blurry454

Has anyone ever played around with their exhaust to find out what sounds best ( stock exhaust straight piped etc.). What did you come up with?

nus_dogg

What I think sounds best is to do it right which is going with a Apexi WS2 catback. What I did was bought a Universal WS2 muffler and got my 2.5" piping custom. Best bang for the buck!

P_Adams

x2, but I skipped the custom pipes thing and went with the cat-back version of the Apexi World Sport-2.
I see no advantage to anything over 2.25" pipes unless you're doing things like Turbo.

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blurry454

I have headers, straightpipe, and catback on my f22 and I love it! The catback is ebay and it is crazy loud but I've never gone to sleep behind the wheel (LOL!). The only thing about my exhaust is the tone is off (in my opinion), I"m wondering is there any tweaks I can do to change the pitch of the exhaust?

bigsnorlax

How quiet is that Apexi WS2? Iv heard its the quieter of the "performance mufflers" so i debated getting it... but i dont wanna spend X amount of money on something that is noisy and makes me look like just another punk kid. Does it soound normal unless u get into it?

P_Adams

I can play my OEM Honda radio at standard levels with no problem. The only time you actually get any idea that something's different is when you're either in a tunnel or a mall garage. You get absolutely none of that "booming" effect you get from those ricer systems, and it doesn't radiate into the compartment.

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bigsnorlax

Sounds good, id rather not look like a punk or something to adults picking up my GF or going to a family gathering with some loud exhaust, i just need something a lil louder (esp. when i get in it ha... however that sounds with ~130hp lol ) Thanks for the info

semismart

does anyone know what would be a good aftermarket exhaust system for a 2002 honda accord ex coupe v6 would be. ive looked around and magnaflow has a system that fits my car (http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/d...rtnumber=15640) but im not sure how good it will sound. any advice?

cd7manny

I have a H22 with stock headers and 2.5" piping no Catalytic just a resonator and a magnaflow muffler its not loud below 3500rpm anything past it real loud sounds nice though but i want some quite any ppl here wit H22 and have a nice sounding quiet muffler for everyday driving.

semismart

well i dont want anything too loud because like that other guy, i dont want to look like a punk driving it. but i do want something that sounds good when it idles and whines when i rev it. but i really like the sound of flowmasters but ive had people tell me not to put flowmasters on hondas

nicolaselias

Apexi is one of the most respected tuner brands in the business, so if I had to buy aftermarket, thats the route that I would go..

What is the stock diameter of the accord exhaust?

P_Adams

I had actually installed the Magnaflow system on my '97 Accord. It was so loud and intrusive that my wife wouldn't drive in the car, I gave up on listening to the radio and it collected two tickets before I could change it out for the WS2.
There is no comparison between the two systems either, The Apexi is a much better everything.

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NWaccord

any custom mandrel bent from a shop will sound really nice..

semismart

well i dont know what a mandrel is. but are you saying that i should go into like an exhaust shop and have them fabricate something? because that sounds pricy to me

semismart

i think that its 2"

semismart

oh, i forgot to mention that its a dual exhaust

NWaccord

mandrel bent is when the diameter of the pipe stays the same during the bends unlike the cheap "crush" bend method. but yes thats exactly what im saying..theres a shop in my area that does custom catbacks for 350

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

There is an exhaust thread with youtube videos.......

semismart

well i like the idea of having a shop do it, and maybe they could give me a discount if i let them keep my old exhaust. but i dont know of any exhaust shops in my area but i guess that i could just look around and talk to some people. is there anything i should know before i go in and talk to those guys?

semismart

i can find those videos on youtube by myself. i joined this forum because i wanted to talk to people about it and what they would do... and so far its helping a lot.

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

Reread the statement, there's an exhaust THREAD with links to youtube videos.

ACTUAL users post their personal experience with exhausts along with the clips.

semismart

ok, point taken. so if your such a pro at this, what do you think i should do?

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

I personally had custom bent 2.5" stainless steel exhaust with stock cat and an Apexi WS2.

However you don't even list what car you have so it proves it a tad more difficult.

I suggest you read through https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-accord-1990-2002-2/accord-exhaust-sound-clip-thread-1681663/

Which is listed in the Accord FAQ.

semismart

yes i did, it was just a while ago. and how much did you end up spending on your system? ( and i will look through those forums)

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

$300 at the shop for piping
$140 shipped for the muffler

I had a DC Sport replica header as well.