Does back pressure hurt your engine in any way? I have this exhaust but its extremely hard to take the silencer off. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Anyone?

 

someone please help me out here............

 

no on a honda backpressure is important. i think.


[Modified by KAMiN, 1:29 PM 6/10/2002]

 

generaly you dont want any backpressure and YES that silencer will hurt performance

 

but not your engine

 

I seriously want the silencer off the exhaust and it pisses me off because I cant take it off. I pull and pull but it still stays in the same spot. I called the company and they told me it comes off but the thing is... there trying to be cheap and told me I have to buy a hook to take out the exhaust which cost like $20.00 but I'm cheap... lol. Anyone have any suggestions?? I can definitly tell the back pressure is screwing up performance because I can feel it.

 

find something to use as a hook and kinda hammer at it. it will come out.

 

hammer at what? The exhaust? I've been trying to get this thing off ever since I got it. I have no idea how to take it off.


[Modified by Civic LX 29, 10:48 PM 6/10/2002]

 

hook the silencer and pull back with short quick bursts which will create a
hammering action. ever used a slide hammer before? same concept

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh icic..... aiite.. I'll try that and see if it works... If not. I think im going to kick the **** out of the exhaust

Thanks

 

It didnt work.... I spent 20 mins trying to pull it off. Nothing. I think I moved it alittle cuz when I tried to put the bolt back on... it didnt fit correctly. But I've been pulling and still hasnt come off. Anyone else got any ideas?

 

hook it up to a concrete post with a hook and a chain and slowly drive forward?

just hope and pray it doest pull your exhaust right off...........hehe

 

are you sure there is a silencer in there?

 

damn... I'm stupid... but I aint THAT stupid. Like I said before. I could move it alittle bit but it just wont come out. I even called the company and they also told me it does come out. It just wont come out!!!! HELP ME!!

 

read to really understand what backpressure is

http://www.team-integra.net/sections...sp?ArticleID=2

http://www.team-integra.net/sections...p?ArticleID=47

you dont want backpreassure you want fast (as in velociy) moving exhaust gasses to act like a vaccuum by drawing more air out of the engine. too small and you loose top end. to large and you loose low end.

 

Thanks for the back pressure info.... anyone got info or suggestions on how to take the silencer off?

 

I'm not sure what you expect us to tell you.

We don't know what kind of muffler you're using, we don't know what kind of silencer you're using, we don't know how it attaches, we don't know what you've tried, we don't know what it looks like, we don't know what it feels like . . . . you get my point.


[Modified by Daemione, 10:50 AM 6/11/2002]

 

Its a cheap *** OBX Muffler. I got it really cheap to use temporarly untill I get enough money to get a better one. Its OBX B3 Slant Cut tip Stainless steal.
It looks like this
There is a nut thats in the middle on the bottom. They said you just screw it off and take a hook of some sort and pull on it. I tried taking pliers and pulling on it while it was hot. It moved alittle bit but it didnt come off. I was pulling on it and jerking the silencer but it didnt come off. So now does someone have a suggestion?

 

Does the silencer itself screw in? You might try spraying some penetrating lube in there.

 

Which lube do you recommend?

 

wd40

 

Let the car warm up the exhaust and try it again.

 

You need to cool the silencer and heat the exhaust to get differential thermal expansion working in your favor. Take a propane torce to the muffler tip to heat it while spraying some ice water on the silencer. Then give it a yank.

 

I will try again guys.... thanks for the info.