this may seem like a dumb question, by my friend led me to believe the '97 3.0 CL's were a bit diff from the 98's and 99's. will a full catback system labeled "For 1998 3.0 CL" fit on a 97 without problems?

 

yup

 

What noncustom catback system did you find for the 3.0?

 

would an

"Accord 98-2002 2Dr V6 (Dual) HKS Sport System"

fit on my '97 3.0 CL? i only find exhausts labeled for 3.2 CL's and for first gen tehre are only 2.2/2.3s. i know my 3.0 CL is a single outlet but would that system fit anyway?

 

no.

 

Not without some modification...alot of guys did universal muffelers with custom piping or the greddy sp for the 4cl shortened.

 

yup, muffler with custom piping.

 

Would an

APEX'i 90mm N1 Universal Muffler

with some custom pipework sound nice and deep, and throaty? i mean hell its a v6 but i stereotype anything titled "universal muffler"... and does anybdody know where i could get a nice custom system? i mean, if i jsut go to meineke theyll give me honda parts again, i dont know where to go or how to go about getting a custom job to fit my car

 

It'd sound horrible. I have it and it's VERY loud

 

I like the sound of the greddy sp my friend had it on his turbo accord and you could hardly hear the exhaust.

 

hey CLPower.. is it a really ricey "pissed off bumblebee" loud? or deep?

 

Ricey pissed off bumblebee but throaty. The sp has a deep nice sound even on a 4cl.

 

im such an amateur, but hey atleast im not fucking up my car like idiot 16 year olds who make themselves look like ricers. im modifying the RIGHT way. which is why i must ask you guys, where could i find the SP exhaust online? and how would i get it installed since its for 4bangers?

 

Loud and throaty hardly deep.

 

The piping for a '98/'99 3.0CL will fit on the '97.

The only difference between the 2 exhaust systems is that the '97 uses a "donut"-type (cermaic) gasket and spring bolts between the tail pipe and the mid-pipe. The '98/'99 uses a metal gasket and no spring bolts (just regular bolts) to connect the 2 pipes.

 

can i just use normal bolts instead of the spring ones? isnt it just a matter of changing them out?

 

If you're getting a complete cat-back system, it should included all the bolts you'll need. You shouldn't need any of the OEM bolts.

I was just pointing out the small difference in the 2 designs.

 

where can i find the Greddy SP exhaust to order online? ive checked all of my sites and i cant find it

 

Im pretty sure that greddy sp needs to be cut a inch or 2 to have it fit. The model you need is accord 94-97

 

i hate being a fresh little naive 16 year old. i mean, my forte is GM. Trans Ams and Camaros. the F-Bodies!!!!! but i need guidance here.. which would be the better one to buy for the $ and quality? the SP or SP2?

 

SP2 is better quality.


I actually just bought an Greddy SP for a 98-02 accord that i'm just gonna cut the canister off of and make fit my car. I did it this way cause I got the exhaust used for 120$