang-bang heheh)!

 

what test pipe did you use?

 

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EDIT: keep it on topic