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Old 08-19-2014, 04:13 AM
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Exhaust Advice Needed

Hello,
I Just put a header and flow through cat on my car last night and it sounds great until it gets to around 4000 RPM, then it sounds like a honda civic ricer. I have had a Megan Racing Cat Back on there for some time now and it sounded amazing through the whole rev range but no wit is ruined in my oppinion. is there a way to deepen the tone of the higher rpm range to "fix" the ricer problem.

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Old 08-29-2014, 02:27 PM
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The lack of catalytic converters mixed with the header is what is giving you the "ricey" sound. You can try adding a resonator, but with the header comes a more raspy tone.
 
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Also, the fact that it's a 1.6L SOHC NA 4 Cylinder, has the most to do with it.

Have a custom exhaust made: 2.25" pipe, Vibrant Ultra Quiet Resonator, Vibrant Streetpower offset / offset muffler. That would help. Or ditch the header...
 
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