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[MRK20]

Why did you not stick w/ the skunk2/bcrh combo? Was the sound that bad? And why did you get rid of the bcrh and go w/ dc?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by MRK20

Why did you not stick w/ the skunk2/bcrh combo? Was the sound that bad?

The power and sound were sweet to have, but I was moving to texas soon and got freaked out about the cops in texas being dicks (which they are) and I got rid of it. I went back to stock, and then after a while, I didn't like stock and wanted the gains again, so I got the comptech, and then later, put the dcrh on. That next day, I put the stock exhaust on again b/c of the sound. However, now I am finding out that the dcrh will cause premature wear on the stock exhaust so, I'm trying to find something that's not too loud and looks somewhat stock and is 2.5" so that later on down the line when I have to get a different header, I can go with the vibrant or buddy club again.

[MRK20]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

However, now I am finding out that the dcrh will cause premature wear on the stock exhaust

Was yours defective or is this a common thing?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by MRK20

Was yours defective or is this a common thing?

It's a common thing. Supposedly, it will do something to the internal baffles and stuff inside the oem muffler after time.

[PDX TFW Si]

pls buy the BCRH u wont regret it, but u might the DCRH

[Teebo07si]

Originally Posted by klk15

i think getting an aftermarket exhaust is pointless because the skunk2 70mm was dyno proven to give 5 whp.... so ppl spend 450-500 dollars for 5 whp?? 100 bucks per hp.. sounds like a total waste of money to me. the stock exhaust works fine.

5 whp is alot for one bolt on!! seeing you get about 12 whp out of a set of cams usually.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by PDX TFW Si

pls buy the BCRH u wont regret it, but u might the DCRH

False info. Get the one that fits your budget. If you have an exhaust in mind that's smaller than 2.5", I definitely would just go with the dcrh b/c if you don't, you'll have a bottleneck in the exhaust system. The dcrh makes just as much power as the bc w/o f/i.

[MRK20]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

False info. Get the one that fits your budget. If you have an exhaust in mind that's smaller than 2.5", I definitely would just go with the dcrh b/c if you don't, you'll have a bottleneck in the exhaust system. The dcrh makes just as much power as the bc w/o f/i.

70mm turns out to be like 2.7 inches...would it be a bad idea to get the dcrh w/ the skunk2 exhaust?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by MRK20

70mm turns out to be like 2.7 inches...would it be a bad idea to get the dcrh w/ the skunk2 exhaust?

It's not a bad idea, b/c the pipe gets larger coming off of the header rather than getting smaller after the header. It would be just fine. People say they bolt up just fine, but I don't have the first hand experience with those two. One of the guys at the San Antonio dyno this last weekend had that setup btw.

[MRK20]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

It's not a bad idea, b/c the pipe gets larger coming off of the header rather than getting smaller after the header. It would be just fine. People say they bolt up just fine, but I don't have the first hand experience with those two. One of the guys at the San Antonio dyno this last weekend had that setup btw.

Thanks for the info man. You've been very helpful

[Ainokea_Si]

Originally Posted by klk15

i think getting an aftermarket exhaust is pointless because the skunk2 70mm was dyno proven to give 5 whp.... so ppl spend 450-500 dollars for 5 whp?? 100 bucks per hp.. sounds like a total waste of money to me. the stock exhaust works fine.

well if you have a better hp/money ratio that you are keeping from us than let us know. i think that a aftermarket exhaust is being to kind with a 5whp. my friend had a sri, dcrh, skunk2 70, and my cai dcrh was only whp more than his. i dont think that i will ever buy a exhaust for any reason.

if you break that down: stock exhuast is plus one more hp than sri and the skunk2 70 the loudest and most powerful exhaust alive. i think that i am content with my decision. next would just be a reflash and then a trip to the dyno for the results.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by Ainokea_Si

well if you have a better hp/money ratio that you are keeping from us than let us know. i think that a aftermarket exhaust is being to kind with a 5whp. my friend had a sri, dcrh, skunk2 70, and my cai dcrh was only whp more than his. i dont think that i will ever buy a exhaust for any reason.

if you break that down: stock exhuast is plus one more hp than sri and the skunk2 70 the loudest and most powerful exhaust alive. i think that i am content with my decision. next would just be a reflash and then a trip to the dyno for the results.

