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
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> 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?
 

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

Shouldn't take too much except for the rust I see in the picture may
have frozen some of the bolts. You will need to replace the entire
muffler and tip because it is a Magnaflow muffler. Check Craigslist or
Ebay and you may find a used OEM one that a person has taken off of
theirs relatively cheaper than what Honda would want.

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

Shouldn't take too much except for the rust I see in the picture may
have frozen some of the bolts. You will need to replace the entire
muffler and tip because it is a Magnaflow muffler. Check Craigslist or
Ebay and you may find a used OEM one that a person has taken off of
theirs relatively cheaper than what Honda would want.

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

Shouldn't take too much except for the rust I see in the picture may
have frozen some of the bolts. You will need to replace the entire
muffler and tip because it is a Magnaflow muffler. Check Craigslist or
Ebay and you may find a used OEM one that a person has taken off of
theirs relatively cheaper than what Honda would want.

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

Shouldn't take too much except for the rust I see in the picture may
have frozen some of the bolts. You will need to replace the entire
muffler and tip because it is a Magnaflow muffler. Check Craigslist or
Ebay and you may find a used OEM one that a person has taken off of
theirs relatively cheaper than what Honda would want.

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

I'd be more concerned as to how this car was treated. My experience has
been that when a fart-can is out back, the car had been beat on by a
young driver who was attempting to gain some "street cred".

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

I'd be more concerned as to how this car was treated. My experience has
been that when a fart-can is out back, the car had been beat on by a
young driver who was attempting to gain some "street cred".

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

I'd be more concerned as to how this car was treated. My experience has
been that when a fart-can is out back, the car had been beat on by a
young driver who was attempting to gain some "street cred".

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

DizzyCat5@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

I'd be more concerned as to how this car was treated. My experience has
been that when a fart-can is out back, the car had been beat on by a
young driver who was attempting to gain some "street cred".

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

Thank you all for your responses. I think I will replace the muffler
myself. Now, should I replace it with a Honda OEM muffler or this Bosal
one (http://tinyurl.com/md67t).What do you guys think? Thanks.

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

Thank you all for your responses. I think I will replace the muffler
myself. Now, should I replace it with a Honda OEM muffler or this Bosal
one (http://tinyurl.com/md67t).What do you guys think? Thanks.

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

Thank you all for your responses. I think I will replace the muffler
myself. Now, should I replace it with a Honda OEM muffler or this Bosal
one (http://tinyurl.com/md67t).What do you guys think? Thanks.

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

Thank you all for your responses. I think I will replace the muffler
myself. Now, should I replace it with a Honda OEM muffler or this Bosal
one (http://tinyurl.com/md67t).What do you guys think? Thanks.

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

Thank you all for your responses. I think I will replace the muffler
myself. Now, should I replace it with a Honda OEM muffler or this Bosal
one (http://tinyurl.com/md67t). What do you guys think? Thanks.