Can A Catback Exhaust Make Your Car Faster?
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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Will a catback exhaust make your car faster? Does a performance exhaust increase your engine's horsepower? Will a new exhaust make your car louder? Is a performance exhaust worth the money? In this video we'll be installing a new catback exhaust on my Honda S2000, and measuring all of the differences. Which one is lighter? Which one makes more horsepower? Which one results in a faster car with real world testing? How do you install an exhaust? All these questions answered in detail!
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And what did you think of this video style? I know it's longer than usual, and contains a much wider variety of information. Should this have been broken up into more specific videos, or do you like the format? Always appreciate your feedback!
I like the more informative longer video, no need to watch 3or4 shorter videos to get my daily EE fix when its all together. Keep it up
The pull apart was great and I think the video would be better split into 2 parts but it was a good video tho :)
change the intake for better flow, get tuning done and there you will see the big improvements in conjunction with the catback.
Engineering Explained That improvement isn't worth 2500$ but 25$
you should revisit this and test decibel levels in about 6-8 weeks after the new exhaust has broken in, they typically get louder over time.
Performance gains mostly from lighter wallet in car.
lmao
😂😂
Shawn Dickens thanks for the laugh. Great comment.
that was so so funny bro
Hahahahahaha
Let the haters hate. You shaved weight,wont rust and gave us an educational video to watch. Thank you!
Happy to hear it, thanks for watching!
Agreed, this channel is about educating people and showing the numbers. If you didn't have a RUclips channel with 1.4 million subs, then no, this would be a fairly silly purchase. But you do, and that's why you did it, and we thank you :D
Shoulda bought an aluminium exhaust. Nota much more weight if any and the material won't give up gains
Was thinking about it as well. Just depend how hot the exhaust gets as aluminum can crack with too many heat cycles.
Hey, rusting shaves weight too!
"Before vtec kicks in... yo"
"After vtec kicks in... yo"
I'm dying!!! Hahahahaha
Me too lmfao
next thing is he crash and then blames it on vtec ;)
I missed that.. time?
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights; subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere” - Colin Chapman
You got my like for the "Yo" while talking about vtec.
😆
No One liked this video because of that.
(And still uses the user name as a source for puns)
Laughed my ass off
@@NoOne-ef7yu oh you're a tricky one aren't you
@@johnmoser2689 no I'm the tricky one 1⃣
Well on the bright side, you removed a lot of weight AND the exhaust wont rust. Not sure if that is an issue there where you live but here where I live the ocean salt ruins cars.
I see this as the main gain here. If he wants power, there is a lot more he can do that will benefit from having the lighter and less restrictive exhaust. Still has to do something about that cat though.
I agree, the HP Bros out there don't understand power to weight. He sold a STI to get this, so clearly he knows he's not going to win any straight line races.
Fortunately Idaho doesn't use salt, but uses gravel instead so pick your poison. At least N.Idaho I know this, can't speak for S.Idaho.
I prefer salt, as it goes away in the spring.
OEM exhaust is stainless
2 hp and - 35 lbs
But have you SEEN those welds tho
Carlos Benitez prob could have found a second hand blower .....but some people are a lil retarded
Lame
Never mind the hp, light weight. When you've carbon fibered everything even the wheels...this is the next step in power to weight. And Ford's carbon fiber wheels are over $5000 ! (Weight loss and rotational) . Less strain on the drivetrain. 😎
and it will last forever, which is good if you planning on holding on to the car.
It sounds like a completely different tone to me... Sounds much better!
I know! I don't know what he is hearing
Before VTEC kicks in Yo.. and after VTEC kicks in yo, haha
haha, so good.
whats even funnier is that he pauses before saying yo LMAO
HAHA
That's what got me :')
More accurately, before VTEC kicks in.....YO
VTEC kicks in ........... yo
Obligatory
To soon junior
that's the only thing I was searching in the comments :D
We need more videos like this on youtube, very well done mate, I've been viewing your videos for about 3 years now and I am thankful that people like you exist on this planet, where you take the time and put in the effort to teach us, what is good and what is not, how things work and what you can do to your car to increase performance.
