Positives / Negatives of having Resonator removed..
Positives / Negatives of having Resonator removed.. I see that when people replace the mufflers or exhaust on their Impala's they seem to mention that they eliminated the resonator.
Why is this? better sound / performance or both?
Thanks
Why is this? better sound / performance or both?
Thanks
Thanks for being the first to reply. I've been seeing alot of people here that remove it and was wondering what the deal was. My buddy works at the muffler shop down the block and I was thinking about MAYBE having mine removed.
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you will also get more interior noise/drone...
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You can barely tell the differance on the inside of the car. My g/f has a 04 Monte Carlo with dual Borla ProXS mufflers and it was a little to quiet so took the res. off and man did it change the sound. Louder on the outside and deeper sound. Just sounds much better all around. On the inside with the window's up now you can hear a slight hum, nothing turning on the radio can't drown out. Inside with the window's down you can hear it much better. As for my exhaust Flowmaster 40's I wouldn't touch the res. loud enough for me
You can barely tell the differance on the inside of the car. My g/f has a 04 Monte Carlo with dual Borla ProXS mufflers and it was a little to quiet so took the res. off and man did it change the sound. Louder on the outside and deeper sound. Just sounds much better all around. On the inside with the window's up now you can hear a slight hum, nothing turning on the radio can't drown out. Inside with the window's down you can hear it much better. As for my exhaust Flowmaster 40's I wouldn't touch the res. loud enough for me
Borla ProXS - Better without Resonator
Flowmaster 40's - Leave it on.
I just don't to have the windows up in The Colder months and have that HUM on the inside.... I don't think my daughters would be happy with it.
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I left mine on and just installed some Flowmaster Super 40's... sounds AWESOME....
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Just get a catless downpipe. It makes quite a difference soundwise. I've still got stock exhaust with resonator. When I put that downpipe on WOW! Way louder! Sounds like a stock trans am ws-6 now. Car pulls harder up top too.
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Can this be installed to prevent codes ?? Worked in my '98 GTP.
http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_p...=834&catid=107
What programmer do I need to stop the code from tripping and do you know if exhaust work voids any manufacturer warranty??
I'd probably do downpipe, cat delete, resonator delete. all in 3" or whatever the inlet/outlet is on the stock mufflers/headers.
Any idea on expected HP/MPG gains from what I propose ?? maybe 1-2mpg, 5-10hp ?
http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_p...=834&catid=107
What programmer do I need to stop the code from tripping and do you know if exhaust work voids any manufacturer warranty??
I'd probably do downpipe, cat delete, resonator delete. all in 3" or whatever the inlet/outlet is on the stock mufflers/headers.
Any idea on expected HP/MPG gains from what I propose ?? maybe 1-2mpg, 5-10hp ?
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Looks like a simulator to me, it will prolly work, as Ive seen others work on different cars (stangs) but don't go for testing with it on there. And warrenty will only be effected on the exhaust system, nothing more. Just don't burn a valve seat, they might try to blame that on loss of back pressure.
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Removed the resonator and replaced it w/ a 2.5" stainless pipe on tuesday. Couldnt be happier. Just the right amount of sound improvement i was looking for. Should have done it 3 months ago when i bought the car!! Good luck.
