Steps to take to rice a car for sound

[samurai10001]

So I want to rice my first car (most likely civic) for sound only (no body kits, hoods, wings, ect). So I want to know what I need to do to rice it for the sound only (as in parts)

 

[Cowboys965]

Premium '97 Honda Civic sounds like it with a racing exhaust, sounds nice actually
Edit I didn't see the Cars in General title above

 

[homeforsummer]

Premium '97 Honda Civic sounds like it with a racing exhaust, sounds nice actually

You know real life isn't GT5 right?

And "ricing" a car for sound? I think I can hear cans of worms being opened.

 

[MEJ1990TM]

Premium '97 Honda Civic sounds like it with a racing exhaust, sounds nice actually

Ok, here is what you do. Go to a drag strip some time. Some time where they are running the real race cars, not the 16 and 17 second ricers, Neons, and what ever else with the whale tales and fart cans that sound like someone is ,well, farting. The cars that have big inch/high compression V-8's that are uncapped and have cams in excess of 320* advertised duration. That is what a nice sound is. Music to my ears. Sit in the stands right next to the big guys when they are doing their burnouts. If you have any build up in your chest those boys will break it up.

I can appreciate any car that does run fast. Last time I was at the strip there were a couple guys running Civics that were burning it up. There were some six second 1/8 mile passes at over 100 MPH. But ,and it's a big one, there is a difference between a car that sounds like someone is flatulent and a car that really sounds nice. If the car is making enough noise to make small children cry then it is "nice" to me. 👍

Ok, I will crawl back under my rock now.

As to the original post. If sound is all your after get some headers, and some less restrictive mufflers. Don't have a clue about which brand of parts to look into, or about how to go about doing this with possible smog regulations.

 

[Roo]

Is there any reason you couldn't have asked in your own thread?

 

[Punknoodle]

Save money. Spend more wisely. What is it by the way coz if it's any good I might retract what I just said.

EDIT OK just read it properly and realized you haven't got one yet. My statement stands. Use the money you'd spend on a "sik zaust" and put it towards the purchase price so you can get something half descent. Driving an ok car is better than driving a not so ok car that is loud and attracts attention (most likely negative) to it's not so ok-ness.

Any money spent from then on should be on basic maintenance. Believe me there will be a lot. Bushes, boots, brakes, fluids, struts, filters etc etc. All much more important than a fart can.

 

[mafia_boy]

Any money spent from then on should be on basic maintenance. Believe me there will be a lot. Bushes, boots, brakes, fluids, struts, filters etc etc. All much more important than a fart can.

This. Besides, you could achieve the fart can noise by just drilling a hole in your muffler. Best part is that it costs $0.

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Take a screw driver and punch a couple of holes in your muffler. Done.

 

[tribolik]

Take a screw driver and punch a couple of holes in your muffler. Done.

beat me to it my cars always sound great when I pierce the exaust/muffler... really racing though I usualy try to fix it because of the fuel consumption...

I think its a bit stupid just to increase the sound (make more noise) decrease performance and fuel economy... but whatever.. ricers arent known for their smart brains.

 

[Cowboys965]

You know real life isn't GT5 right?

And "ricing" a car for sound? I think I can hear cans of worms being opened.

I am talking about GT5 it has a loud noise to it but maybe I think it's ricer because I painted green with a black carbon hood, bronze rims, and a spoiler
Edit sorry I didn't see the Cars in General title above head, I found this in current threads sorry!

 

[ep3hk]

i don't get it.

 

[Joey D]

But in any case I'll bite. Just go on eBay and type in performance muffler for whatever car you are attempting to rice out. You'll find a ton of them that will produce some rather awful sounds and be fairly cheap. Either that or the holes in your muffler thing works quite well too.

 

[Kylehnat]

A hole in the muffler does not sound like performance--it sounds like a hole in the muffler. Four-cylinder engines are inherently raspy, and will never make the good ol' boys impressed. (A finely-tuned 4-cyl racecar sounds good, even if the Dale Jr. fanclub thinks it sounds like a fart.) That said, you CAN make a street car sound hairy-chested by upgrading everything from the exhaust header back. However, every bit you change will make the car louder, and more likely to draw the attention of the fuzz. It also causes an annoying drone when cruising on the highway.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

Buy a civic.































