IS THIS THE BEST SOUNDING MUFFLER? Vibrant Muffler/Resonator added to eBay Catback Exhaust

[@chriswinters4527]

So happy with my choices!

[@MiikeyLawless]

That sounds a million times better. Hondas dont sound bad if you get rid of the rasp.

[@alexsurh1472]

Throw on a turbo, that will get rid of alot of the rasp.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

That's not in the cards for his build.

[@Tsalinger]

@@GarageBuiltHondas If I was your neighbor I'd record your stupidity and turn it into the cops. Sitting around shitting in your nest spells Major Clown. Take it somewhere else. I build them but I don't race up and down my own neighborhood streets because I don't want to wake up at 3 am look out and see my car doing a patty melt. Exhaust sounds ok just stay out of it in your neighbor hood.

[@Hughjass-69420]

@@Tsalinger we get it your too old to mod cars, you sound like a wet blanket go home its past your bedtime

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Lol. That was pretty funny. I'm not sure why he's worried about my neighborhood but I guess, thanks. 😂

[@BDPFilms]

I think I can honestly say that this is the best sounding Honda I have ever heard with that Vibrant Performance Resonator/Muffler combo! I was kind of expecting it to sound "ricey" (like a swarm of angry bees or something) like most Hondas with aftermarket cat-back exhausts, but I was pleasantly surprised! That little CRX sounds pretty awesome with that exhaust setup now! It's not too obnoxiously loud at idle or anything, but it has a nice, deep growl to it when you open it up that's not too raspy sounding or anything. This is how ALL Hondas should sound IMO!!

[@jd12680]

Sounds so much cleaner. Nice tone and no rasp. 👍 I was lucky enough that the last owner had the Dorman piping from autozone put on when he had the B7 replaced with a Jdm Non-Vtec D15B. This just verifies why I want the Vibrant muffler.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Click the link!

[@MODeration_nXS]

Nice work. Vibrant is good stuff. I used a vibrant ultra quiet resonator on my turbo integra with a flowmaster 50 muffler. Very smooth and quiet for cruising.

[@darensky]

Definitely sounds a lot better. No more rasp. And that's some serious trust holding that muffler with bare hands while cutting it open with the sawz all.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

🙏😨

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

Vibrant mufflers hands down are the best for 4 cylinders. Extremely high quality and they don’t break the bank.

[@CarLoverPhotography]

Thanks for the video, finally decided to do it. Today I put a flowmaster 40 and a glasspack resonator on my F23 6GA coupe and it made my life so much better! Before it had a full DNA exhaust system, sounded alot like that CRX did at first. Couldn't handle daily driving like that anymore.

[@raheemmurphy4958]

It sounds way better than before....loving it👌👌👌

[@illsmokq]

Racing slow cars is so much more fun then fast cars. I remember the smiles of my younger days

[@albertvidal2320]

And safer lol

[@ellisjackson3355]

Can't beat that acceleration though

[@xLSClanx]

Definitely sounds much better than before

[@samdavis1228]

Done a custom vibrant set up on my Accord years ago and it does high reving Honda engines justice.

[@kingofpaint4676]

One of the best sounding honda's I have heard, has a mellow note and not fartie.

[@salvationracer]

Sounds soo much better! Been looking into the Vibrant mufflers/resonator/piping to set up something on my Yaris hatch.

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

Don't forget to add header wrap. Not only for heat control but to keep heat in the exhaust gases for as long as possible. Heat is the lubrication of exhaust flow. Also, over the years I've noticed that it has a tendency to improve the tone on the small 4 bangers. Being in the desert, I extend the wrap as far as I dare. It will promote rust if you put it on an area which will see moisture but there isn't a lot of that here, haha. Of course, with most old Hondas having the exhaust coming out the front of the motor maybe it's less of a good idea.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Very true! No hood exit manifolds here. We drove slow cars. 👍

[@riverwarts9084]

Having a full 2.5in custom tig welded V-band exhaust done on my 01 GsR next week. Yonaka 4-1 header, high flow CAT to Vibrant Ultra Resonator to Vibrant muffler. I'm even more stoked now after listening to this CrX running similar components. I will put a video up, actually my first ever video up lol after it gets done!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Nice, should sound really mean!

[@riverwarts9084]

@@GarageBuiltHondas hey! Thanks alot man! I'm really excited for it. Love your videos and knowledge, keep up the quality videos!

