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I am a huge do-it-yourself guy and I was wondering if there was a way I could remove the exhaust resonator midway under my car by myself. Has anybody had any experience with this?
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yep, very easy, just use a sawz all and then weld a pipe or different res up there. straight pipe is raspy though.
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Alright, I guess I won't be able to do this considering I am a 16 year old kid with no welding experience... off to car-x.
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you could clamp straight pipe or a new res in, should just need a pipe expander to make it fit
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How would I remove the actual resonator? How is it secured in?
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Check out taurusclub.com and go into modifications and then exhaust and theres instructions even with pics. Makes it really easy....no im not a TCCA member...  Tell us how it sounds when your done, heard it gets really raspy
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Just wondering, are resonators actually restrictive??
cause im getting very mixed reponsed and if so why?
I dont see anything that would really restrict airflow since its almost like a glasspack
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if you are going to remove the resonator i would strongly suggest replacing it with a glasspack at least, i had removed my resonator and at high rpm's it sounded like a 2-stroke dirtbike, very ricey. I bought a thrush glasspack ("cherry bomb") at meijer for only 15 dollars i then had it welded in for $60 by a local AAA Muffler. The glasspack sounds great, for $75 you can't beat the sound i have, i am also only 16 so i know how it feels. So if you do remove it replace it with a glasspack or you'll scream rice.
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Alright, thanks for the help.
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check out the glass packs summit sells...they are pretty good quality and my SVT sounded so sweet with the res gone and that in it's place. In fact I still have one on my car...no cats...no mufflers, only the glasspack and a turbo to quiet it down
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