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Hi, I know a few members here have a DC5R exhaust. Namely aznboysrf (Derek) and probably a few others. Anyway, I think I'm about to buy one and had a question about piping. Does all new piping have to be made for the exhaust to fit, or will the piping that come with it fit or even modified to fit? If anyone can lead me to any answers, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!!

 
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i think someone here is getting rid of theirs...

 
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Yeah kornised i think, or someone. I already know where to buy a new one for a good price, so I'd like to know of any problems I might encounter. Thanks man.

By the way, is your car okay now?

 
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ya i think so but i haven't driven it much. its back to stock except exhaust and ported tb.

 
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I think the 05 type S exhausts are the same ... not sure if they have the so-called valve in there though ...

 
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I know you have a k20a, but would you know if the stock piping for the dc5r catback runs in the same path as our piping?

 
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up...anyone else know??

 
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the piping is similar but some modifications are needed. the hangers on the muffler need to be changed. it is possible but if your gonna need mods might as well get some custom piping made. Just opinion.


YEs i am selling mine. great muffler

 
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it does ... but you would have to chop up the axleback ... and I don't think the flange where the d17 cat and the flange where the k20 cats are in the same location ... so somewhere there, you'd probably have to chop something up again

 
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anyone got pics?

 
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best place to search for pics is clubrsx.com

 
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thanks. I checked that site but theres no DC5R exhaust there? BUT I looked on kornsined's ride and i saw it there, it looks liek a stock type-s exhaust. What is the objective of putting one of these on our D17 vics? even the so called hi performance exhausts liek Apex N1 barely add any hp to our cars, maybee 3 if were lucky, so what is the idea behind this?

 
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bump

 
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well it helps some performance out without being too loud. if you got an intake, header, and no cat it helps smooth things out. it's kinda the same as asking what's the point of an rs*r, apexi ws, or greddy sp2 exhaust. they're all the same. loud doesn't = more power. that's what the dc5r muffler is all about. here's another pic:

 
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nice. That picture is very impresssive. How hard are they to find? where can i get one online?

 
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i'm selling one. jdmtheory.com is where i originally bought it.

 
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Clubrsx has a few on sale right now....expect to pay a pretty penny for one. I don't really expect much (if any) performance gains fromt this catback (for now), I just hate the look of our stock exhaust and I want something quiet. This satisfies both of those specifications that I want.

 
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So is this a bolt on without any mod? Is this a full replacement for our exhaust system? Any of you guys got a sound clip? I have the RSR and Im wondering if this is more quiet?

 
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no, mods are required. please read previous posts. as for sound, i think it's close to the rsr. i have a megan cat, 2.25" piping w/ a baffle resonator and it's stock quiet with a bassier note. intake is louder than this.

 
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I can't find them on either site?

 
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interesting ... I had to cut the piping off the axleback and get new axleback piping re-done ...

the piping is way too short!

 
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SORRY! I noticed my grammatical error! I meant to write "no. mods are required. YES modifications are needed which is why i recommend just getting custom piping with the muffler.

 
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You don't need to hack the axle back or change the hangers. All you need to do is to extend the the pipes a bit up front and the tail, like I did. In my case, I have a non-vtec engine which has a cat located with the exhaust manifold, so I extended the pipe all the way to the front and about 8 inches in the tail pipe. If you compare to a RSR it's basically the same but with a resonator. Also, least mine it's as quiet as the stock one. It has bigger pipe but also bigger muffler and resonator. You can see the differences in pipe length of the pipes in some of the pictures I'm attaching. You can also see some of the pics in my members gallery.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../RSX-Civic.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...RSXExhaust.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...G0017Large.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...G0016Large.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...G0006Large.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...G0007Large.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...G0005Large.jpg

 
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well extending the tail pipe on the dc5r exhaust would make it look stupid IMO. for your paticular muffler it worked but i don't think it can be done with this one we're talking about.

 
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The Muffler tip is not removable?

 
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no it's welded on. it has kinda like two tips on it. a normal stock tip with a nicer tip welded on to give it a finished look.

 
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no offense man, but extending the tip like you did looks pretty ghetto. I like how the tip looks on the outside, but underneath, it looks like a hack job.

also, the muffler you used was from the 02-04 RSX-S, not the 05+ RSX-S/Type R

 
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Ghetto or not, the muffler is in the exact same position as the stock one, which also has a extended tailpipe from factory. Everything was in the place where they should go, but like you must know, the RSX is shorter than the Civic, hence the longer tailpipe. If you prefer, you can extend the pipe in the other side of the muffler and relocate the hangers to make the muffler hang closer to the bumper like in the RSX.

Also, it doesn't matter which muffler I used, the only external difference is the tip on both models, the layout and flow path it's the same. I was just showing you that it can be adapted with minimal modifications. You can do it other ways if you want better looks.

 
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whats the advantage of having a 05 type-s/R exhaust than having an o4?

 
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05+ type s/itr flows better and has the valve mentioned earlier in this thread.