[@djsthemetereman]

I just ordered the same one 2.25 in/out to tone down my flowmaster delta race muffler, it's in the mid muffler with muffler delete & resonator delete, so I believe this resonator will refine the sound

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@Corvetjoe1]

Vibrant is not an EBay product it is a full fledged company that just sells their products on EBay but also through other retailers. Great products.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I love Vibrant products, very nicely made and sound great!

[@Jasoneiland89]

I love the new sound. Its very clean and crisp no rasp. Before I got my 91 si a year and a half ago I used to have an 88HF that I got dirt cheap. It had the stock super tiny diameter piping with the axle back cut off completely. It sounded pretty garbage. All I had room in the budget for was one of these spec D exhausts. I only paid $70 for it I think back in 2013. It lasted me all the way until 2017 so I'd say I got my $70 worth lol. It didn't quite fit right where the tail pipe comes out to the bumper, it was clocked at little higher and ultimately rubbing the bumper so I had to cut, clocked it right, and then welded it back together. Otherwise it wasn't terrible. What's strange though is I hit a pretty beefy armadillo one night omw back from Dalles and with the car power than stock it smacked the muffler and completely caved it in, when I looked under it i saw inside the muffler was I believe fiberglass or something so muffle the sound down. It remained fairly quiet even though it was damaged. I ended up getting rid of that car and once I bought the 91 si I kind of fell into the same situation with the stock exhaust lol. This time around I didn't want to get another spec D, I saved a little ended up with a brand new invidia N1. I've been in love with it ever since

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

You probably had one of the nice ones where they actually used packing inside the mufflers. The Invidia one is nice sounding, I just don't like how it comes out crooked. It throws me off.

[@kraftingkars]

I literally have the exact muffler and resonator on my turbo d16 Vitara turbo build, get complements all the time and I love the way it sounds.

[@ちくてぬしくけて]

Had this setup on my 89 crx si back in 07. Loved it!

[@scottcraft7690]

The new muffler sounds so much better. I ended up with a tanabe on mine and I'm pleased, but it's on the expensive side.

[@eddominates]

That vibrant sounds 100% better! I think the reso helped kill the rasp a bit too. I have a ebay canister on my accord, but still stock piping up to it. It doesn't sound bad at all, no fart no rasp, but I've got some drone around 2k that I want to deal with, so I'm gonna add a reso or 2,

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Nice!

[@anonymousreigns7435]

Used this combo on my 2013 Honda Civic, it doesn’t sound bad and it makes loud pops, I haven’t even tuned it

[@imperfectcrx]

This made up my mind. I already have a vibrant resonator I just put on. I'm gonna pick up one of these mufflers for my del sol. I have a crx the same color but it sounds much better with my magnaflow the same way you've had this muffler mounted. Keep it up guys!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@VibrantPerformanceTV]

Fantastic video! Thank you for your support!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Absolutely, thanks for the comment!!

[@Busydadgarage717]

Watch this video when I get bored. Always fun to watch. Also, Always surprised how well the D16 CRX hangs with the B16 EM1. Decent weight difference and 2 people in EM1, but....still!

[@2_2_4_3]

Love that sound 😎 I miss mine already. . Gonna he awhile. Downtime

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Poop. We'll see you running again soon!

[@bcjammer]

I've been impressed with vids on cars running vibrant mufflers. saw a chick with a v8 and vibrant mufflers on the back. she deleted the resonator, two small mufflers and the two larger rearmost mufflers...her piping from the cats to the mufflers in the back was straight piped! I like vibrant because there was no rasp like this civic had in loads, and it was just low/deep rumbling, like the new exhaust on this civic. it's really hard to make an n/a 4cyl not sound like butt

[@noiztrauma]

I have got a vibrant 2,5", the short one on my car. Cat - vibrant resonator - exhaust cutout. I thought it would still be crazy loud and just got the vibrant to get rid of some drone and vibrations. BUT, the thing is extremely powerful for its size. Honestly it makes the car a bit too quiet almost and thats with only the vibrant and nothing else besides the cat. But maybe it will get a bit louder the more i drive it... i hope so at least

[@nicklandry901]

hands down easily the best sounding muffler and resonator combo

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Agree

[@dabok2]

when the box its empty actually it attenuate sound at specific range frequency, amplitude of intensity and harmonic (depends on geometry of the box) they called it expansion chamber.. and if there is perforated pipe inside then it replace porous medium to broaden the bandwidth noise attenuation (also depend on its design)

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thanks. Whatever it is, it sounds like trash.

