i was wondering, about just getting a test pipe... i come from mitsubishi crowd, so dont know much about this. can i just go on ebay, or and find a test pipe that will find the stock header(or manifold), and then hook the stock catback? *looking to find one*

also was wondering what i should do, either just get a K&N filter, or go with a short ram intake? i like to hide things, be low profile, so maybe get a cold air, and keep the box above it, and have the piping black so it looks stock..... ideas?

thanks!

 

no hellp? i heard this place was the place to go. anyways i looked into them they are like 70-90 bucks at napa or shucks, so i might go online and get short ram or something like that.

if anyone would respond on the test pipe i would really appreciate it. thanks!

 

If you come from the dsm crowd you should know dsm'ers are cheap. Hollow it out. lol
I have a dsm too.

 

just drop your cat and punch it out that is much cheaper then a test pipe and you do not have to pull it off for inspection

 

I was going to do the same thing to mine, but the previous owner had the exhaust welded to the end of cat. So from the cat to the muffler is all one piece you think I can still hollow it out somehow?

 

Leave the catalytic converter on the car. If you must switch it for a performance gain then replace it with a high-flow cat.

And just put a K&N drop-in filter in.

 

yes i gutted my cat on my dsm, but this is a new car to me, and i with a turbo dsm you can still pass emissions from the turbo burning off extra gas.

i dont want to fail emissions so i would rather buy a test pipe, and keep my cat in case. was looking around shucks sells k&N filter for 79 and napa sells it for 90. maybe i can find one on ebay or craigslist. arent they good forever? just clean em up?

 

as long as you put the oil on them before the instal and you rember to clean it every 3 months it will last a really long time

 

Where do you live at? Do you get DEQ tested where you live?

Here is what i would do,

I would get a K&N drop in filter(less noticable) and get a high flow cat.

 

http://www.team-integra.net

While I wouldn't recommend posting there (forum layout sucks and it's over-policed) the articles tab at the top is VERY useful.

 

How much whp do you think you will gain on a stock B18B with a test pipe? Leave the catalytic converter alone.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dogginator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How much whp do you think you will gain on a stock B18B with a test pipe? Leave the catalytic converter alone.</TD></TR></TABLE>

X2 if this is a DD dont touch that ****, heard of global warming lately??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dogginator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How much whp do you think you will gain on a stock B18B with a test pipe? Leave the catalytic converter alone.</TD></TR></TABLE> i have to agree, a test pipe test has been done before by a few guys on superhonda.com, and the results were like a 4hp loss or something like that. keep the cat on it, if anything the only thing i would suggest is to get a catco high flow but even then the power difference probably wouldn't be that great or worth the 250 bucks.

 

my buddy just gained 20 whp from changing his cat to a testpipe. different car, but the power was last 1000 rpm. was on an audi.

i just know cat's are like a wall for exhaust, i dont see how it would hurt. i can only imagine at worst, gaining at least 2-3 hp.

and they have cone filters, not drop in. thats why on integra's you can unbolt the top of the airbox, and take it off, and then your car has visable cone filter, and sounds cool. i looked its like 80 bucks at local parts spot. and they have to order it, they dont stock the k&n filters. you would think they would there are a bunch of 94-01 integra's.

 

either that or invest in a nice cold air intake. power gains r nice throughout the higher band
high flow cat is your best bet. test pipe will never pass emmisions

 

im not sure about emission laws where you live...
but here in NC, if you have 95 or below, they dont even check for emissions. i have a megan racing test pipe..and i love it!

 

ya i live in WA, im not worried about it, cuz our laws are relaxed, and if i even need to emission test it, which i dont think i have to do anymore, i could just swap the cat back on.

but ya its a 1994... 100k miles.
its got to help in the top end... i dont see how better flow could hurt... in this situation... still stock catback and stock ex-manifold.

 

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No the same as an Integra.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4G63T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just know cat's are like a wall for exhaust, i dont see how it would hurt. i can only imagine at worst, gaining at least 2-3 hp.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Find a dyno with conclusive evidence. 2-3 WHP is not worth the associated legal consequences.

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Instead of removing the top of the airbox, you should draw cool air from the fender like the ITR. Inducting hot underhood air will not gain you anything. (The stock intakes on Gen 3, non-ITR pulls hot underhood air.)

 

i dont know if i like CAI(cold air intake), cuz they are a lot of piping, and i believe the shorting the piping the better. so might get heat sheild, and a short ram

or just CAI [freak] it ;p

 

sri is hotter air NOW!
cai is cooler air....NOW!
i don't know about you but i would go with the cooler air 1 millionth of a second later than hot air from a sri.

 

what else makes 2-3 hp for 70 bucks? might as well. we can close this thread bunch of haters that dont understand .

 

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Wow, way to pull the retard card.

No one has anything important to say,
because you have an N/A car wondering if you'll make power off a testpipe.

You mentioned an Audi, 99% chance it was turbo'd, being WHY he made so much power off ditching the cat.


And actually, that intake you want to get, it will yield a nice "sound",
maybe you'll think it's faster from the buttdyno too, but in reality that'll be another 2-3 hp you can't even feel.

Putting boltons on a car that has such little hp, is almost pointless.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4G63T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what else makes 2-3 hp for 70 bucks? might as well. we can close this thread bunch of haters that dont understand .</TD></TR></TABLE>

a K&N air filter and fresh spark plugs would probably show 2-3 peak whp gains.

call us haters all you want, just remember you came here asking for advice and we are trying to give it to you.

 

not all of you are. buti know for a fact it cant hurt. the more i think about it i might go with a full exhuast but go with one of those (not sure what ehey are called) but they like exactly like stock but flow 2.5" the whole way. but i wanna keep the noise down so im not sure how loud those were thats why i wanted to keep my stock catback to dampen noise. and get a resinated test pipe so it doesnt sound like crap.

any more iidea?S or is this pretty much done? e

p.s even tho i still dont know what way i want to go.

 

So..you want to put supporting mods on a stock motor and you want to see noticeable gains?

Something about this whole scenario seems wrong, but to answer cat back exhaust with a high flow cat and an CAI would be your best bet..

If you actually want to go fast build it N/A or go boost.