Is it natural for the motor to be loud? I mean my little car sounds like a freakin muscle car. I do have to tune it in still. ALso what's the best ECU to run with this motor and in this car? A 94 EG Thanks

 

run a stock p13
if your going n/a, you can get a DINAN program or Spoon.

all vtec motors are loud.

do u run a full exhaust?

 

The only time I've heard a Honda sound like a muscle car is with open header..

 

N/A Honda w/aggressive cams and open header =

 

I have a 94 JDM h22a in my EK civic with custom stainless 2.5" piping, no cat or resonator and a vibrant thunder toobs muffler. It is so stupidly loud it's really not funny. It drounds out harleys and transports in the other lanes. I have a greddy evo on the way

 

Same Here....it's too loud... I don't like driving it.


[Modified by sol-racer, 7:18 PM 9/12/2002]

 

I was wondering if itz just the exhaust or does it matter. I run w/ a 2 1/4 piping and a 5 zigen Fireball exhaust. If I change to an Evo would it matter??

 

im doing custom mandrel 2.5" with cheap resonator with stock civic SI muffler that i can bolt off at the track, this whole exhaust cost me under 100 and im making it myself

 

well civics have greater interior noise than preludes, so the motor is gonna sound louder to you as you're driving. also, check for exhaust leaks. maybe you have a crack somewhere in your piping or your header.
what kinda muffler/piping are you running?

 

Just as an update... might be helpfull for ya. I just put on a greddy evo on my jdm h22a civic<mentioned above>. i had to add 3 inches of lenght to the mid pipe and make a flange for the prelude header total cost was about 20$ but now the car is silent. Greddy evo gets a

 

Thanks I was goin to get an Evo. My friend just put on on his Teg and it sounds sweet. I just gotta wait for my sponsors to see which exhaust to get.
But yea it's my 5 Zigen tha's making all the noise.