That's b/c our mods aren't additive. You may want to switch b/c now that your exhaust (as well as mine and my wife's) has more pressure from the deletion of the cat, the baffles inside the muffler are gonna wear quickly making it sound like crap. I've been seeing this on others cars in this forum. Cation also stated this.

[ibanez37]

Exhaust is mostly for audio reasons to me.. the sound is the biggest factor, the power would be nice too, though. That's probably the reason I didn't want to shell out full price for a catback though

[Daishi]

i have the dcrh and the skunk 2 70mm and it bolts up fine.. if the dcrh were any smaller or the skunk 2 any bigger it wouldnt fit. but it bolts up fine :)

[MRK20]

Originally Posted by Daishi

i have the dcrh and the skunk 2 70mm and it bolts up fine.. if the dcrh were any smaller or the skunk 2 any bigger it wouldnt fit. but it bolts up fine :)

What can you tell me about the combo? How do you like it? Any major/minor regrets?


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[Daishi]

the only regrets i have were not getting the bcrh.. but the skunk 2 is absolutely wonderful. If you want something thats going to make you be heard the skunk 2 is where its at lol. deep in the low rpms and it sounds like a sport bike in the upper rpms. friend of mine has a ducati and he tells me whenever im coming down the road he thinks a few sport bikes are coming so he looks up only to see its my honda lol.

[k20beast]

i got mine for like 500. dcrh. sri out of the stock tube and maf with k&n filter, stock exhaust with first res. removed and cutout inplace and megan muffler . then i have p2r spacer and gasket.

[emopains]

Originally Posted by MRK20

Just wanted to know what ppl think about the combo at this price. It consists of an Ingen CAI, a DC Race Header, and a Skunk2 70mm catback. I just can't believe that there are ppl on here that said it would cost $2000 for something like this. Oh well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get the combo and bolt it on all at once, just to see how big of a difference I feel. Plan on ordering everything on the last days of Feb. or the first week or March at the most. I want to track my car a couple of times before I do though. What do you guys think? How good/bad of an idea is it at this price.

Who you buying them off of?

[civicracer32]

Originally Posted by 20civic07

um... yeah... about that.

comptech gives you about 50 whp, at close to 4 grand for the kit... so lets see.. 4000/50 = 80... and the skunk2 costs 450 bucks. so 400~450/5 = 90. it's right around the same price..... if you want hp, it's gonna cost you unless you buy another car with higher hp.

I think when you consider what you have to give up(a nice quiet subdued ride). That's when it starts being hard to justify. $100 a hp isn't that hard to justify, but when it comes at the expense of ruining a somewhat serene driving environment, pissing off your neighbors, ruining your in car audio experience, making you a cop magnet, then it becomes something to give a thorough thinking to. Right away you'll love it, 6 months from now you may think otherwise. I love a good sounding exhaust, just not ready yet to give up all of the above for 5hp. I have in the past for other cars.

If you want the performance of a cat-back but a more subdued sound, you can always buy one, then weld in an additional perforated core resonator, or better yet, have flanges put on the removed straight section, as well as flanges on the resonator so you can interchange them as your volume needs require without performance restrictions. The "silencers" used by exhaust manufacturers that are stuck or fitted onto the tip are highly restrictive.

[Vtec_Yo]

I know skunk2 70mm is liked by a lot. But have you taken any consideration into the Invidia N1 cat back? Its cheaper, same piping as the skunk2 in fact on the skunk2 pipes it says 'Invidia' on the resonator. And imho it sounds so much better. Not as obnoxious. Just my .02c