Resonator or Muffler?
08-05-2004, 01:59 PM
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Resonator or Muffler?
My turbo CRX is finally done, and I need to quiet it down some. Im running an open downpipe right now, and its really loud. It will primarily be a track car, but it will be driven on the street a good bit. So I need to know if a large resonator and a few feet of piping would quiet it down enough, or if I need to go with a muffler. Thanks.
08-05-2004, 02:14 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (tegunderpressure)
I would just use full piping and a muffler. The muffler is probably less of a restriction than a resonator.
08-05-2004, 02:16 PM
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i got a dyno max turbo muffer, its pretty quiet but the hiway drone will kill you. I recommend both, Im about to go back to the shop and have mine changed. I've had this setup for long time and the drone just never gets better.
08-05-2004, 02:34 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (tegunderpressure)
A resonator is designed to remove high-pitched exhaust noise. A chambered muffler removes mostly middle-range sound. Since your turbine effectively removes the high-pitched noise, I would go with a muffler.
08-05-2004, 02:37 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (tegunderpressure)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegunderpressure »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Resonators are straight through.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Most 3" turbo mufflers are straight through also.
Most 3" turbo mufflers are straight through also.
08-05-2004, 02:47 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (beepy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beepy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A resonator is designed to remove high-pitched exhaust noise. A chambered muffler removes mostly middle-range sound. Since your turbine effectively removes the high-pitched noise, I would go with a muffler.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Don't even think about recommending a chambered muffler to anyone with a turbo car. They are TERRIBLE. A friend of mine picked up 30 RWHP, a shitload of torque, and about 750 RPM's quicker spool on a turbo mustang starting at 300 RWHP going from a pair of 2.5" 2 chamber dronemasters to a pair of straight through dynomax mufflers. If 2 of them are that restrictive at 300 WHP I can't begin to imagine how bad one would be.
Don't even think about recommending a chambered muffler to anyone with a turbo car. They are TERRIBLE. A friend of mine picked up 30 RWHP, a shitload of torque, and about 750 RPM's quicker spool on a turbo mustang starting at 300 RWHP going from a pair of 2.5" 2 chamber dronemasters to a pair of straight through dynomax mufflers. If 2 of them are that restrictive at 300 WHP I can't begin to imagine how bad one would be.
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08-05-2004, 03:42 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (b16coupe)
Yeah, Im not going chambered, thats for sure. I guess Ill just get a muffler. Is it Autozone where everyone gets that 30 dollar straigh through muffler?
08-05-2004, 04:48 PM
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (StockCivicRacer)
I could have sworn it was the Autozone Turbo or something like that. But neither Autozone nore Discount Depot have them here.
08-05-2004, 05:02 PM
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does anyone know which summit muffler he was referring to for $35? also.... what about the 2.5" magnaflow es muffler on ktellers website for $96. would that be alright? dont mean to steal the thread just trying to find out which exhaust would b best.
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Re: Resonator or Muffler? (GSRev)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRev »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">summit sells them for 35.00 </TD></TR></TABLE>
they sell some for like 15 bucks too
they sell some for like 15 bucks too
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