looking for quite like catback system

[02_F20]

so i just got my s2k on sat and im lookin to make it a sleeper type...so i need a catback system that is quiet but still has gains...any ideas?

[s2000isu]

if the rest of the car is stock you prolly wont see any gains worth mentioning from an exhaust.

[02_F20]

well with time to come im lookin to get a intake and a header...i was just gona start with a catback system...

[desmo4]

Mugen is the way to go intake headers ecu and exhaust. More power nice sound, not loud, but you'll never make a dragster out of an S.

Jonathan

[Java Junky]

F20, the easiest (n' cheapest) place to get great returns for you efforts is by tightenin' up on the steerin' wheel nut.
Put your time in behind the wheel, pay attention n' learn what makes Stewie tick n' why. Outside'a FI, you won't see a more pronounced improvement in whut li'l Stewie can doo.
Be well,
Java

[02_F20]

well im not looking to build a dragster for say but when i had my prelude i did go to the 1/4 and 1/8 a lot and it seems like the prelude would have taken the s2k of the line easily...but basicly i just want some basic bolt ons that are not going to make the car noticeable louder...remember im going for the sleeper style ; )

[Java Junky]

Some brave and inspired somebody at Honda flew in the face of the corporate mind-numb-think and put their neck on the line. The result of that boldness is our Stewie; the first true "sportscar" to come down the pike in an awfully long time. Other than purpose-built racing machinery, the sportscar, in the truest sense, is the ultimate driver's car.
To attempt to change Stewie into something that it isn't, without ever having taken the time to learn (truly learn, not something that's accomplished in a couple of outings running it up and down between cars on the interstate) what Stewie is really capable of, is such a waste of such a rare and unusually excellent machine.
All pay the price of admission; few get their money's worth.
Java

[MattG]

If you want to remain pretty quiet but just get a little more sound you can try just removing the resonator from the stock exhaust. Some people like it, some don't, but either way it is inexpensive and you can always go back afterwards. Won't make any difference to power though.

[Dr. Jimbo]

Java, wise you are .

[02_F20]

damn im kinda gettin sry i asked...everyones gettin all hyped up and all i wana know is what a good quite catback system is...and what i do with my car is my business

[Java Junky]

Nope, yer absutootly keerect F2.
No intent other than to try n' make sure that what she's got right oud'a the box doesn't get overlooked izzall. That'd be a shame.
Be well,
Java

[s2k 4 me]

Depends what kinda price range your looking at. A couple systems you'd probably be interested in are Comptech and Supersprint.

[kgf3076]

For a decent Catback system expect to pay around $1500....or just drop down to Meinike and get those cherrybomb mufflers that every Civic seems to have (actually, spend some time on google looking for exhaust systems for S2000...you'll find lots of info or go to www.kingmotorsports.com and you'll find lots of good toys)

[02_F20]

ya i have spent time on google i have no problem finding systems i just wana know if its quite before i goin buying anything...

[SXY_S2K]

QUIET... Sorry, pet peeve of mine

[s2k 4 me]

Originally Posted by 02_F20

ya i have spent time on google i have no problem finding systems i just wana know if its quite before i goin buying anything...

quite=quiet?????????? I'd go with the Supersprint.



You can always put the silencers in if you want you system quieter.

[s2k 4 me]

Your probably not gonna find anything quiet here, but this is a good reference.

http://www.s2000library.com/

[02_F20]

ok thanks man...

[Java Junky]

F2, I don't remember who it was, but in one'a the old threads on the topic (available fer yer viewin' n' listenin' pleasure) a site was posted that actually had a comparison of clips of the actual sounds of a whole bunch'a systems.
Let's go to the video-tape . .
Java

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by MattG

If you want to remain pretty quiet but just get a little more sound you can try just removing the resonator from the stock exhaust. .

Matt can you give a few details on how to do this? it is reverseable right?

Thanks and regards
Pablo

[s2000isu]

Noone got hyped up we are just telling you how it is. The header will do basically nothing and the exhaust will do basically nothing. Your prelude will not take a s2000 unless you had it pretty modded.


The resonator can not be taken out and then put back in unless youre good with a welder. I think he was talking about the cat but what do I know.

[02_F20]

i guess but i never said my prelude could have taken the s2k all the way down the track just off the line the lude just had more lunching power i guess...

[H20]

For choosing an exaust system the best thing to do, if you can, is go on a group drive. Get behind a few different cars with different systems. Then if you hear something that sounds good, talk the guy or girl up about it. Maybe get a ride IN the car.
Soundwise, my favorites are the comptech and fujitsuba. The comptech looked a bit better to my eyes and both sounded deep and not too loud to me. Neither had a test pipe and neither had headers. The fujitsuba guy DID dyno before and after that day and claimed impressive gains..I'm thinking 15 to 20 hp but don't quote me, and many will call bull. Both have CAI of one sort or another.
I drove hard with both cars and didnt notice any power difference between my bone stock 07 and their lightly modded AP1 and AP2. VERY possible they weren't trying. Dunno. Nothing formal.
From my reading on the subject, the best gains are generally thought to come from a single exaust system. With duals it is generally thought that the biggest gain is from weight lost as the stock exaust is very good but heavy. Singles all SEEM to be quite loud. Maybe not.
Some systems are silly loud. Some are tinny and raspy sounding, perhaps from using the test pipe.
So from what I have personally heard, The fujitsuba is what you want. The comptech and fujutsuba both sound alike to me. Fairly quiet and rumbly. But the fujistsuba guy did dyno the car and did report impressive gains. Impressive for this car anyway. This is not to say that the comptech will not do the same, or many other systems as well. This is just all I know to report at this time. There are a crapload of other systems out there.
I myself am waiting to hear a car with the resonator removed. I would just like a bit deeper tone is all. My car hauls ass bone stock but it's all relative.
Good Luck.

[MattG]

Pablo - take your car to an exhaust shop tell them to take the resonator off. They will cut the pipe, remove the resonator and weld a piece of straight pipe in.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...orremoval1.jpg
In this pic the resonator is on the floor below the straight pipe that has been welded in its place.

Approx cost $50 from an exhaust shop (don't quote me on this).

To undo, I guess you just cut and weld a bit more and put the resonator back in.

I note that this might not be as clean as some people may like it to be, but it is cheap.
Of course some people may still prefer an aftermarket exhaust.

[s2000isu]

H20 my exhaust isnt that loud and I have a single. I bought mine used real cheap and I love it. I believe its a Spugen with a Magnaflow round muffler on it.

[MattG]

Java - this site? http://s2000library.com/

[s2000isu]

matt none of those clips work. Whoever did that exhaust did a nice job.

[H20]

Originally Posted by s2000isu

H20 my exhaust isnt that loud and I have a single. I bought mine used real cheap and I love it. I believe its a Spugen with a Magnaflow round muffler on it.

And I bet it's nice and light.