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03-03-2004, 11:13 PM
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Opinions On PaceSetter Exhausts
I currently have a PaceSetter Cat Back system on my 1998 Honda Civic EX. I was just wondering what your opnions were on that type of exhaust system. How much horsepower does it add? Is it a good quality exhaust? Let me know.
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03-03-2004, 11:21 PM
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it is considered a low quality exhuast. You get what you pay for, and I imagine you paid around $150 for it. As far as power gains, that would be dependant on anything else you have done to your car. the exhaust by itself, I wouldn't expect to see much. dyno is the only way to really know. If you do that, post the results, I'd be interested in seeing the numbers.
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03-03-2004, 11:24 PM
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1) pretty much anything that will increase your exhuast piping size will show some gains but very minimal in a none turbo engine...
2) i heard bad things about pacesetter, bad quality. never own myself, but from what i heard i wouldn't ever own one either |
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03-03-2004, 11:25 PM
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Well i have replaced my cam gear and cam, pulleys, converter with a wide open type. Mugen chip, AEM Intake. And I paid about $210.00 for the PaceSetter exhaust.
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03-03-2004, 11:26 PM
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it is not really looked well upon
theyre bends are all/mostly crushbent they rust really quickly and then get holes in them because its so thin theyre loud too This would have been a good thing to ask BEFORE you bought it though Expensive things cost that much for a reason...they work, last, and are safe. |
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03-03-2004, 11:30 PM
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Well, I have had the exhaust system for a little over a year now and there is absolutley not rust on it. And from what I saw, the bends in the pipe are smoothly curved. Not crushed or crimped. And the metal is not really that thin. It seems pretty thick to me.
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03-03-2004, 11:33 PM
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if its workin for you, its all good. maybe they got they're act together and churned out a better product...hehe. That's almost like saying APC makes high quality crap. but anyway...
it sounds like you've got a good start on your car. put it on the dyno and see what it comes up with. |
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03-03-2004, 11:35 PM
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I finally found a place in Eastlake, OH that has a chassis dyno. They charge about $100 to hook it up. I am getting it done really soon. I'll post the results when I get them.
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03-03-2004, 11:42 PM
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^nice.
i have a friend with pacesettler headers and cat back on hos 90 lude. he had no problems with it but he didnt get much of a gain. he did however get a load obnoxious sound from it. so bad i get headachs
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03-04-2004, 10:05 AM
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It sucks....I had it on my 96 civic ex coupe, and it sounded so nasty, so raspy, like there was a clicking noise coming from it when i got on it, and its yellow, and its just eww.....so i put a Tsudo muffler on it, and kept the pipes, and it sounds so much better...omg, so much better, lol....
here's a pic of it...eww....  |
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03-04-2004, 10:48 AM
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i hate the pace setter. i have one on my integra (my brothers old car) and that thing looks soo poorly made. no sounds or gains from it whatsoever
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03-04-2004, 11:39 AM
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the picture doesn't work, by the way.
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03-04-2004, 12:00 PM
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pic works for me. and please tell me you removed that ugly spoiler.
plus what tyoe of rims you got?
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03-04-2004, 12:42 PM
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did u use to post here as opakracing ? 
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03-04-2004, 01:13 PM
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i second that question. unless you are stealing pics and using them as your own, I'd say you are the same guy.
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03-04-2004, 08:01 PM
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Oh you little fuker...lol...yea, i am OPAKRACING, but that name was just stupid...and plus, they screwed me over, so i said fuk advertising for them... |
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03-05-2004, 11:34 AM
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If it works for you then thats great. Most of us might seem to have negative opinioins of it because we have spent 400+$ on our exhaust systems alone. |
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03-05-2004, 11:36 AM
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Argh, hes back! |
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03-06-2004, 11:13 AM
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You little bugger!  yes i am, but with a better attitude and more knowledge now...i still gots question tho |
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03-06-2004, 02:29 PM
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right. want me to take a pic of that lil bugger ? it sucks and with the car lowered the clamps supplied will touch the ground.
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03-06-2004, 05:52 PM
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So, If i were to keep the PaceSetter pipes and got rid of the muffler. Would that help? Also, give me a few suggestions on what to get. Like, whats a good muffler. Thanks
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