I just talked to a guy I am considering buying a CRX from. This will be my first CRX mind you. Apparently, they guy CUT one of the "tubes" off his DC Sports header morphing it from a 4-2-1 header to a 3-2-1 header. Why? To make the car louder. So my question is this: other than this "mod" the car considering the price is a very good deal. How loud is this thing gonna be? Ive heard open header cars before and christ... its unbearable. Will it be that loud? And is this going to cause any problems with the car until I can replace it?

 

never heard of that..........
3-2-1 design are normally on the NSx........

 

you must not have read the post

 

WTF? I've never heard of that. Maybe he just wanted to be UnEeK!

 

go out and test drive it.

 

It's gonna run like a big turd.

 

so basically one cylinder is dumping exhaust straight out? not connected to exhaust or anything? what a dumbass.

 

Thats what is sounds like. I would get something on there even before driving it anywhere too far....

 

an engine has 4 exhaust ports
theres no way in hell u can have a 3-2-1 header.. specially a DC sport...
4-2-1 stands for 4 cylinders ports into 2 and then into one
theres no way he did that .. unless one port its just open and the engine its ******* loud as **** without any power...
if he has a 3-2-1 then he swaped the engine for one of those Ford Sprit 3 cyl engines

 

it sounds like a farting lawnmower....could make you deaf riding around in it. i had a friend who had a cracked dc header in his teg and it sounded just like that

 

3-2-1? Maybe for a Geo Metro.

 

i would assume that there would be a greater risk of crap getting into the combustion chamber... even though the piston forces exhaust out, what if the motor is not running and that cylinder is left on the exhaust stroke...

 

never heard of it...

 

wouldn't the radiator get to hot and **** like that. well if you do consider buying it get a welder to weld it back together or something.

 

Must be louder than a mo foe... one unmuffled cylinder....hmmm... interesting.

 

a really annoying, small, loud motor cycle

 

Ok not to be mean but for those who didn't read carefully he said the owner cut one of the tubing therefore it's 3-2-1.

 

If he cut one of the tubes off at the engine, that one cylinder could very easily develop bent valves (if it doesn't allready) when you shut off a warm engine with a very short / no exhaust cold air can rush up into the head causing it to cool too quickly and warping parts.

that engine could have big problems!! be careful.

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he has no idea what he's talking about and cut further down the exhaust, meaning you're a quick weld from everything being fine.

 

Yep thats what I was gonna say, could'nt it also bend because there is no force at all and the valve is moving up and down to fast ( I heard someone say this before so it could be wrong) also I would think it would burn a hole in the radiator.


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