Can you lose hp from resonator?
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Can you lose hp from resonator?
Are there different types of resonators? Something was rattling in my resonator, so I got it changed at a different shop. My car is now quiter, but when I hit vtec, it sounds like a big fart, it used to be a high pitch sound. Not only that, but my car feels slower. Can this be from just the resonator?
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Re: Can you lose hp from resonator? (import_racer)
I'm not too sure but I know what your talking about. I took off my resonator and got a 2.25" straight pipe from the catalytic convertor and now my car feels like it lost a bit of power, unless the mechanic who put on my piping didn't do a good job and left some air leak.
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Re: Can you lose hp from resonator? (import_racer)
Are there different types of resonators? Something was rattling in my resonator, so I got it changed at a different shop. My car is now quiter, but when I hit vtec, it sounds like a big fart, it used to be a high pitch sound. Not only that, but my car feels slower. Can this be from just the resonator?
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Re: Can you lose hp from resonator? (DOHC93DxCoupe)
are all resonators like that? when you say your car has a deep rumble, which way is your resonator installed? thanks.
[Modified by import_racer, 5:29 AM 7/16/2002]
[Modified by import_racer, 5:29 AM 7/16/2002]
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Re: Can you lose hp from resonator? (import_racer)
No, not all resonators have the louvers that catch sound(and more importantly,flow) one way and not the other. The better types of resonators are perforated (nothing sticking into the air flow) and absorbs the sound with fiberglass material.
If the muffler shop installed the louver type that sticks into the airflow, performance will suffer. (Actually it will be better if they installed it reversed as it wont catch the airflow, but it still will hurt performance.)
If the muffler shop installed the louver type that sticks into the airflow, performance will suffer. (Actually it will be better if they installed it reversed as it wont catch the airflow, but it still will hurt performance.)
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