do our cars sound really crappy without a resonator. ive got a bud at a local muffler shop that said he can make me an exhuast for 30 if i bring in my own muffler. this is from the cat back

heres the muffler i was looking at
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

depends on your presonal prefrence, if doesnt start gettign real bad until the cat comes off

 

i have no resonator...the car def sounds raspy if you dont let it warm up really good, but its ok, kinda loud on the high end. I like it
exhaust system is cia 4-2-1 header, 2.5" dp w/ cat, 2.5" exhaust w/o resonator and a magnaflow canister muffler

 

like how raspy does it sound? im gonna leave me cat but i just dont want it super loud, im kinda going for the sound of the gmpp exhuast or maybe the magnaflow catback but just cheaper then what they are asking

 

when cold...pretty raspy...like...not quite rice but darned close if REALLY cold
if you let your car warm up in the morning...good to go, if you dont...mmmmm
i drive 78 miles to work and by about 5 min in it sounds good...a lil while longer and it sounds great

 

won't sound like either. the point of a resonator is to quiet the exhaust down, and to take away the rasp. if you get rid of the resonator, it will be way louder and way raspier. these cars don't sound that good with an exhaust as it is. I had an exhaust on my 2.2 which didn't have a resonator, and boy did it sound bad. added a resonator, and it made a world of difference. It was raspy and loud to the point that I was literally embarrassed to accelerate.

yea, 30 dollars sounds nice, but spring the the resonator so you don't regret it and have to re-do the exhaust in 2 weeks.

 

another thing is the wont be doing mandrel bends just regular ol bends will that make a difference? im thinking i probaly wont do an exhaust just change the muffler and be do cuz my car is slow as is

 

that should be fine...you wont get quite as much power as a mandral bend...but you will live lol

 

power lol im not really lookin for that out of my car just maybe a different sound and put in some car shows one day. i got a s10 with a 383 thats begging for a single turbo

 

honestly save your money. will do more harm than good, and will probably be a downgrade from what you have now.

 

Stock looked mandrel bend to me which is why I saved up for a system.

But Flowmaster 40 series and 18" resonator....real deep.

 

ok look dont skimp on exhaust it WILL sound like crap. no resonator will give you a pepboys honda sound that will crackle and pop and just like that other guy said you will be embarresed to drive your car. and the stock piping is not mandrel bent and if you pay for exhaust that isnt your a fool it will still sound bad plus it disrupts air flow. so im with D4u2s0t wait andsave a littlemore money and get a good exhaust.

 

if its done right it doesnt make you embarrassed to drive your car

 

i dont have a resonator rite now and hate it.

if u have a full exhaust then u need one or it will sound like ****.

infact next weekend im getting one welded in.

also tht muffler is pretty small, only 2.25 inch intake.

 

you all say this like it is a proven black or white truth...

you may like it you may not, try both

 

The bigger the resonator the better the sound. Without it sounds so damn raspy.

 

ok, this is tru.

i didnt *mind* it when i had the stock DP on.

now its just annoying.


still... i can almost guarantee u will have a nicer sounding exhaust with a resonator. and no real performance loss

 

I don't have a resonator.... I replaced it with another muffler

 

Dropping in several hundred bucks into a exhaust is STUPID.

Get a shop with a mandrel bender. Buy a good resonator and a good muffler. Done. A LOT cheaper than buying a bolt on exhaust that would sound worse.

 

exactly...with all your discounts lol, so anyone else may pay for more
and some people didnt want the trouble

 

I went the hard route. I couldn't decide on a exhaust system.

Easy route is what you just quoted. I think its funny people think dropping hundreds a bucks into a system will make it sound better.

 

i have no res. and sounds great..i gotz a clicky 4 u!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pn_Uf9iTI

 

Buy a American car...lmao probably a 12 year old.

 

Here is my way....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImkT8SEw_5A

 

fast l61 your car doesnt sound bad what all does your exhaust consist of