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Old 08-15-2009, 12:28 PM
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Unhappy quiet exhaust : (
Just got my car back from the garage after having a scorpion cat back put on and I can't hear any difference, will it take a while to settle in or am I gonna have to take silencers off.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:37 PM
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The Scorpion Cat-back is similar to the the OEM exhaust.

The piping diameter is same as stock, 2.5'' piping, the muffler is similar to the stock design and very baffled, and was designed for as an optional accessory to the PZ cars. That's probably the reason why it sounds quiet.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:41 PM
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So basically I should buy a resonated mid-pipe for it that should make it louder it sounds boring but looks good.
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You can get a midpipe if you don't mide the CEL.
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Old 08-15-2009, 12:55 PM
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I'm not worried about emissions I'll just swap them over when its M.O.T. time.
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I'd get the AP midpipe as it sounds like your after a loud exhaust
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Old 08-17-2009, 07:07 AM
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Ap mid pipe it is then.
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Will this give me flames? quite like the thought of my 8 spitting fire.
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^removing cat will = flames!
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^ +1.
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I've never heard of the Scorpion cat-back...new system? ebay?
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:37 AM
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Yeh got it off ebay its quite a popular make over here in the uk.
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Sorry to intrude on your thread but I have the opposite problem b&b midpipe wit custum exhaust too loud any suggestions? Do silencers take away from performance??
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Old 08-19-2009, 11:02 AM
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No it shouldn't do as long as you get free flowing one if not it probably will.
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flames = badass
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flames = badass
Or poor tune
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girls love the flame.... it's true
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^really?
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Yup, panties come right off. Civic guys hate it.
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haha civic guys hate anything non civic don't they?
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no. They hate civic's that aren't the same year or Generation as theirs.
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^HAHA, so true!
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Sorry that its not the sound you wanted. The best sounding exhausts are B&B,Greddy, Borla, and the Magnaflow that I have on, sometimes sounds like a muscle car. Best thing now is to buy a midpipe with an O2 Sensor.
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Originally Posted by chino0314
Sorry to intrude on your thread but I have the opposite problem b&b midpipe wit custum exhaust too loud any suggestions? Do silencers take away from performance??
No silencers just muzzle out the sound, it shouldn't restrict any performance. GL
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