Might be a really stupid question but what does a resontator do and do you need it? Im thinking about taking the Resontator out, and the cat.

I want... Header to a custom made test pipe to the muffler

Cheap way to upgrade exhaust, i have a header and axel back.. what do you guys think?

 

it will be hella loud

 

im just quessing but im pretty sure the car will sound like *** with out the resonater

 

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i don't know why people want to remove resonators, they're less restrictive. It's just a big empty expansion area that lets the hi-freq exhaust noise cancel itself.

 

I am running a 2.5" exhaust, mandrel bent, with no resonator. The header is Spoon Sports, the cat is an SMS-modified Carsound, and the muffler is T1R. The tone of the exhaust is fantastic, with a really deep bass tone to it. It is rather loud, but this is just to illustrate that a resonator is not the sole contributor to the sound of the exhaust.

 

my friend ran his si with tannabe piping no resonator and stock exhaust and it wasnt really that loud at all

 

I would put the biggest resonator on there that you can fit. It is similar to another exhaust (a glass pack actually) that helps to quet down the exhaust and get rid of most of the raspyness.

EDIT: Reread post and I think you are talking about replacing your whole B pipe. Just get a muffler shop to build you one with a 22(or is it 24??) inch resonator and you should be good.

 

on my hatch i just had a flex pipe inbetween the header and the b pipe.. the rest was piping down to a caniser muffler.. can you say loud and obnoxious?? sounds like ***.. i dont recommend it.. keep the resonator

 

It's going to be really loud w/ no resonator or cat

 

the resonator will redirect the straight flow of the exhaust..why not just remove the resonator and replace it with round hi-flow muffler..thus u wont be slowing down the exhaust while at the same time quieting it down