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Old 07-14-2004, 12:59 PM
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I have a 1995 del sol that was previously turbo sohc.. it was fitted with 2.5" piping for better flow for the turbo.

Recently I swapped in a b18b1 and have just used the stock exhaust manifold to the straight 2.5" piping.. It had a 3aracing autozone special chrome muffler on it before that didn't sound bad turbo'd.. now it sounds horrible..

I took it to the exhaust shop and my fiances dad gave me a 2.5" oval style muffler.. that helped a bit, but now it sounds like a tin can in a bike tire above 3000rpms... It had this problem previously, but was louder..

Will a 2.5" aftermarket cat and long resonator make the exhaust useable, or should I just give up, save up, and get 2.25" complete exhaust, or something smaller?

I really want to be able to drive my car without feeling like im being offensive to other drivers..

Cliff Notes: When I step on the gas, the sound is the equivalent of sticking my head out of the targa top and cussing at all the cars around me... Rice!
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Put a resonator in. The cat doesn't make much of a difference in sound.
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Im going to put both in if it will quiet it down even a little bit more..

anyone else have a take on this? ... now that I re-read my cliff note, thats funny as hell.. lol
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adding a resonator/cat will tone down the sound levels and make it deeper
Old 07-16-2004, 10:08 PM
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alright.. my fiances father can't get a resonator until tuesday, and Im not sure on the price.. anyone know a good place to buy a 2.5" resonator for a good price? He was telling me that I could but a glasspack in place and it would work as well, but I have heard that these things wear out pretty quickly.. someone give me their ideas on that...

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I heard the same thing about glass packs. They make add ins for the exhaust to control the tone, it works like a throttle body(with a butterfly), I can't think of the name right now. But that should help with tone and flow. The cat/resonator is the best though
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errr,
cats make a large difference in sound.

you need a cat.

gnarly raspiness is your companion till you get a cat of some sort.
or at least replace it with another resonator.

i'm going to try one of those ebay style hiflo cats(basically a resonated test pipe).
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Use a 2.5 in. glass pack as your resonator.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fishnfst &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Put a resonator in. The cat doesn't make much of a difference in sound. </TD></TR></TABLE>

this guy has no clue about what hes talking about

put a good stock cat on. that will be the best mod. sometimes u can pick them up at local shops for 20 or 30bucks
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[ lol...oh im stupid.
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