I think the general distaste for it is how it is similar to a kid with a crappy riced out 4 door civic with a 747 wing on the trunk and a raspy coffee can exhaust dangling 2 inches off the pavement. I have seen/heard enough of these to A: dislike the sound and B:not want to be associated with those examples of poor taste/execution.
But thats just me.

 

Fart cannons don't sound like that to me. They sound more like a raspy fart (thus the name). I can understand what your saying but its not really similar enough to me. I wouldn't have put on the test pipe if it was going to make my car sound like a ricer. I think all the single piped exhaust people are getting for their S's sound more ricer than a test pipe.

 

I had the resonator removed and I love it. Barley louder and only $50. Does the testpipe go in place of the cat?

 

Yep. Its basically a straight pipe with a bung for the O2 sensor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiQWitHJj-U Thats what it sounds like with no resonator and a test pipe. Pretty awesome sounding but a little too raspy for daily driving.

 

Is there a possible power loss if a 2.5" pipe is used instead of a 2.25"? I would guess about 1-2hp of a loss down low but make up that power with a very minimal gain on the top end in vtec?

I don't know...

I saw a different thread on this and went down to the muffler shop to get it done today. Love the sound. Had the 2.5" installed and the welds look great. Now I find this thread and I see everywhere that I was supposed to get a 2.25" pipe installed instead of the 2.5" pipe. On top of that I don't even know if the guy put in a stainless steel pipe(he painted it after he finished welding). I hope 2.5" doesn't mess with any hp/tq loss on this car.

 

it probably shouldnt. its not like the rest of the exhaust is 2.5 too, its gonna go back to 2.25

 

Power wise, it will be negligible, do you even feel any difference? It is lighter w/o the resonator though. What's your opinion on the sound?

 

^^ I don't feel that I've lost any or gained any power but that's from just the butt dyno and everybody has theirs' tuned differently.

I do like the sound more...after the exhaust warms up after driving for about 5-10 min. it has a really nice tone/howl. Before that it can be a little raspy at times if you gas it a little too quickly. It's nowhere near as loud as an aftermarket exhaust.

It sounds best with the top down...But don't they always?!!

 

heres what the resonator i replaced the oem one with looks like.


* #304 Stainless Steel for long life and appearance
* 3-1/2" Round Body
* 2-1/4" Inlet ID
* 2-1/4" Outlet
* Overall Length 12"
* Straight thru design for high flow

 

No idea what it would sound like w/ the high flow cat, I wonder what it would sound like with just that piece though! How much is it?