Acura told me that my exhaust was about to rust through and offerered me a price of $400 for a new one. Obviously I declined the offer So anyways Ive decided to buy an aftermarket exhaust for my 97 2.2. Im not sure if i was the whole cat back or just a muffler. I was wondering what your recommendations were for both. I dont want my CL to sound like a lawn mower, so dont suggest anything loud and obknoxious. Also, Ive heard a tanabe exhaust sytem and thought the sound was incredible. However im not sure if they are made for our cars. Any help would be appreciated.

 

I'm from Canada, and the local Acura dealership said it would cost me $400 for a complete new exhaust. $400 Canadian versus $400 USD??? That seems kind of crazy to me!! Check around

 

I really dont know the deal with exhausts for the CL's... ive heard that you buy the 94-97 accord exhaust and you have to add a piece of pipe to it or something. But i'm not totally sure... If you want something quiet, get an Apex-i World Sport... they are very quiet, but still have a deep tone which is not heard at all inside the car. The Greddy Evo is not as quiet, but no where near as loud as those universal mufflers.

 

I found a Tanabe hyper exhaust Cat back system for $470 at racingworks.com made for 2.2 CLs. I am seriously considering buying it. Whats your thoughts. I heard they sound sweeeeet!

 

typically, if its larger, more like your typical muffler they are quieter... and the small "can" mufflers are loud. Ive never heard a Tanabe... but if it seems like what you are looking for, go for it... I think someone on here has that exhaust, hopefully they'll see this and post a reply. If its for the CL, thats great... i'd go for it.

 

Keith has it. I think its pretty loud. Check out the videos for your own opinion.

 

i think the best exhaust ive ever heard was the GReddy SP cat-back...would an Accord SP work for our CLs?

 

I have the Apexi World Sport cat back. It nice and deep but not too loud. I bought it for the 94-97 accord EX and it fine perfectly. Get the whole cat back, it will give you better gains. I got my whole catback for $450, but you can get it cheaper I'm sure.

 

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Ive heard both that the Tanabe is loud and that its relatively quiet. I dont know who to believe. Ill look into the Apexi. Thanks

 

The reason the Acura price is so high is because they use a double-layer pipe to reduce the interior noise level. Aftermarket stuff will be just single-layer, but you can increase the size of the resonator to compensate a little.

 

Greddy SP. it sounds so sweet. not loud at all either.


basically anything name-brand with a huge canister will be nice and quiet.

 

I found the Greddy SP for the 4CL Accord for about $430. Im thinking of buying it but I want to know if its installation will require any modification. Thanks

 

97-99 CL Coupe 2.2, 2.3 112-301 Stainless

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I love the way it sounds and have had people mention its not loud at all. You can see its a direct application.

 

I think the info you're getting is for the Tanabe G-power or something that has a larger muffler body, therefore it's quieter. The Tanabe medallion (?) or any other small mufflers with the silencers are typically real loud. You can get a larger resonator if you want but If you're going to spend all the $$ just get the greddy SP or something. Or any of the other top-name brands for around $500.

The bigger the muffler the quieter it is.

 

i'm keith... i have a tanabe muffler with custom exhaust piping, it pretty loud but i like it

 

all u talkin about the Greddy SP u have the 6 cly or the 4 bangers?? cause its gunna sound alot different on a 4 than a 6 ... some exhausts can sound like go carts if u not careful


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