[@dabok2]

@@GarageBuiltHondas wc... yes it is sound rubbish hahahahaha

[@Boogerboys1990]

I love how original you guys are. Not brats that hate on others. (Boosted Bois) just bc I like cars doesn't mean I have to be a sheeple. I recently unsubbed from them. Too cocky know it all's. Lol keep up the great vids

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thanks, that means a lot. I completely understand that I'm just like everyone else out there. I'm not anything special, just here to have some fun, and record the things we are up to and hoping people can enjoy and maybe learn something along the way! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment!

[@Mugen_FB317]

I changed the muffler tip on mine to a bigger and it still sounds amazing even tho every exhaust component is still stock

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Nice!

[@motorized2105]

4:40 BRAVO! BRAVO! well done guys. proper Honda exhaust note. on to the next. *my H22a swapped cb9 is back on the road. If 1 person asks I promise to make a video of it. lol

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thanks buddy!! Let's see it!

[@clashface]

Which one did removed the rasp matt black one or the chrome one ??

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Mainly the resonator but the muffler also helped.

[@clashface]

@@GarageBuiltHondas thank you so much for replying buddy : )

[@clashface]

@@GarageBuiltHondas why didnt u removed the stock resonator ?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

No need.

[@clashface]

@@GarageBuiltHondas what inch diameter your exhaust pipe is?

[@rebuildbetter]

Great job! This is something I'm about to take on with my recently acquired EG. It has a crappy ebay exhaust and it rattles and is doing it's best to rust out as quickly as possible. Time to rectify that issue.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@hmmhuh12]

Just wanted to say, the wheels on the rex are backwards. If you look on the inside of the wheel. It'll say L and R. For left side and right side. Just incase you didn't know. Plus itll aid in brake cooling

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

He has them on correctly, yes rhe have the stamps on the wheel under the centercap area. 👍

[@pgmurray76]

True. Si alloy wheels are directional. Just like the old Dodge 'Pumper' wheels of the early 1990's. Good catch!

[@hmmhuh12]

🤔 I think I might have gotten them confused with the other style si rims. Whoops. Keep up the good work

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It's ok, easy mistake to make with many oem wheels looking like this, and even some of the hubcap ones too.

[@ChrisSadowski]

Oh yeah sounds a million times better. I need to get a vibrant resonator for my del sol to clear up the last bit of rasp I have

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I like the one you installed, it still sounds clean!

[@jdportwerks6795]

That was cool sounding in the 90s a lot of noise was cool! Now it sounds super sick!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Right, that noise is terrible now

[@IsaacEyeSickFry]

Huge improvement! " In the bin" with that ebay junk 👍 Great content guys, keep up the good work!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thank you!

[@soulracingperformance68]

Damn night and day difference I like it👌🏾👌🏾

[@mattbonney7591]

Thanks for sharing this, I’ve been searching for an upgrade for my Integra. The stock muffler is toast, and wanted something with a clean sound, without that “ricer rasp”. I’m pretty confident this is what I’m going to go with to replace the stock muffler that’s made out of un-atainium. At least around me, and I don’t mind a less than stock sound either. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It'll sound clean for sure. If you can afford, look at a Tanabe Medallion. Those sound fantastic!

[@jayhorsley80]

Sounds nice! Which kooks muffler is this? What size? Thanks

[@ChrisBuilt92]

I have full 3 inch to the vibrant stealth muffler. Love the way it sounds 🤘🏻

[@charleywaynehinkle6358]

same setup on my prelude sounds great but done at 65mph is killing me.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I bet it sounds tough!

[@Shelboooooo]

@@charleywaynehinkle6358 you need a resonators they stop bass at certain rpm.

[@charleywaynehinkle6358]

@@Shelboooooo yeah i got vibrant ultra quiet resonator on it. Its just not enough

[@Shelboooooo]

@@charleywaynehinkle6358 How big is the diameter of the muffler?

[@tommyandchill]

I spit my water when I saw the trash can scene 🤣🤣🤣

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

😂

[@ceropride5590]

I just got the vibrant today foe 220 with install love it

[@matteugenio]

That sounds waaaaay better. Get choice with the setup!

[@Athon08]

So you have the factory resonator, removed cat, then vibrant resonator and vibrant muffler?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes

[@roelpastors9588]

I have the vibrant on my EJ1 coupe. Sounds less raspy but I want it to be even less noisy. Maybe I'll add that resonator as well:)

[@Shelboooooo]

You need the resonator to get this style sound.

[@Vespoid1]

can u send the link of the vibrant here pls i want it on mine aswell

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Link in description.

[@throughmyeyesmedia6492]

The exhaust sounds good and nice little runs there! I like the classic auto license plate as well. I need one of those for the sedan

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Free!