Keep up the awesome work yo! ;)
I LOVE how you put the products used in your description! Thank you!
Jason is the kinda guy to use a bar graph when the x axis is time
It's truly a hideous graph hahaha. Had no plans of sharing it, but the timing randomly lined up so well, so I figured I should include it.
I think its more of a histogram instead of a conventional bargraph. He's using time as a numeric variable instead of a categorical variable.
Aside from not labeling the x-axis with units, its not that bad of a graph. It enabled him to discuss other relevant information.
As always, good video Jason!! (Got your back bro).
Although this exhaust is freaking expensive, and provides little gains(some but little), I think just having a titanium exhaust is cool enough.
You are most certainly not wrong.
You are most certainly not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not wrong
Well they do say 27 nots make a right.
You must be mad it sounds the same
The only madness is you needing better speakers.
I may be wrong, but it's a bit of a waste without a high flow cat!! Would definitely like to check a dyno graph with and without high flow cat
Most cars today have pretty flee flowing cats in them to begin with. Spending a bunch of money on a different one or deleting it really isn't needed or going to do you much good. Sometimes it will cause more problems than its worth. 20 years ago, ya they sucked.
Yeah I would love to see a high flow cat installed and then do these same tests.
I bet it'd make a huge difference, maybe not that big on numbers but function-wise it would surely be noticeable!Throttle response throughout the powerband can't be compared!
On most cars, a catback exhaust will typically only change the sound and HP change will be modest at best. Glad you showed that whopping 2.5HP gain. The only car I ever noticed a difference on an exhaust mod was an '83 Mustang GT. It had restrictive iron manifolds with very restrictive emission gestapo butterfly valves that then went into a single tailpipe. I put in full length headers and dual pipes and wow - like a different car. The seat of the pants difference was huge. Nowadays, exhaust efficiency is pretty much maxed from the factory.
Well it's weight reduction so even if not a lot of HP difference, you're getting some weight reduction bro!
iLupi so all that rust on my car is weight reduction also ?
George Espinoza
Rust is heavier than the intact steel so no, unless the rust has completely detached itself from the car...
iLupi
Exactly. It would be foolishly short sighted to only chase hp gains with no regard for weight. The combination of small hp gain and significant weight loss yielded really good results overall, while still keeping the car very comfortable to drive on the street (i.e. no headache inducing droning on long highway drives).
This is physically an excellent upgrade in every objective way and the only downside is monetary cost. When titanium production and fabrication advance and become more cost efficient, steel exhaust systems would be rendered obsolete.
The worst possible place to reduce weight from on a rwd car - low and far back.
1. not much lighter than a stainless steel catback, like 5lbs max
2. test pipe would've got more gains.
3. titanium has a tendency to crack under heat
Ya done goofed Jason
ok jason.....be honest we all know why you really got it because titanium is what engineers think about when theyre having sex
waderedsox You can't spell titanium without tit.
What kind of engineer has sex?
It's true, I do dream about titanium. 😂
waderedsox rotff
i cried when i had to take the titanium intake valves out of my crf450r because the sand had worn them down....... then a few years later i let a friend ride it and he uh well he fell off and the bike kept wheeling and well......... we lost the titanium exhaust......... it was a sad sad day............ i saved them though........ above my garage........ and sometimes......... when i find a car that has metric AND standard fasteners(DAMN YOU GM!!!!!!!!!)........ I go up to the attic and hold it as i cry
"I didn't want it to be too loud - I think four cylinders aren't the greatest sounding engines in the world, they don't need to be accentuated anymore than they are" - Take note chavs!
Unity101 s2000 sounds amazing
Boxers sound great, especially the ej
@@ool3062 sure
@@angus823 Believe it or not, it does.
@@ool3062 sure
I really enjoy the tests you do and they are quite interesting and useful for me to make certain decisions about modding my car. Thanks!
When VTEC kicks in Yo
Before vteck kicks in yooo 😂
.... yo
🤣🤣🤣 was reading this as he said it!
Highlight of the vid, love it
What is VTEC?
One of the best educators on the internet!
D'aww, thanks Brandon!
Always enjoy your vids. Been watching for several years. My vote is for as many of these learning, real world experiments as you can stomach!
I followed your videos for a very long time. And partially, this channel is one of the reasons why I recently bought a S2000 for myself too. Thank you!
“...somebody as scrawny as myself can easily move this.”
Jason I know how you feel xD
You don't buy one of these for the HP boost, you do it for the weight reduction. *That* will do more for speed/handling than the 2HP boost will.
rupert93r very true
I've seen a few of your videos before but I didn't know that you're a fellow S2000 owner! You now have a new subscriber!!!
Thanks for subscribing! Love the S!
Hi Jason !
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"The box said it adds 10 horsepower"
iLupi at the crank
Lol
As usual
K&N sticker = 5HP
The box weighs as much as the exhaust 😂
Might be expensive sure .. but your car is now lighter, way more efficient and you have a good base for any and all future upgrades.
great job!
Wow Jason! Indeed this was a great learning experience with all those realiable numbers! Thanks and keep it up!
I think this sort of says how efficient honda's stock design already was.
i'm guessing regular economy cars may have more restrictive exhausts so it might be worth aftermarket exhausts, but honda knew exactly how much power it wanted to make, so they made the entire car as efficient as possible within the parameters they were given (material type, legal restriction, etc)
Tetsuto Kamata. Exactly. Most air filter housings and exhaust ( not exh manifolds) systems are probably 90% as good as they could be. Replacing them adds only a tiny bit of efficiency to the flow, especially at part throttle or 2/3 up the rev range. Full throttle is different, but how many times are you at full throttle above 5,000 RPM in any car. Some drivers, never, an enthusiast like me, maybe .1% of the time I'm driving.
Roman Soroka I'm at WOT like 50% of the time I'm driving. Lol. I redline my car at least 7 times a day.
No Budget Racing. Full throttle 50% of the time? Do you have a 20 hp car? It only takes 6-9 hp to keep a car going 60 mph.
Roman Soroka smart car
No Budget Racing poor car that you have. Or you might be driving a 100 cc engine if you need to redline it 7 times a day. The only time I redlined my 07 Acura TL was today because of a brake change and needed to break them down
You forgot fuel efficiency, but I guess you ran out of money Lol
Hahaha
I just really enjoyed how happy you were about your new exhaust! Hope it’s making you very happy!
Neat stuff! Always enjoy your well thought through and explained videos @Engineering Explained. Also going from 50 to 15 lbs is amazing!
$73.53 a pound shed - more than filet mignon or lobster tails!
...and it doesn't have a heatshield on the silencer/muffler. That won't do the paint on the underside of the floorpan any good.
+spankeyfish
fortunately it's more polished and has lesser surface area in contact with the air, so less heat exits the sides and more heat exits the butthole.
Weight reduction is expensive.
Yes but once you eat it’s just expensive poop
Screw the horsepower, -34lbs is GOLD to an autocrosser!!
+Michael A Jackson Films 👌👌
Most autocrossers could probably stand to lose 34 lbs... lol
something1random23 sadly true :(
For Jason though 34 pounds is 1/3 his weight.
at what cost? $2500 buys a lot of tires, brakes and suspension that will make you a lot faster than losing 34 lbs.
Great video. Probably one of the best and more honest test between stock and aftermarket s2000 parts.
One of the best videos by anyone ever. Great work much appreciated
The information learned from this video is worth the money. Long term gratification will outweigh short term.
E L gainz are gainz
Minus the in depth analysis of the performance gains of this exhaust, I wish everyone that created an exhaust video would do it this way. Side by side with the stock exhaust and with some in car audio as well. However, Jason succinctly poured over the data and left me with no questions. Great job as always!
I learned a lot with this video. Thanks EE! and you're new exhaust is pretty!
The decibels-over-time graph is a surprise. Good job, both in coming up with the idea and the execution.
