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Old 02-05-2009, 03:23 AM
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Re: <$100 Mods

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Originally Posted by AyeJaye View Post
Also, I saw it was mentioned, but I saw no detailed description of the resonator mod. Am I missing something?
Baffle plates inside the resonator sometimes come loose and vibrate. They tend to rattle or fizzle at about 1900 - 2000 rpm. It is annoying because it makes it sound like the car is falling apart, which is not true.

The cheap fix is remove [cut out] the resonator and replace [weld in] with a length of straight through pipe.

This changes the sound quality from the exhaust. To my ears it makes a flat hard blare and is hard to like.

Others think the SVX is too quiet, and they like the different sound.

You pays your money.

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