For those of you that are ordering the Comptech exhaust (mufflers), are the Acura dealers installing them or are you having a muffler shop do the work?

 

How much are they?

 

its easy to install yourself...probably should only take you about 20 minutes...there's only two bolts on each muffler and the rubber hanger..very easy to install...dont waste your money at a dealership

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Silver 01' Type-S w/all the trimmins
Acura loyalty
retired a 2000 TL and a 94' Acura Legend Coupe
Comptech Springs, axle-back exhaust,headers
AEM CAI
yellow bumper (fog lights) bulbs
Clear Headlights

 

Thanks Cl-Super
Do you get new rubber hangers or do you use the OEM ones. If you use the OEM hangers do the Comptech mufflers line up evenly (unlike the stock ones)

Thanks

 

the comptech mufflers will line up exactly like your stock exhaust system, if not, it will come with all the parts you need to put it on yourself...



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Astroboy out...
2001 Acura CL Type S: Comptech: Headers, filter, sways, springs, koni shocks, goodridge braided brake lines, full kicker system
1996 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo: H&R Springs and sways, Bilstein shocks

 

Took me 25 min to install. Went on perfect. I am always getting compliments now on the sound.


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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
Comptech Springs
Comptech Exhaust
Denso Spark Plugs
Apexi V-AFC
AEM CAI

 

I heard them for the first time at the NY/NJ meet on Waynes TL-S, and they sound nice!!! The combo of the headers and mufflers make it sound like a V8.

I would like to know how much ya hear from the inside. Is it real loud at highway speeds?

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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI

 

I am thinking of buying them too but I only heard them at Idle and this car also had headers so I don't know if that is affecting the exhaust note.

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01' Acura CL Type-S
Piaa 19169 Bulbs
Valentine1 Pig Detector
XEPHYR CAI (Yahoo!)

01'Acura Integra GSR

 

They say the headers don't increase the exhaust sound much at all, so i'm thinking the mufflers had the effect on the exhaust sound.


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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI

 

The headers don't change the sound hardly at all, and that only on full accel in mid- upper rpms. The nice sound comes from the mufflers- they are not loud on the road at all, you can hear them inside, but it is not disturbing. I was in traffic on Rt80 last night with the window open and had a chance to hear them at low speed and on accel- real sweet from outside! Definately not like the Ricer Integras and Maximas Anyone interested can stop by and I will take them for a ride to check for themselves.

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Wayne Gruen
Service Manager
Park Ave Acura

[This message has been edited by wayneg (edited 04-05-2001).]

 

I may have to stop down at lunch time and listen to them again



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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI

 

Wayne,
Maybe in the next couple of weeks I'll stop down. I want the exhaust. I just want to hear it first .

Ernest

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01' Acura CL Type-S
Piaa 19169 Bulbs
Valentine1 Pig Detector
XEPHYR CAI (Yahoo!)

01'Acura Integra GSR

 

Forgive me if I seem cheap, but nearly $700 seems a little steep for mufflers - and the minimal performance gain. I have not modified my car yet, but I think I will first put on a CAI. It seems hard to beat for the money!

 

I agree, but they did sound SWEET on the TL-S Saturday.

I wish they came in a NON-chrome version for about 250.
Unless you have a show car, I think chrome mufflers are just NUTS.

Shawn S

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Speed limits are for CARS and DRIVERS whose limits are easily exceeded !!!!!

2001 CL Type S - NAV - San Marino RED / Parchment - Spoiler - 35% Tint - Roof Visor - PIAA Lamps
GOLD Emblems & Grill - V1 w/remote - KICKER AMP w/(2) 10" Alumapro Subs - Xephyr CAI - Shine by ZAINO
For Photos see: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 V1 & SUBS

 

Your absolutely right, only getting 4-5 hp from them for the 700. But most people do it mostly for the sound as well as the increase in hp, IMO. You also lose your bottom end, but gain in the higher speeds.

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Why buy a special edition car and not drive it like it was meant to be driven

 

Hell I might just have to roll up to my old NJ 'hood from down here in maryland to check them out.

 

The mufflers are made of T304 stainless steel....fyi



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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI