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The tip SlowFosho has pictured with the dimensions of the inlet, with the hole on the bottom is the exact tip I have installed on my HR-V. It is a perfect fit but you need to push it back totally on so that it covers the entire stock muffler tip and the hole aligns with the muffler tip end. I have posted pictures in this same thread above on 10-9-21.
 
I bought it on Amazon two years ago for around $30 and it fits better on the HR-V than on the Civic stock muffler because there is more clearance on the HR-V to push it back onto the entire stock tip. The Civic doesn’t have this extra room, so the chrome tip hits the bumper and then doesn’t tighten completely on the stock muffler tip. That’s why it loosened up on the Civic.
 
What’s nice is that you don’t have to have the stock muffler tip cut off and have a new tip welded on. If the muffler shop doesn’t use stainless steel weld, then the regular weld itself will rust even though the stainless steel tip doesn’t, and will look bad as well as increasing the chance of the tip itself falling off when the weld rusts and cracks. As you can see from my pics this stainless steel chrome tip covers the entire stock tip and because the way it is designed it points backward and looks OEM, unlike a regular tip that is just bolted on and points downward which looks very tacky. The stock chrome Honda”finisher” on the Sport trim level points backwards but is the diameter of the stock muffler tip which is so narrow and skinny. I like the large oval outlet of this chrome tip.

Good luck with the install. After you slip it on, do not tighten it yet, step back and look from a distance to make sure it is straight before fully tightening it onto your stock tip.

Buy some stainless steel chrome polish to keep the chrome on the tip from pitting by periodic cleaning. I performed this maintenance on the polished stainless steel Magnaflow mufflers and stainless steel exhaust tips that I had on my two previous cars which kept them looking new for years!
 
You guys are a bad influence!

For some reason I have a collection of OEM Honda/Acura TSX/Civic/S2000 exhaust tips from over the years.
We just got our HRV out from summer storage and I'm prepping it for winter use.

This exhaust tip is a brand new, 15 year old, Acura OEM TSX A-spec exhaust tip. 303 stainless.
It's different than a standard TSX exhaust tip.
I trimmed off the HRV exhaust elbow exit and this bolted right on.
This matches our HRV nicely since I removed the resonator under the passenger door so it's louder than stock.

I'm a terrible photographer. :)

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Looks good! Much better than what Honda offers as a chrome tip “finisher” on the newer HR-V Sport models.

Hey, how does your exhaust sound without your resonator? I had a bad experience with my previous car before my HR-V, a 2002 Honda Accord SE SOHC 2.3L, when I had my muffler shop chop off the Honda resonator and along with my Magnaflow stainless steel muffler with SS chrome exhaust tip and axle-back exhaust system, the highway drone became so unbearable that only after a week I made the shop install another resonator which wasn’t as effective as the OEM one in stifling the highway droning. Kept that for a little longer until my wife couldn’t take the highway drone. As for me, I loved it with the aftermarket resonator for regular street cruising but on the highway the drone was still there. So had the shop add yet another small resonator and sounded just like when I had the stock Honda resonator! Hard and expensive lesson learned that the resonator is in an exhaust system for a reason, to tone down the drone! I should have left my car’s exhaust system as it was with just the Magnaflow exhaust added and the stock resonator intact!

Here’s a picture of the 5”D outlet SS chrome exhaust tip on my SS Magnaflow muffler on my 2002 Accord before my HR-V. Unfortunately it was involved in a total loss accident which hastened the purchase of my HR-V which I am totally ”drive happy” with!

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Your exhaust may have less noise and/or drone since you still have your stock muffler.
 
I am enjoying the quietness of the HR-V exhaust (at least for now!) with normal driving that is! With the gear shift in Sport S mode and using the paddle shifters in my EX AWD, although nowhere near the exhaust sounds of my previous cars, 2004 Honda CR-V, EX AWD, that I had for 14 years and 251k + miles and 2002 Accord, my dad had for 15 years and then me for almost three more, 121k+ miles, both with added Magnaflow exhausts systems, the sound of the HR-V’s intake accompanied with the slight exhaust growl when in the upper rev ranges, still brings out the pseudo ‘boy racer’ in me!
 
Looks good! Much better than what Honda offers as a chrome tip “finisher” on the newer HR-V Sport models.

Hey, how does your exhaust sound without your resonator? I had a bad experience with my previous car before my HR-V, a 2002 Honda Accord SE SOHC 2.3L, when I had my muffler shop chop off the Honda resonator and along with my Magnaflow stainless steel muffler with SS chrome exhaust tip and axle-back exhaust system, the highway drone became so unbearable that only after a week I made the shop install another resonator which wasn’t as effective as the OEM one in stifling the highway droning. Kept that for a little longer until my wife couldn’t take the highway drone. As for me, I loved it with the aftermarket resonator for regular street cruising but on the highway the drone was still there. So had the shop add yet another small resonator and sounded just like when I had the stock Honda resonator! Hard and expensive lesson learned that the resonator is in an exhaust system for a reason, to tone down the drone! I should have left my car’s exhaust system as it was with just the Magnaflow exhaust added and the stock resonator intact!

Here’s a picture of the 5”D outlet SS chrome exhaust tip on my SS Magnaflow muffler on my 2002 Accord before my HR-V. Unfortunately it was involved in a total loss accident which hastened the purchase of my HR-V which I am totally ”drive happy” with!

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Your exhaust may have less noise and/or drone since you still have your stock muffler.


Thanks!

Our HRV is our 4th vehicle and only driven in the winter for commuting and skiing, my wife mainly drives it.
I'm not trying to hot rod, modify it or anything. Just tinkering!
We have 3 other heavily modded vehicles.

I have another thread where I detailed removing the exhaust resonator and added a sound clip.



It sounds louder in the clip than it is in reality. The added exhaust tip didn't change the sound.
No drone, can't notice any difference with the windows up.
Just a bit of burble at idle and a bit of attitude when accelerating.
I don't think the low performance 1.8L can ever sound impressive even with the beautiful US$1000 Mugen muffler!
It will never sound impressive with the lame CVT trans.

I hated the look of that resonator under the passenger door since the day we bought our HRV 2 years ago.
Just a few bucks and a bit of time to get rid of it. Zero power gain.
I don't recommend for anyone to replace the stock muffler. Waste of time and money.

I also removed the large useless plastic air resonator and dropped in a K & N filter. No change in sound, zero power gain.
Just a few bucks and a bit of time for those mods.
Also bypassed the throttle body coolant heater.

My next mod would be an underdrive crank pulley but I can't find one. Perhaps they don't exist.
 
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Thanks so much for all of the tips! Good to know your personal experiences with your own HR-V and mods you’ve done. That helps me know for myself what I should expect if I plan on doing the same ones as you have!

I guess if I ever change the muffler to my usual Magnaflow exhaust like in my last two previous cars, it will not make much of a sound difference which actually is good for me! It will be purely for looks with the polished SS body and tip. Maybe just enough over the stock exhaust note and still be tolerable! I also had the K&N performance reusable air filter in my 2002 Accord and you’re right the intake sound with it in brings a grin to your face, albeit due to just the ‘sound’ of performance! Cheap thrills! But I’ll wait to consider any mods that may affect my HR-V’s engine powertrain warranty. But I know I’ll get that yearning for some performance ‘sounds’ at some point since I am so used to it! The exhaust modding stemmed from my childhood interest in cars and leading up to muscle cars in high school with my first car a Mustang ending up with dual exhausts with straight through ‘Cherry Bomb’ brand glass packs exiting out the sides in front of the rear wheel wells. Chrome tipped of course! Then after I had to replace the Stang with a more economical vehicle during the 80’s fuel crisis, a Ford Escort hatchback, I had my muffler shop changing the muffler numerous times trying to get a good performance sound before finally selling it. Never did get a good sounding exhaust though so sold it with a relatively quiet muffler. Then after that bought a new 1991 Accord that in its last years before selling it, had the same shop replace the stock muffler with just a resonator with a beautiful 5” diameter outlet SS tip. Sounded great no drone. Then like I mentioned before, then after that bought the 2004 CR-V and then before my HR-V, got my dad’s 2002 Accord.

But for now, enjoying the relatively quiet and calm cruising with my HR-V EX AWD, of course though, with the occasional bursts of paddle shifting just to hear that nice sounding, (that is, for the stock OEM air filter in place) Honda intake!
 
Thanks so much for all of the tips! Good to know your personal experiences with your own HR-V and mods you’ve done. That helps me know for myself what I should expect if I plan on doing the same ones as you have!

I guess if I ever change the muffler to my usual Magnaflow exhaust like in my last two previous cars, it will not make much of a sound difference which actually is good for me! It will be purely for looks with the polished SS body and tip. Maybe just enough over the stock exhaust note and still be tolerable! I also had the K&N performance reusable air filter in my 2002 Accord and you’re right the intake sound with it in brings a grin to your face, albeit due to just the ‘sound’ of performance! Cheap thrills! But I’ll wait to consider any mods that may affect my HR-V’s engine powertrain warranty. But I know I’ll get that yearning for some performance ‘sounds’ at some point since I am so used to it! The exhaust modding stemmed from my childhood interest in cars and leading up to muscle cars in high school with my first car a Mustang ending up with dual exhausts with straight through ‘Cherry Bomb’ brand glass packs exiting out the sides in front of the rear wheel wells. Chrome tipped of course! Then after I had to replace the Stang with a more economical vehicle during the 80’s fuel crisis, a Ford Escort hatchback, I had my muffler shop changing the muffler numerous times trying to get a good performance sound before finally selling it. Never did get a good sounding exhaust though so sold it with a relatively quiet muffler. Then after that bought a new 1991 Accord that in its last years before selling it, had the same shop replace the stock muffler with just a resonator with a beautiful 5” diameter outlet SS tip. Sounded great no drone. Then like I mentioned before, then after that bought the 2004 CR-V and then before my HR-V, got my dad’s 2002 Accord.

But for now, enjoying the relatively quiet and calm cruising with my HR-V EX AWD, of course though, with the occasional bursts of paddle shifting just to hear that nice sounding, (that is, for the stock OEM air filter in place) Honda intake!
Older thread but good info. I am tempted to remove the resonator. Will ask Mufflerman for a quote. Just last year they repaired my Fit exhaust by putting sleeve in it similar to this mod for around $100. Sure cheaper than the hundreds I spent for an HKS on the Fit years ago.
 
Are you looking for a bolt on or weld on?

I've got a 3" resonated tip on mine welded on and it's sounds much better than stock. There's a bit of a purr and a slight rumble but not loud. I love it.
 
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