my exhaust does not sound loud from the outside of the car, but inside the cabin, it is really loud, the deep rumbling is really getting to me. If i take out the resonator, will it help?

 

not at all.

 

Put the silencer in (if it has one).

Otherwise get some acoustical foam sheets. Cheapest place to get them is here:
http://www.4beacon.com/Acoustic.html

It weighs very little and does light years better than the tar crap they spray all over your trunk.

 

no it will make it louder.

 

Hehe. No, the resonator "resonates" the exhaust tone. Sort of like a mini muffler if you will. Eliminating it from your system would heighten the decibal level of your vehicle. Whether or not the increase in noise would be considerable or not is unknown...I've never "deresonated" a car before.

 

It'll make it louder, higher-pitched, and (possibly) buzzy. If you want to quiet it down, you could have an additional resonator welded in, or possibly replace the original resonator with a larger (longer) unit. Lastly, of course, you could replace the entire exhaust system.

Good luck.

 

i don't mind the high pitched sound, what is really bugging me is the deep rumbling from 3000-4000 rpm every time i accelerate. It rumbles so loud that it is pretty deafening. Drowns out the radio and such. It is a custom mandrel bent pipe with a magnaflow resonator. The mechanic from the shop i got it from said if i want my car to sound deep and not raspy, i should get the resonator. I don't know ive been unhappy with my exhaust cuz there is some kind of rattling going on under my car, which I have yet to find the cause.


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