what makes an exhaust sound bad???

[88 Accord DX]

i need to know what makes an exhaust sound bad so that i can avoid doing anything that causes it. i want a nice deep growl and i dont really care how loud it is just as long as it isnt high pitched or farty.

[Vinny]

might try a flowmaster or a turbo, that should give it a mellow kinda sound

[88 Accord DX]

what about an apexi n1 style muffler?

[dXsquared]

those are the best sounding mufflers on the planet... they are real deep off the line and then you pin it and its like a HUM... well.. thats with any BOMB style muffler, but the N1 is soo nice

travis

[88 Accord DX]

yeah i know the n1 is awesome but what about the cheap n1 style mufflers you see on ebay. anyone have one???

[dXsquared]

any cheapo mufflers off ebay will sound the same... they all have the mellow deepness that i really like... but if you dont get a 2.25 inch cat back, then it will sound like shit

Travis

[88 Accord DX]

im gonna get 2.25" from the headers back, glass pack in place of the resonator, prolly gutted cat, then a muffler. think that will sound good?

[dXsquared]

i would get a 2.25 inch pipe from your new CarSound HighFlow cat back with No resonator and the Cheapo muffler... without the cat it gets sooo loud and anything under 3000 rpm sounds like your exhaust is broken.. (not enuff back pressure)

Travis

[88 Accord DX]

so leave the pipe from the headers to the cat stock except for the resonator?

[dXsquared]

no.. get a carsound high flow cat attached to the end of the header down pipe, then get a 2.25 inch cat back made with NO resonator... then add your muffler to the end

Travis

PS.. do you actually have headers or a stock exhaust manifold??

[88 Accord DX]

its stock but im gonna get headers before all is said and done. should i gte the headers first or the exhaust first???

[edit] is this cat any good??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33629&item=2428301598

[dXsquared]

i would get the headers first.. then after you get them installed, you will know where to put the cat and shit.. it would be a bit of a hassle with out the headers

Travis

[88 Accord DX]

ok ill buy the cat first cuz i can get a car sound one for $50 shipped but i gotta hurry.

[dXsquared]

ok then

Travis

[bobafett]

yay then your exhuast will sound like mine! :) sounds really nice and i love it, and it doesnt remind me of civics!

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by DXHATCHBACK
any cheapo mufflers off ebay will sound the same... they all have the mellow deepness that i really like... but if you dont get a 2.25 inch cat back, then it will sound like shit
exactly, that's what I got. Cheapo muffler off ebay, I think it was $55, and I love how deep it sounds. It's not LOUD, but it's deep, especially with my 2.5" piping.

[Justin86]

I'm going to get 2.25" straight pipe to a Flowmaster with a 3" tip. I all ready have headers