resonator, does the exhaust sound good w/o a resonator? Options

[d3ath2009]

i have the 7a-fe with a magnaflow muffler and i wanna know if i should cut off the stock resonator and straight pipe it for a louder sound and better tone or not. im pretty sure the muffler i have acts as a resonator itself, so is the stock one just counter acting it or is it still needed?

[mgnt232]

Hope I can Help as I have a 7A with magnaflow
I have vids from stock -to- Magnaflow Muff, with a Magnaflow Res -to- now with Headers and 2" piping

Now I never had the new muff without the res, but my friend has a saturn CL2 with just a straight pipe (engines are about the same really) with the same muffler, and it doesn't sound as deep as my second video.
I would suggest it if you are looking for a deeper tone, especially if you get headers down the road because my headers gave me more power, but took away from the LOW growly noise. Can only imagine if I didnt have the res, it would sound not as low.

Anyways Links to all the vids

Stock (can hear the CAI)

With Magnaflow Muffler and Resonator

With headers

Hope it helps a little, any questions feel free to ask

This post has been edited by mgnt232: May 20, 2010 - 8:33 PM

[d3ath2009]

Hope I can Help as I have a 7A with magnaflow
I have vids from stock -to- Magnaflow Muff, with a Magnaflow Res -to- now with Headers and 2" piping

Now I never had the new muff without the res, but my friend has a saturn CL2 with just a straight pipe (engines are about the same really) with the same muffler, and it doesn't sound as deep as my second video.
I would suggest it if you are looking for a deeper tone, especially if you get headers down the road because my headers gave me more power, but took away from the LOW growly noise. Can only imagine if I didnt have the res, it would sound not as low.

Anyways Links to all the vids

Stock (can hear the CAI)

With Magnaflow Muffler and Resonator

With headers

Hope it helps a little, any questions feel free to ask

i like the sound of yours with the headers..... so if im interpreting this right, with the stock headers and magnaflow exhaust, it should sound close to that w/o a resonator..... i think its too quite right now, it sounds like the muffler isnt pushing the tone it could be... and i think i may have the same muffler as you, if its not, its really close to it.

sounds better with only the resonator.

im not cutting off my muffler to leave just the resonator.... ive got too much money (although its not a tremendous amount, its enough not to just throw it away) to just cut off a magnaflow muffler and leave a stock resonator on it

[Bitter]

Hope I can Help as I have a 7A with magnaflow
I have vids from stock -to- Magnaflow Muff, with a Magnaflow Res -to- now with Headers and 2" piping

Now I never had the new muff without the res, but my friend has a saturn CL2 with just a straight pipe (engines are about the same really) with the same muffler, and it doesn't sound as deep as my second video.
I would suggest it if you are looking for a deeper tone, especially if you get headers down the road because my headers gave me more power, but took away from the LOW growly noise. Can only imagine if I didnt have the res, it would sound not as low.

Anyways Links to all the vids

Stock (can hear the CAI)

With Magnaflow Muffler and Resonator

With headers

Hope it helps a little, any questions feel free to ask

i like the sound of yours with the headers..... so if im interpreting this right, with the stock headers and magnaflow exhaust, it should sound close to that w/o a resonator..... i think its too quite right now, it sounds like the muffler isnt pushing the tone it could be... and i think i may have the same muffler as you, if its not, its really close to it.

sounds better with only the resonator.

im not cutting off my muffler to leave just the resonator.... ive got too much money (although its not a tremendous amount, its enough not to just throw it away) to just cut off a magnaflow muffler and leave a stock resonator on it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtDfh_dJriY
7A-FE with ebay header and otherwise stock exhaust and no muffler.

This post has been edited by Bitter: May 21, 2010 - 7:28 AM