Thermal Exhausts - Honda Prelude Forum

XtremeLude · 08-04-2004, 09:31 AM

I was wondering what everones opinions are on the 2 types of thermal exhausts (stealth/classic). i have searched and have heard a lot of different opinions and would like to hear some more to really let me know which one would suit my likes. On my old lude, i had the N1 and it sounded great, but really loud, and i was getting pulled over all the time for it. i want it to be a little loud, but not as loud as the N1. Also if anyone has any pics and/or videos of them installed on their cars, that would be great. thanks

92-h23a1 · 08-04-2004, 04:13 PM

Go for the Stealth.

bsi · 08-04-2004, 07:51 PM

i absolutely love my stealth, you can definitely hear when you get on it but at about 25% throttle (cruising) its BARELY audible. buy it now

EDIT: ill hunt down some pics in a little while

ludevtec · 08-04-2004, 10:54 PM

but are the gains good or bad??? Just curious because you dont hear too much from thermal.

I am debating changing my apexi ws for the thermal

bsi · 08-05-2004, 07:44 AM

the butt dyno says there is a noticeable difference in the upper rpms, but thats about it

NoShoNoGoAccord · 08-05-2004, 12:41 PM

I have a Classic on my 92 Si. I LOVE it. However, I have not been able to get a good sense of how it sounds because my downpipe has a huge rust hole in it for the past two years.

That should be fixed soon though. Otherwise, I really like it. It sounds stock at 60mph.

Prlude4life · 08-05-2004, 05:41 PM

ive got the classic and its awesome.
its not extremly loud but you can hear it pretty well at all rpms.

XtremeLude · 08-05-2004, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bsi

EDIT: ill hunt down some pics in a little while

find any pics yet? also does anyone have any videos or sounds clips of either of them. pics too

Prlude4life · 08-06-2004, 12:31 AM

this is the only decent shot i have of my classic.

XtremeLude · 08-06-2004, 06:00 AM

nice, anyone else?

NoShoNoGoAccord · 08-06-2004, 11:10 AM

I painted the canister on mine high temp flat black. Looks A LOT better. Less obvious.

XtremeLude · 08-06-2004, 02:15 PM

i like the look of the exhaust though. i like the look of having the exhaust, just not a huge one anymore.

XtremeLude · 08-08-2004, 11:16 PM

so no1 else has any pics?

autoluder · 08-09-2004, 12:28 PM

I do, but i dont know how to get my pics on prelude online, nore do i have an account to a pic domain, but even then i dont know how to get the pics up....

XtremeLude · 08-09-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by autoluder

I do, but i dont know how to get my pics on prelude online, nore do i have an account to a pic domain, but even then i dont know how to get the pics up....

do u have your pictures on your computer? if u do, all u have to do is go to a free image hosting site, upload ur pictures onto that, and then link them into the thread. very easy to do. IM me at re93vteclude if u need sopme help. or maybe u can just send some pics by email or through AIM.

slo mo · 08-10-2004, 12:51 PM

my thermal stealth...not the best picture but you get an idea of size

XtremeLude · 08-10-2004, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by slo mo

my thermal stealth...not the best picture but you get an idea of size

what rear lip is that? is it the wings west? also, any more pics?

slo mo · 08-10-2004, 03:44 PM

rear lip is kaminari. I posted a few pics of my car in the 'members rides' section

preyluder72 · 08-20-2004, 12:27 AM

for the 4th gen there is only one style exhaust produced by thermal. i know the above picture is described as different but in truth all the 4th gen exhausts are the same. on some websites they show the thermal stealth for the 4th gen as a dual tipped exhaust. in fact, when i questioned thermal directly they informed there is only one available. it is a great sounding exhaust but with my header and catalytic converter it makes it a loud exhaust. loud enough that i got a ticket for it, but then again cops in my area dont really do their real job, they just kinda pick on younger people because 711 is constantly running out of donuts. anyways, i hope this clears the problem up. thanks,
nate

XtremeLude · 08-20-2004, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by preyluder72

for the 4th gen there is only one style exhaust produced by thermal. i know the above picture is described as different but in truth all the 4th gen exhausts are the same. on some websites they show the thermal stealth for the 4th gen as a dual tipped exhaust. in fact, when i questioned thermal directly they informed there is only one available. it is a great sounding exhaust but with my header and catalytic converter it makes it a loud exhaust. loud enough that i got a ticket for it, but then again cops in my area dont really do their real job, they just kinda pick on younger people because 711 is constantly running out of donuts. anyways, i hope this clears the problem up. thanks,
nate

ok im not sure what ur getting at, but im pretty sure we all knew that the thermal only came single tip on the 4th gen preludes. i saw no place in the thread where anyone mentioned anything about there being a dual tip thermal for the 4th gen. when we talked about the 2 types of exhaust, we were differentiating between the stealth and classic thermals, as i explained in my first post. i know they r both single tip.