I loved the real world testing of your Acura. The short ram, cold air, catback, and weight reduction videos were phenomenal. PLEASE keep these coming. I'm a dork for incremental gains and proof.
next headers and hi flow cats
Agreed Headers and Downpipe please, i bet this is the biggest restrictor at the moment cutting the potential of the exhaust swap :D
That would be a great sequence
Agreed. He even said he didn't think it would make much difference because of the cat. A high flow and a good header would probably make a much bigger difference. He did a supporting mod, not a big power mod.
No HFC. Berk Test pipe is what usually provides solid gains.
Not so sure without seeing some comparisons with that specific engine. As I learned with my current car, some cars rely a bit too much on exhaust pressure to keep the engine able to drop power down at the snap of a finger. A car I owned in the past however nearly doubled in power by removing the cat entirely and using much larger pipe (it was bottle necked by exhaust pressure until I tried 3" pipe).
Thank you for another super helpful video! I'm planning on putting a cat back on my 2012 gti in a few months and this really gives me a good idea of what I'll be getting myself into to. Also, greetings from Boise!
Excellent review! I am glad somebody does this kind of tests. Very detailed. Regards from Spain.
Thank you for the extremely detailed test and all your great videos! So few people actually account for temp/humidity/pressure and breakdown exactly where the changes are happening.
Idea for a future video: Strip as much weight out as you can (spare tire, everything in truck, possibly the passenger seat, etc) and use the Vbox to show how much faster. Or kinda do the reverse and add a bunch of weight and remove it in measured amounts between tests, and change the weight location (trunk vs passenger seat) to see if it makes a difference (maybe weight over the rear tires would help traction for launching)
"glad my car doesn't sound ricey" Pat yourself on the back, man. Good job.
This is my first comment on your channel..
Thank you for sharing all of this, I am very happy to see your car improving
Enjoyed your videos of your journey with this car. Great fun !
I give you an "A+" for this data gathering. very entertaining too.
Thanks for diligently Yo-ing whenever VTEC is mentioned. Much appreciated.
I take that back, you didn't yo at 15:39
Power is good for acceleration, but weight reduction improves acceleration, braking, and cornering! 👍
Also, the S2000's engine is close to it's maximum output in stock tune, and the factory exhaust is as well. Amuse knows this and took the factory exhaust and made a meaningful improvement to its design. Japanese mindset.
smokenrowboy probably not any benefit to cornering because the weight removed was very low to the ground. If it was a non-convertible and he installed a carbon fiber roof, or if he installed a lightweight glass windshield, that would help with cornering.
Congrats man, great program. Just going to get some exhaust placed into my car and more confident that is only for a sound standard than a power gain.
When VTEC kicks in, yo™
I’m AMUSEd by this video. :D
This video is incredibly thorough. I appreciate your dedication to science and learning .
Love your Honda, thank you for the informative video, many upgrades in the market seem pointless, but the weight saving was impressive!
I personally think its worth. Think about it ... 35lb less without sacrificing anything and getting a little bit of power and better sound for your troubles... . And, you actually improve braking and cornering too. How much would it cost to lose 35lb by either replacing a few body panels with carbon or quality lightweight wheels, bucket seats and so on... . It is for sure expensive, but imho worth it!
Victor Dominguez this is a beautiful piece but there are other titanium exhausts for the s2k that's about the same weight and costs a lot cheaper. I had my s2k with a Trust (now GReddy) TI exhaust, and it was 9 lbs due to the muffler being cylindrical instead of the shape of the Amuse ti exhaust. That exhaust costs $1k compared to $2500 but was better, imo, than the Amuse. Amuse is a great tuner from Japan, no doubt, and whole replacing panels with cf is great and saves a lot of weight, it's not something I'd consider as well, unless the car becomes a show piece or if I have money to burn just like that. But anyways, I'm not trying to go against you and I agree with you at some point that this does not sacrifice anything about the car, but there are other cheaper options out there for the s2k for far less money, too.
Yep, i agree, but my point was not especifically about an Amuse exhaut for a s2k. That kind of wheight savings, without sacrificing anything, for that kind of money is worth it, imho, for any car, within reason of course.
