Patman015

Not knowing anything about exhausts, and having my muffler tip recently fall off, i went for a new "high performance" exhaust. The mechanic recommended me getting a Ractive exhaust, so i let him put one on. First of all, i told him i didnt want one too loud because i drive on the highway to and from work. Itz a lil loud...second of all, when he was cutting my old exhaust off, we found that the cat converter was melted on the inside!!! So i had to spend more money on a new converter (all he had was a hi-flo converter manufactured by Mangaflow). After everything, it was too loud to stand. So i went back and had them put on a resonator. A little better i must say, but just loud enough to stand. after all this, i have a couple of questions...

1. Is there ANYTHING else i can do to quiet down the exhaust? Mostly under my car, i dont mind noise comin outta the back. Would a better exhaust pipe help?

2. My 02 sensor is even more fawked up than before, now my check engine light is on all the time. The mechanic told me that if it is on all the time, i need to replace it. How do i go about doing that? Will a new sensor turn off my check engine light?

3. I have state inspection comin up. Is there anything i should worry about? Smog?

4. Was any horsepower added? I really cant tell at all...

Thanks I would really appreciate the help. (sorry i dont have ne pix, i cant find ne of my exhaust)

polakatl

too late to ask questions man. U should have came to us for exhasut reccomendations.

U don't have to worry about smog as long as u have a working cat.
some hp was added but its probably negligable.

dom93hatch

*move to tech forum please*

1) Try to find a silencer for it.

2) No idea about O2 sensors...

3) Depends - what are the CT laws on exhausts?

4) Depends - how big is the piping? It's a catback right?

Patman015

he redid the whole exhaust from the cat converter and back (does that qualify as a cat-back?) he didnt really use anything special for the piping, just a straight pipe

dom93hatch

straight pipe :eek3:

You sure? I doubt it's straight. Check the piping diameter and the bends. Hope it's mandrel bent.

Patman015

itz bent where itz supposed to be lol, but itz not a special pipe or ne thing i dont think. Itz just a hollow straight pipe thatz bent in places where itz supposed to be

b00gers

add a resonator?

96JdmAccord

You should of got a exhaust with a removable silencer because it really does make a world of differance.

AcuraFanatic

Stuff a sock in it. h:

Patman015

no serious answers? itz big enough to stuff a tennis ball in it...im serious h: