I've been looking into the drift-spec catback exhaust system for my 98 Civic DX. I've heard that I would need a test pipe in order for this exhaust to work on my car. Is this true? Doesn't the test pipe replace my cat converter, making it street illegal?

what exactly is a "drift spec" exhaust?

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the drift-spec is just the name of the cat back model from Megan Racing

http://meganracing.com/products/prod...asp?prodid=340

what you need to do is get a header for the ex and a hi-flow cat. You may need to relocate your second o2 sensor also but it is not a big deal. You can have a exhaust shop put it on with your current dx cat/header-manifold but it will bottle neck the system and the only thing you will get from it is sound not power.

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ok, so how much should I be expecting to pay for a new header/cat, and what are some good brands to look at?

Could I get a different exhaust system and not have to upgrade the header and cat or is the DX just cursed [>:]