Best exhaust for CVT base spec?

[Big Duck]

I'm looking at getting the Thermal R&D exhaust for my base spec integra but I want to make sure it doesn't sound like a moped because of the CVT transmission.

• Does anyone have any sound clips of the thermal R&D with a CVT or know from experience?
• Does anyone have any other exhaust recommendations like the apexi with resonators to help with that moped sound?

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[Padre Dave]

I have the Thermal R&D on my ASpec 6MT and am delighted with it. Just enough low burble and a nice note on acceleration. My wife, who wears hearing aids gave her blessing for it too, She found my old Mazdaspeed 3 too loud for conversation. I will try to make a recording…..but I think someone here already did, which is why I ordered it. Price was excellent value too.

 

[Big Duck]

I have the Thermal R&D on my ASpec 6MT and am delighted with it. Just enough low burble and a nice note on acceleration. My wife, who wears hearing aids gave her blessing for it too, She found my old Mazdaspeed 3 too loud for conversation. I will try to make a recording…..but I think someone here already did, which is why I ordered it. Price was excellent value too.

I’ve heard it on a 6mt but I don’t mind another appreciation sound clip lol. I’m trying to find a sound clip on an automatic cvt

 

[22si]

I’ve heard it on a 6mt but I don’t mind another appreciation sound clip lol. I’m trying to find a sound clip on an automatic cvt

Try speaking with Thermal directly. They seem like a great bunch.

 

[22si]

You can hear the Magnaflow and I don't think it sounds good at all



You can also reach out to @axion_industries , who is a great shop that deals with our platform and get good guidance

 

[Big Duck]

Try speaking with Thermal directly. They seem like a great bunch.

Thermal said it should sound the same just not as deep as the 6mt. Still want to at least get a sound clip before biting the bullet

 

[AcuraDays]

Here's a clip with a Remark exhaust on a CVT lol

 

[Finpro807]

I got the CVT because I cannot drive stick (I know I know), but man I wish Acura had given the CVT ones the same deep exhaust tone that they gave 6mt. Another post mentioned that the two had different exhaust setup.
https://www.integraforums.com/forum...t-sound-between-base-and-a-spec-models.51166/

I'm thinking about just swapping the larger stock resonators in the middle to a Vibrant 12" bottle resonator and keeping everything else stock, hopefully giving it a deeper tone but not much louder... kind of on a budget and cannot afford to go down to mod rabbit hole lol

Has anybody done resonator swap and care to chime in?

 

[Big Duck]

I got the CVT because I cannot drive stick (I know I know), but man I wish Acura had given the CVT ones the same deep exhaust tone that they gave 6mt. Another post mentioned that the two had different exhaust setup.
https://www.integraforums.com/forum...t-sound-between-base-and-a-spec-models.51166/

I'm thinking about just swapping the larger stock resonators in the middle to a Vibrant 12" bottle resonator and keeping everything else stock, hopefully giving it a deeper tone but not much louder... kind of on a budget and cannot afford to go down to mod rabbit hole lol

Has anybody done resonator swap and care to chime in?

I think the cvt is missing that deeper tone because the 6mt transmission is making it. I think the cvt still sounds nice. Ive read somewhere that adding a front pipe & downpipe will make the stock exhaust sound better without it being too much. Haven’t tried it myself yet since I just got done installing a PRL high volume intake and a phearable tune, but the time will come.

 

[creaturemachine]

I'm thinking it sounds different because the car is staying in a higher rev range than if you had gears. Makes sense since that's where the power is made. There's probably a little more tuning going on with the stock exhaust to keep it sounding okay at those revs.

You could try to find a stock 6MT or SI system to swap in, but I'm not sure it'll make a big enough improvement. There are probably thousands of those things lying around various garages since so many of us go aftermarket.

 

[DaNuKidd]

The CVT integras sound different compared to the 6MT because the resonator is larger on the CVT models from the factory.

 

[24_DailyCVT]

My CVT brother-in-arms; I’ll keep an eye on this thread because I’m basically in the same boat. Just got off the Reddit nightmare about CVT drone. From what I can tell the best all in one option is Thermal R&D. The resonator swap sounds like a solid idea an even more mad idea I was brewing was replacing it with a valved in-line muffler and just deleting the stock mufflers OR finagling an axle back sustem
https://xforceusa.com/products/vmk2g-300/

Just don’t know where the controller would go since it would replace the stock mounting point on the resonator.

Let me know if you decided and post driving audio!

 

[Big Duck]

I’m holding off on grabbing one for now because of the continuous gear sound. I have a feeling that I’d get annoyed after a while without really knowing what it sounds like.

 

[SeanIsElsewhere]

I am following this thread for any inputs as well. I have the cvt and have been eyeing the DC Sports cat-back and their front pipe to boot. I’ve only been able to hear sound clips on the Si though :/

 

[24_DailyCVT]

I’m holding off on grabbing one for now because of the continuous gear sound. I have a feeling that I’d get annoyed after a while without really knowing what it sounds like.

Honestly felt the same way. Rubber band transmission life got us fearing the worst. Never ran an aftermarket transmission before on any car whatsoever and don’t wanna get stuck with Buyer’s remorse either.

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