Now, if there are other less expansive options with similar results for this car, they are problably worth it too.
like 35lbs will make a impact on cornering and braking..ha....hahaha
Michel Linschoten the car's only a little over 2000lbs. Nearly a 2% weight reduction.
Great video. I am a big fan of nerding level 11 with all the charts and graphs and specs and data and so on and so forth. Keep it up.
Change the CAT next to see if you can gain any power from having a less restrictive CAT.
How about get rid of the Catalytic Converter all together. See how much it increases in power. Then replace it with one more efficient than the stock and see what that does.
@@ValentinArzola correct cat can increase hp over just snipping it off
I love all the details. Everything fits together like a puzzle in all your videos. How would I suggest a topic?
Every time he said Yo’ I just lost it ! 😂😂😂
It decreased your lbs/hp ratio by 0.1
So much win! Hahaha
He also lowered his cars center of gravity which increases cornering. Weight reduction also increases brake & acceleration performance while improving fuel economy under comparative driving conditions. Great video!
I believe he actually made his CoG higher, because the lighter exhaust was installed below the original CoG.
I've been watching your videos for some time, and almost always enjoy them. This is the first time I noticed anything about Boise. Small world. I just moved away from Boise and still miss it, other than last year's snow.
Good work, and as always I look forward to the next video.
Great video, I really enjoy your more "hands-on" videos. Did you mention you were gonna supercharge it as well or is that just something I've dreamed up? If so, when could we expect to hear from this?
Keep up the good work... Yo.
Man I love this guys videos, I can watch him all day! Wish I can meet him some days
Thank you thank you!
15 kilo's is nothing to sniff at.
I'm probably more impressed at the sound test results though. If you'd asked me if a straight through single muffler could be comparable in audible volume to a dual muffler with all that baffling, I'd have said no way!
Yeah, pretty wild that they took out so much weight and all of the bends, and somehow managed to keep near stock volume levels.
Awesome video from France dude !!The best you can do now it's adding a test pipe in place of your catalyser and do an other video ;)
I’m surprised it didn’t get much louder! Great comparison, great in-depth review video!
Love data instead of Rice! Nice video
Hahaha, #dataoverrice
Moral of the story....don’t buy a $2500 exhaust 😂😂😂
Toua Moua but for just the weight savings
Nathan Bickel 1 mod coming at $2500 is not justifiable haha. You can probably do a light weight battery for $100 and lighter wheels for much less combined for just as much if not more weight saving. The $2500 exhaust had minimal performance gain for the amount spent.
But I would love to see how much cornering speed might’ve been gained. If you think about it, that’s quite a bit of weight just saved from just one thing. If he kept it up it would become a track machine which is what it’s all about.
I’m pretty sure if he changed the header and got rid of the cat, the power would increase. The weight you save alone is already beneficial.
Great video - love all the data points, comparisons, etc.
I would say that over the years of modifying cars, I've re-done some mods because I didn't like the first (or sometimes second) mod. I remember one car that I owned I tried 4 different "catback "setups before I settled on one that I really, really liked. Exhaust systems, in particular, can really make or break the car. So, don't worry about the cost. If you got it "right" the first time, that's worth a lot...and it's hard to put a dollar amount on that!
Such an honest video. Really cool man. Enjoying your videos more and more.
And I think it goes to say that losing weight is quite impactful.
Is there any video or explanation regarding “losing some pounds vs gaining equivalent HP”?
What's that weird T joint with the capped of pipe in the exhaust? Some kind of Helmholtz resonator?
That's about the extent of my knowledge of it haha. Keeps it from making unwanted drone I believe.
Engineering Explained Interesting.
As EE said, T joints and J-pipes are used to cancel out a certain frequency range to eliminate unwanted frequencies; destructive interference of sound waves.
Anti fart technology.
Yes it is a Helmholtz resonator.
The titanium exhaust sounds better at full throttle
By a mile. Funny how it doesn't have to be obnoxiously loud(er) while still sounding so much better... I wish the fart-can douchelords would understand this.