[@throughmyeyesmedia6492]

Garage Built Hondas it’s free? I will look into that!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes, when registering your car you just need to apply for it!

[@rickm9534]

Running the Vibrant Stealth on my 99 Sentra. Sounds good AF. Good choice!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@fogtown3027]

One sawzall.. One bare hand.. One flip flop.. who will win? 😂

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Oh shit that's funny!

[@TheDailyEG]

Sounds much better than the ebay one. The ebay one was to sharp. Too ricey

[@ronniecason9807]

that sounds really good. thats the next thing that i wanna do to the ebay exhaust i have on my crx ive already replaced the muffler with a magnaflow

[@ronniecason9807]

Jon I’ll get a before and after video and send it to you through Instagram if that’s cool with you.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Of course!

[@Republican_Extremest]

I always used a cherry bomb glass pack just past the converter and then used the fart can on the end. Went from 2 1/2 to 2 and 3/4 exhaust sounded really nice deep smooth growl.. for less than $90 total plus weld

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Did you leave the original resonator, or the glass pack in place of it?

[@dungdoan9830]

Sounds way better after 👍

[@Cha-KmaN]

Dude nice! This is Direct Flow i have 2Step enable and my car make pop, but i want a robust sound!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thanks!

[@kaybevang536]

I have a B20 Vtec with 1320 headers and exhaust with stick muffler still loud as hell also I might have a exhaust leak on the piping so I’m looking for exhaust gaskets for the EG hatch

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@tnbjune5177]

I have a 4-2-1 header and a dc sports muffler piping from resonator on back sounds much cleaner now at first I had a cheap eBay fart can😂 I was thinking of getting vibrant but guy at the shop threw In the muffler for 20$ and welded it in place I couldn’t complain

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

That's not bad at all for 20 bones! I would've done the same.

[@briansweeney9285]

I might try a similar set up on my Honda CR-Z. That last "muffler" you cut open at the end just made me think, what a fart can. haha

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Really is exactly that too

[@Tinker1837]

Have to hand it to you... nailed it on this setup! My GSR swapped CRX rallycar project has never sounded better, so thanks a ton for the advice & I'm subbed now so I can catch up on your other content 👍

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Love it, glad this worked out for you!

[@bh5697]

much better! what is the camera car driving and what exhaust setup?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

99 Civic Si. I don't know what his exhaust setup was at that time.

[@KingofStreet3]

Sounds less rice, love it.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

For sure!

[@chrispompano]

For all those who want to cut open their "OLD HOLLOW STAINLESS EBAY MUFFLERS"..... don't do it this way!!!! Carefully cut this sides off around the outer body, so you can repack it with volcanic mineral wool "Rockwool" from home improvement center, & re-weld it, & make a better muffler than you can ever buy! Just be sure it has an inner perforated tube with many perforations. Or, use hi-end o.e. style expandable muffler fill called "Acousta-Fil Exhaust Silencer Packing" that comes I a few different quilted variations & also sold for motorcycle muffler packing also sold on eBay......!

[@jasondunn6223]

So id like the benefit of a bigger exhaust for the flow but i do not want the classic fart can sound, also my state doesnt do emissions would a bigger diameter pipe then stock with an aftermarket muffler thats not farty make since. If so ideas on a muffler and diameter of pipe? Also since no emission testing should i remove the cat aswell?

[@jasondunn6223]

O i have a 2006 civic ex sedan

[@johnabbott6784]

I noticed and I'm not the only one that when a loud bad sounding 4 banger comes near me revs the motor I get extremely aggravated so best they just dont freaking have to rev up gge engine

[@flash2kxiiid853]

beautiful work!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@zacharyzapplesauce]

It’s crazy, spec-d used to be the best sounding exhaust for the money in like 2015 but they just stopped putting packing in all the mufflers smh

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I know! I had bought one in 2012 that was excellent sounding. The muffler finally fell apart about 6 months ago as it was on my friends car.

[@scottwaters4889]

Im running a 2.5 muffler with no res. and stock cat on my EP3 and love it!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Vibrant muffler?

[@sithtony449]

I have an invidia n1 exhaust but it’s really drony at times. Is there any drone with the vibrant muffler ? I’m thinking of just adding it to the axle back part and keeping the invidia piping

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Not on this setup. I think the vibrant are some of the best out there.

[@flash2kxiiid853]

btw what are yall running in this vid? they both sound great

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Believe the EM1 had a K-Tuned muffler.

