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Improving the stock exhaust w/o buying a catback

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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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Default Improving the stock exhaust w/o buying a catback

Anyone eliminated the resonator or the triagular section of the rear stock exhaust?

Results?

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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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Default not worth doing,IMO......theres a crimping towards the end that will still be there...

totaly restricting.....ditch it.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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Default Re: not worth doing,IMO......theres a crimping towards the end that will still be there...

The rear triangular section is the crimping I am talking about.

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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Default Did it along with removal of the cats. there are pictures in my gallery under my sig...

don't know why, 42DD wasn't around at the time & I wanted (still working towards) a different setup. Now I run 42DD w/ testpipe & the modded 2.5" pipe to the stock muffler & tips. It sounds interesting and is temporary till warmer weather when I can get under there and go full 3" w/ whatever interesting tip design i decide to destroy my rear bumper with... Kenni has heard it see what he says also the setup cost $140 but that was because the cat-delete legality.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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Default I doubt you'll notice any difference...>

A resonator is not restrictive, and the small flow increase from the crimp will not be enough to warrant the $$
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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50 bucks for a different sound. after i did it there was a big hesitation around 4k rpms for 20mins
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Spend money...once and done...don't look back.
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