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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 04:08 PM
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Question How much louder is a resonator delete?

Muffler laws here in arizona are kinda picky and don't wanna buy a catless DP and going to need a tune pretty quickly if I get a datless dp. so how much louder does the car get by removing the resonator? Cops don't care much about no mufflers as long as it's not that loud with one off but some "Enforce the law" and are ********. Don't wanna spend 300+ just to change the damn muffler + resonator and make it look shiny.

Or just cut open the muffler, directly connect the pipes,patch it up and repaint it/shine it and make it look like stock/after market.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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Go catless, remove resonator, and cut off muffler. It will sound great!
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 04:46 PM
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Resonator delete will make it raspy.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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don't do rice. just go catless. it sounds good. u don't need more annoyance
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tomj77
don't do rice. just go catless. it sounds good. u don't need more annoyance
Did you guys not read my post? I can' go catless yet! I don't wanna spend 1000 on a downpipe, 3bar map, plus intake, plus a tune.

Turbo's cars aren't rice.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 08:54 PM
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I don't wanna spend 1000 on a downpipe, 3bar map, plus intake, plus a tune.
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Seriously??? Retail price plus shipping to LaLa Land???
You can run a catless downpipe without a tune if you buy the correct one wont gain any power without a tune though

Ps plenty of turbo cars are rice just depends what their owners do to them checkout the stance thread in any forum
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LNFTX
Seriously??? Retail price plus shipping to LaLa Land???
You can run a catless downpipe without a tune if you buy the correct one wont gain any power without a tune though

Ps plenty of turbo cars are rice just depends what their owners do to them checkout the stance thread in any forum
LOL the stance threads.
My brother had gotten a catless dp and in 2-3 months it started bogging alot so he had to get it tuned.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sl0wbaltSS
LOL the stance threads.
My brother had gotten a catless dp and in 2-3 months it started bogging alot so he had to get it tuned.
You can just buy a catted downpipe from zzp(more expensive). You get your laws covered and you get a big gain from the high flow cat when you get tuned. Win win?

You can gut the stock dp and remove the crap inside the cats for a catless dp thats 50 state legal

Removing the resonator does make it sound like ****, and turbo cars can indeed be rice.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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i have a zzp catted downpipe 200cel and 3inch zzp exhaust with no resonator, i do lots of highway driving and there is no noticeable drone over stock its almost too quiet unless you floor it.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by nathan112i
i have a zzp catted downpipe 200cel and 3inch zzp exhaust with no resonator, i do lots of highway driving and there is no noticeable drone over stock its almost too quiet unless you floor it.
have you had any problems passing emissions with the 200 cell?
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 10:42 PM
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How does catless dp with muffler delete sound?
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerJY
How does catless dp with muffler delete sound?
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 11:58 PM
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i don't have any emissions where i live so i could't tell you sorry!
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Sl0wbaltSS

Turbo's cars aren't rice.
Your daddy's turbo Scion is a perfect example of turbo rice
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 04:42 AM
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Dont delete the resonator. Just get a zzp catted dp. Leave the rest alone.
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 05:29 AM
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Muffler laws in AZ? I've ran around with a 3 inch straightpipe on an SRT4 that was spitting all sorts of noise, flames never any grief from cops. My cobalt has catless side exit with baffled tip and sounds lovely, no probs from cops
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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I put a resonator delete in for the 1/2 mile. It was way loud, but did sound good with my big turbo. But I would say 1/3 to 1/2 the sound was cut with the ZZP resonator only. Huge difference.
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by footballplaya3k
Your daddy's turbo Scion is a perfect example of turbo rice


Kill yourself, you're making yourself look like an idiot. ******* wasted space.
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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I had my exhaust system cut off at the back of the cat -- turns out there's a 3" opening at the rear of the cat -- I had a custom bent 3" ID pipe welded to the rear of the cat (no resonator), and I have a single 3" ID x 18" long glasspack welded on in the old muffler position (we turned the muffler so that the openings faced to the rear rather than to the front -- it's supposed to be mounted with the openings facing the exhaust stream). There's a 3"ID pipe off the muffler and it's simply turned down towards the ground (which aims the sound down rather than straight back -- spreads the sound and makes it less loud. This is a lot CHEAPER than buying an exhaust system from some vendor!!!

Bottom line, it sounds great -- it sounds 'bigger' than it is! It makes as much HP as you can get out of our turbo motor! It has a muffler so if anyone were to stop you (I've never been stopped) you're legal. It even meets SCCA sound restrictions for autocross. And it looks good -- if anyone actually knows anything about HP and performance, they'll recognize what you've done -- but that's darned few people! I've had some SCCA racers at National Tour events recognize the value of the system but about no one else...

Scott
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Originally Posted by Sl0wbaltSS


Kill yourself, you're making yourself look like an idiot. ******* wasted space.
Are you talking about all these pointless threads you've made?
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 06:20 PM
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This^ . You make a thread for every question you have.
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Originally Posted by scottherbert
I had my exhaust system cut off at the back of the cat -- turns out there's a 3" opening at the rear of the cat -- I had a custom bent 3" ID pipe welded to the rear of the cat (no resonator), and I have a single 3" ID x 18" long glasspack welded on in the old muffler position (we turned the muffler so that the openings faced to the rear rather than to the front -- it's supposed to be mounted with the openings facing the exhaust stream). There's a 3"ID pipe off the muffler and it's simply turned down towards the ground (which aims the sound down rather than straight back -- spreads the sound and makes it less loud. This is a lot CHEAPER than buying an exhaust system from some vendor!!!

Bottom line, it sounds great -- it sounds 'bigger' than it is! It makes as much HP as you can get out of our turbo motor! It has a muffler so if anyone were to stop you (I've never been stopped) you're legal. It even meets SCCA sound restrictions for autocross. And it looks good -- if anyone actually knows anything about HP and performance, they'll recognize what you've done -- but that's darned few people! I've had some SCCA racers at National Tour events recognize the value of the system but about no one else...

Scott
Pics please
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 10:51 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2014 | 03:22 PM
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if you dont have a catless downpipe just do a muffler delete. probably the cheapest/best option
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