HKS Super Drager exhaust... any way to get it to hang higher?
03-09-2002, 11:35 PM
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HKS Super Drager exhaust... any way to get it to hang higher?
It seems to hang kinda low, and I think it was blxmjx that said he was going to try to raise it a bit. Was he able to?
Kinda curious if you can bend the hangars a little so it hangs higher, or does the muffler not have any extra clearance above it to hang higher?
Kinda curious if you can bend the hangars a little so it hangs higher, or does the muffler not have any extra clearance above it to hang higher?
03-09-2002, 11:46 PM
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I dunno what u can do really. The hanger closest to the bumper is paralell with the canister so it does no good really to squeeze the rubber mounts together as that would only pull the exhausts closet to the center of the car... someties I wish I got the comptechs.
03-09-2002, 11:49 PM
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Oh really? How come?
How does the HKS sound compared to the Comptech?
I'd get Comptech but I'm afraid it will either be too quiet or just not deep enough.
Everyone here says the Comptechs are sooo loud, yet everyone at the meet today who's heard them was saying, nahhh they're really quiet and not worth $600 for not much difference in sound.
Too bad no one with a 2nd gen Type S had any aftermarket exhausts today at the meet.
How does the HKS sound compared to the Comptech?
I'd get Comptech but I'm afraid it will either be too quiet or just not deep enough.
Everyone here says the Comptechs are sooo loud, yet everyone at the meet today who's heard them was saying, nahhh they're really quiet and not worth $600 for not much difference in sound.
Too bad no one with a 2nd gen Type S had any aftermarket exhausts today at the meet.
03-09-2002, 11:56 PM
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The Dragers are quieter than the Comptech's but Comptech now has what they call Quiet tip inserts to muffle the noise. I love the look of the Dragers but wish they didn't hang so damned low.
03-10-2002, 12:05 AM
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I had this same problem with my old car.(exhaust hanging to low). I brought it to the muffler shop and they just heated up the hangers and bent them up. took about 2 mins and it was done.
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Under normal circumstances, I'm sure rewelding would work... but on the Accord and CL, the Hanger points attached to the car are off to the side for the fornt mount and directly on top for the rear mount. While u can shporten the length of the mount in the rear, the front mount is horizontal, so reheating would proolly do nothing but bring it closer to the center of the car. I wish i had a pic to explain.
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When you say front mount do you mean the one closest to the rear bumper or the one towards the front of the car? If it is the one near the bumper and it is horizental then yes reheating would not work but if it is the one toward the front of the car you might be able to heat or shorted the back on but then you might get the look like they are not stright because the back will be hanging lower. What about takeing the horizental hanger off and putting a vertical one on and welding it to the frame? Could work.
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Originally posted by HellaWhat
The Dragers are quieter than the Comptech's ..
The Dragers are quieter than the Comptech's ..
Are comptechs just silly sounding or are they deep and rumbly? I would think by the shape and the tip that they can't be very deep or rumbly.
Maybe I will just ghetto rig a fartpipe on mine. :-p
03-10-2002, 04:10 PM
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Originally posted by HellaWhat
The Dragers are quieter than the Comptech's but Comptech now has what they call Quiet tip inserts to muffle the noise. I love the look of the Dragers but wish they didn't hang so damned low.
The Dragers are quieter than the Comptech's but Comptech now has what they call Quiet tip inserts to muffle the noise. I love the look of the Dragers but wish they didn't hang so damned low.
03-10-2002, 04:13 PM
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hey i got some question about HKS dragger HELP HELP HELP!
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=63523
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=63523
03-10-2002, 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by JRock
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Are comptechs just silly sounding or are they deep and rumbly? I would think by the shape and the tip that they can't be very deep or rumbly.
Maybe I will just ghetto rig a fartpipe on mine. :-p
:sqnteek:
Are comptechs just silly sounding or are they deep and rumbly? I would think by the shape and the tip that they can't be very deep or rumbly.
Maybe I will just ghetto rig a fartpipe on mine. :-p
03-10-2002, 05:34 PM
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yeah, i have race springs and i havn't scraped my exhaust, i don't think it even comes close . i think the incline would have to be really steep to cause a problem.
03-10-2002, 09:12 PM
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ill tell you what i did ...i have stocks...but i had the one hung low syndrom...went to my local auto parts store and squeezed...i mean squeezed an extra hanger on front and rear right side exhaust ..it raised it almost .50 an inch..if yours are even ,but hang too low...try an extra set of rubber hangers on ecah side front and rear....P>S> use alot of wd40...
03-10-2002, 09:33 PM
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Originally posted by GOT PSI?
Mine didn't hang low at all.
Mine didn't hang low at all.
Are those the same model exhaust? Might just be the pic angle but they look a little different.
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Originally posted by JRock
And why is that?
Are those the same model exhaust? Might just be the pic angle but they look a little different.
And why is that?
Are those the same model exhaust? Might just be the pic angle but they look a little different.
03-10-2002, 10:18 PM
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I like the way they look, but I need to hear the Comptech in person sometime to see if it's loud/too loud/not loud enough. Everyone says the HKS is quieter. No one around here has that exhaust though.
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Originally posted by JRock
I like the way they look, but I need to hear the Comptech in person sometime to see if it's loud/too loud/not loud enough. Everyone says the HKS is quieter. No one around here has that exhaust though.
I like the way they look, but I need to hear the Comptech in person sometime to see if it's loud/too loud/not loud enough. Everyone says the HKS is quieter. No one around here has that exhaust though.
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Yeah, $100+ less is nice, but I don't really want it subtle - If it's not much different than stock, I'll save the $500. I kinda want it deep and rumbly.
Maybe I should just go buy two cans of Folger's.
Maybe I should just go buy two cans of Folger's.
03-10-2002, 10:30 PM
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Originally posted by JRock
Yeah, $100+ less is nice, but I don't really want it subtle - If it's not much different than stock, I'll save the $500. I kinda want it deep and rumbly.
Maybe I should just go buy two cans of Folger's.
Yeah, $100+ less is nice, but I don't really want it subtle - If it's not much different than stock, I'll save the $500. I kinda want it deep and rumbly.
Maybe I should just go buy two cans of Folger's.
03-10-2002, 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by JRock
Have your heard the Comptech exhaust? If so, how does that compare to your HKS?
Have your heard the Comptech exhaust? If so, how does that compare to your HKS?
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I wonder if they're louder at WOT but lack the low-end rumble of the HKS. I've heard one set of Comptech on a TL-P and to be honest i didn't really HEAR much, but he wasn't showing it off, just driving two cars in front of me at a meet.
JZ just got the Comptechs on his car recently. I'll have to hear his sometime.
JZ just got the Comptechs on his car recently. I'll have to hear his sometime.
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Originally posted by JRock
I wonder if they're louder at WOT but lack the low-end rumble of the HKS. I've heard one set of Comptech on a TL-P and to be honest i didn't really HEAR much.
I wonder if they're louder at WOT but lack the low-end rumble of the HKS. I've heard one set of Comptech on a TL-P and to be honest i didn't really HEAR much.
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