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alright well,
I really like the way angled exhausts look- especially on supras and evos and what not.

an rsx isnt meant for an angled exhaust setup, and having piping go under the axle w/an angled exhaust on an rsx is just "posing" as a evo, supra, sti or whatever(in my opinion).

so, an rsx's exhaust goes along the passengers side of the car (underneath) and goes over the axle and goes straight out.

Now, picture an older DA integra or crx, they have exhausts that run along the passenger side, and go over the axle, and then comes next a muffler and then the piping after the muffler goes out on the drivers side. (stock setup)

So here is an crx with a invidia exhaust with that set up, where the piping goes over the axle and straight to the drivers side where the muffler is, like this:



the most "angled" look you can get from a rsx exhaust (hks) will look like this:


do you think if you got custom piping along the drivers side, then over the axle and then a straight pipe out the passenger side (exact opposite of the crx) would that work?

I like this idea, because there isnt any unecessary bends in the pipe to give the "angled look" but just piping rearranged pretty much.

Would this decrease air flow? There is only like another foot of piping, the only difference.

 

i think its just as ricey as dual exhaust on civics if you do that for your rsx
hks hi power is about as "angled" as you should get

 

to each his own!

but what I want to know is- would doing this cause flow restriction?

 

depending on craftmenship i suppose you wouldn't gain restriction

but i think you will lose back pressure thus your low end will lose power

 

here is another pic of that guys crx:


if this system will cause a loss of back pressure, why wouldnt a performance design an exhaust for a crx that goes straight out the same side?

 

thats like my exhaust on my car :D

 

^ are you referring to the rsx picture with the hks exhaust?

or do you have an exhaust similar to the crx on your rsx?

 

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but i think you will lose back pressure thus your low end will lose power</TD></TR></TABLE>

first elaborate why you think you need the back pressure
next there may be a possibility to come under the lca for more of an angled look if thats your style

 

if you don't have back pressure then your car will launch like an 18-wheeler

try putting a 3 inch exhaust on a stock type-s and let me know how it drives
there is a reason why such a freeflowing exhaust is only recommended for f/i applications and/or highly modified n/a

someone correct me if i'm wrong

 

the exhaust gas flow and pressure is determined in the header

 

Aco512: I wasnt ever going to use stock piping?

anyways, I wasnt really fond of going under the lca because I bet it would rub and there would be noises and what not.....the piping would hang too low, it would scrape.

The setup that the crx has it just better in my mind, can someone photoshop the back of an rsx with that crx exhaust?

 

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If I cork your tailpipe how well do you think it will flow? Intake flow is determined mostly by the heads CFM and camshaft design, but change to a longtube intake system and watch your car choke and die at higher RPM, or change to short-ram and watch your low end torque vanish. It goes the same way in essence to exhaust.

Eliminating back pressure in a N/A car tends to have the effect of dropping low end torque because your changing the scavenging effect of the camshaft design, in exchange your freeing up the flow at higher RPM thus increasing HP. Its nothing extremely drastic, but you will notice it more so on smaller engine that already have well tuned engines and exhaust (RSX)

 

here is a quick sketch of what I would want it to look like on my car:

 

I think it will look nice. Make sure the bend s are smooth and you have someone weld that actually is real good at it.

All in all very nice

 

WOW...goodluck.

 

I dont think this will work anymore-

some people from clubrsx have said that there is no room on the right side, therfore it wouldnt work.

The piping will always be on the opposite side of the gas cap.

thanks for your imput though guys!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spray2020 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^ are you referring to the rsx picture with the hks exhaust?

or do you have an exhaust similar to the crx on your rsx?


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i have hks and the exhaust go the same direction for some reason lol

 

someone on ephatch has his exhaust angled like that, but the piping comes out the passenger side instead:

 

looks way out of place angled like that.

 

 

. That's how I feel, but if you look at how the bumper was cut, I mean hacked, someone must have 10 to many beers when they were cutting the bumper.

 

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If I cork your tailpipe how well do you think it will flow? Intake flow is determined mostly by the heads CFM and camshaft design, but change to a longtube intake system and watch your car choke and die at higher RPM, or change to short-ram and watch your low end torque vanish. It goes the same way in essence to exhaust.

Eliminating back pressure in a N/A car tends to have the effect of dropping low end torque because your changing the scavenging effect of the camshaft design, in exchange your freeing up the flow at higher RPM thus increasing HP. Its nothing extremely drastic, but you will notice it more so on smaller engine that already have well tuned engines and exhaust (RSX)</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok the previous statement was made pretty drunkenly so let me fix what i had to say or shorten it up a bit. most of the scavenging occurs in the header prior to the cat (when available) from there back its just somewhere to direct and quiet down the exhaust

 

Only looks good on a Poopra,

 

that ep3 would look much better if the angle of the pipe after going over the lca has to have an upward bend, so the angle of the exhaust is kinked upward and to the side (just like the crx)

I dont care, in my opinion if that crx was driving behind me with that exhaust I would think it looks so hot!

 

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If I cork your tailpipe how well do you think it will flow? Intake flow is determined mostly by the heads CFM and camshaft design, but change to a longtube intake system and watch your car choke and die at higher RPM, or change to short-ram and watch your low end torque vanish. It goes the same way in essence to exhaust.

Eliminating back pressure in a N/A car tends to have the effect of dropping low end torque because your changing the scavenging effect of the camshaft design, in exchange your freeing up the flow at higher RPM thus increasing HP. Its nothing extremely drastic, but you will notice it more so on smaller engine that already have well tuned engines and exhaust (RSX)</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree with you on the scavenging effect but the back pressure thing is wrong. Ideally you would want zero back pressure in your exhaust system. What creates the scavenging effect is the velocity of the gas flow.