rooster415

i recently installed these bad boys on sunday. called around shops telling me 300-400 bucks to install . and its a 3 -4 hour job. so instead me and my friends decided to put the car on a lift and do it ourselves since hes a mechanic.

so the front ones were really easy to remove and install. the rear ones were a bit harder. hard to start from top to bottom like the diy. then we removed the right side tire and axle and pulled it out from there. i took tons of pics and was goign to make another diy but dropped my phone the same day as the car was in the air and i left a ratchet on top of the car and was too lazy to lower the car .

when i first heard the car crank. i was like holy sh** it got so much louder.(we banged out the 3rd cat also) jpipe coming in on saturday. my exhaust was so so loud. and everyone says my car now sounds like a v8 mustang or something. my friend took it for a test drive and loves it.

then while i was leaving i was heading on the freeway. no traffic no cars. so i slowed down on the freeway to about 20 miles an hour in 2nd gear. then i floored the car and man must i say my car pulls!.

so as i stated my exhaust got a lot louder, the drone is much more louder also. and once rpm hits around 2700-3500 rasp gets crazy loud. i didnt like the rasp before but im getting used to it.

cold start within the cabin i can hear the pcds rattling but after about 2 minutes i dont hear it anymore. and the car smells like sh**

but over all for what you gain from the pcds i would highly recommend it. my car pulls a lot harder seems. i recently was on the freeway. at 60mph and before in 6th i would have a hard time accelerating but now its a breeze and i notice before that around 3k rpm the car would start to pull. but now it pulls HARD!

PROS
sounds like a v8 lols
great gains

CONS
smells bad but bearable smells started to wear down ( this is day 4 ) maybe im getting used to it
rasp ( nothing a resonator cant fix )
loud drone (resonator)

overall im very happy with my purchase of rv6 pcds

will post video if anyone wants!

vietxquangstah

iTrader: (7)

Something doesn't sound right. Do you still have your mid muffler, oem resonator, and oem mufflers on your exhaust tips?

I don't know if you're over exaggerating because you're stoked about it, but saying it sounds like a "V8" at startup / idle is a over statement.

I have a complete OEM STOCK cat back, however I have a rv6 v3 J-Pipe and PCDs (Just installed the PCDs saturday) and the car sounds nothing like a V8....Sounds like a regular ol' V6 with some exhaust mods. It's not deep and loud at all. Are you sure all the bolts on your cats are tightened down correctly?

Also I get no drone at all. I do however experience RASP at 3000-4000RPM but it's very minor and not "crazy loud" like you mentioned.

I'm starting to think maybe it's because you have a 6SPD and I have a 5AT. That could explain why your car sounds different from mines

hondazex

iTrader: (1)

remove oem resonator for magnaflow 18 or 22' resonator eliminate 98% off rasp with better sound !!! under 100$ with 60 $ install in mufller shop ! ( estimate price )

kingkong_dav

i seen a picture from the man who created the v3 precat deletes himself, he posted a picture of double resonators for maximum rasp free operation

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

^correct.

Dont replace your factory mid mufflers.
Add an after market one.
two resonators will take care of the rasp

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

^i see what you guys are getting at, but adding 2 resonators just doesn't look right to me. why not just add one massive one and call it a day?

bouncer07

Think of it as "header mod".... the smell, the rattle at start-up, the new sound when stepping on it in neutral...

I think he took off the jpipe and drove the car from pcd back, thus sounds like a V8... only way i could think of if he's getting the Jpipe coming going in soon, might as well take it off.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

Sure.

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

rooster415

im sure all bolts are tight. yes my cars 6spd and i dont have resonators on my car. after jpipe its 2.75 inch piping to 2 magnaflow mufflers. and 3rd cat is knocked out. the tone is so deep from 1-roughly 2.7k then rasp comes in.

3gstealth

iTrader: (2)

I agree. Anyone know which resonator will eliminate the rasp if I have v3 pcd and v3 jpipe with stock exhaust? I only want to have one resonator.

rooster415

there was a thread that richie wrote up somewhere . about the resonator to lower rasp and drone

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/how-do-i-keep-x-exhaust-rasping-pcds-849750/

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

great great review....

1> it doesnt sound like a v8 LOL...
2> the smell with go away....

enjoy your PCD's

3gstealth

iTrader: (2)

I don't think the smell ever goes away with PCD, you just get used to it. I love my j-series cologne!

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^ i do agree with you....i meant the smell will get a little faint as the carbon will build up on the new PCD's but i agree with you....it wont go away....

dont know what i was thinking

rooster415

well smell did wear down a little but i installed the rv6 v3 pcds today. man do i love the power but i do hear maybe the flex pipe rattle or something rattling could be the pcds or the jpipe when i pass 3k rpm.

attempting to tame the beast in 2 weeks on my payday! exhaust too loud for me

vietxquangstah

iTrader: (7)

This probably explains why he says it sounds like a V8...

rooster415

yeah.. sounds good until rasp comes in. but probably going to get a resonator in a week or 2.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^ dont worry about the resonator IMO

resonators doo tend to mess with a free flowing exhaust creating some back pressure....

rooster415

yeah i was thinkign that too. let me drive for a another 2 week and see. its loud but its not like too freaking loud. the rasp wears down after the car is fully warmed up but i do hear like flex pipe rattling or something .

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

if its rattling, i would suggest getting an additional rubber mount or some like that....

if its rasp and unbearable, then i would suggest a resonator....

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

if its rattling, i would suggest getting an additional rubber mount or some like that....

if its rasp and unbearable, then i would suggest a resonator....

rooster415

can no longer take the rasp ...goign to attempt to tame the beast on saturday probably post vids if i can