Has anyone removed their stock resonator and replaced it w/a piece of straight through pipe? If so, do you like the sound? Is there anything different you would do, do you recommend this, etc.. Appreciate any thoughts on this.

Thanks,
Mike

 

ON top of all the questions above,i got one more:
DOES THE CAR PASS INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL OF THE RESONATOR?
THNX PEACE

 

mike v: go to the upper right hand corner of this page, click on the "search" link, type "resonator" in the Search by Keyword box, and click on the Perform Search button.

THEKNITE: Yes.

 

alright well i went down to 2 muffler shops today...first i went to midas and let me say...don't go there...the guy was a jackass and told me faulty info...basically he said that my car doesn't have a resonator, it has 2 mufflers on 1 pipe and that only some cars have resonators...he then asked me which muffler i wanted to remove...i told him that i know plenty of people that have taken the resonator off and i told him that the resonator was what he thought the front muffler was...he told me that i didn't know what i was talking about and that he has been working in this business for 25 years and i shouldn't tell him stuff about mufflers...i then just wanted to see a price estimate and he said it would be about 1.5 hours of labor and materials totaling $150...people on these boards were saying $30

so then i called and went to this other shop that does a lot of different stuff w/ cars...not just mufflers...i was there for about an hour talking to them about all different things about cars...nitrous, throttle body, etc. basically the guy said that i would lose quite a bit of low end but gain a lot of high end...so i would lose accel. when i am just cruising and gain a lot of top end...is this all true? would it be a noticable difference...i asked him about 1/4 mile times and he said it should go up by about .1 or .2 secs...this shop was charging $75-$80 for just a steel pipe (not stainless)...i'm seriously considering this because here in arizona there aren't many other places to go...where can i go for $30? is this true about the accel? do you notice the difference?

 

Keep on going, MrBurner. The muffler shops you've been to talking to are feeding you a load of crap!

Start calling around to performance shops and get some referrals to REPUTABLE muffler shops. Call a couple of the referrals and tell them you want to remove your stock resonator. Ask them how much it will cost.

Let us know how you make out.

 

I agree, removing stock resonator Will Not decrease your torque in any way, that is so rediculus that the muffler shop told you that...in fact, you probably wont' notice any difference by removing it. Probably a little in sound increase!!!

Tim

 

Point well taken, yo! My first exhaust setup was to replace my entire b-pipe with 2.5" crush-bent, aluminized mild steel piping. It cost me $75.00 installed. That's what I'd recommend to mike unless he decides to install mandrel-bent piping from the cat to the muffler.

Depending on where you live, mike, you may want to use stainless steel piping instead of aluminized mild steel. Stainless steel is more expensive than aluminized mild steel, but it won't rust as easily.

 

Cool. So much for having to use stainless steel!

 

An update. I was given a quote of $40.00, by a near by muffler shop. The tech said it would take approximately 1/2 hour to remove the stock resonator and replace it w/a piece of straight through pipe. When I have it done, I'll let anyone know who is interested, if I feel a STP difference and hopefully not too much interior resonance. By the way, thanks for the replies.

Mike

 

Here in NJ, they want $30 to have it remove.

 

Wut would b the best set up for the resonator? cuase i want some thing not to loud... but u can hear it.. n it sounds nice... Cuase i read some of these posts.. n i have no clue wut is going on.. so if some one that has the resonator out.. wit a good set up.. can u tell me.. and for the ppl nj that have it done can u hooke me up with the name n place??

 

It looks like someone has stolen some of the letters off your keyboard. Want me to send you a new one?

 

You're funny!

 

 

Is it the same growl, just louder? Does it add horses?