Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners....
12-10-2002, 03:43 PM
#1
Honda-Tech Member
Thread Starter
Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners....
swapping my engine in a couple weeks after all the crazziness from christmas is over with. My question however was to all gsr'd hatchbacks(EG's). I was wondering wether i should get custom piping or get a nice cat-back and add a test pipe(tell me your opinion without worrying about price. Also if any of you have a test pipe, could you give me the measurments so i can have one made.....Thanks
12-10-2002, 03:57 PM
#3
Honda-Tech Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,731
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (vtecvoodoo)
Get a good muffler then have a shop 2.25" pipe it for you(w/o a cat)...alot less than some name brand deal and just as effective too 
12-10-2002, 05:41 PM
#6
New User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Jdm, Y0, United States
Posts: 1,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (vtecvoodoo)
for me i have a: dc ss 93 GSR teg header 4-2-1 , with a 90 teg CAT , 94 civic hb tanabe racing med. bolt right on.
[Modified by SleeperEG6, 9:42 PM 12/10/2002]
[Modified by SleeperEG6, 9:42 PM 12/10/2002]
Trending Topics
12-10-2002, 06:28 PM
#8
Member
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somewhere in Virginia, USA
Posts: 1,801
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (-SpoonfedEG-)
I have a custom setup. Nice and quiet. I suspect that I'm losing power through this setup, but it's probably better than stock, and it attracts zero attention from the police.
Custom is the best flexability. I might suggest a custom setup from front to axle, and then an aftermarket axle back section.
Shawn
Custom is the best flexability. I might suggest a custom setup from front to axle, and then an aftermarket axle back section.
Shawn
12-11-2002, 05:35 AM
#9
Honda-Tech Member
Thread Starter
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (shawnhayes)
.....but wouldnt you get better airflow through an aftermarket cat with a test pipe because it has less bends than a custom made one? Just my assumption, please tell me if im wrong though 
12-11-2002, 05:42 AM
#10
New User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 2,143
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (-SpoonfedEG-)
Screw catbacks!
Buy a nice header, I got a JDM DC header cus I was on a budget.
I drove to my closest muffler shop and told them I wanted 2.5" ID Mandrel Bent piping from the header back, with a test pipe, a big resonator, custom mounts for my 80mm Apexi n1...
I also reccommend 2.5" piping over 2.25"...it will make power later on when you modify the motor more (assuming yur going n/a) and it will give you a nasty top end. Even if you loose some torque down low, your gsr motor is NOT going to have a problem moving around yur hatch chassis...trust me! I had a friend with a EG hatch that weighed within 30lbs of mine, had same motor/tranny/mods...only difference was I had 2.5" exhaust with test pipe and jdm dc header, and he had 2.25 exhaust with cat and dc 4-1 header. I walked on him so hard, it almost didn't make sense..lol
Buy a nice header, I got a JDM DC header cus I was on a budget.
I drove to my closest muffler shop and told them I wanted 2.5" ID Mandrel Bent piping from the header back, with a test pipe, a big resonator, custom mounts for my 80mm Apexi n1...
I also reccommend 2.5" piping over 2.25"...it will make power later on when you modify the motor more (assuming yur going n/a) and it will give you a nasty top end. Even if you loose some torque down low, your gsr motor is NOT going to have a problem moving around yur hatch chassis...trust me!
I had a friend with a EG hatch that weighed within 30lbs of mine, had same motor/tranny/mods...only difference was I had 2.5" exhaust with test pipe and jdm dc header, and he had 2.25 exhaust with cat and dc 4-1 header. I walked on him so hard, it almost didn't make sense..lol
12-11-2002, 06:42 AM
#11
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: MEMPHIS, TN, shelby
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (MaxBoost)
I have a 92 vx hatch /GS-R. My motor is stock for now. I am running a Jdm ITR Dc sports 4-1 header with a 2 1/2 inch collector, no cat and a custom 2 1/2 '' exaust. My personal best time is a 14.1 @ 98 on street tires. I have raced gsr hatches before and pulled from them after 7000 rpm. I feel that the exaust helped out.
12-11-2002, 07:51 AM
#13
Honda-Tech Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: BAY AREA, CA, USA
Posts: 765
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (DaMaCk)
94 jdm gsr motor in my 94 si hatch with dc jdm 4-1 headers. 2.5 inch test pipe from http://www.testpipes.com and a dc sports cat back for 94 hatch. my **** pulls hard. ive raced 3 hatches with gsr motor with similar mods and get em everytime.haha
12-11-2002, 08:20 AM
#14
Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
Posts: 2,131
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (myhatchrips)
I would recommend finding a deal on an aftermarket exhaust, any company will work APEX'i, GReddy, or Tanabe. Then I got a shop you can go to locally that can make you a custom testpipe/flexpipe that can connect the rest. That is what I have along with a DC JDM 4-1.
12-11-2002, 11:35 PM
#15
New User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 2,143
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Tech Question For GSR'd hatch owners.... (King Tut33)
BTW: My DX hatch went 14.30's @98 with just i/e/h and horrible 60fts. The 2.5" piping did help im sure of it. And when I added the Skunk2 Intake manifold, just that dropped me to 13.91@99mph. Just gotta get back to the track one more time with my new setup..
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
d16lxciv
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
2
04-22-2009 09:49 AM