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Hoping that everyone's 2021 is off to a great start.
As soon as I saw this exhaust, I feel in love with it. Not a huge fan of the stock exhaust tips and really, just not a fan of fake exhaust tips in general especially after owning so many older Hondas/cars over the years. With pretty much every aftermarket exhaust option available for us utilizing stock exhaust tips, I was not looking forward to fabricating some tips to give me "real" tips. I was a little iffy about the quad tips at first but gosh dang, they look awesome haha!
Install was an absolute breeze, I am a driveway weekend warrior and was able to complete this with ease in roughly 1.5 hours. The most difficult thing was just removing the exhaust hangers since I didn't have an exhaust hanger tool; nothing a little WD-40 and some channel locks can't fix though... There were zero adjustments required, it fit flawlessly and completely balanced/even. Aside from removing the stock exhaust tips (removed by three 8 mm bolts that are hidden pretty well), there is zero modification required and the fact that the exhaust "clamps" together as opposed to bolts together makes it that much easier.
I now have a full "turbo back" exhaust: RV6 catted down pipe, PRL front pipe, and now the DC Sports exhaust and really, it is not too loud. There is a notable power difference now that all three things are installed, though I am not sure if the exhaust system really added that much power, maybe a few horsepower though it is obvious that the car can breath better.
In terms of sound, it sounds pretty dang good. Not a huge fan of how the Borla and Magnaflow exhaust sounds, a little raspy and just too much for my taste. I was leaning towards the Thermal R&D exhaust due to the price (~$900) and the more subtle sound, but I am definitely glad I got this instead. The DC Sports exhaust has a very smooth, but very Honda-like sound to it. It doesn't have that "metallic" type sound that a majority of modern turbo cars have, it certainly doesn't sound like all of the other exhausts available for our cars. Far more refined, mellow, and subtle but still delivers quite the bite during WOT. Under 2000-ish RPM, there is not much sound but under acceleration and certainly in boost, there is some sweet sweet noise coming out of these pipes! Also, zero drone which is a HUGE plus.
I would say that the overall tone can be described as "deep". There is zero rasp, just a very full and powerful sound. Something I absolutely LOVE is the fact that you get the "farts" or "claps" between shifts like you hear in DSG cars, DCT cars, or newer cars with the ZF 8 transmission that is in just about every big-power car nowadays. It makes you feel like you are driving something special and fast (not that our cars can't be fast
), Honda knocked it out of the park with the 10 speed and this exhaust places that engineering on display, it sounds so dang good.
This exhaust JUST became available. I believe the first shipments began in the end of December, so I reckon I am one of the first to have one. I purchased this back on Black Friday from Enjuku Racing for $1300 (normally $1400-1500 depending on supplier and finish; stainless which I have, black, and burnt tips) and received free shipping. It was expensive, not going to begin to even TRY to sugar coat that... haha. But dang it is worth it! This exhaust system really sounds great, I have absolutely zero complaints and cannot recommend it enough to everyone if your budget allows for it. I believe the stock exhaust is 2 or 2.25 inches in diameter, this one is 3 inches which matches the PRL front pipe. Looking at this exhaust side-by-side with OEM gives you an idea that the DC Sports exhaust means business, it is a really solid system and arguably a work of art.
Overall, I am thrilled with my exhaust choice. I was very hesitant with purchasing an exhaust because really, I am just not a huge fan of how the options for our cars sound but the DC Sports exhaust has made every worry go away. Yes, this exhaust is a bit more expensive than the other options, but this is a prime example of "you get what you pay for". This is an awesome system and I could not recommend it anymore, it is SO good. I have had full custom exhausts on older cars that cost upwards of $2000 and this is right up there with them. I will try to get some videos of some pulls eventually so you all can hear it too but in the meantime, here is how it looks!
God bless you all and stay safe out there, best wishes!
Link: Stainless Steel Exhaust System DCS5534
Ignore the black dot on the right taillight, must've accidentally put a mark there while covering the license plate on my phone haha.
