# Import Exhaust **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 27, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273 "2010-10-27T19:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/1 "2010-10-27T19:23:12Z")
I’m not a big import guy…that being said, do they only make exhausts for them with huge mufflers that sound like an old woman farting or a busted lawnmower? I was at the Taco Bell in Clifton Park tonight an few guys with imports were there. As they were leaving, their cars sounded like my grandmother after a pot of chili! I was just wondering if there were exhausts that are made to sound a little more…stout or something that doesn’t seem like the pipes are all rattling togther? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/2 "2010-10-27T19:27:43Z")
So because it’s an import is has to sound like a fart can? ---
**Author:** ![crazybrew609](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crazybrew609/32/6319_2.png) [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/3 "2010-10-27T19:30:38Z")
it’s not the maker of the car, it’s the size of the motor, and the positioning of the pistons wrx’s make a throaty noise but it’s due to an “engineered” set of circumstances even tho it can have a 2.0L 4 cly. straight 4’s with no turbo normally sound very high and raspy at WOT. turbo’s help to solve this issue very well ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/4 "2010-10-27T19:32:55Z")
i have an import. but i my car doesnt sound like ass ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/5 "2010-10-27T19:34:34Z")
> [@Halo nerds...whos getting theirs Monday at midnight?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/halo-nerds-whos-getting-theirs-monday-at-midnight/35689/147): > > I’m not a big import guy…that being said, do they only make exhausts for them with huge mufflers that sound like an old woman farting or a busted lawnmower? I was at the Taco Bell in Clifton Park tonight an few guys with imports were there. As they were leaving, their cars sounded like my grandmother after a pot of chili! > I was just wondering if there were exhausts that are made to sound a little more…stout or something that doesn’t seem like the pipes are all rattling togther? heh thats funny, i feel the same way about most v8’s ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/6 "2010-10-27T19:35:53Z")
> [@High milage Honda....LOL](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-milage-honda-lol/36367/23): > > it’s not the maker of the car, it’s the size of the motor, and the positioning of the pistons > > wrx’s make a throaty noise but it’s due to an “engineered” set of circumstances even tho it can have a 2.0L 4 cly. > > straight 4’s with no turbo normally sound very high and raspy at WOT. turbo’s help to solve this issue very well Ok…understanding that a little more. So the boxer engine can produce a different sound due to the horizontal pistons. I was really just wondering if you could have a throatier sound from the typical 4 cyl…so I guess that might include American 4 and 6 cyl too ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/7 "2010-10-27T19:37:18Z")
> [@What TV shows do you watch?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-watch/36357/23): > > Ok…understanding that a little more. **So the boxer engine can produce a different sound due to the horizontal pistons**. I was really just wondering if you could have a throatier sound from the typical 4 cyl…so I guess that might include American 4 and 6 cyl too the unequal exhaust manifold is what gives it the deep thumpy soiund. ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/8 "2010-10-27T19:38:06Z")
> [@Your "Guilty Pleasure"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/your-guilty-pleasure/36363/26): > > i have an import. but i my car doesnt sound like ass > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y60uLYXJPk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y60uLYXJPk) Man…that sounds awesome! That’s what I’m talking about…I’ve heard some WRX’s that sound like crap…I would def go that route if I had one of those! ---
**Author:** ![Nismo\_575](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nismo_575/32/6659_2.png) [@Nismo\_575](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nismo_575)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/9 "2010-10-27T19:39:08Z")
You get what you pay for generally. I am only running 3 cylinders per pipe with little Rasp! Nice deep tone. I luv my HKS Hi-power true dual exhaust. I am using headers & HFC’s. Those who use TP’s have alot more Rasp. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/10 "2010-10-27T19:42:51Z")
