How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

Hello. I just bought a 1996 Civic HX 2dr and the car came with a very
loud exhaust aka "rice burner". Here is a pic for reference
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7199/1003636ha1.jpg). Could someone
please tell me how I can remove it? Can I remove just the tip or do I
have to replace the entire exhaust system with an OEM? If I remove the
tip do I have to install something else in its place? Thanks.

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

> Hello. I just bought a 1996 Civic HX 2dr and the car came with a very
> loud exhaust aka "rice burner". Here is a pic for reference
> (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7199/1003636ha1.jpg). Could someone
> please tell me how I can remove it? Can I remove just the tip or do I
> have to replace the entire exhaust system with an OEM? If I remove the
> tip do I have to install something else in its place? Thanks.

You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
Changing the tip won't change anything.

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

> Hello. I just bought a 1996 Civic HX 2dr and the car came with a very
> loud exhaust aka "rice burner". Here is a pic for reference
> (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7199/1003636ha1.jpg). Could someone
> please tell me how I can remove it? Can I remove just the tip or do I
> have to replace the entire exhaust system with an OEM? If I remove the
> tip do I have to install something else in its place? Thanks.

You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
Changing the tip won't change anything.

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

> Hello. I just bought a 1996 Civic HX 2dr and the car came with a very
> loud exhaust aka "rice burner". Here is a pic for reference
> (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7199/1003636ha1.jpg). Could someone
> please tell me how I can remove it? Can I remove just the tip or do I
> have to replace the entire exhaust system with an OEM? If I remove the
> tip do I have to install something else in its place? Thanks.

You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
Changing the tip won't change anything.

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

> Hello. I just bought a 1996 Civic HX 2dr and the car came with a very
> loud exhaust aka "rice burner". Here is a pic for reference
> (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7199/1003636ha1.jpg). Could someone
> please tell me how I can remove it? Can I remove just the tip or do I
> have to replace the entire exhaust system with an OEM? If I remove the
> tip do I have to install something else in its place? Thanks.

You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
Changing the tip won't change anything.

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

Steve Mackie wrote:
> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> Changing the tip won't change anything.

OK, thanks.
Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

Steve Mackie wrote:
> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> Changing the tip won't change anything.

OK, thanks.
Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

Steve Mackie wrote:
> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> Changing the tip won't change anything.

OK, thanks.
Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

Steve Mackie wrote:
> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> Changing the tip won't change anything.

OK, thanks.
Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:

>Steve Mackie wrote:
>> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
>> Changing the tip won't change anything.
>
>OK, thanks.
>Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
>out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
mechanic."

I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
skilled mechanic.

Hope this helps.
Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:

>Steve Mackie wrote:
>> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
>> Changing the tip won't change anything.
>
>OK, thanks.
>Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
>out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
mechanic."

I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
skilled mechanic.

Hope this helps.
Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:

>Steve Mackie wrote:
>> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
>> Changing the tip won't change anything.
>
>OK, thanks.
>Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
>out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
mechanic."

I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
skilled mechanic.

Hope this helps.
Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:

>Steve Mackie wrote:
>> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
>> Changing the tip won't change anything.
>
>OK, thanks.
>Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
>out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?

How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
mechanic."

I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
skilled mechanic.

Hope this helps.
Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

I can't imagine that a stock Civic owner with visions of "The Fast and the
Furious" would want to trade you their stocker even for your "upgraded"
exhaust. You could share the labor or they might just do you a favor!

"Elliot Richmond" <xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote in message
news:ccjfc2hpfhrb120tehr7m56fs63kj8apd8@4ax.com...
> On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Steve Mackie wrote:
> >> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> >> Changing the tip won't change anything.
> >
> >OK, thanks.
> >Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
> >out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?
>
> How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
> very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
> hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
> are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
> mechanic."
>
> I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
> hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
> It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
> replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
> skilled mechanic.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher

Re: How do you remove a "rice burner" exhaust system?
 

I can't imagine that a stock Civic owner with visions of "The Fast and the
Furious" would want to trade you their stocker even for your "upgraded"
exhaust. You could share the labor or they might just do you a favor!

"Elliot Richmond" <xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote in message
news:ccjfc2hpfhrb120tehr7m56fs63kj8apd8@4ax.com...
> On 26 Jul 2006 07:17:00 -0700, DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Steve Mackie wrote:
> >> You're going to have to replace that muffler. Looks like a Magnaflow.
> >> Changing the tip won't change anything.
> >
> >OK, thanks.
> >Do you know how much it would cost me to have someone take the old one
> >out and put in an OEM one, given that I provide it?
>
> How good are you with tools? Mufflers and exhaust systems are not
> very complicated, just awkward to work on. There are clamps and
> hangars to deal with, also bolts that have frozen with age. But there
> are tools and solvents that make the job fairly easy for a "shade tree
> mechanic."
>
> I have no idea how much a shop would charge if you provide the
> hardware. Many do not like doing that sort of thing. Some don't mind.
> It is not just the muffler, there are other bits that will also need
> replacing. But the whole job should take well under an hour for a
> skilled mechanic.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher