with or without a resonator

Gamesy · #1 07-20-2009, 08:50 PM

i know the resonator is to help supress the sound of the car but it already comes with the biggest muffler i've ever seen, how much louder does the car get if you remove the resonator?

Crazy_pilot · #2 07-20-2009, 08:59 PM

My resonator developed a really nasty rattle, so I cut it out and replaced it with a piece of straight pipe. The car isn't significantly louder, but it does have more resonance to it at certain RPMs that can be a bit annoying.

Gamesy · #3 07-20-2009, 09:06 PM

ok kool, was the rattle sound like 2 pieces of thin metal vibrating against eachother? case i wasnt sure if its my bent up exhaust hanger or i thought my cat might be falling apart on the inside like my friend's MR2. we now call it a HI-FLOW cat :P

Green1995SVX · #4 07-20-2009, 09:44 PM

The rattle sounds like BZZZZAAAATT.

That's the best I could do, by the way. I don't like the way it sounds with no resonator.

Sean486 · #5 07-21-2009, 04:35 AM

I always thought my exhaust sounded a bit weird, turned out I have no resonator. One of the previous owners must have removed it. It is not louder but it is a higher pitch, to me it doesn't sound right at all. Not so bad that I need to do anything about it, but still everytime I listen for it I know it could sound better.

Manarius · #6 07-21-2009, 04:43 AM

From what I understand, you can get away with the resonator delete as long as you don't have the stock muffler. The resonator slowed down the exhaust enough that the muffler could deal with the speed. Otherwise, it's flowing so fast that it causes the car to sound funny. My car has the resonator delete so I should really change mufflers...