i was thinkin about gettin a test pipe for my 97 ek w/jdmb16a2 with stock exhaust manifold and tanabe racing medallion cat back exhaust my question will this make my car sound like all shitty i like the way it sounds now but i heard my cat is chokin my engine or should i just get a dc sports header4-1

 

the only way the cat would be choking your engine is if it is clogged. Other then that you will be ok with a stock engine.

Might want to just get a 2.5 cat with a 2.5 exhaust.

 

A JDM B16a2?
Anyway, I agree with Luserkid, the orginal cat should be ok and if you really want to then maybe get a high flow cat. If you dont have to worry about smog then a test pipe is ok and shouldnt make it sound too rediculous, just keep a resonator in the mix.

 

if you don't run a resonated Test pipe or Cat.. the exhaust may have a more raspy/rattling can sound..than prior.. when I did do my first swap.. B18B with stock manifold.. and test pipe to tanabe Gpower exhaust.. it was super loud and was raspy as hell..but a resonated test pipe or cat will of course quiet it down to somewhat liveable levels

 

It will sound bad with a test pipe!Period..Personally I like the sound of power. But it will not make too much of a difference with a stock motor, so stock cat should be ok. Once you get int manifold, cams,header and so on the motor will breath a lot better with a test pipe.

 

my home made test pipe makes the raspy sound at 5500 rpm.......below that it dose not make a difference. I belive the sound is from resonance.......

my pipe is a WS cat back.

 

yeah its a jdmb16 out of the sir its technically just b16 but its 2nd gen the one w 170 hp stock

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B HATCH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my home made test pipe makes the raspy sound at 5500 rpm.......below that it dose not make a difference. I belive the sound is from resonance.......

my pipe is a WS cat back.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ive heard raspyness from home-made test pipes before... my h22 hatch had a homemade test pipe and it sounded fine... a lot louder than with a cat but fine... i have a magnaflow 2.5 in/out cat and it sounds perfectly fine... i have a tanabe super racing medallion exhaust... make sure you know what the inlet is for the b16, the outlet should be 2.5 inches

 

i have no cat and the tanabe racing medallion on my car and i took the resonator out. now its quite buzzy and raspy, so i wouldnt recomend it.

 

i have no cat and str8 pipe had to add a resonator i couldnt think my car was so loud. and it sucked at street races cuz it made it hard to run from the cops.

 

you are probaly going to get cracks at mid rpms

 

is the tanabe super racing medallion raspy with a stock cat on? what does it sound like? Deep?

 

dont get pulled over for a the noise and then have the cop look under your car for a cat cause if its not there you are streight fucked!

 

So is having a cat a federal mandate or is it local? I live in a county with no emmissions, and I have a test pipe. If a cop pulls me over, can I still be ticketed?

 

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Oh no I love the sound of the Tanabe Super Spec Racing Medalion full catback with a stock cat it is not raspy at all it is nice and deeper sounding with the tuned tanabe exhaust sound by far my favorite exhaust on a Honda. I use to have that setup on my 96 Accord and loved it, I now am running a Tanabe Super Spec Hyper Medalion with stock cat on my Hatch and I like it but it is not as loud or as deep, but it is still deep just not like the Racing Spec.

 

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Oh no I love the sound of the Tanabe Super Spec Racing Medalion full catback with a stock cat it is not raspy at all it is nice and deeper sounding with the tuned tanabe exhaust sound by far my favorite exhaust on a Honda. I use to have that setup on my 96 Accord and loved it, I now am running a Tanabe Super Spec Hyper Medalion with stock cat on my Hatch and I like it but it is not as loud or as deep, but it is still deep just not like the Racing Spec.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ooo baby that's exactly what i wanted to hear
i know it's one of the best straight through designs but i was concerned about the sound because i don't know anyone that has installed it.
good stuff

 

I know I am not running the same exhaust system but when I changed out my stock cat for a resonated test pipe and added it to my mix DC header, 2.25 custom exhaust with resonator to a 5 zigen axle back it got raspier then before at about 4000rpm. Sounds good at low rpms nice and deep but then gets loud and annoying.

 

It's federal law.

 

I have a 99 civic si with stock cat and the tanabe racing medallion with cold air. It sounds awesome! Nice and deep without that fart can pep boys sound.