Reaper21

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I love everything about my Joe-Z exhaust but I find myself yearning for more loud. I was originally planning on buying the Bazooka upgrade, but then I realized I could just have a shop fab up a new straight pipe axle back portion with my own tips.

Then I just had a thought about removing the resonators on the Joe-Z midpipes and leaving the rest as it is. Has anyone else tried this?

I8ABMR

I am in the same boat bud. Kind of curious. Want more noise but I am afraid of header issues. Intakes heat soak. Will be following this thread. Good luck !

IredSF

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ISS QES!
(Speaking as a former Joe Z owner myself and had the same predicament, think I've almost, ALMOST gone Too loud but what a GLOREIOUS FREAKING SOUND MAN)

It's loud as *****, but I always and mean ALWAYS GET people asking me to rev it up just so they can hear it one more time. Joe z is classy , refined even, and muscular.

Iss is BRASH RAW, spine tingling and its puts a mile wide smile on my face every time I punch it.

ShadowISF

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ISS QES is raw but DRONES a lot...lol

Reaper21

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I know I had the opportunity to get a used QES before I got the Joe-Z and I passed it up.

I'm thinking of going the resonator delete route right now and see how it goes. Should be cheap enough to get them removed and I can always put them back in if I don't like it.

IredSF

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Yeah but only between 1800-2300 rpm
Just hold 1 gear lower, and/ or floor it to accel past the "dronezone"

And your g2g!

(Of course that's probabally why I average 12.3 mpg)

ISFHEMS

ModInJapan

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The system will get louder have have a more raw tone with some rasp, and you will will be losing the deep tone it comes with. Its up to you really, it will give it more of a race kind of sound. Just our 2 cents.

OneFastF

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Do you have a video? I currently have an X-Force Varex and plan on cutting out the reasonators to make it more loud. I have valves on my exhaust so im not concerned about it being too loud at all.

Jwconeil

Vervish

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Same boat - I added high-flo cats and it is even quieter. Wondering what removing the resonator might do to the tone of the Varex.

OneFastF

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Im hoping it would make it sound raw opened, basically would be a straight pipe, and with it closed buttery smooth. We will have to see

OneFastF

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Do you think Secondary Cats on the mid pipe muffle the sound? Im deciding to make a custom midpipe reasonator less with my OEM MIDPIPE when I fail visual for Smog.

Vervish

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Vervish

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Bumping this old thread up - has anyone removed the resonators on the XForce?