1998 HX exhaust question.
04-28-2005, 03:50 PM
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1998 HX exhaust question.
HI, this is my first post and i wanted to know if you guys could help me with a few things. First off, my auto-mechanical knowledge is pretty limited, i understand most of the terminology and have a basic understanding of how a car works though.
I have a 1998 Honda civic HX coupe and i live in California. My catalytic converter is starting to go and i need a new one, however i have a front mounted one as opposed to one under the car. I cant find a replacement on the internet because all of them are for non CA emisioned vehicles. The dealership wants 600 bucks for the replacement and i really dont want to pay that much for one part.
ok onto the question. Ive been reading up on exhausts and i want to know if its possible to put a new exhaust system in with a catalytic converter that goes under the car instead. Those ones are much more reasonably priced and as far as i know perform better. I know doing this will cost more because i will need a new header, an exaust system kit and a catalytic converter(right? feel free to tell me how completely wrong i am). I'd feel better spending 800 - 1000 dollars on a whole system thats going to increase my performance and make my car run better than pay 600 dollars for a replacement part thats not gonna do anything but make a noise go away. (yes i know it does more than that but you get what i mean)
ok so thats the question, any help would be appreciated
Matthias
I have a 1998 Honda civic HX coupe and i live in California. My catalytic converter is starting to go and i need a new one, however i have a front mounted one as opposed to one under the car. I cant find a replacement on the internet because all of them are for non CA emisioned vehicles. The dealership wants 600 bucks for the replacement and i really dont want to pay that much for one part.
ok onto the question. Ive been reading up on exhausts and i want to know if its possible to put a new exhaust system in with a catalytic converter that goes under the car instead. Those ones are much more reasonably priced and as far as i know perform better. I know doing this will cost more because i will need a new header, an exaust system kit and a catalytic converter(right? feel free to tell me how completely wrong i am). I'd feel better spending 800 - 1000 dollars on a whole system thats going to increase my performance and make my car run better than pay 600 dollars for a replacement part thats not gonna do anything but make a noise go away. (yes i know it does more than that but you get what i mean)
ok so thats the question, any help would be appreciated
Matthias
04-28-2005, 03:57 PM
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Re: 1998 HX exhaust question. (Matthias893)
Yes it is possible. You will need the header for a 96-00 civic ex, the cat and exhuast to match. You will also have to make your second o2 sensor's wires longer so they can reach under the car.
04-28-2005, 05:09 PM
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Re: 1998 HX exhaust question. (ciph3r)
That's all physically possible, but not legal in CA. I have an HX also. It's against CA smog laws to physically move your cat. I would suggest looking around the classifieds here and on eBay.
04-28-2005, 08:03 PM
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Re: 1998 HX exhaust question. (Ghetto Civic HX)
do you know specifically which smog law that it? I cant find where it is that it says you cant move your cat, i cant see why it would be a problem anyways, my cars still gonna have a cat, just in a different area
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