Thread: The great debate - axle back vs cat back
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Old 10-20-2009, 07:34 PM
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aprox 1 week post instal update
1 WEEK POST UPDATE
Quality of the exhaust is top notch. Noise level is not bad but I now feel that it may be a little loud for an automatic.

It Is / has become annoying when in traffic at low speeds listening to the car constantly shift between the lock up converter and 5th gear and if accelerating also picking up 4th.

I do now also feel that there was a loss in bottom end power with a slight benefit to some mid range pull, but the car does still sort of fall flat in the high rev range 5,000 +

Tonight I installed the silencer which was not in during my first week of driving. It has definitely solved the audible problem of hearing the car search for gears as noted above.

I also have come to realize that there is nothing anyone can do to make this car perform better outside of FI, or nitrous, or pulling the motor completely apart boring the cylinders to get increased inches OPS I mean liters, ported head, cam etc...

Also keep in mind I did not expect much, I am not delusional but I was hoping for some gains. Small ones throughout the power range.

I just seams there will always have to be some sort of compromise. Lose of bottom for mid or good bottom with no top.

I tend to feel at this time that the stock exhaust is best for this car with regard to the power band, at least as far as automatic transmission Fits are concerned.
Manual trans fits can be kept in the meat of the power range easier.
So in conclusion for those out there looking to dress up there Fit, that is fine but dont expect much for your hard earned dollars.

Dont get me wrong I still love the car and do not regret the exhaust. I have had fun and enjoy figuring out how the car would / will have responded to it.
I will now give it some time with the silencer in.

My impressions so far are that it has some increase in sound when compared to stock and I now get my feedback from how the car is shifting through the gas pedal and steering wheel not audibly.
I was not sure yet if I got some of the bottom end back but stay tuned for another up date
I may end up with the stock unit back on with just a fancy exhaust tip.
SS Rich
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