Exhaust Concern...
Originally Posted by twisty1251
NO.
if you are gonna go custom you should do your homework. There is a lot more involved than you think.
if you are gonna go custom you should do your homework. There is a lot more involved than you think.
question along this same topic
so i got a muffler welded on 2 months ago. and it has the sound i want. but my question is am i losing hp/torque b/c the muffler size is 3.5 and the piping on the opposite side of the muffler is 2.5 for about 3 ft?
Originally Posted by CityKnight
Who said it didnt fit? (but the idiots who said it "would never work")
It fits perfectly. in fact the 4G93 and 4G94 are the same Head so it bolted right up.
I didnt need to change anything but shorten/cut the end of the Downpipe, really.
RRM and RMRs are 4-1, thats why I said that.
I hear ya, thats why I went with 2.5, cus its only a 1/4 more than 2.25" (I dont think it could really make that much change, can it?) and a 1/4 less than 3", so when the Turbos on, it'll be right down the middle and sufficiant.
The Turbo is going on as soon as I buy a Turbo and Intercooler.
I want a Turbonetics Turbo or a Garret in Chrome/Stainless.
Perhaps sumtin' like a T-28. Id really like a GT Wastegate, but I dont know yet if their only functional for certain degrees of power or not.
I dont want to use a Turbo Manifold tho, cus I like how the Headers look.
Im just gonna go the old fashioned way and use a J-Pipe.
Im never ever gonna pay 3-4K bucks for a Turbo kit.
Aside from buying the Turbo and IC itself, you can build one for 100 bucks.
It fits perfectly. in fact the 4G93 and 4G94 are the same Head so it bolted right up.
I didnt need to change anything but shorten/cut the end of the Downpipe, really.
RRM and RMRs are 4-1, thats why I said that.
I hear ya, thats why I went with 2.5, cus its only a 1/4 more than 2.25" (I dont think it could really make that much change, can it?) and a 1/4 less than 3", so when the Turbos on, it'll be right down the middle and sufficiant.
The Turbo is going on as soon as I buy a Turbo and Intercooler.
I want a Turbonetics Turbo or a Garret in Chrome/Stainless.
Perhaps sumtin' like a T-28. Id really like a GT Wastegate, but I dont know yet if their only functional for certain degrees of power or not.
I dont want to use a Turbo Manifold tho, cus I like how the Headers look.
Im just gonna go the old fashioned way and use a J-Pipe.
Im never ever gonna pay 3-4K bucks for a Turbo kit.
Aside from buying the Turbo and IC itself, you can build one for 100 bucks.
Originally Posted by ambystom01
RMR doesn't make a header, you're thinking kamikaze. The fact you had to cut the downpipe means it doesn't fit, its not meant for our engine. This is why I said its not better, a 4-2-1 header for a mirage cannot be compared to a 4-1 header made for the lancer, it'd be like saying a civic 4-2-1 header will make more power than an integra 4-1 header, its apples and oranges.
It's hard to say which header is better, 4-1 or 4-2-1? RPW has done some research and their conclusion was 4-1 with long runners is better, and that's what they sell.
City knight, how about a Dyno!!!
Originally Posted by gregivq
joberk3, you wouldn't notice any loss of low end torque with just some muffler.
There is no way. I mean you still have a catalic converter in your exhaust manifold and then one under the car and a resonator. I barely noticed torque loss with a kamikaze header.
Maybe someone can correct me.
Maybe someone can correct me.
Originally Posted by twisty1251
NO.
if you are gonna go custom you should do your homework. There is a lot more involved than you think.
if you are gonna go custom you should do your homework. There is a lot more involved than you think.
Work has nothing to do with the fact that necessary parts can be attained for a 100 bucks.
Originally Posted by joberk3
along with this, i like the deep sound from my muffler but how can i make it louder? with a resonator? and how does one go along with the muffler?
Just some advice. If ya still want to, I hear the Tanabe Racing Medallion is loud as ****. Look into that.
Last edited by CityKnight; Feb 15, 2006 at 07:16 PM.
I highly doubt you'll get the parts needed for a turbo for 100$, unless you are 1. getting stolen parts, 2. very used parts or 3. the worst parts ever imaginable, and I wouldn't any of the 3. Oh and joberk3 if you want a louder exhaust you have few options, get a header, get a testpipe and/or get a new muffler. A resonator will do the exact opposite and will make the car quieter since it basically adds a chamber for the sound to resonate (surprise surprise) in.
Originally Posted by joberk3
along with this, i like the deep sound from my muffler but how can i make it louder? with a resonator? and how does one go along with the muffler?
Originally Posted by ambystom01
RMR doesn't make a header, you're thinking kamikaze. The fact you had to cut the downpipe means it doesn't fit, its not meant for our engine. This is why I said its not better, a 4-2-1 header for a mirage cannot be compared to a 4-1 header made for the lancer, it'd be like saying a civic 4-2-1 header will make more power than an integra 4-1 header, its apples and oranges.
Tho I see what youre getting at sorta, and thanks for correcting me about the Kamikazi.
However, I disagree to a degree.
The downpipe had to be made to fit. True. The Header however, Fits Perfectly without question (cus its the same head).
A Civic and an Integras engines are not alike, so thats not a thorogh example or comparison.
Thats why Civics do swaps for Integra engines.
Originally Posted by mtags24
wait i'm confused. do you work at a shop?
Of coarse I do pay them, but still I can ask for favors so as not to spend 4000.