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Resonator Removal?

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by Philberto » Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:07 pm

:Iagree: Takes 5 minutes with a hacksaw or sawzall.. I'm just running it hacked off, no extra pipe.
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by Regulator1175 » Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:02 pm

Philberto wrote::Iagree: Takes 5 minutes with a hacksaw or sawzall.. I'm just running it hacked off, no extra pipe.


:Iagree: I have been running mine for more then a year without any additional pipe added to it. That was also while it was sitting 8" s off the ground. The kids may be a little dumber for it, but otherwise no issues.
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by Rob93 » Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:12 pm

^Thought I'd get those type of replies lol.. I didn't take these pics with Offroadtb in mind, but I thought I'd try anyways.... I'm going up to Corbett in West Palm hopefully next weekend and should get some real pictures there...
As far as the resonator: I really want to, I hate the way it looks.. but I hate even more hearing any of the I6, I've heard sound clips with no resonator and I really don't like it... :poke:
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by MrSmithsTB » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:05 pm

It's really not bad with the stock muffler.
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by Trail X » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:34 am

:Iagree: I kinda like it.
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by Philberto » Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:54 pm

If the noise bothers you, I have a patented procedure:

1. Remove Resonator

2. Apply Volume to stereo

3. Increase (2) as needed

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by TangoBravo » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:40 pm

:Iagree: I use the same method in my camaro, it just requires alot more volume... :thumright:
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by fishsticks » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:45 pm

TangoBravo wrote::Iagree: I use the same method in my camaro, it just requires alot more volume... :thumright:



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by cbbryan » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:22 am

I have the Magnaflow exhaust and I forget it is there until I have people in the car to talk to verses jamming out on the radio.
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by Rob93 » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:37 pm

I decided just to cut it off... We were all just sitting at my friends house and came by a sawzall so i said //// it... i really only notice it at idle, once I start moving the MTs drown it out
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by DJones » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:58 pm

I want to whack off mine sometime, but will lack the motivation until I get the tune, fan, and quite possibly a new CAI.
I bent it the last time I went to Bundy Hill:
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by HARDTRAILZ » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:03 am

I changed my muffler as well, but I had a tip out the rear corner, then smashed it and cut it off like the resonator and it was fine, but then I added a tip again and it lost almost all inside sound and cleaned up the sound outside. I would say hack it off no matter what, but if you are worried about sound or drone, just add a bit o pipe and tip outside the body lines and you will be happy.
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by lil_freak_66 » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:37 pm

DJones wrote:I want to whack off mine sometime, but will lack the motivation until I get the tune, fan, and quite possibly a new CAI.
I bent it the last time I went to Bundy Hill:
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theres reasons i bypassed that portion of the trail!


I was running a res. delete for awhile,huge pipe!

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then my muffler decided to try and look like a cheese grater some how,so i went back to stock in the spring.

when i get around to it,im going to go back to a pipe with a tip on the end(and not so big this time!)
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by bgwolfpack » Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:54 pm

Really Phil,

It's been on way too long for this site to ignore it! Cut it off. You will not regret it. I like the way it sounds with the stock muffler.
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by Philberto » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:35 pm

bgwolfpack wrote:Really Phil,

It's been on way too long for this site to ignore it! Cut it off. You will not regret it. I like the way it sounds with the stock muffler.


Hope you're agreeing with me and not implying that mine is still attached. I cut it off when I took a utility knife to the bumper covers.

*The Resonator, that is :finger:
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by bgwolfpack » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:23 am

WOW! My bad.

:wallbash:

So we all agree to cut ours off for the sake of what we can get over and how it sounds after it's removed. :cheers:

(Phil) you might need to update your Build thread a little. :happy whip:

(might) because I took as much time to look at your build thread as I did reading these posts. :shoot:
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by Philberto » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:29 am

Haven't been able to update the thread, cuz I was busy for the trip. Will do a walkaround with photos soon.
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:21 am

I had my come off backing up out of a ditch prior to wanting to turn the tb over to a wheeling beast. Had a pipe welded on need to cut back tho :scratch:
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by Cody_S » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:30 am

Lol, I hacked mine off quite a while back, welded a chrome tip on. Later on down the road, I went ahead and put in a new muffler as well, sucker is loud now.
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