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Looking for resonator delete 98-00 LS400 sound videos
I have been daily driving my 99 LS400 with no mufflers, just cats and center resonator for about 3 months.
Now I want to hear how would removing the resonator sound like. I like the current sound I have but I want the low end frequency sound to be louder.
I can see many 90-94 LS400 straight pipe videos, a few 95-97 also. Very few 98-00 model showing the results.
The problem is so many people don't really specifically tell which part of the exhaust have been modified.
To be clear, the blue square is the resonator.
That resonator is still in place on my car.
Ls400 exhaust underneath resonator
And the orange squares are the mufflers. Those mufflers are gone on my car.
Ls400 underneath mufflers
If anyone still have the catalytic converters, no resonator and no mufflers, I would love to hear that.
I am just going to post a little cold start clip from inside the car, sunroof open, so you can see and hear what removing 4 mufflers do to the LS400 cabin sound.
And this is inside a tunnel so the echo gets inside the car, since while driving the sound volume of the engine is not high enough compared to wind and road noise.
And this is inside a tunnel so the echo gets inside the car, since while driving the sound volume of the engine is not high enough compared to wind and road noise.
I was thinking if cutting off the rear mufflers..supposedly gets this sound
If you remove only two mufflers, the sound will improve just a little bit. But that's still too quiet to hear the exhaust note between traffic. Any small diesel engine would sound more from the outside.
after removing 4 mufflers the sound is really good but you can only hear it above other cars under acceleration.
Mr. JBrady described his 99 LS as sounding like 'an open header corvette' after taking all the mufflers and resonators off lol
It has been decided. I will remove the resonator this friday and use the car during the weekend to see if I can live with it.
I am sure between the narrow streets of Europe its going to be amazing. And the neighbors will love it for sure.
The difference is insane.
The sound pressure inside the car is quite high between 1200 to 2200rpm.
Beyond that it smoothly changes into a high pitch sound and on highway speeds its pretty livable.
The sunroof its open on the onboard video, so you get an idea of the sound.
Use headphones if possible. I have recorded the sound with a good stereo microphone.
Its not parked exactly in the same place and the sunroof its open on the first video, closed in the second one.
I will make a proper comparison as soon as possible all things equal.
A road like that would be a nice ride in a quiet and comfortable LS400, or a very fast and stiff sports car. Me and my buddies used to do alot of road racing on the back roads like that when we were young and dumb then realized it's much better as a leisurely ride as we got older and smarter. My opinion, and others here, say the LS400 should stay stock. But, to each his own.
01-11-20, 03:34 PM
Looking for resonator delete 98-00 LS400 sound videos
My opinion, and others here, say the LS400 should stay stock. But, to each his own.