SCpwner

Are all three of these resonators or is the top one the CAT?



I couldn't find a picture online so i had to draw

Oh and for the people that don't know what i am talking about this is a drawing of the exhaust

thanks
Johnathon

neurocity

iTrader: (17)

That looks like an arm-less, head-less stickman with growths.


The two bottom blobs in your pic looks like the resonator location to me.

JspecSC3

iTrader: (4)

Correct. The two bottome blobs resemble the location of the stock resonators. The top blob is the oval cat. I deleted all of them.

Blizzy

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lower pair in the picture are resonators. top item is the center cat: pretty much one giant tube with stuffing that helps the environment.

there are probably 5-10dB up for grabs with the resonators. there is probably 1-2hp and 3-5dB up for grabs with the center cat.

for cheap sound: cut the resonators.

SCpwner

haha... nice imagination and Thanks guys this is what i thought and i wanted to make sure since today i am going to get them cut out... so here is another question should i get all of them cut out or just the resonators? and is it worth cutting out the CAT before i have to take it in to get inspected? (i don't know when that will be).

thanks

GaDawg

I removed the resonators and had the pipes aft of the center cat replaced with 2.25" piping straightened slightly (staying outside of the drivetrain). They lead to hi-flow Magnaflow, polished, stainless steel, offset (OEM shape) and Magnaflow hi-flow chrome tips. I also plan on replacing the forward cats with hi-flowing Maganaflows and either removing the center cat or replacing it with a universal Magnaflow 2-in-1 connector/cat. Everything I have done definitely improved the sound (nice smooth, V8 growl/rumble for 400s) and gave me a real nice bump in hp, but I haven't verified exactly how much; some of the pros around here tell me its probably around a 5-10hp bump up. The resonators are wasted weight and restrict the airflow way too much...kill 'em (and the stock mufflers) and enjoy.

SCpwner

Thanks bro... I did that today and turns out there are 3 resonators that top blob was a resonator and the 2 cats are up towards the engine. It sounds a lot better tbh and i am happy with my decision

thanks for the help guys.