@@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.
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
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
@@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
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
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.
@@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.
Thank you so much for a just high quality video. No BS. Straight to the point.
No problem brotha, took a gamble on this exhaust cause there were no videos that were decent for me to really hear how it is.
@@jaysonengelhardt you are a god send, literally this was the video thst made my decide between skunk2 or full race
@@balls.g lmao gotchu bro! Skunk2 over full race all day
@@jaysonengelhardt mind if I ask why? I've heard from almost everyone that full race is better
@@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.
Sounds incredible, high quality brings out the sound A lot
Thanks man 💪🏼
Heard it in person it sounds amazing
Bro that sound💯💯💯
There goes our SF safe driver discounts 😕
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Why do you people come to these videos to fucking complain
@@tr9ger753 thats my dad...
@@jaysonengelhardt ahaahahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahahaha 😂
That’s true
My man wayyyy to comfortable driving that far without his phone or cam lol
Heart gets going every time trust me 🤣
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
Thank you
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
What headers you got on ?
I gotta say best sounding civic I heard
White looks so good on the FG2’s
What are fg2s?
@@brian3947 FG2 is the chassis code for the 8th gen Civic Si Coupe. FA5 is the same gen but sedan SI
Came here to say this. My 08 coupe is black and I wish it was white so bad. This car looks so nice with those wheels too. Anyone know what they are?
@@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
This is music to the ears!!
name of the rims ?
What kinda rim you got if you don’t mind me asking ?
Why do people bag on the Skunk2 Megapower exhaust?? It sounds so good when youre in the power
What the size of the muffler ? 3 inlet/4outlet or 3 inlet/4.5outlet?
Rest of everything is stock in terms of reso and cats?
personal question, is an 8th gen civic Si worth it?
I have one and its worth it
Definitely worth it! (Coming from an si owner) they are an absolute blast to drive and they’re very reliable and fuel efficient!
Yessssss
Hey nice car!! What wheels are you running?
I got the megapower r on my FA5 with alfa headers dude and it drones sooo bad lol. Good think i got a silencer with it so the drive is obnoxious.
Mine doesn’t drone too bad at all unless I have my foot down , I also don’t have the alpha header
@@jaysonengelhardt is the stock manifold?
@@michaeltimmer3839 yes
The struggle be real, but nice clip. I came to see what I sound like cuz I never hear myself . Nice video brotha 👍🏽
@@oddh8650 Did you lose all your hearing from the loudness already? Haha.
What’s the full build list on this? This sounds wonderful
Cant wait to get mines off loud af and i cant pass inspection 😂
wheels???
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
@@jaysonengelhardt where did you get the test pipe?
I wandering if you tune it bro I want the same sound you have bro what all you did to you please parts name
Skunk2 RR, berk 3inch test pipe. And a cold air intake.
@@jaysonengelhardt thank you so much bro sound amazing I will do the same set up for my 09 si coupe
@@johanfeli2044 I love it too man, waiting to tune to it.
Where’d you get ur spoiler? Sick car man
Stock SI spoiler. Thanks man 👍🏼
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.
I know I’m very late, but please tell me where you got this
Sounds suprisingly nice for a civic, how's the drone in cab?
Thanks man, and it’s only bad on highways… crusin at like 45-55 mostly. Tolerable tho.
sounds great man what website did you order from?
RCA racing
After installing the berk test pipe did you ever get a check engine light for 02 sensor?
Nope, the test pipe has a spot for the 02 sensor and it didn’t throw a code at all
@@jaysonengelhardt Nice sounds mean fr, how much of a diff is it from having the stock cat on noise wise?
@@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.
My Honda Element sounds just like this
What’s the exact name of your exhaust?
stock header?
this is my ideal ride height
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.
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what’s your wheel size and tire?
18x9 not sure if offset I think maybe 22-35? Tire size is 225/40
Still trying to choose between skunk2 or invidia N1 any advice?
I found the skunk2 3” for 500 on RCA garage, which was cheaper then the invidia 3” by almost 200$. It’s mostly just preference and what ur wallet can take. I love the skunk2 brand personally.
@@jaysonengelhardt I can afford either I want to turn heads
@@jonathanrayejr They're both pretty much the same. Small resonator with canister style muffler. I think you'd be happy with either if that's what you're looking for.
What wheels are those? Gezzz
Pretty sure there either jnc 005 or esr sr05
was this with a stock header fam?
Stock header yes, test pipe in place of cat and the sk2 catback.
@@jaysonengelhardt nice fam! were/is there any rubbing issues on the catback?? ive had this catback on my fa5 07 and it was rubbing a little bit on the back bumper on the muffler, was there any rubbing from muffler on the coupe? i have a coupe now
stock headers?
Berk catless test pipe, so stock shorty header.
@@jaysonengelhardt sounds mad nice
@@brendanlambert3890 thanks brother, definitely want to get a header at some point but 140$ for a cat delete pipe sounds just fine for now
@@jaysonengelhardt yeah its a really good thing to do if you’re not ready for headers
@@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
Can I get that sku # or serial number I need that lol thanks in advance
Filter it depending on your car: skunk2.com/product-store.html/?no_cache=true&cat[]=60&strg=60
That sounds dirty. I raced a si in my cobalt supercharged. Was a good race both fully bolt ons
Ya there pretty quick for N/A
@@jaysonengelhardt yeah thinking of getting one after my next vehicle. More reliable. I blew my engine on my cobalt racing lol
@@natedaignault6236 just sold mine to my buddy about a month ago, market is definitely high right now.
Is a tune necessary after install
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!
@@jaysonengelhardt you’ll gain around 20whp with a tune they’re worth a lot more than just a few hp
@@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.
@@Fa5Squad but yes ur correct WITH a tune you’ll gain about 20whp for this kinda setup. But we weren’t talking about that.
what motor is your the r18? i have a 9th gen so i want to know if we got the same.
This is an si, it has the k20z3.
@@jaysonengelhardt oh damn no wonder its sounds so good, im tryna fina an exhust for mine but all sound raspy, anyways thanks, love the car!
@@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.
Hey bro, what are your wheel specs? And do you have an ig?
Yessir, Jeng_si is my gram. My specs are 18x8 +38 front and 18x9 +38 rear. Looking to lower it soon.