so i've got a 97 lx and i just put new header on it, i already had an axle back exhaust on it and i'm not liking the sound between 3000-4000 it sounds rice'y and it crackles and such. what should i do i'm looking for a deeper more throughty sound, thanks (p.s. im thinking of a cat back exhaust with a twin loop is that the right way to go?)

 

Apexi WS2 Best On The Market I Believe... Ask Anyone... :-)

 

Agreed ^ have it on my Em1. Love the sound.

 

do you have a cat and resonators?
if not i'd start there. it'll be cheaper and easier.

otherwise. make your own.
unless performance isn't an issue then ws2.

 

How many "Headers" do you have on 4cyl?

I second the CAT and resonator....

 

That's what I was going to say I hate people when they say im going to get headers it's header one not two u don't have v8

 

Are you saying that you have an after market muffer on the stock OEM mid pipe?

 

What brand after market axle back exhaust?

 

eliminating the cat would give a diffrent sound

 

Will sound like my fart on a Sunday morning.

 

sorry bout that i meant header lol looked at the apexi exhaust its a bit expensive but no i don't have a aftermarket cat and resonator any suggestions? my axle back is a ebay muffler sounds good on my friends civic but he has a high flow cat. my exhaust is an ebay header oem everything till the axle back ebay muffler. thanks for the suggestions! post any links if you can

 

would eliminating the cat make it fail emissions?

 

yes removing the cat will not pass emissions your cat is on the header itself on the LX i know cause i have thesame car and i had to get a Universal cat welded onto my car but your exhaust does nothing for you and it will not increase power on a stock Y7

 

Apexi-WS2 cat back and you are set

 

I would disagree with those saying to get a WS2. I personally dislike the sound of that exhaust. I have a Spoon Sports axle back and absolutely love it. I think it's actually quieter than stock and it's definitely quieter than my air box. I get complimented on the sound of my car often.

 

so im running without a catalytic converter now no wonder my car is driving way different i put both the sensors on the header but they're probably both telling the comp. its running rich....i got an idea where to put it but do you know what the thing is that's farther down the exhaust, between the head and the muffler? it looks kinda like another muffler or something



its number 7 on the diagram below

http://www.dealerdirectparts.com/199...civic-dx-3.htm

 

a resonator yes youre running without a cat because you took it off when you took off your header....

 

is that where you welded your universal cat. on? im thinking of putting the cat there

 

i found a 65 dollar universal one at advanced but any ideas how i can mount the secondary o2 sensor after it? on the header it just screwed on but there's nothing like that on the universal one.....any ideas? gotta do this fix soon as possible but i need to plan it all out before i start cutting off my exhaust, thanks

 

get a muffler shop to run 2 1/4" piping all the way. thatll give it a deeper sound. also keep the resonator if you can.

 

how much do you think that would cost? and i need a catalytic convertor put on it too like 200 or so maybe?

 

you ask the muffler shop to put a bung into your piping and put the o2 sensor after the cat thats what they did for mine idk why ebay headers have 2 o2 sensors ont he manifold itsself...

 

yeah there's one near where it connects to the block and one at the very end of the header but how expensive would that be i'm a little tight on cash

 

dude ive been running my car without the secondary o2 sensor for 2 years without any problem. its not that big of a deal. you need to go to a junkyard and find a stock exhaust manifold out of a 96-00 non-vtec. the exhaust manifold aint that hard to install man. just takes a ratchet and a couple of sockets. THEN get the muffler shop to run the piping. it shouldnt be that expensive.

 

no drop in fuel economy without it? i replaced the stock exhaust manifold with a ebay 4-2-1 one