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Old 06-07-2018, 03:06 AM   #7 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by niky View Post

Some smaller cars around these parts only use a resonator, as the cats already remove most of the sound and you're not getting a lot of noise out of a sub-liter breathing through a paper straw, anyway.
a thought: run a secondary CAT (the kind without sensors) that was designed for a similar engine size/output, such as a Civic hybrid in my case, instead of a resonator and muffler. There would be a muffling benefit and potentially better emissions. An aftermarket one need not be super expensive ($100-$200). Getting rid of the muffler would help compensate for added restriction from added catalyst.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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