I kid.






































Or do i?

 

[Perfect Balance]

it sounds like a hole in the muffler. Four-cylinder engines are inherently raspy and will never make the good ol' boys impressed

These cars want to have a word with you.

 

[ozyran]

These cars want to have a word with you.

So would this one.

 

[Kylehnat]

These cars want to have a word with you.

That Civic doesn't sound streetable at all .

I like the sound of an aggressive 4-cylinder engine. My point is that American-V8 loyalists will call every Honda, Acura, Mazda, Nissan "farty", no matter how good it sounds.

 

[samurai10001]

So holes would work just as good for only sound(not performance) as a complete exhaust system

 

[Rotary Junkie]

So holes would work just as good for only sound(not performance) as a complete exhaust system

No. They'd work just as well to make noise but not as well to make a good sound.

 

[samurai10001]

No. They'd work just as well to make noise but not as well to make a good sound.

So it would be better for me to try the holes before I get anything and see if I like it? Then that also brings up another question... Would I be able to use just a muffler instead of spending all of the money for a complete system?

 

[Small_Fryz]

Unless you can get it sounding like this dont bother.

 

[NLxAROSA]

Steps to take to rice a car for sound

Pleasantly surprised this topic is not about sticking a 10,000 Watts sub with amp and surround speakers painted in horrible designs in your trunk. 👍

 

[Mike0105]

Simple solution is don't bother. Most people will turn their noses up at loud but otherwise stock cars. It will also make the car a nightmare on long trips on the motorway/highway and after a while you will learn that sounding fast just attracts the wrong sort of attention.

Do not purposely damage your exhaust just to make it louder, it sounds awful (like all fart cans) and people will look at you as just another youngster who can't look after their car. It doesn't have holes to start with so why on earth would you do it yourself?!

The best advice is don't muck around with your first car. There is a very high chance you will crash or someone will crash into you anyway. Your (already extortionate) insurance will sky rocket as soon as you even think about adding performance parts and you have to spend a lot of money actually making the car better that it was stock anyway. Save up and get a better car or proper performance parts that don't single you out as part of the 'youth of today' stereotype.

 

[mustangGT90210]

Or you can do what I did, luck out, and buy a truck with ear damaging straight pipes you get used to and now driving quiet cars, you always forget they're running....


Don't put a fart can on a civic though. My buddy put a Magnaflow catback ($~500) on his VW Rabbit 2.5, and it's awesome. It's sounds farty down low, but above 3500rpm, it sounds like an all out street bike. Had he put a fart can, I wouldn't respect the sound. Because he didn't cheap out, and bought a good system, not only did he pick up power, but a good sound too

 

[MEJ1990TM]

That Civic doesn't sound streetable at all .

I like the sound of an aggressive 4-cylinder engine. My point is that American-V8 loyalists will call every Honda, Acura, Mazda, Nissan "farty", no matter how good it sounds.

That is because that is exactly what they sound like.

 

[Mike0105]

That is because that is exactly what they sound like.

Not if it's unmolested and a quality engine to start with.

 

[MEJ1990TM]

Not if it's unmolested and a quality engine to start with.

If no one has messed with it then you just can't hear it run.

 

[Mike0105]

If no one has messed with it then you just can't hear it run.

Quiet and refined, with a hint of sporty at the top if the rev range works best for me!

Besides, power delivery and economy are what make an engine great for me. All very well having a huge v8, but if it costs me too much to run I can't enjoy it. If it shifts too I'm onto a winner.

By the way, isn't the term 'rice' derogatory, as in a riced car is a badly modded one made to look and sound awful? So really the op is asking how to turn a nice little car onto a steaming pile of manure?

 

[Pupik]

These cars want to have a word with you.

Silly rabbit, cars can't talk.

 

[ozyran]

So it would be better for me to try the holes before I get anything and see if I like it? Then that also brings up another question... Would I be able to use just a muffler instead of spending all of the money for a complete system?

If you're strictly out for sound, then the muffler would be the best way to go. Go buy a Cherry Bomb from the local parts store, swap out the stock muffler with it, and go from there