MozzaBurger my guess is they tend to go with the cheaper option since they almost always look like beat up cars. That leads to annoying obnoxious farters
Actually titanium is more responsive to the exhaust gas pulses, it works like a bell if you will. So it brings out more frequencies producing a rich, crisp and throaty sound!
Performance-wise the pulse responsiveness helps the exhaust gasses to maintain optimal laminar flow and that teams up ideally with the straight through resonators!
For me, doing things just to learn from them is better than any other reason people do mods! Super interesting to see how each little variable affects performance.
Thanks for the video!
I usually don't follow ads but I've been looking for a Focus ST recently and its so hard to check every website and see what is being offered and where. Gonna give AutoTempest a shot
Well...at least you can claim it on your taxes as an expense of running your channel? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
johnnyr25 do they have a drop down option for that on the free online dealio
1019wc1019 His RUclips channel is business. He makes a money off the video. (Business expense)
knowing that the exhaust is probably offered by Autotempest
Thank you for always dedicating your videos to education Jason! In this case you spent $2.5k to teach us something cool! You rock!!!
+jadedragon18 haha, we have the sponsor to thank for that, but I appreciate it! Love this kind of stuff :)
Very well done video. I really appreciate your approach to testing. I did quite a bit of modding to an '01 B18C Integra i had a long time ago and i can say i spent a lot of money wringing very modest gains. It was a great car and i enjoyed it for a long time but as far as $/hp and tq... there would be far better cars to invest in. Great video... i look forward to watching more from your channel.
Best video I've seen where the sound difference is noticeable! I've been debating stainless vs titanium for my new set-up and prior to this leaning towards stainless because I couldn't hear a noticeable difference, now I'm rethinking my entire life... haha
I love how nerdy and geeky the comment section is XD .... I know I'm in the right place reading those comments
An older exhaust is always louder than a new one.
Go drive 1000 miles with the new one and do the sound test again
Great vid man. As always thanks for the education!
Most comprehensive real-world testing of a performance upgrade part I've seen to date!.
So many companies make outlandish claims ("This sticker adds 50hp!!!) about their parts so it's very refreshing to see what are reasonable expectations backed by actual data
Thanks again for another great video.
Do a video on the power gains of a cotton or foam air filter over paper or comparing all three
Everyone know a loud car= a fast car
Honda civics with a fart can!
+Kasam..except it's a Tesla...
the exhaust isnt louder though...
God it's been 8 years since mcm said that.
Tell that to the riced Hondas that I toast in my Caravan.
This is probably one of the best video on the internet comparing this type of modification
This is a a rare video that makes me happy to be a car enthusiast. You are the stereotype I wouldn’t mind claiming as my own. Keep up the good work mate👍
Thanks autotempest
Using a web based calculator (and assuming your actual altitude is 4000ft), the Density Altitude of your stock test was 5130ft. For the catback test, it was 4074ft. Density altitude is a good way to compare results for tests in somewhat disparate conditions. Using the difference between those (1056ft), the power difference "should" be about 2.5%. Add that to the 1.2% lighter and 1.4% more powerful. Total of 5.1% gain in acceleration. Checks out :)
Very cool - actual altitude of the test is about 2700ish feet, probably no higher than 3,000. Does that calculator account for humidity?
Colder air holds less water than warmer air, so that explains the difference in humidity reading. The performance increase due to lower temp far outweighs the decrease due to higher humidity.
That's really cool! Nice work, EE.
as an engineering student myself, that was a very thorough and interesting analysis. loved it!
@@rhlastnae5236 lol, what are you so bitter about? couldnt last the four years?
You probably knew that it wasn't going to be a power difference. It is a great and worthwhile mod if you are looking to cut weight.
The S2000 is one of few cars whose stock exhaust actually gives a similar amount of power to an after market exhaust, so on this car buying one would really give little to no gains. However on more restrictive exhausts it could really make an impact
Big engines gain more.
I got an accord k24 with one and if it doesn’t make it faster it at least makes you feel like it does lol
You're the man my friend. Good job! 👍
I love that subtle exhaust that still sounds bad ass. Now a color matching OEM hard-top will be 👌🏽👌🏽