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Video Here: http://home.comcast.net/~keith...1.wmv

Got my new exhaust setup today, and I love it. It's really nice and deep, loud, but deep. I can also notice that it pulls a bit harder.

The setup is:

2.5" Downpipe
3" Flex Pipe
3" Carsound Cat
3" Mandral Bent Catback Exhaust
Magnaflow Muffler

BTW, it's on a 99 Prelude.

One question: It lets out a bit of black smoke when I really get on the throttle, is this normal for new exhaust?

Anyway, here are the pics:













So to Maganaflow!

Comments?


Modified by xPRELUDEx at 8:20 PM 8/12/2004

_BEN_

Looks nice. Hows it register on the butt dyno and how does it sound?


Modified by _BEN_ at 12:41 AM 8/11/2004

civicspeed

black smoke=too rich??

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Yea that's what I'm afraid of. Any other ideas?

rainmanEK

Nice Setup!!

Eric

m R g S r

Too rich isn't necessarily a bad thing.

twkdCD595

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m R g S r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Too rich isn't necessarily a bad thing. </TD></TR></TABLE>

better rich than lean.

if you were too rich you could wash down the cyl walls, but it would be very noticeable... strong smell of fuel, lots of black smoke, rough idle, etc.

B16A1-EF9

With more flow the car will run richer. Like when you remove the exhaust it gets richer and when you restrict the exhaust it leans out a bit. Since you may have more flow with this exhaust the car might run a bit richer, that would be the cause of the black smoke.

second edition

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Any other comments or compliments?

SiKid86

maybe blowing some carbon out... or could u be burning oil (i think it burns blue, but u never know....)

toolowsol

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16A1-EF9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">With more flow the car will run richer. Like when you remove the exhaust it gets richer and when you restrict the exhaust it leans out a bit. Since you may have more flow with this exhaust the car might run a bit richer, that would be the cause of the black smoke.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wrong, exact opposite, with more AIR it runs lean. your getting more CFM's of airflow at the same map values, sense your ecu still sees the same map pressure values at a given RPM it gives the same amount of fuel, which causes a lean(er) condition, this is why MAF's are better than MAP's.

DC_andrew

Which shop did you get this done at in the Seattle area? Will you do a breakdown of the prices for each part (piping, cat, welding etc)?

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IMed

dunkd

isn't it sposed to go over the rear LCA? not under

and id say a little extra smog out the back is normal bc of the hiflo cat...

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I'm going to try and get a video up today after work.

ash.zero

the muffler tip looks really shiny (polished) compared to the muffler itself. did you weld a diffrent tip on the muffler?

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Yea there was a stainless steel tip welded to the muffler.

warrick

until you get a vacuum leak and run lean.

u2civic1

have u retuned with the new exhuast?

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huh?

u2civic1

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did u retune the car after u got the new exhuast cuz you might be running lean or rich with the extra flow

beepy

for using a cat.

It looks good. Damned good.

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Video Up: http://home.comcast.net/~keith...1.wmv

beepy

IMO, lose the Magnaflow and get a Flowmaster. Sounds ricey as it is.