N00b exhaust q: make quieter?

[joff_nz]

probably a noob question but..

my car is far too loud for my liking. will just a new muffler be able to fix the problem?

its just a b16a and i think it is a 2.5 right through, which i think is too big anyway. Im happy to sacrifice some performance in the aid of comfort and civility.

Suggestions?

[SLOTEG]

your car doesnt sound overly loud when driving and it has the silencer thing in too...

smaller pipe diameter, big chunky reso in the middle and a twinloop will shut her up

[joff_nz]

yeah its not THAT loud, but louder than i want. and i swear it seems louder inside than out. hrmmm i was hoping to be able to just do the muffler.

[SLOTEG]

try chucking in a reso or two in the midpipe area

[joff_nz]

yeah but by the time i do that i might as well buy evlteks whole exhaust and attach to my ctr headers and sell the current system.

[SK1TZ- EF]

you sure its the Exhaust Joff?

you have heard how loud my car is... and its not the exhaust, its the intake

I find those silencer type exhausts sound pretty fucked, but I ahvent heard yours....

if you wanna check out my system just gizz a yell

sam

[Dionysus]

Twinloop? My brother's silencer used to quieten his down quite a lot.
Do they make cheap twin loops?
2.5 is quite big for B16, but again, if you are going to put a 1.8 in there at some point it won't matter.

My old EG6 with the standard intake was crazy loud on full throttle, louder than any VTEC i've heard!

[WingIt]

I have a twinloop, cant even hear it at cruising speed, sounds great on VTEC though!
(well I assume it does, the intake kinda over powers it)

[joff_nz]

nah the intake has a very distinct sound which i love, i just want it to be quiet like when i start it in the mornings so my neighbours dont hear etc. and while cruising

[WingIt]

Originally Posted by joff_nz

nah the intake has a very distinct sound which i love, i just want it to be quiet like when i start it in the mornings so my neighbours dont hear etc. and while cruising

Twinloop FTW!

Mine wis only slightly louder than stock at idle

[WAY TC]

wanna be rangi? try this... works wonders for WOFs. not sure if the engine likes it too much...

[EVLTEK FBI AKL]

even easier then doing that is just getting some blank gasket paper and making a retrictor gasket rather then a plate.

[GecKo]

Originally Posted by EVLTEK FBI AKL

even easier then doing that is just getting some blank gasket paper and making a retrictor gasket rather then a plate.

If the topic starter is after a permanent solution I wouldn't go the gasket route..

[EVLTEK FBI AKL]

no doubt....was more replying to WAy TC's post if anything. The twinloop will help heaps. Or as you say - just buy my system

[joff_nz]

Originally Posted by EVLTEK FBI AKL

no doubt....was more replying to WAy TC's post if anything. The twinloop will help heaps. Or as you say - just buy my system

pm'd

[Demon]

Originally Posted by SLOTEG

try chucking in a reso or two in the midpipe area

a reso wont quieten in down at all, its called a resonator not a muffler, get your local exhaust shop to put a couple of mufflers in the middle of your system.
2.5" is perfect for a b16

[SLOTEG]

i beg to differ
ran a 2.5 on one of my old tegs with i/h/e and it went like total ass till 6k or more. no backpressure and just a bag of ass off vtec and around town. and god it was hella loud
buy adams system and be done with it lol im sure you can sell ur rear muffler at least, and probably keep that 2.5 for if you fit a bigger engine or one of the wsc may use it

[Pommy]

2.5 inch is way to big for a stock b16, never heard ANYONE say its perfect :/

just stick a oval shape jasma stamped muffler on it Joff, will quiten it down heaps and if you got it with a 2.25inch inlet, would restrict the system a lil more to help the b16. No point buying a whole new system IMO

[Jotun]

Umm...is my exhaust system too big?

2.25inch piping, probably 3inch tip. Only a standard DA7...what are some ways I can muffle the sound easily?

[SLOTEG]

factory type rear mufflers, resonators in the centre section of the exhaust and a 2.25inch would probably be too big on a d-series non vtax?

[Jotun]

Yeah Nates old car?

[SK1TZ- EF]

LOL? the tinny house car! tinny, like a tinny house!

[Pommy]

That thing was damn loud! just change the muffler n itl be fine.

[Jotun]

Tinny house car? 0.o

lol yeah its pretty loud..how much do mufflers usually cost? any specific size i should go with?

[SLOTEG]

dont get a cheapass cpa muffler, go to pittstop or whatever and get them to fit a decent sized oval muffler in the factory position
that should shut it up