i have i o5 type s and it has headers with the stock exaust piping. it also has a injen cai and a stage 2 clutch. since my car has headers on stock piping it makes loud popping sounds at high rpms. i was wondering could this be because of the back pressure? if so i am thinking that this is making me lose power as wel. i could be wrong here cause its just what im thinking. any advice on this would really help. thanks...

 

i have the same setup and i dont have any popping noises... i do have a lil hissy noise but havent gotten time to check upon it... make sure everything is bolted up right... along with a gasket between the end of ur header to the exhaust piping.... thats all i can think of ??

 

im trying to look and search and so far i found skunk 2, greddy, and apex exaust system. i read what the other dude wrote about the skunk 2 one and im pretty impressed with what he said about it but am wondering what are all the names of the exaust systems that are made for the rsxs?

 

i have a 2.5" Megan Drift Spec what headers do you have? i think you are losing mid to high, no doubt you still have your low end because you have stock piping.

 

i have 4-2-1 dc sprts ceramic headers

 

I'm the guy that wrote about the Skunk2. RSX's make that popping sounds, at least mine does and others that I've spoke to.

 

so did you get the mega exaust of skunk 2 or the regular one ?

 

its header, not headers.

 

Mega Power

 

i had a cai/rh/stock exhaust combo for about a year and i didn't get a single "pop" sound

only thing i can think of that would cause that if its a 05-06 has a i/rh/e
its been known that having that combo would shoot a small ball of flame out of your tailpipe (hence the popping)
i haven't seen it in person but i have seen a vid of it
granted that it does look cool, it isn't healthy for the engine (not enough fuel in the mixture)

 

on the 05/06 rsx there are problems with runniing dangerously lean with a race header...i suggest a proper tune...

 

Well, with header KPro is a MUST.

I think the popping happenson small canister muffers, like my Skunk2. Even though it has a 4" tip the muffler itself is pretty small.