the civic forum didnt help me.
anyone have a sound clip of an ES oval? im trying to see if its what im looking for. quiet at idle/down low but when you tromp it, it comes alive.

 

It sounds good........

 

lol that dosent help me!
the gredy evo sounds 'good'
comeon!
someone has to be able to describe it
(thx n e way)

 

I'd also like to know....I love the stockish look and I'd like to make sure it doesnt sound like a flock of angry bees or a long fart before i buy it!

 

The one I've heard is actually the opposite of what you're looking for. Idle/down low you can hear a slight rumble. But when you let loose, it's quieter than my A'PEXi WS. That's my experience with it. HTH

Also, I forgot to mention the vehicle had 2.25" piping with the longest Magnaflow resonator that will fit. I still love the look and hope to hack off my WS muffler for an ES. I suppose you can get a louder WOT sound if you put in a smaller resonator.


[Modified by Dozed, 1:14 AM 4/30/2002]

 

if i go with a smaller resonator couldnt it get raspy tho?

 

OK, how about getting a resonator one size smaller than the longest 2.25" magnaflow resonator?

Also, I'm not so sure if the resonator brand would make a difference in sound. A generic resonator might do less in cancelling out sound.

I remember someone posted about the ES without a resonator saying it sounded loud, but very nice and deep. He never said anything about raspiness. He then put on a resonator and it wasn't as loud, but still maintained the nice deep tone.

 

ttt comeon someone has a sound clip
http://randdmotorsports.com/downloads/typeone_civic.mpg
does it sound like this?

 

That sounds a lot like my thermal..hehe I don't have a clip but I have heard that with a cat, resonator, and the es oval muffler that it is pretty quiet. A bit louder than stock but not obnoxious.

 

I'll let you know mid June when it's all together. I have ordered the ES oval in 3" for my supercharger project. I will be running a Kamikaze header, 3" flex and test pipe, bigass 3" resonator (maybe 2), all 3" mandrel piping, and ending it with the ES. Believe me, I want it as close to stock as possible, so I'll die trying to make it quiet. I'll let you know...