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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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Default Buying Exhaust for my 95 civic....Help/Opinions/Advice plz

So like the title says, I need a new exhaust b/c my stock one is rusted out. I really and want to avoid buying a Fart pipe. So I was wondering if anyone knows a high quality exhaust that isnt a fart pipe and is a good deal. I wouldnt care if it made no noise at all, but wouldnt mind it having a little something to it (along the lines of a g35 exhaust that purrs when you get on it).

So anyways yea HELP!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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I, like you can't stand some of the louder eghausts around, and go for a more tasteful sound.

It really depends on budget, and personal taste, but I have used a couple of quiet exhausts that you might look into.

RSR Exmagg exhaust: The hands down best exhaust I have ever owned! The can is painted black with a decent sized tip. Sleeper style, and quiet. Great exhaust, only downside is they are getting harder and harder to find, and they are on the expensive side. Plan on spending $500-$600+ on a cat back for your car.

Apexi WSII Exhaust: This is what I currently have on my car. Sounds as close to the exmagg as you will ever get. A little bit like an 07+ SI sound to it. Not whisper quiet, but not obnoxious either. this would be my second choice, if you don't want to spend the money for a Exmagg or even find one.
The price on these babies aren't as bad and ALOT easier to find.
If I remember correctly, I spent about $450 shipped for a new cat back.

Hope this helps.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PrinnyDood!
I, like you can't stand some of the louder eghausts around, and go for a more tasteful sound.

It really depends on budget, and personal taste, but I have used a couple of quiet exhausts that you might look into.

RSR Exmagg exhaust: The hands down best exhaust I have ever owned! The can is painted black with a decent sized tip. Sleeper style, and quiet. Great exhaust, only downside is they are getting harder and harder to find, and they are on the expensive side. Plan on spending $500-$600+ on a cat back for your car.

Apexi WSII Exhaust: This is what I currently have on my car. Sounds as close to the exmagg as you will ever get. A little bit like an 07+ SI sound to it. Not whisper quiet, but not obnoxious either. this would be my second choice, if you don't want to spend the money for a Exmagg or even find one.
The price on these babies aren't as bad and ALOT easier to find.
If I remember correctly, I spent about $450 shipped for a new cat back.

Hope this helps.
thanks man! just the type of post i was lookin for....$450 huh? hmmm yea thats a lil more than I wanted to spend but from what you describe thats just the type of thing I wanted....got any sound clips/videos of your car driving with the exhaust??
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Hold on a minute. You want an exhaust on your 95 civic to sound in the line of a G35 ?!?!?!


I will retake "grumblemarc" words here: NO TECH INFO
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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Hold on a minute. You want an exhaust on your 95 civic to sound in the line of a G35 ?!?!?!


I will retake "grumblemarc" words here: NO TECH INFO
please keep your dumb remarks to yourself...when I referenced a G35 I meant that it makes sound when you get on the engine and is pretty quiet otherwise...obviously the actual sound isnt gonna be the same
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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thanks man! just the type of post i was lookin for....$450 huh? hmmm yea thats a lil more than I wanted to spend but from what you describe thats just the type of thing I wanted....got any sound clips/videos of your car driving with the exhaust??
I don't have any, but I know there are tons of them on youtube to choose from.

Also, 450 was for the hatch, and I'm not 100% that's how much it was. I also had the same exhaust on my old DC integra, and it was about the high $300. range.