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Hoping that everyone's 2021 is off to a great start.
As soon as I saw this exhaust, I feel in love with it. Not a huge fan of the stock exhaust tips and really, just not a fan of fake exhaust tips in general especially after owning so many older Hondas/cars over the years. With pretty much every aftermarket exhaust option available for us utilizing stock exhaust tips, I was not looking forward to fabricating some tips to give me "real" tips. I was a little iffy about the quad tips at first but gosh dang, they look awesome haha!
Install was an absolute breeze, I am a driveway weekend warrior and was able to complete this with ease in roughly 1.5 hours. The most difficult thing was just removing the exhaust hangers since I didn't have an exhaust hanger tool; nothing a little WD-40 and some channel locks can't fix though... There were zero adjustments required, it fit flawlessly and completely balanced/even. Aside from removing the stock exhaust tips (removed by three 8 mm bolts that are hidden pretty well), there is zero modification required and the fact that the exhaust "clamps" together as opposed to bolts together makes it that much easier.
I now have a full "turbo back" exhaust: RV6 catted down pipe, PRL front pipe, and now the DC Sports exhaust and really, it is not too loud. There is a notable power difference now that all three things are installed, though I am not sure if the exhaust system really added that much power, maybe a few horsepower though it is obvious that the car can breath better.
In terms of sound, it sounds pretty dang good. Not a huge fan of how the Borla and Magnaflow exhaust sounds, a little raspy and just too much for my taste. I was leaning towards the Thermal R&D exhaust due to the price (~$900) and the more subtle sound, but I am definitely glad I got this instead. The DC Sports exhaust has a very smooth, but very Honda-like sound to it. It doesn't have that "metallic" type sound that a majority of modern turbo cars have, it certainly doesn't sound like all of the other exhausts available for our cars. Far more refined, mellow, and subtle but still delivers quite the bite during WOT. Under 2000-ish RPM, there is not much sound but under acceleration and certainly in boost, there is some sweet sweet noise coming out of these pipes! Also, zero drone which is a HUGE plus.
I would say that the overall tone can be described as "deep". There is zero rasp, just a very full and powerful sound. Something I absolutely LOVE is the fact that you get the "farts" or "claps" between shifts like you hear in DSG cars, DCT cars, or newer cars with the ZF 8 transmission that is in just about every big-power car nowadays. It makes you feel like you are driving something special and fast (not that our cars can't be fast
), Honda knocked it out of the park with the 10 speed and this exhaust places that engineering on display, it sounds so dang good.This exhaust JUST became available. I believe the first shipments began in the end of December, so I reckon I am one of the first to have one. I purchased this back on Black Friday from Enjuku Racing for $1300 (normally $1400-1500 depending on supplier and finish; stainless which I have, black, and burnt tips) and received free shipping. It was expensive, not going to begin to even TRY to sugar coat that... haha. But dang it is worth it! This exhaust system really sounds great, I have absolutely zero complaints and cannot recommend it enough to everyone if your budget allows for it. I believe the stock exhaust is 2 or 2.25 inches in diameter, this one is 3 inches which matches the PRL front pipe. Looking at this exhaust side-by-side with OEM gives you an idea that the DC Sports exhaust means business, it is a really solid system and arguably a work of art.
Overall, I am thrilled with my exhaust choice. I was very hesitant with purchasing an exhaust because really, I am just not a huge fan of how the options for our cars sound but the DC Sports exhaust has made every worry go away. Yes, this exhaust is a bit more expensive than the other options, but this is a prime example of "you get what you pay for". This is an awesome system and I could not recommend it anymore, it is SO good. I have had full custom exhausts on older cars that cost upwards of $2000 and this is right up there with them. I will try to get some videos of some pulls eventually so you all can hear it too but in the meantime, here is how it looks!
God bless you all and stay safe out there, best wishes!
Link: Stainless Steel Exhaust System DCS5534
Ignore the black dot on the right taillight, must've accidentally put a mark there while covering the license plate on my phone haha.
