Integra catback(straight pipe) exhaust question, all welcome to answer

J.M.P · Post by **J.M.P** » Fri May 07, 2010 8:57 pm

OK, I am going to be getting into an exhaust system here real soon. I am going to do a header and hiflow cat. I was going to do the catback straight pipe( in aluminum), having a shop up the street from me build it for my car.

My question is, will the straight pipe be bad or affect anything being my motor is stock, and wll be that way for quite some time? I imagine it will be louder, that is ok. Or should I just do a catback with a muffler.

Thoughts, especially if anyone has done aluminum on a honda, I have seen, heard on srt-4's and sound great, but that is with built motors? Any help greatly appreciated,

Thanks,
James

GAWear · Post by **GAWear** » Fri May 07, 2010 9:26 pm

Only advice I can give you is if you to striaght pipe with no cat it's illegal.

Another thing is depending on your year will it pass emissions

J.M.P · Post by **J.M.P** » Fri May 07, 2010 9:37 pm

GAWear;231703 wrote:Only advice I can give you is if you to striaght pipe with no cat it's illegal.

Another thing is depending on your year will it pass emissions

I already know it will be illegal, Its going to have a cat, just no muffler if I do the straight pipe.

Its a 98, I know when come times I would have to put it back to stock for it to pass. I'm not worried about that stuff.

GAWear · Post by **GAWear** » Fri May 07, 2010 10:15 pm

Oh ok....I did the same thing on my xB when I had it and let's say loud!

If you don't mind the loudness then that way will be super easy. Or you can dynamat the car under your carpet and that should help a bit

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Fri May 07, 2010 10:30 pm

Its going to sound like shit if you delete your cat.

J.M.P · Post by **J.M.P** » Sat May 08, 2010 12:08 am

02Type-S;231724 wrote:Its going to sound like shit if you delete your cat.

I am not deleting the cat. I am going to use a cat.

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:04 pm

J.M.P;231743 wrote:I am not deleting the cat. I am going to use a cat.

So the idea is header, stock cat, and straight pipe to a tip of some kind? With 2.5 piping, might sound pretty cool. And if not, you can always add a resonator.

J.M.P · Post by **J.M.P** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:54 pm

02Type-S;231807 wrote:So the idea is header, stock cat, and straight pipe to a tip of some kind? With 2.5 piping, might sound pretty cool. And if not, you can always add a resonator.

Here iw what I was going to do.

-Header
-Cat(was going to do high flow cat)
-Straight pipe from the cat back in aluminum, no special tips or anything, just run the pipe straight back

GAWear · Post by **GAWear** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:59 pm

Should sound pretty good

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Sat May 08, 2010 4:34 pm

J.M.P;231811 wrote:Here iw what I was going to do.

-Header
-Cat(was going to do high flow cat)
-Straight pipe from the cat back in aluminum, no special tips or anything, just run the pipe straight back

When you say high flow cat, what do you mean? Like Random Technology cat or what? Bc the ebay "high flow cats" are just resonators, and thus sound like ass most of the time. lol