> [@Halo nerds...whos getting theirs Monday at midnight?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/halo-nerds-whos-getting-theirs-monday-at-midnight/35689/147): > > I’m not a big import guy…that being said, do they only make exhausts for them with huge mufflers that sound like an old woman farting or a busted lawnmower? I was at the Taco Bell in Clifton Park tonight an few guys with imports were there. As they were leaving, their cars sounded like my grandmother after a pot of chili! > I was just wondering if there were exhausts that are made to sound a little more…stout or something that doesn’t seem like the pipes are all rattling togther? And there’s more than a handfull of non-import v6/v8 shit that sounds like garbage. To each his own. I’ll take the nasty raspy sound of a strung out flat or straight NA six over some lumpy v8 anyday. > **[VIDEO: Porsche 911 GT3 rally cars provide perfect Friday soundtrack - Autoblog](https://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/18/video-porsche-911-gt3-rally-cars-provide-perfect-friday-soundtr/)** > > Click above to watch the video after the jump > > > Rally fans often stand at a corner or in the middle of a straight away, sometimes for hours, just to get a nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/11 "2010-10-27T19:42:57Z")
Not all import exhausts are purchased from eBay. ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/12 "2010-10-27T19:48:02Z")
I’m not trying to offend anyone, just see a ton of kids around here running exhausts on 4 cyl that just sound so loud and annoying. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/13 "2010-10-27T19:50:09Z")
It sounds a lot better when it is hot. You should have taken it for a drive before making that dude. (to lakeside. Slow response) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxgJvSRH3k](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxgJvSRH3k) this is a pretty decent sounding car with pretty straightforward exhaust work… A turbo is a pretty good muffler and kills rasp. Most n/a 4 cylinders sound like crap because of it. Keeping the cat goes a long way to preventing it. ---
**Author:** ![Nismo\_575](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nismo_575/32/6659_2.png) [@Nismo\_575](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nismo_575)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/14 "2010-10-27T19:54:16Z")
I had an '03 Civic ex coupe back in the day with a DC Twin Canister exhaust and a DC header. It to had a nice deep sound. But after 8 kmi it just got to loud. I forget if it had a drone sound. I think it did once it broke in… People just need to do their research and listen to the various sound clips posted online for each system and variable. If I was rich, I’d buy the AMUSE R-1 titan titanium exhaust for my car! PURE SEX!!! [http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=5502#](http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=5502#) ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/15 "2010-10-27T19:56:26Z")
How do you like my N/A 1.8L? https://player.vimeo.com/video/16155911?app_id=122963 ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/16 "2010-10-27T20:02:59Z")
> [@FS/FT: \*SOLD 93 Civic Si/LS SOLD\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ft-sold-93-civic-si-ls-sold/34548/31): > > It sounds a lot better when it is hot. You should have taken it for a drive before making that dude. (to lakeside. Slow response) > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxgJvSRH3k](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxgJvSRH3k) this is a pretty decent sounding car with pretty straightforward exhaust work… > > A turbo is a pretty good muffler and kills rasp. Most n/a 4 cylinders sound like crap because of it. Keeping the cat goes a long way to preventing it. Yeah…that sounded alright ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/17 "2010-10-27T20:05:38Z")
> [@ninety1two40"](#): > > How do you like my N/A 1.8L? > [Rollin on Vimeo](http://vimeo.com/16155911) Your turbo is definitely helping that out…sounds really good! ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/18 "2010-10-27T20:13:31Z")
I didn’t think my gray Civic sounded that bad. My Audi sounds awesome too, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/19 "2010-10-27T20:28:54Z")
If you buy a quality exhaust, from my experience (hondas included), it usually sounds good. Examples I can personally vouch for : - Apex’i Ws2 / Comptech header (b18c) - Spoon n1 / 18" resonator / T1R 4-2-1 (b18c) - Tanabe Concept G Blue / Tanabe DP / Uppipe (ej20) - 3" Catback “Inline Special” / Vibrant Resonator / Vibrant 3" straight through (3B) All of which, were/do sound great. Inline 4 1.8L / Flat 4 2.0L / Straight 5 2.3L This being said, Magnaflows straight through ~3" joints suck. I have heard multiple members\* cars on this site that would benefit greatly from changing out the blown magna’can, and going with a vibrant or thermal research for a little more $. \*you know who you are /rant ---
**Author:** ![SRTBEAST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srtbeast/32/6665_2.png) [@SRTBEAST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRTBEAST)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273/20 "2010-10-27T20:30:25Z")
> [@Death Sucks](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/death-sucks/36327/41): > > I didn’t think my gray Civic sounded that bad. My Audi sounds awesome too, IMO. I think having a turbo is a different animal…I guess it’s the guys with little 4 cyl that aren’t boosted that don’t sound that good IMO. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/import-exhaust/255273.md?page=2)