[@nazimcadet5431]

What do you think would be a good exhuast for a 3sge altezza

[@emanuelreid-oxley6628]

I have been watching some of your videos grey CRX where did you get that spoiler I would like to get one for my CRX in Canada we cannot find stuff like that those cars are very hard to come by it's impossible to find parts you send me a link

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

He got it off of eBay. You'll see spoilers from overseas on there. I think his is a ZC CRX spoiler.

[@theuncanspan]

Sounds exactly like Kia Koup that is straight piped into muffler

[@jtugfestiva]

That’s a sweet crx. Love it!!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@thomasmcmahan2014]

Man that sounds good. I have the exact same car and color and everything. I have to totally do this to mine...love that lower tone!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@diegomoya8404]

Thanks for the videos. What part of Texas are you from? I am close to Houston area.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Opposite end from you, way over in El Paso.

[@diegomoya8404]

@@GarageBuiltHondas dang ok

[@a.p.980]

This makes me miss my CRX. Great muffler setup!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@redrolla]

Was this with the oem cat and oem headers still on? Nothing touched other than catback?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It has headers and a test pipe, no cat.

[@c.g.4195]

Sounds way better than the Ebay one

[@mi9976]

So did you add 2x vibrant resonators? Or just one resonator on the system plus a muffler. My civic 8th gen R18 civic sounded like this with backbox delete and stock resonators. I removed res, now i need guidance. If you can say which resonators and quantity thank you from UK.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Just one vibrant and left the original one.

[@mi9976]

@@GarageBuiltHondas Thanks, this is my actual onboard of how it sounded kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3jbmIOkptioZ68 , wish I left it the way it is now, think I may have to revert back but tempted to try something new.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

👍

[@umdsupreme]

Sounds really good

[@deanthonylowe5959]

Sick video my dude, but I'm more interested in the exhaust setup on the em1. Only because I have an ek with a b20v and my skunk2 megapower is waaaay too loud for me.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I can't remember what he had at the time, believe it was some random 2.5 piping with a K-Tuned turn down muffler. Skip to the 12:00 of this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGillGauZ6Z-rLs

[@johnabbott6784]

Vibrant sounds way better before sounded like a bunch of bees with a loud speaker hooked up to them. Nothing sounds like a V8 but this is better than most 4 bangers sound. Honest impression from an old school V8 guy. Give me headers and a nice pair of cherry bombs and I'm in heaven.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thanks for the input!

[@jaylakhani5568]

If the stock exhaust has two mufflers, do I need to replace both? Did you? Or did you delete one and replace the other

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes. No, this car only has one muffler.

[@ac4439]

Sounds way better

[@xThe_Caveman]

Love it great upgrade Chris!

[@chriswinters4527]

The_Caveman thanks buddy!

[@xThe_Caveman]

@@chriswinters4527 Your welcome dude

[@brokeboytrader6097]

Is there any drone I’m going to do this on my Kia Optima 2.0t different car but wondering if this is a decent setup

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

No

[@bhadz100]

Does running two resonator improved the tone and drone? Thinking of adding another resonated to my set up

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes. You need a nice muffler too which will make the biggest difference.

[@bhadz100]

Garage Built Hondas thanks. Does a short bottle style help or should I just go with an ultra quiet one? I have a small drone that I want to eliminate.

[@Oskier94]

Sounds great! I want something like this on my mx5

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

Oskier Gazowanykoń best sound mufflers for a 4 cylinder. When you upgrade the exhaust definitely go for vibrant

[@arockpcb1347]

Damn, sounds way better. Well done

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Right, super clean

[@foxstuffs]

Hey Jon what exhaust hangers did y’all use? And did you use all of them?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

All stock.

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Vibrant is good stuff! That ZC held up to the EM1 pretty well.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It's pretty quick! His is an A6 though but essentially the same!

[@dcerioclt9942]

damn, where do you live?? the scenery at 1:37 and `:51 is INSANE

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It *is* pretty spectacular here. El Paso, TX.

[@onefastslimjim]

@@GarageBuiltHondas I literally spit out my drink when I read that. 915 GANG!!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

You know it!! 👍

[@mavericks550gt2]

Send it lol that race was close lol pretty intense!!,great video like always lol #stillmyNeighbor#GBH4LIFE

[@naailable]

That's awesome, is the CRX catless in this video?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes. 👍

[@paimei6798]

Beautiful sky

[@Locallybuiltauto]

I use a vibrant ultra quiet resonator on my turboback straight piped Jetta

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Nice!

[@jonmoreira3104]

Sounds like the civic’s in fast and the furious. Sounds good man

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Goal accomplished! 😀