I have read in some magazines (Honda Tuning) that this exhaust system that really looks great on the EF is discontinued. Is it true cause i found this:
http://www.jdmcarboy.com/index.php?m...oducts_id=1932

i am (in the near future) going to do a B16A swap and I am wondering if this exhaust will work for that swap...i really like the OEM look with the dual tip. if anyone has this exhaust in their EF please if you can supply some pics. As for now i can only drool for it when i see it on the EF SCC mag.

 

The link doesn't work but I know the exhaust you're talking about. You'll have a very hard time finding one, an even harder time finding one in decent shape. It'd be great with a b16, but I don't think the performance of it would be justified with the effort finding it and the price you'd end up paying

 

this sounds way better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs60HDphizM

and this the hks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZc96WrRerg

 

Dude, no. Just....no.
The HKS sounds like the civic should sound from the factory. It's perfect.

HKS:

 

Check out http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....er=HKS-LES-H05

 

does it come painted black with only the tips painted like that?

 

Comes as you see it in the pics. Tips are polished.

 

Damn that looks good and pretty affordable. What did you pay in shipping and how would this mate up with a b16? Header end at the same location? (stock header btw)

 

Got mine from option auto last week.(not hard to get at all) Got it in less than a week. I think they have free shipping right now. I paid like $400. It should be good with a b16, but the piping is only 2in... I only got a zc right now, but it sounds,fits,looks and feels great.it's the plainest aftermarket exhaust I've installed. There's not even a logo ANYWHERE on it.... Which is why I love it

 

The Celestial blue CRX in the vid has a b16 with the HKS. He later did a upgrade on the piping to 2.5". That made a big difference. The 2" was too small.

 

Yeah, my plan is to take the piping to a shop and have them bend some 2.5 exactly the same, with a taper at the muffler when I go b series

 

How did he do that exactly? Did he just replace the piping and step it down at the resonator/muffler or did he make a whole new exhaust but keep the tips or what?

 

Well, basically he wasted the exhaust and only bought it for looks.

 

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....er=HKS-LES-H05

the part says its for a civic but it will bolt up since the crx one is discontinued
hks exhaust ftw

 

Crx is shorter than the Civic.

 

You'd have to cut like 2in off and reweld the flange for a crx

 

The exhaust looks great and sounds very nice! Too bad it is very expensive! The best bang for your buck would have to be a es muffler with bigger piping IMO. But none the less hks is a great choice!

 

i really like the es muffler also it sounds just right till u get on it the it sounds amazing

 

Shame, Someday I'm going to make a T-304 SS 2.5" replica of my HKS Sport but I don't plan to use any of my HKS Sport to make it.

 

damn i really like that!!! i would get it then upgrade to a 2.5 inch...i like that look like i like my fat chicks!!!

 

It's a pretty sick exhaust. Don't know if its off topic but.. how do you guys manage to keep the tips clean and shining? Mind tend to get dirty easily and am afraid it will lose its sparkle

 

hey thats my video up there of the vibrant exhaust.
BTW, I want that HKS exhaust for my crx !

 

I honestly don't see the big deal in that exhaust, overpriced and you can make your own for 50 bux 2.25 and is an upgrade from stock, and looks almost the same.

 

you cant make that exhaust for $50. the build quality is actually amazing you can tell just from the pictures.

 

just go to an exhaust shop and have the exhaust custom done, from my knowledge from the exhaust guys is as stated. A mandrel bent exhaust does NOTHING to add performance to the exhaust!!!! want to know why??? the mandrel bending maching costs 30,000 dollars to buy! so the exhaust company/ shop will have to somehow make money to pay it back thus making an exhaust system that costs hundreds. So having a manually bent exhaust is the exact same equivalent as an aftermarket brand name stainless steel exhaust. What happens is that many people go to cheap shops and get shitty jobs done, or shitty setups done.
its the fact of opinion.
you can either spend hundreds on the same type of piping from hks
or go to your local muffler shop and spend 275 bucks for 2.5 inch piping from cat back to a muffler and out with dual tip. or 2.5 inch piping from cat back to a flange to stock piping.
brand names dont make power but quality and time. cause other than that, that piping looks stock.