Ive got a 2.25-2.5" catback that came with the car. I say 2.25-2.5" because it changes by the section lol. I bought the car and the muffler was cracked so I bought a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler and slpper her on and they go on in the stock location.

Last week I got around to driving my car and felt the need to get on her, at 3000-5000 she just rasps like a mother ******. Just sounds bad even to me and its my car lol, so Im wonderring, how much can a resonator actually tone down an exhaust and cut the rasp

Bigger the better? If you guys think it will help Im gonna buy one tomorrow and try it out.

I also have a gutted cat

 

A resonator should take care of that raspy sound u have. I know a few ppl witha 2.25 inch cat back exhausts (with operational cats), but no resonator, and their **** sounds raspy. I have the greddy SP which is somewhere around 2.25 as well, but i have a hollowed out cat, it comes with a resoantor, and i have no raspy sound at all. About overall sound suppression, if i unbolt my muffler (mid section resonator still in place), it gets real loud real quick. I think the resonator helps out the tone, and not so much the db level. When i put my real cat back on, the sound actually is a lil bit deeper, but not much db level change, if any.

 

heres my experience... i had a 2.25" catback, no resonator, stock cat... sounded good.

i put on a header... got a nasty resonance around 3000 and general garbage sound above that

put on a resonator and everythings back to good.

 

How big of a resonator? Can I just buy a 24"?

 

bump, my car sounds like a tin can at 6000

 

24" and bigger will eliminate alot of noise.

 

they go bigger than 24"??

what size do you recommend

 

At first I had the Tanabe Medallion (APEX'i N1 style) muffler w/ oem cat and 2.25" piping cat back. It was loud as **** at all rpms. Almost got pulled over so I added a Magnaflow resonator (forgot length...I'll measure tomorrow.) Anyway, you can now only tell at higher RPMs....

 

I dont care about how loud it is really. I just want to get rid of the rapsy tone

 

 

<--- 2.25 inch pipe with a generic n1 style ebay muffler, with a stock resonator...the sound is amazing, insanely deep, and no rasp at all. definitely get a resonator.

3-4 more horses, or a good sound, CHOOSE ONE.

http://www.angelfire.com/stars...2.wmv

 

no cat, no res, no problem!

this bugger is LOUD! not bad inside the car, and makes me giggle when people duck when it backfires

 

LOL! Thats what Im talking about.

 

After having one put on my latest exhaust system I'll never run without one.. it smooths out the sound and really takes away unnecessary loudness.