I have a glasspack in place of my resonator also . I highly recommend doing it that way . It has a bit lower tone , no rasp , and not at all annoying at road speed on long trips .

My brother has a non-SVT (a '95 SE) with an SVT exhaust and a straight-pipe in place of the resonator & it sounds really boss . I wish my SVT sounded that good .

~~~~~~~ Phil Black & Tan 2000 SVT Contour #2137 of 2150 35,000 miles & counting !