i have a bone stock 00 civic ex and i want to add a little something to the back. Im still in High School and short on money. Pretty new to the Honda scene and i was wondering if just installing a Magnaflow muffler would change the sound of my car rather than buying a whole catback for like 500??

 

Quite simply it will -- but don't expect ANY performance gains from the mod.

 

yes, just changing your muffler will change the sound

 

yeahh i was pretty sure that im not going to be any faster.. but hopefully it wont sound to shitty =/

 

Meh, I don't mean to be blunt, but it's a Honda.... a loud exhaust will sound like ***.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by christiantequila &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Im still in High School and short on money. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Then save your money. If you are short on money you should quickly learn the difference between wants and needs. A loud exhaust on your car would be the former. If I were you I would save that money for a day when you really need it.

cheers.

 

True

 

Save your money.

You have a bone stock car and adding a muffler will do nothing for you except 2 things:

1. Waste of money
2. Make your car sound like ***

To me, there's no benefit. If anything, get some springs or coilovers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iBear &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Save your money.

You have a bone stock car and adding a muffler will do nothing for you except 2 things:

1. Waste of money
2. Make your car sound like ***
3. Attract unwanted attention
To me, there's no benefit. If anything, get some springs or coilovers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

^^ And that too. haha.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iBear &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Save your money.

You have a bone stock car and adding a muffler will do nothing for you except 2 things:

1. Waste of money
2. Make your car sound like ***
3. Attract unwanted attention
4. People will make fun of you. A lot.

To me, there's no benefit. If anything, get some springs or coilovers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

yeahhh needs to be lowered =]

 

then crush that thing, but don't do it on el cheapo ebay coilovers!

 

your car looks great, leave it alone untill you know what your doing. youll be much happier with it if you do it right.

 

ive heard those magnaflows you pictured are actually pretty low toned. you know sometimes i get upset when someone says that they are in highschool, and all anyone says is to save your money... yes it may be a good idea, but why must everyone on this sight parent them? being 16+ they should be mature enough to make their own choices with what they want to do with their money. no matter what any of us say, kids in highschool are always going to spend it on something stupid, wheather it be investing in their car, stereo, cloths, cds or what have you. now with this being a TECH sight, why not just answer the question that was asked?

/rant

but if you want a cheap exaust, buy a decent muffler, and have an exaust shop bend it. it will be between 100-200 depends on what you get. personally i would try to find an axle back kit, then pick up a decent midpipe later down the road.

 

Like he's going to see any performance gains with a cat back on a 2000 ex anyways lol.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by devney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like he's going to see any performance gains with a cat back on a 2000 ex anyways lol. </TD></TR></TABLE>

to each his own he wants it, and isnt something better then nothing? dont you have to start somewhere? dont you have one on your car??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Frickr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes it may be a good idea, but why must everyone on this sight parent them? being 16+ they should be mature enough to make their own choices with what they want to do with their money.</TD></TR></TABLE>
We're not "parenting" him. We're guiding him in the right direction so he gets the most out of his money. If he wants to take our advice, great. If he doesn't, that's his choice. What's wrong with that?

 

you could be trendy and just steal an exhaust. its all the rage today

 

just get the muffler. I have a MagnaFlow and it sounds decent. Low tone but not attention grabbing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ferio252 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get the muffler. I have a MagnaFlow and it sounds decent. Low tone but not attention grabbing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

do you just have the muffler by itself or do you have a catback or intake or something?

 

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do you just have the muffler by itself or do you have a catback or intake or something?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have type r headers with a custom 2 1/2 inch piping with no cat. and i have the magnaflow exhaust like the picture above but a 4 inch tip. its pretty loud. but its sounds like an orchestra when the vtec kicks in!!!

 

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do you just have the muffler by itself or do you have a catback or intake or something?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Since your in Cali and in the SOCAL area.....

Call Tom(Owner) @ Camp1320: 818-718-9352

His shop is in Chatsworth off of De Soto.

He has all sorts of suspension parts in his shop.

 

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i have type r headers with a custom 2 1/2 inch piping with no cat. and i have the magnaflow exhaust like the picture above but a 4 inch tip. its pretty loud. but its sounds like an orchestra when the vtec kicks in!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same setup but 3in piping and 3in tip....and I couldn't hear **** (not even VTAK yO) over the spool of the turbo.

 

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Same setup but 3in piping and 3in tip....and I couldn't hear **** (not even VTAK yO) over the spool of the turbo.


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sorry to be nosey.. but i was in your pb and noticed your civic. what type of grill do you have on there??