xjohnx

Hey, I bought an Apex'i World Sport exhaust today, got ready to install it, and i realize that ALL of the flanges on the exhaust are 2 bolt, none on it to bolt up to the 3 bolt flange on the cat, there IS a 3 bolt gasket included...odd... am i missing something? Or is this product made incorrectly?


3 bolt cat flange on the car.

You can see the 2 bolt flanges on both ends of this pipe.

2 bolt flange on this pipe

other side of the 2 bolt flange

3 bolt gasket included with the kit.

xjohnx

Oh, and some eye candy, here's a pic of the muffler, i just painted it flat black

xjohnx

Bueller?

Briman2021

What year model is this for??

I have a 97 civic ex coupe and mine looked like this....

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Those were the vague shapes of the 3 pipes I had, the brakets at the end of the last pipe are the muffler. And the periods are in there for spacing, if oyu dont include them it looks messed up.

The first pipe was 3 bolt from the cat, then 2 bolt, adn the 2nd pipe was 2 bolt to the muffler, but I dont know if it is the same with the 92-95 if that is what you have. Also, your tip looks a lot shorter than mine, so i assume you have a 92-95, or at least a hatch.


Hope that helps!!


[Modified by Briman2021, 5:24 PM 9/9/2002]


[Modified by Briman2021, 5:25 PM 9/9/2002]

xjohnx

It's for a 96+ civic HB dx, piping looks the same as you described.

Briman2021

then my guess, and I am not sure if I am right, is that they sent you the pipe that connects the cat to the 2nd piece they send you from a 92-95, since they are obd1, they might have a different cat design.

SPDRSR1

thats crazy...cause my dc sport cat backcame with the 3 bolt mid pipe for the cat, and on the back end, it was a2 bolt for the axl back, did you buy it brand new from some where...if so call them cause they sent you the wrong system.

xjohnx

Looks like you're right. just took a pic of my 92-95 b pipe, it's a 2 bolt flange.

xjohnx

here are a couple more pics

here's the pipe in question:



here's the full exhaust:

Briman2021

BTW, I dont know what time it is there, but my exhasut took a couple hours to install, seized bolts and other unexpected trips to the auto parts store etc.

So, unless you have done it before, I would reserve at least 4-5 hours especially if you are doing it alone.

If you have air tools, and nothing is rusted, it could be done in 1-2 hours, but I would say definatley 3 hours even if you have all that stuff, b/c you cant very well drive around with the project half done.

Good Luck!!!

xjohnx

That won't be a problem, I just installed this other exhaust like 3 weeks ago so i seriously doubt anything is siezed/rusted yet

blykins

Did u paint your muffler?---i thought all Apexi WS's had stainless steel mufflers.

xjohnx

yeah, sure did.

EGsex

i painted my greddy sp black too, looks sleeper like **** even though i only got stock cx motor...haha...neway apex ws is hot as ****....love the sound!!!!

sammysnakes

it bolts directly to the header, thats why its only 2 bolts instead of three. trey had the same set up, jdm itr and the ws and it bolted right up with no room for the cat. i guess the 99-00 might be different?

Trey

John, you'll have to cut that pipe anyways so it's not a big deal. Just take it to a muffler shop and let them do their thing.

I also have the WS and it needed to be modified to fit the B swap and JDM 4-1 header.

ceas

Hey, where did you guys get this exhaust?? I need one before this weekend, ASAp, and no one has them in stock..

ceas

EKen9

He bought it from Jesse aka thrashin.

Thrashin

ceas i can get one in by either tomorrow or friday.... 450 + tax. im me if you need it

oh, by the way im in richmond


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Trey

Jessie has that locked up

Got mine from TonyV a little over a year ago, same price.

pennies_hatchie

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go to aieonline.com, they got them there for only $359, its cheap!!