what are your thoughts on this? im debating on keeping the factory exhaust with a 3in cutout, or go a full exhaust system. i really enjoy not hearing the exhaust the way it is, and also be able to open that biatch up whenever with the cut out. i dono what i want to do

i dont know, nowadays, you can have an exhaust and still be a sleeper because of all the ricers. things that tip people off, opening your hood, not opening your hood if asked, bad idle, lots of gauges, or ripping by them at 25psi in 3rd gear. :-) i say go all out 3in, but i am all about how fast can the car be, not how fast can i make it but keep it a secret too. yea its fun to sneak up on people and smoke em, but you also dont want to get turned down for a race just because they "know" that they will win.

i feel ya on that one. id just love to keep a factory exhaust with someone assuming i have nothing done. launch with it closed and while going open that biatch up and be gone. the only gauge i was going to do as of right now was a boost gauge

i know there is some kind of "switching" pipe that you could do but it would be completely custom and i dont know how you would get it all to fit under the car. it is in essence, two exhausts running to the back of the car.

hit up etx he just did his exhuast with that valve that opens to allow the exhuast to dump out bypassing the factory exhuast.

Launching with it closed and then opening it up will be a bitch to tune.

Don't buy an aftermarket 3" catback. If you want to go trick, have your stock exhaust hanging on the brackets and welded to the frame, but have an aftermarket muffler and then just piped out the side or dumped out the back.

I love the stock look, but I wouldn't (personally) go to extreme lengths to make it look completely stock.

The FMIC would give it away anyway so just rock the full 3" turbo back exhaust too. There are enough variables in getting these cars running right and reliably without dealing with electronic cutouts and rerouted pipes and everything.

And "somewhat stock" will keep the ricer wannabes away too. I have had several guys rev on me in my car only to see the FMIC and Exhaust and gauges and immediately back off. It helps to prevent asshats from wasting your time.

Originally posted by HybriDSM
I love the stock look, but I wouldn't (personally) go to extreme lengths to make it look completely stock. The FMIC would give it away anyway so just rock the full 3" turbo back exhaust too. There are enough variables in getting these cars running right and reliably without dealing with electronic cutouts and rerouted pipes and everything. And "somewhat stock" will keep the ricer wannabes away too. I have had several guys rev on me in my car only to see the FMIC and Exhaust and gauges and immediately back off. It helps to prevent asshats from wasting your time.

Could not have said that any better myself. I have not raced 1 single Civic DX/EX/LX whatever the fuck they are, yet. Only serious contenders here, no need to waste gas.

There are some many loud cars that are POS's out there that if you just do your exhaust to make it as fast as possible, why bother if its loud, you know its fast and soon they will too. If all else fails you'll just attract more people to beat.

one thing i have been looking into is a supra smic, or a anodized? black fmic intercooler so its not easily seen. i can pick up a 21x9x3 intercooler for 125 bucks local right now, but i dont have the cash until friday. DAMN! anyways a mechanica cut out would be sweet though. i guess there is really no place to 'hide' the gauges either. the boost gauge i was thinking of putting on top of the steering column (initial d style) but i dont know yet. i have a supra ic site book marked so i may just try and find one of those.

why don't you go for clean over sleeper? But if you must try sleeper, a few issues back in Sport Compact Car there was a GSX that did a custom 3" exhaust that exited in a stock appearing muffler...take a looksee, it may give you some ideas.

The issue was "Midnight Club" and it had a pic of the eclipse on the front getting ready to race a Vette

Originally posted by Vandy420a
why don't you go for clean over sleeper? But if you must try sleeper, a few issues back in Sport Compact Car there was a GSX that did a custom 3" exhaust that exited in a stock appearing muffler...take a looksee, it may give you some ideas. The issue was "Midnight Club" and it had a pic of the eclipse on the front getting ready to race a Vette

this car was 300 bucks so its not to clean. it will be in the process of both fast/clean at the same time :D

Keep the exhaust stock and use a cutout. The link below is a nice looking piece.
http://www.atpturbo.com/root/releases/release091004.htm

Keep the exhaust stock and use a cutout. The link below is a nice looking piece.
http://www.atpturbo.com/root/releases/release091004.htm

i'm going for the "sleeper" look as well . . my car looks 100% stock except for the exhaust . . there is nothing you can really do to hide the exhaust except by doing a Y pipe where one is the stock exhaust and one is open downpipe . . but those have electronic switches in them (most) and are likely to stick open . . usually to the open downpipe position . . so i've heard they are more of a hassle than anything . . exhaust systems aren't ricey if they make power IMO . . i made 21 hp to the ground with just an exhaust . . i think just because your car has an exhaust doesn't mean it's turbo :)