Small update:
When i bought the car i had aqquired a Stainless Steel Mandrel bent exhaust system. Only problem was that it was for a CRX and not a Civic. It was also a straight through system with a single backbox at the rear.
It's been sitting in the garage since i bought the car. So i decided i best look into see how easy or hard it will be to make it fit.
A good friend was telling me about a friend of hers that had started a business making exhaust systems at the start of this year. After seeing some of their work i decided to make the hour trip up to Watford to see them.
I gave Eldin @
EMP Performance a call on the Thursday afternoon and he was able to slot me in for the following morning. Before the call i was dubious about whether an exhaust shop would be up for modifying/extending other peoples work, mainly as i imagined it wouldnt be a very profitable job. However Eldin was really enthusiastic and left me with confidence not to worry.
I turned up EMP in Watford at around 9am. I presented Eldin with the exhaust system and straight away he got to work.
The exhaust system came from a mk2 CRX VT (iirc), it only needed about 12" of pipework extended to meet my manifold and a few hangers moving around. I also asked Eldin to change the tip as it was previously a rolled in (halfrauds) style.
I didnt get many pictures, but here are the three i did get:
The system is seriously loud. If im honest a bit louder than i expected. I'd probably say its not far from a buddyclub if not the same. I'm in two minds about asking them to put in a silencer.
Although at full chat it sounds awesome
There should also be a performance increase as the car was still running its 1.3ltr exhaust system from the old engine. The car does seem to rev more freely but this could be a placebo as its sooo loud!
Overall im really happy with the work and service from EMP and strongly recommend anyone thats thinking of having any exhaust work done to give them a call. They weren't my local should but the trip was well worth it to ensure i got good work. [+]
Some new coilovers should be arriving on my doorstep soon, so hopefully another update by the end of the week.
Cheers.
PS. Could a mod move this into the project section? Thanks
