Do I really need a resonator?
#1
Do I really need a resonator?
I have a bad leak in my exhaust right near the resonator. I have a complete 3" exhaust with a Dynomax "Super-Turbo" muffler, which is pretty quiet. How much of that is because of the resonator?
I'm thinking of replacing that section all together with basically a straight pipe...how much louder would that make the exhaust?
I'm thinking of replacing that section all together with basically a straight pipe...how much louder would that make the exhaust?
#2
How big is the current resonator? A non resonated full 3" catback would be unbearable IMO for every day driving. I have the same setup full 3" including the y pipe with a 22" resonator into a Dynomax "Super-Turbo" muffler and its decently quiet, I just couldn't imagine it w/o the res.
#3
i always thought that turbo cars are quiet and dont need resonators. cause im planing on running 3" straight pipe into a vibrant 3" to 3" muffler with no tip. muffler already has a slant cut on it. pretty stock looking.
#6
i had a 3" catback with flowmaster delta muffler and it was pretty loud even for flow master's quietest muffler. I'm guessin u r trying to save money, but i think u should put a resonator on there. You will spend more money in the long run experimenting to see if its going to be too bad then replacing later versus doing it right now.
#7
I have a 3" exhaust, no resonator, S/C.
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
#8
Originally Posted by iansw
I have a 3" exhaust, no resonator, S/C.
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
#10
Originally Posted by iansw
I have a 3" exhaust, no resonator, S/C.
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
Muffler is same as yours - Dynomax Super Turbo.
It's pretty quiet, relatively speaking.
You should be fine with a Turbo. I love the Dynomax on my S/C.
It was WAY louder when I had the 3" Magnaflow and louvered resonator on there....so maybe it's just that i come from a far worse situation. (GOD Magnaflows are LOUD!)
I'm not looking to save cost, it would just be really easy to buy 3 or 4' of 3" pipe and weld a flange and O2 bung on there and be done with it. I could always re-use the resonator that's on the current exhaust, I was just wondering if its really necessary.
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Eric, in my experience the resonator helped about 20%. On my '96 I had a WS Y, an RT cat and a custom cat-back made by a local muffler shop with a Dynomax Super Turbo muffler. It was too loud for me. I went back and he threw in a resonator. Like I said, it helped 20%. I say get one.
#12
That is not necessarily true. The bigger the turbo, the less effect it has on noise. I'm running a relatively large turbo, 3" exhaust, 18" resonator, and straight through muffler, and if you ask anyone who has heard it, it's unholy. I'm about to replace the test pipe I have with a resonated version so I can run 2 resonators, hopefully that will help.
My wife's Integra is turbocharged but on a pretty small T3. It sounds much better now. Before, her car sounded like the typical Honda w/ an exhaust, kind of buzzy, raspy. But after the turbo install, it sounds very smooth, and deep. Nothing else on the exhaust changed.
My wife's Integra is turbocharged but on a pretty small T3. It sounds much better now. Before, her car sounded like the typical Honda w/ an exhaust, kind of buzzy, raspy. But after the turbo install, it sounds very smooth, and deep. Nothing else on the exhaust changed.
Originally Posted by huyqvu
i always thought that turbo cars are quiet and dont need resonators. cause im planing on running 3" straight pipe into a vibrant 3" to 3" muffler with no tip. muffler already has a slant cut on it. pretty stock looking.
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