3" exhaust too loud? resonator?

[eggie75]

hey... just got a 3" catback - its way too loud. just wondering how much a resonator would help.

 

[TheGreenMachine]

It would definitly help. idk how much, if one doesn't do it for you, throw another one on. one question tho....why the f**k do u have a 3 inch exhaust on a civic??? you boosting?

 

[xNOBOOSTx]

i would guess hes boosting since this is in the forced induction thread. but im just guessing. i would thrown in a resonator. it can only help.

 

[King Bob]

you could always look for a slip in silencer

 

[TheGreenMachine]

i would guess hes boosting since this is in the forced induction thread. but im just guessing. i would thrown in a resonator. it can only help.

oh s**t..didnt see that...i just saw his thread posted on the home page...eh..my bad..lol

 

[ryan89crx]

3" too loud on a boosted setup? thats a new one.

i run just a small 16" resonator and an N1 stlye muffler and its not loud at all

 

[deftone]

3" too loud on a boosted setup? thats a new one.

no s**t... what exhaust is it? does your dumptube route back into your downpipe like this?

 

[ryan89crx]

^^thats sex! mine routes in, but i mig welded mine in mild steel. not as pretty as yours

 

[Destroy]

Just get a different exhaust.

 

[eggie75]

yeah, dump routes back in... a little sooner tho. its a vibrant cat back. running a 3" cat. would a silencer affect performance? i'm def gonna put on a resonator. only got room for one tho. i got the 3" for perf only - not trying to be heard. idk what everyone considers loud, but i've had n/a greddy and dc sports. this particular boosted app is coming from a rsr to the 3" so there's a huge diff - both in sound and perf. the perf aspect is amazing. butt dyno says at least 50hp.

 

[BuiltforSin]

get a resonator man.. should quiet it down a bit. preferably magnaflow!

 

[PhntmSk8r]

universal 3" resonator thats about 24" long would do you wonders.

helped me ALOT.

 

[eggie75]

ordered a 16" res. no room for anything else. piping is soo close to shift linkage. damn heat shield vibrating like a bish.

 

[qwikxr]

My Inline Pro 3" was Loud as fukk.. so I added a Cat Cnvrtr. It's still a little louder than I'd prefer, but is tons better w/o.. I'd still like to add a resonator..

 

[bizoneoeh]

imo, if it's too loud for you then you shouldn't be trying to make more power. I wouldn't put s**t on the exhaust if I were you no resonator or no silencer. Hell, I wouldn't even throw in a cat but that's just me. Just drive it slow when you spot a cop and shift REAL early, that's what I do. I have my 2.75 ehxaust going straight through the down pipe right to my $75 ricer shop muffler and I don't even think my s**t is that loud.

 

[qwikxr]

Biz - I have to say, I've never even heard of 2-3/4" exhaust.. LOL

 

[eggie75]

maybe custom 2 3/4.
cops round here are asses. exhaust tickets are 2pts. last one i got cost me 250. i didn't think it would be this loud boosted. we'll see how much dif the res makes.

 

[qwikxr]

so.. you get points, for a f**king equipment ticket? that's wrong, d00d.. It isn't a moving violation.. Suddenly, Virginia doesn't seem so bad..

 

[eggie75]

so.. you get points, for a f**king equipment ticket? that's wrong, d00d.. It isn't a moving violation.. Suddenly, Virginia doesn't seem so bad..

im in VA!!! the ticket was improper equipment. not sure about dmv to be honest, but on my insurance renewal - it said 2pts. thats where it hurts most anyhow!

a month ago, i got a ticket for failure to pay attention. there was a cop behind me and when the light turned green, i accelerated to the speed limit - not full throttle, maybe 3/4. i wasn't speeding, but he said "didn't you see me behind you?" i said yeah, but i didnt do anything wrong. wtf is failure to pay attention? went to court, judge didnt see it my way.

 

[qwikxr]

where the hell are you?
Both of those are beatable.. Unless you peeled out.. Then it's the old "exhibition of acceleration"... Yeah, I've got one a long time ago.. But the exhaust issue isnt a points-type violation..