As a lot of members here in the 2G forum know there is no performance gain on aftermarket exhaust system for our car, the thought of spending $1000+ on Mugen; Fujitsubo; CTE or ATLP exhaust system is simply a non starter.

With the installation of aero/sports/Modulo rear bumper, the stock exhaust tip seem dwarf by comparison. So I went out and found a 4" Magnaflow s/s exhaust tip for my car. Here's a few photos:

 

very nice sir.

I personally wanna try some of the magnaflow universal mufflers, but im hesitant to take the plunge. Theres one guy who did it on tsxgroup.com but somebody there called him gay so he stopped posting =/

 

i wonder who called him that

and nice job tech, that looks sweet! initially i was like, 4"?! that seems a bit large no? but after seeing the pics, i think it looks quite nice

 

Wow, that looks really good actually.

 

Tech, very nice, makes the car look more muscular. Do you have any pictures from further away? Also, how do you install these? Is welding required?

 

^ Thanks guys, I took it to muffler shop to weld them on for $60.

Part # for Magnaflow is 35121, list price is $106 each but I got them at a local auto part store for $35 each.

 

I'm going to do this as well. I bought Magnaflow mufflersfor my 1G TSX and I bought it with 4" tips (should've gotten the one with 7" tips). It looked fine when I didn't have the A-Spec Lip kit but now that I have it, the tips look really sunken in. So I'm ordering new 7" Magnaflow tips to weld on. It may not be a big deal to some, but this really does make a huge difference in terms of appearance.

Nice job again.

 

I was actually thinking about doing something similar yesterday, but I need to know the diameter of the oem tip anyone know?? ( Looks Tight ) good job!

 

Looks nice! any sound clips? interested in doing this.

 

I have my magnaflow mufflers I removed from my RL still. Im gonna see how they look and sound on my tsx soon.

 

looking like SEX!

 

effen work computer won't let me look at the pics..but that won't stop me from commenting!...

those look really really good! And you bought and installed for less then $150. 09TSXTECH FTMFW!

also, pardon my ignorance..but what is a muffler shop? and how does one find one?

 

^i usually cruise down an industrial looking street.
ya know, the streets that have car shops lining all along both sides of the streets.

i then proceed to go into the shady looking business and ask how much they charge.
I do this a couple more times to find the cheapest exhaust shop.

 

The stock exhaust tip diameter is 3.25" and 4.75" long, Magnaflow diameter is 4" and 7" in length.

Here's another photo:

 

thats perfect...WoW

 

Oh yeah, definitely more muscular.

 

a shop that installs your exhaust. they also do custom welding, piping, etc

 

Those look perfect. Nicely done!

 

Any chance of modifying them to make the bolt on like the stock tips? (Am I even remembering correctly that the stock tips bolt on?)

 

The tips definitely look great on the car. Makes it look way more aggressive, but not going way overboard. great choice!

 

i saw the thread title and i thought "lame" but when i saw the pictures, they look quite good. thumbs up.

 

that looks perfect tech!

 

Perfect fit and perfect tips

 

looks good!

its cool that youre stilling modding cars at the age of 60 - 14

 

hes 74?!

 

^wrong way.

 

They look awesome tech. Did you hear any difference in the exhaust sound?

 

88?!

 

Defcon = 10?

 

Thanks defcon. There's still some creative juice left in this geriatric brain here

 

Bro thanks ive been looking everywhere for diameter you rock wait till you see what ive got cooking up. pssssst sneak preview

 

Just how hot does it have to get to change the color? And what are you using to apply the heat?

 

nice tips bro

 

That seriously looks amazing. How is the sound, notice a difference?

 

^since he just changed the tips and not the whole muffler, i dont think there will be sound difference, right? unless the bigger tips resonate more sounds out

 

Ahhh you're probably right...I didn't realize it was just the tip...(that's what she said?)

 

Nice tip. Bear in mind the inlet diameter has to be at least 2.25", which is the tailpipe diameter of the stock muffler.

The technician had to use the tube expander to expand the Magnaflow inlet by 1/8" (it has 2.25" inlet diameter) in order to slide it over the tailpipe and weld. Stainless steel can crack easily if you try to expand it improperly. Alternatively, try get an exhaust tip with 2.5" inlet diameter.

 

Looks awesome tech. Anytime I see someone put aftermarket tips on it looks awful but yours came out really well.

 

^Thanks. I know what you meant by aftermarket exhaust tips, I have seen quite a few bad ones.

Took me a few weeks trying different ones out, even taking them out of auto parts store and put it next to the stock one in the parking lot to compare.

In the end, the Magnaflow tip met all my requirements. I am also glad to have a competent exhaust/muffler tech to do the installation. Very happy with the final result.

 

Nice Ass!