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How loud is this exhaust system? I even hear the stealth version is loud. Anyways, I was planning on buying this 3" Turbo with a Carsound cat. But I've heard countless people saying their Thermal exhaust just bugs the heck out of them.

I honestly just think it's so incredibly ignorant when your car is just buzzing the heck up and down the road. I had a Greddy Evo, that wasn't so bad at all. ..and I did like it going off a bit when I did infact hit WOT.

Anyways, what do you guys think? Are there any other 3" exhausts that are quite? Would a substantial amount of power be lost (along with boost spiking problems) if I used a different setup? I just dont want to spend $600 on something that I'll crack over my knee in a week.

Suggestions appreciated.

leadtrum

i'd definately like to know too...if anyone has any info for like a 98 civic ex too.

i hate loud exhausts sooo much...i'd rather have something that allowed the sound of spooling come through

Teg4e

I'll let you guys know how they sound on Thursday

dustin

The exhaust doesn't make any sort of "buzz" sound whatsoever. It is a deep, rumbling sound. And honestly, it is not that loud from outside of the car. I love mine and would never get rid of it. From inside the car you might need to turn your music up a couple more notches from normal to hear it properly, but it is just so deep, I love it

Dustin

Trigun

here's the thing with the thermal 3" exhaust. during normal street driving, the exhaust has a DEEP, BASSY tone to it. it's not raspy and when you get on it, the tone is drowned out to a non-annoying level. the noise can certainly get to you at low rpm's (it drove me insane) but it's not bad at all during WOT.

i just had an 18" resonator welded to my thermal today and the deep tone during low rpm's is unfortuanately still there but when i get on it, i can actually hear the turbo spool whereas before, all i heard was the transition from thermal to open wastegate - now it's thermal to turbo spool to open wastegate.

the resonator quieted the thermal to where i can barely hear the exhaust during highway driving. i have a whack exhaust setup with a 2.5" dp, 3" carsound cat, and a 2.5" resonator welded into the middle of the thermal 3" exhaust.

int3gra

u can look into a 3" magnaflow........... gsr grrl <wrong spelling) has one.

Smoothy

Mine is 3" mandrel all from the turbo back with just a 3" cat in between. Its insanely loud all the time, in and out of the car.

And also, it is louder than when I had the Tanabe RM without a silencer or turbo.


[Modified by superfastCRX, 12:25 AM 7/10/2002]

downpipe

i agree with dustin. it has a deep bassy tone, not ricey at all. plus, for the price, it a beautiful piece of stainless stell work, too.

WhiteSTi

I just installed mine Sunday, with a carsound 3" cat, and this weekend the 3" downpipe goes on. I'll let you know this weekend how lound it is.

I hope this will be the last bit of downtime I have. My car has been out of commission for 10 months for the past 18 months.

SiRkid

TURBO CAR= deep , awesome sounding
N/A sounds like a swarm of angry bee's! buzzing like no tomorrow. I have some vids of it(N/A) if someone wants to host them for me

integra-modder

I want to know too... should I just get this thing even though for right now I going to be driving around with a 2.5 inch dp?

well its either getting this
getting in on that 3 inch piping group buy and having some muffler welded on at a shop
or driving around on the stock integra exhuast.

what do you guys say?

dustin

get the thermal

you can kick me if you don't like it!

b18bturbo

Thermal is the way to go for turbo guys.. Its unbeatable..

stainless construction not to to ricey sounding nice deep sound...

SlowTeg

Just a question for you all.. Anyone on here have an integra w/ a 3" thermal and an upgraded rear sway bar? I have a comptech rear sway bar kit, and the exhaust looks to be resting on the sway bar. I'm sure the clearance would be fine w/ the stock sway bar but I really don't want to switch back. Anyone have a solution? If not I'll have to play with it tomorrow..

-Mike

Etylorcen

I just ordered my dynomax resonator for it...my thermal was used and it was cut short because the previous owner had a resonator on it but kept it so I dont know how it will sound w/o the resonator but lets just hope it a nice low sound but not too loud w/ the resonator.

Teg4e

Do resonator's sap any power from an exhaust? I like the deep rumble of my Thermal 3", but it's a bit loud for my tastes...

blufke

anyone know the part # for a 3" thermal R&D catback turbo exhaust for a 92 vx?


[Modified by blufke, 6:16 AM 7/24/2002]

shermanyang

iTrader: (1)

i'm just curious...how much of a HP difference is it from having a 2.5" setup to a 3" setup? is it really noticeable? if so, then i really need to switch!!

integra-modder

ive heard is a big diff... something along the lines of 20 hp possible if you free up the whole air way...

dustin

I have a skunkworks swaybar... it's close but I positioned it on the hangers so it does not hit...(I bent some of the hangers on the muffler...)

shermanyang

iTrader: (1)

DAMN!! 20 HP difference!! i really need to change...but then again...noise is another concern...i'm already going deaf.

integra-modder

I want to get the ITR sway bar...
How did you bend those brakets...arent they thick as ****?

dustin

rubber mallet

Arturbo

I dont like mine, can I kick you this weekend.
jk, I love my thermal.

art

b18bturbo

i have few of these unints in stock for most cars..