IMO, these are excellent exhaust systems, and worth the money. If you have any problems finding some videos, I'll be happy to help.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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It all depends what you have in mind, and budget. ok, you have the ideal sound you wanting to accomplish, great, but what about budget? If your looking for a exhaust system, a DIY I've had and would recomend the Apexi World Sport II (WS2). If your creative and have access to a pipe bender and welder, Vibrant makes a great flat black streetpower muffler, and sounds great! Key factor to remember about sound
1) engine (bigger displacement will give you deeper tone)
2) exhaust pipe ie. aluminized steel vs. stainless steel (SS will help produce deeper tones, compared to raspy "ricer" exhaust from aluminized steel)
Hopfully you can accomplish what yourt looking for. Good luck!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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yea just checked some videos....idk that exhaust sounds pretty loud haha but a nice loud atleast
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by eg6illness
It all depends what you have in mind, and budget. ok, you have the ideal sound you wanting to accomplish, great, but what about budget? If your looking for a exhaust system, a DIY I've had and would recomend the Apexi World Sport II (WS2). If your creative and have access to a pipe bender and welder, Vibrant makes a great flat black streetpower muffler, and sounds great! Key factor to remember about sound
1) engine (bigger displacement will give you deeper tone)
2) exhaust pipe ie. aluminized steel vs. stainless steel (SS will help produce deeper tones, compared to raspy "ricer" exhaust from aluminized steel)
Hopfully you can accomplish what yourt looking for. Good luck!
thanks...didnt know stainless steel gives a deeper sound....do places like meineke etc do the custom pipe bending if I came with that vibrant muffler?

edit: nvm the vibrant muffler is dumb loud
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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yea just checked some videos....idk that exhaust sounds pretty loud haha but a nice loud atleast
Haha, I can tell you that these exhaust are reletivly quite. You don't even hear them at idle, and unless you have your foot on the floor, I would say these sound about the same as the higher end civics (si, etc.)

those videos might not be the best representation on what they sound like when driven regularly.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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no tech involved*

if you want a g35 noise, get a g35....

anyways if you want something quiet but some noise and not rasberry get custom piping with a obx-r mugen twinloop replica exhaust off ebay for 80 bucks make sure you run a RESONATOR! and it will be the sound your looking for(excluding the g35)

the tip is only 80 bucks.win
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by PrinnyDood!
Haha, I can tell you that these exhaust are reletivly quite. You don't even hear them at idle, and unless you have your foot on the floor, I would say these sound about the same as the higher end civics (si, etc.)

those videos might not be the best representation on what they sound like when driven regularly.
yea i kinda figured that...def leaning towards the apexi ws2
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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if your getting it for performance make it yourself.
vrs. vibrant(add resonators, more then half of the sound clips for it are straight piped), resonators done. usually for cheaper or around the same price.

if you just want to be cool sounding with no real means for performance. stock. waste money elsewhere.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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if your getting it for performance make it yourself.
vrs. vibrant(add resonators, more then half of the sound clips for it are straight piped), resonators done. usually for cheaper or around the same price.

if you just want to be cool sounding with no real means for performance. stock. waste money elsewhere.
make it myself? as in go to meineke? or is there a preferred muffler place you know of in the northeast?

as for your second sentence, i've read it 5 times and can't make sense of it, but yea i'm not doing it for sound OR performance really...i'm doing it because my stock exhaust rusted out...
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:37 AM
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make it myself? as in go to meineke? or is there a preferred muffler place you know of in the northeast?

as for your second sentence, i've read it 5 times and can't make sense of it, but yea i'm not doing it for sound OR performance really...i'm doing it because my stock exhaust rusted out...
Well, you could get Meineke or somewhere similar to make you a stockish exhaust for around 250-300 bucks, but you'll end up with pretty much the same thing you had already.

It's up to you, but if it was me, I would put just a little more more money into a bolt on cat back.(apexi)

Sure the performance gains very minimal by adding said catback, but I'm sure we are on the same page when saying, if I wanted a fast car, I would have bought one.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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just get a stock exhaust if you don't want sound or performance out of it. thats what that sentence meant i screwed it up somewhere along the line.

it'll be cheaper and better. spending 5-600 for no reason besides a replacement makes no sense to me.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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ok so heres a question....if i got an SI muffler or RSX-S muffler, said muffler shop (meineke) would be able to custom fit it on there correct?

my main goal (and reason for making this thread) is b/c i figure i might as well upgrade slightly as long as a HAVE to replace my exhaust....just trying to do it for around the same amount as a stock replacement would be and steering clear of fart pipes like i said
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