I have an S2000 with a Comptech exhaust and was wondering if any of you Type-R people have had issues with hearing loss due to the extreme noises some of our cars make with aftermarket exhausts.

I'm somewhat concerned about the boominess of mine and was wondering if the Type-Rs feature some loud exhausts and how you guys deal with it.

Personally, my hearing isn't worth the sportier exhaust note at this point in time.

 

Spoon N1 owner here. I'm going to invest in disposable ear plugs soon.

 

Ahhh ... what? hehe

Depends, can't be good.

 

My ears are ringing after a 20 min session.. I now wear earplugs..

shoot.. I even pass them out to the corner workers...

I run open.

 

damn.. stripped civic with type 1 exhaust and my **** is loud... still hear fine...

 

I would more so be concerned with stress >> noise causes stress, which will make you fatigue, give you more build up cholesterol on your arteries, etc.

does the exhaust have a baffle?

 

funny, I could swear that's what the VA Troopers were always asking me!

 

Me too. my head used to hurt after a few minutes in my car, but I'm used to it now.

 

I have tinitus... from DJing in the past... my Tanabe RM exhaust with a straight pipe isn't helping any.


[Modified by Vicious Cyrcle, 7:04 AM 8/27/2002]

 

JDM 4-1, Carsound Cat, Apex-i N1 with no silencer! Now that is loud! I will try to get sound clip up!

 

WHAT DID YOU SAY??? .

 

i have a custom `2.25 exhaust mated to a tanabe rm muffler, its ok for daily driving as far as the street goes, and gives a nice tone on wot, but as for freeway driving, im going to start wearing ear muffs starting tomorrow

 

I believe you!!

 

lol....i think these loud exhaust are detrimental to your hearing.

 

what b2 said. in a 20 minute lapping session with the unplugged T1R, my head was ringing. now i wear ear plugs under my helmet, and my ears STILL ring. lol.

 

hahahahahhahhhhhaaaaa

 

I run a HKS Hiper Ti and at low RPM WOT it is extremely loud. I have noticed ringing in my ears after long sessions of freeway driving...hopefully there won't be any permanent damage...it is worth the noise for now.

 

I run Mugen 4-1, Carsound HF CAT and 2.5" underaxle piping no resonator and Apexi N1 Turbo universal muffler!...not that thing is loud!!!! PERIOD!

Dont drive the car often as I commute to work but its pure joy when i do!


[Modified by DC2#428, 6:25 AM 8/27/2002]

 

I have the same set up just installed my Header and cat today holly **** is it loud now and my car is fully gutted so it really comes trew

 

After years of using one of these, an open header seems quiet.

 

Is that the 800 2204?

 

Nope.

Not mine either, but just like the one I used to have. It's a 100w JCM 900 Dual Reverb.

The 800s (both 2203 and 2204) sound much, much better.

But I use Mesa combos now.


[Modified by MK Ultra, 2:32 AM 8/27/2002]

 

Ah the 900. Believe it or not, i've yet to try out a 2203 OR a 2204, just the newer 2000 DSL's..Mesa's rock

 

To me the DSLs sound a lot better than the TSLs. They still don't have the "magic" of a single channel 800, or, better yet, a Plexi (mmmmm, Plexi *drool*)

But I'm really happy with the Mesas. They're f'ing bulletproof!

 

what'd you say?