@@whitefd2 it’s just personal preference man. I can’t justify spending 800$ on an exhaust if it sounds damn close to stock. If I’m spending money then I wanna hear the engine.
@@oofian4133oh hey i forgot I about this comment lol. Also I bought the fg2 and I’m having a blast with it! I ended up liking the fg2 more due to its sporty 2 door look whereas the fa5 looks too bulky and too normal like normal traffic lol
@@brian3947 Congrats bro! I was considering getting an 8th gen SI, but ended up leasing a 2023 Civic. Good change from my old shitbox 09 civic LX. Hope you have more fun with the SI
I’m so torn on this exhaust, this actually sounds really good - most of the time though the Skunk2 is sooooo loud, I also hate how plain it looks/sits. Had one on my Integra TypeR with a T1R resonated test pipe with a 4-1 header and it sounded very similar to this, very deep and clean, no rasp… I just feel like every other car this exhaust is on sounds obnoxious AF
I definitely think it has the note it does due to it being a test pipe and not a full blown header. My original catback for this car was a greddy rs and wow did that exhaust sit amazing. Slightly tilting out to the side and pointed up
@@jaysonengelhardt yeaaa that’s the business! And I think your right, I kinda feel the same, putting a header/downpipe on any of the Kseries motors change the tone SO MUCH for any exhaust.. even the Q300 gets stoopid loud and kind of raspy which I hate. Test pipe/ exhaust route is definitely best, unless your looking for FBO w straight up power Either way your car sounded amazing (saw you bought a Evo 😅)
@@jaysonengelhardthow was your experience with the skunk2 over a long period of time? Torn between this and the rev9. Would love to hear about your experience!
@@superallxn3629 ran it over a year before I sold the car, if you like loud, 100% recommend. Definitely the best exhaust for bringing out as much engine noise as possible. My theory is always, why spend all the money on a system for it to sound damn near stock. Make it loud
Hey bro and with you pass same Too I’m running megapower rr too but inside the car is so loud bro is crazy you can’t have any conversation with your friends bro lol
Its dyno proven that 3" exhaust wont give you more power just more noise in these low hp engines. As a matter of fact you lose low end with the bigger exhaust. It does sound nice though.
Still have the si brotha? Was really thinking about the skunk2 alpha headers with the megapower rr 76mm exhaust.. but after hearing this sound with the berk test pipe really thinking this is the better route.. rather then dealing with installing the skunk2 headers I heard that it’s a ….. to install not to mention the other parts you have to buy. Like a donut gasket a head gasket and the o2 extender 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I sometimes wished while running this setup I had went with the skunk2 header cause it’s sounds wicked. But the setup with the berk test pipe was a very easy install and it came with everything I needed at much lower price then the header would’ve been. Not to mention with the header you’d want a rear motor mount as well as everything else u mentioned. Sadly I sold the si and bought an evo about a month back.
@@jaysonengelhardt yeah man I was wanting the get the skunk2 alphas but I heard it takes forever to put on! not to mention I would have to take them off for smog every 2 years!! I’m from California so I know I would have to put the stocks back on to pass smog.. smh but this setup sounds really nice nice old setup you had 👍🏼🤙🏼
@@chrisfernandez1106 alphA - stocK It’s one header, not plural. Also you don’t need a ‘head gasket’ to install a header. A gasket for the header where it attaches to the cylinder head would be ideal if you don’t want leaks Just fyi
@@chrisibus6080 I have another video on my Channel of my exhaust before and after the cat delete. Only difference is I had a different exhaust in that video that was pretty quiet overall eith and without. It definitely makes it louder tho.
Did you get any of exhaust leaks from replacing the cat with the berk test pipe? Like did you need to buy a donut gasket for the berk test pipe? Or did everything go on with no problems..
I learned that going catless definitely creates a hissing/leaking kinda sound. But that is normal. I thought mine was leaking when I first put it on but that is just the sound of the large quantity of air running through the thin walled test pipe. But to answer ur question I order an ep3 donut gasket which I probably didn’t have to do. No leaks tho.
@@jaysonengelhardt oh I see.. yeah I heard that too but I heard people say that putting the donut gasket should help. Did you know what exact donut you bought for it? Is it a Honda oem one or another brand name?
@@chrisfernandez1106 ya it was an oem Honda gasket from a 03-05 civic si, there a bit taller and thicker but the same dimensions as ours . Pretty sure the s2000 one is the same too.
I found the skunk2 3” for 500 on RCA garage, which was cheaper then the invidia 3” by almost 200$. It’s mostly just preference and what ur wallet can take. I love the skunk2 brand personally.
@@jonathanrayejr They're both pretty much the same. Small resonator with canister style muffler. I think you'd be happy with either if that's what you're looking for.
@@jaysonengelhardt nice fam! were/is there any rubbing issues on the catback?? ive had this catback on my fa5 07 and it was rubbing a little bit on the back bumper on the muffler, was there any rubbing from muffler on the coupe? i have a coupe now
@@jaysonengelhardt don't spose you have a link for the catless test pipe? I'd rather get something like that rather than deal with the bullshit of a full blown race header
No. I’m catless with intake and exhaust. been running it without tune for a year. Many people run fbo without tuning. You’ll be fine. Only thing ur jeopardizing is maybe a few hp
Jayson Engelhardt aww cool thank you bro. Everyone said you have to get a tune but I want to make these kind of mods to my 8th gen first before doing that. Car sounds great btw!
@@Fa5Squad he’s asked if it’s safe to run without a tune, so I said yes. You’ll only be jeopardizing a few hp. Meaning running a fbo setup without a tune will most likely cause the car to be slower until u get a tune. Slapping mods on without tuning the car for it will give minor gains if any at all.
@@dominicmartin6384 thanks bro, ya the r18 is definitely hard to make sound decent. My buddy has an 8th gen r18 with a yonaka catback and it sounds pretty decent.
