i just put installed the hks exhaust today...and wow....could it be any queiter....other then that it looks great...except the left one hangs low..anyway to fix this?.

and another thing.after i installed it i went for a ride and when i puled back into the garage i smelled something burning..i was htinking it was the new gasket...but when i stuck my head down there it didnt seem like the problem..whta could it be?

 

the smell is probably just the packing in side. it should go away. as far as the sound..... thats caused by the 2 resonators between the cat and the y. you can make it louder by removing those. any muffler shop can do that for you. start out by having them remove 1 and if thats not enough have them remove the other.. that is if you want it louder as far as it hanging to low you could try to bend the brackets up a little or have a exhaust shop redo the hangers

 

thanx for the help

 

When I had my Apexi exhaust installed on my Civic there was a smell like burning. They said it was the packing, but after a few hours of riding around I never smelled it again. Enjoy the mod!

 

Yeah, sounds like one of the hangers is bent differently which should be an easy fix of the unevenness...
The smell is similar to what it would be for header installs as well...

How about some pics???

 

looks kinda bad becasue it hangs so unevenly...how much would it cost to fix?...and also..how much is it to get one of the resonators removed?

 

Might wanna fudge that tag! We now can find out your address and come steal that lawnchair!

I don't know about the cost of the resonator, but it should be more than $20 or so to fix that hanger...Drive over to Midas or something right now!

 

Don't worry. The mufflers will get louder and louder as time goes on. This is because more and more fiberglass stuffings inside the mufflers will get burnt away.

 

looks good...

 

some people fix it with plastic ties (if you don't want to take it to the shop)

 

most shops could fix the hanger and remove one of the resonators for less than 40 bucks. the first time i had it done it cost me 35 bucks and they welded the pipe on. (both resonators removed)

 

nice...i think i'll go do that...actually..do you know what kinda place would sell the piping for exhaust...maybe i'll cut and weld it myself and save some money...

hmm..and where do i extend the piping form agian to get the tips flush?

 

when they did mine the second time i made a cardboard cut out of the bends i wanted and welded it myself it cost me like 20 to do it myself. it wasnt that hard (iv done it to so many of my friends cars over the years) i would think you should be able to get the pipe to extend the mufflers at the same exhaust shop also. what sid is easest to extend them? tip side or front side of muffler?

 

do you know where i can buy the piping for the exhaust tho?...im not sure where to extend the mufflers from..if i go form tip side..it was be easier bu t will probsbly look ugly...if i go from hte front side i mihgt have to move the brackets..i dont know..i have to see how much play there is on hte hangars...anyone with extended hks want to give me some imput?

oh and there asre bends in the exhaust?..i thought it was relatively straight...that makes welding pipes in even harder if i do it myself

 

to fix the uneven muffler just use a zip tie. Its not hard to figure out. I know i kina sound like a jerry rig but its worth it.

 

wont zipties melt?

 

those things look ricey

 

thank you

 

njtls ..

any performance gains low end or high end??

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mrgtr16
those things look ricey [/QUOTE

since when did HKS become rice??

 

i dunno...i probably wouldnt even be able to notice if i slaped a supercharger on my car...im pretty oblivious to thats stuff...all i know is if i want to go fast..this car mvoes

 

Oblivious to a supercharger, eh? LOL! ...

 

would removing the resonators have any sound differences on just stack mufflers? how does it sound with 1 resonator and stock mufflers? or no resonators and stock mufflers?

 

has anyone removed resonators w/stock exhaust?.

 

If you took out both resonators..it'd still be quiet since it's a stock exhaust system, but you'd get a deeper tone.

BTW, old post.

 

My dealer fixed the uneven exhaust for free.

 

2 questions.

1. I bought the comptech mufflers. when installing the muffler to the stock y-pipe i also bought 2 (steel or metal) orings but couldnot get them to fit. Are they necessary?

2. I am also thinking of buying the just released comptech y-pipe that goes from the cat to the mufflers. Its like 450 bucks. Is this ridiculous? The reason is because I leased the car and i like how it is just a bolt on mod and no cutting and welding is involved.

tHANKS.

 

hey feel free to answer my questions