banflu

Hi all

I've been hearing strange rattling noises coming from underneath the car these last couple of weeks.
Turns out that it's the test pipe..
I removed it, and sure enough, it rattles badly when I shake it.
It seems that the internal resonator has broken or something.

I was planning to take it to an exhaust workshop, cut the resonator, and replace it with a straight piece of pipe.

Will this be ok? How will the sound be affected?

Thanks

suzuka-blue-s2k

Just buy a new good quality test pipe. The megan test pipe resonators suck and always break and rattle. Just get an Invidia or Berk pipe for around $100 with the CEL fix and call it good.

banflu

2ndtimeround is right..these parts aren't found over the counter locally;
And anyway,
Why should i spend 100 $ + on a simple pipe?

All I need to do is to weld a pipe instead of the resonator...

If the only effect is a slightly louder exhaust note, then I have no problem with that.

I always thought my mugen exhaust was too quiet anyway.

suzuka-blue-s2k

Your call.

Gilly_S2KFreak

I have (had installed, upgraded to a new exhaust though) the Megan test pipe w/o resonator.... it was the best part of the exhaust. welds broke on the rest of it almost once a month.

SgtB

See if you can gut it. It's just a pipe.

banflu

Welds kept breaking off?
How does that make it the best part of the exhaust?

Gilly_S2KFreak

read again welds broke on the REST of it (it being the exhaust..)

CapoArgentino

Megan is I've seen a few of these crack personally.

A really good and cheap test pipe is Invidia.

Gilly_S2KFreak

i agree. my test pipe is solid though. welds have good penetration, and metal isn't brittle. i do not have the resonated kind. i have the straight pipe seen here next to my new setup

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