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nebztal82
10-26-2002, 01:13 PM
Alright i've got an 89 Lx-i and i've decided that i'm going to get 2.25" piping from my catalitic converter back but i really can't decide on which muffler i should get? i was thinkin the dynomax super turbo or maybe the apexi n1 but i don't want anything to obnoxious or extreemly loud. i want a clean, higher pitched, import type of sound got any sugestions? oh and about how much am i lookin at to get the 2 1/4 piping and all that stuff installed?
anchovies
10-26-2002, 06:33 PM
I think the price difference between the dynomax and n1 is BIG.
Only the piping you're looking at about $200.
Kevin
10-28-2002, 07:47 PM
I have 2.25 in piping and a Apexi Turbo N1 and it sounds really clear!!! With mine Bc it is a turbo the inlet piping is bigger so i have 2.25 from the cat and than i have 2.5in from like behind the rear tire to the muffler!!! Dynomax usally dont sound that good!! They usally are deeper and not as clear!!!
Experimental_Honda
10-28-2002, 07:53 PM
get a nakayama with a 5 inch tip off nopi.com, i have 1 and it sounds great and looks really tight on a 3gee
Experimental_Honda
10-28-2002, 07:56 PM
high pitch sucks sounds to riceish..........get that deep ass sound you get out of 4 inch and up.
iiviasterp
10-28-2002, 09:00 PM
if you want to hear what our cars sound like with 2 1/4 piping and a stainless muffler, email me [email protected] or pm me.... ive got video of my car before i put my header on... sounds real nice.. if you wanna here.. hit me up
1988starter
10-29-2002, 07:23 AM
I enjoy the dynomax super turbo very much well worth the 40 bucks also I believe it was grassroots that recomended it very highly.
socal3rdgen
10-29-2002, 08:43 AM
Originally posted by iiviasterp
if you want to hear what our cars sound like with 2 1/4 piping and a stainless muffler, email me [email protected] or pm me.... ive got video of my car before i put my header on... sounds real nice.. if you wanna here.. hit me up

can you send it to me.
I wan to hear it. :wave:
LIL'LXi
10-29-2002, 06:13 PM
1988starter, I just put the Dynomax super turbo on my '87, and like you I am pretty satisfied with it . Heck, for $43 you can't beat it. I just got my lx-i still all stock down to the 13'' hubcaps so I didn't really want to put a $160 stainless exaust on it right now.
Jims 86LXI HB
10-29-2002, 08:28 PM
When you really think about it their are 2 types of sound a muffler makes (hear me out). The sound you hear in the car and the sound everyone else hear's outside of the car. When I first got my Dynomax Super turbo I noticed that at idle it had a deep tone to it. Then as you reved it, it stayed deep until around 3k to 4k where the sound of the motor seamed to take over. But when I approached a tunnel one day I decided to see what it sounded like to the rest of the world. I slowed down just as I got in the tunnel and grabbed 1st and planted it. 4k,...hmmm,
5k, whoa!,....6k, really big grin!, repeat into 2nd gear. After that I can say the Dynomax has a nice and deep sound at lower rpm's, take it higher, even to redline and it emits a snarl that makes window's down in tunnels a must. It really does sound nice at high rpm's.
Scorpion88LX
10-29-2002, 08:44 PM
new mufler from janspeed made from titanium that wieghs only 4-pounds. shown in december sport compact car
Jims 86LXI HB
10-29-2002, 09:06 PM
Originally posted by Scorpion88LX
new mufler from janspeed made from titanium that wieghs only 4-pounds. shown in december sport compact car

Yeah mufflers do have some weight to them. But how much is one made from titanium gonna cost? A pretty penny I'll bet. Someone posted one made from carbon fiber.
Scorpion88LX
10-29-2002, 09:37 PM
go to www.janspeedclub.com for the details cost is $395

however i dought a carbon fiber exhost because of the heat involved maybe on that is stanless wraped in carbon fiber
87AccordsterLx
10-29-2002, 09:58 PM
well I have a custom catback 2.25in piping and the dynomax super turbo as well... The piping only cost me $100 ... total for the muffler and the catback + labor = $160 :D that is non-mandrel bent mind you... I want to run straight piping but Im not sure how its going to work out once I do the 2.25 in drop....
socal3rdgen
10-30-2002, 09:08 AM
i have a carbon fiber tip its actually cooler then other tips ive seen and it doesnt melt. its actually not fully carbon fiber its just carbon fiber wrapped.
carlessNcareless
10-30-2002, 06:16 PM
wtf?? when i went to monroe in CT, the guy was gunna make me a axleback system, for 2 fireball mufflers, and custom hangers for 50- 75 bux straight up,no extra fees