hey guys im new here, figured i'd be able to get some pretty strong opinions about this one.

so my exhaust system is shot. local shops are all quoting $400-500+tax for stock replacement and labor, which clearly is bs. so, despite me having limited mechanic experience i think i'll be doing this myself. i'd like to keep it on a reasonable budget.

the ride: 2000 EX coupe with 119k miles

so im wondering whats the least i can expect to pay for a stock exhaust/muff? and is there enough of a legit performance boost to merit a catback setup?
also how long can i ride w/o the exhaust before my cpu is shot (so far ive logged about 140 miles)?

from what i've been told, the actual process of swapping the exhausts is cars101 level work, so my main concern is just finding the replacement parts. thx in advance for the advice~

 

well my opinion would be aftermarket. for 4-5bills a nice apexi ws2 clean sound.

 

I agree with JayVee, an nice after market system. Here is a link to some information http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...242/index.html You can always take a look at other systems here https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=22466. If you want to hear what the different systems sound like go to YouTube there are a lot of videos.

Enjoy!

 

just get a catback, like jayvee said, apexi would be a better option

 

Well your cheapest route would to have an exhaust shop just make you a custom one, and then just install it yourself. They would use a like oem muffler so it would sound the same as your old one. That should only cost you like $250ish.

Replacing/upgrading your exhaust is easy. All you do is unbolt the old one and bolt the new one back up. Just spray some pb blaster on the bolts/nuts the night before and you should be golden.

 

LOL i feel like the ebay poster boy but once again, id say get this really cheap exhaust called the tsudo N1 , its pretty much a exact replica of the apexi, and its like 100$

sounds just like the apexi, thats if you want to go cheap, quality is good


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo6FCyLNzcc

i might have lied a bit on the price it might be a bit more expensive, idk take a look

 

They are talking about the ws2, no the n1. The n1 is loud and ricey, but then again its going to be super cheap.

 

ya i know theyre talking about the ws2, i was just suggesting another exhaust that will save the dood the some money,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/N1-CA...Q5fAccessories

this ones really cheap, my bro had this on his civic i thought it sounded nice but we all have different opinions on sound, we popped out the silencer it was loud and deep, but its pretty quiet with the silencer

 

my buddy has the tsudo one and it sounds great

 

again, super cheap will probably rust it self to **** and is super loud.

if you like a loud exhaust, trus me it gets old