Holy Droning, Batman!
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Originally Posted by jshimer23,Jan 27 2006, 03:26 PM
The resonator isn't going to kill the exhaust sound. It will change it however. It will smooth it out but mostly it will reduce (not kill) the drone inside the cabin. A resonator's job isn't really to make the exhaust more quiet. It's to change the resonance of the exhaust (as it's name implies).
Stock system,with a "resonstorectomy"does not drone.!
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Instead of dynamat, go to the elemental designs website and order their Edead V1SE2. It's way cheaper than dynamat and just as good. Also if you join their forum, you can get 20% off, so it ends up costing you about 1.28 a sq ft.
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I just googled "resonator purpose" and here's what Sport Compact Car said:
A disadvantage to the straight-through muffler is it is louder than a reverse-flow type of muffler. Usually a straight-though muffler needs a small sub-muffler or a resonator to keep the exhaust quiet. In short, a resonator is really just another small absorption muffler that helps avoid a loud irritating drone at intermediate rpm. This drone is an unfortunate trait many straight-through absorption type mufflers exhibit. The resonator works by using its irregular spacing with the main muffler to help break up droning resonance. Army recruits are trained to break from the march step on bridges to prevent overstressing the bridge due to resonance. The irregular spacing of the resonator works in the same way to prevent droning resonance from forming in the exhaust. A resonator is usually a small, perforated core glass pack placed somewhere between the catalytic converter and the main muffler. Like the main muffler, the longer the resonator, the better for noise reduction. A Walker Magnum Glass-Pack is a good muffler to use as a resonator. Almost all of the pre-made performance exhausts feature resonators.
So I guess that settles it... resonators eliminates droning. But if I slap a resonator on, will it kill the droning and make the mufflers sound gay and weak? Or will they still sound mean as hell???
I just want the droning in the cabin to stop! Everyone loves the way it sounds outside.
let me know please!
A disadvantage to the straight-through muffler is it is louder than a reverse-flow type of muffler. Usually a straight-though muffler needs a small sub-muffler or a resonator to keep the exhaust quiet. In short, a resonator is really just another small absorption muffler that helps avoid a loud irritating drone at intermediate rpm. This drone is an unfortunate trait many straight-through absorption type mufflers exhibit. The resonator works by using its irregular spacing with the main muffler to help break up droning resonance. Army recruits are trained to break from the march step on bridges to prevent overstressing the bridge due to resonance. The irregular spacing of the resonator works in the same way to prevent droning resonance from forming in the exhaust. A resonator is usually a small, perforated core glass pack placed somewhere between the catalytic converter and the main muffler. Like the main muffler, the longer the resonator, the better for noise reduction. A Walker Magnum Glass-Pack is a good muffler to use as a resonator. Almost all of the pre-made performance exhausts feature resonators.
So I guess that settles it... resonators eliminates droning. But if I slap a resonator on, will it kill the droning and make the mufflers sound gay and weak? Or will they still sound mean as hell???
I just want the droning in the cabin to stop! Everyone loves the way it sounds outside.
let me know please!
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Jan 28 2006, 12:09 PM
Forget it;that did it.!!!
Made up my mind;I'll go with the SuperSprint catback exhaust.!!!
Made up my mind;I'll go with the SuperSprint catback exhaust.!!!
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Originally Posted by s2.2k,Jan 28 2006, 03:11 PM
What do you mean? You're getting a loud exhaust now? And what made you make up your mind?
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[QUOTE=s2.2k,Jan 28 2006, 03:05 PM] So I guess that settles it... resonators eliminates droning. But if I slap a resonator on, will it kill the droning and make the mufflers sound gay and weak? Or will they still sound mean as hell???
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