i had this exact problem when i pulled off my resonator. there was a noticable drop in midrange power. to fix it i put the magnaflow resonator from stazi on.

00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00 formerly known as my csvt "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.