Can anyone tell me what do you call this part (red circled)? Different people has different names for it? I plan to raise it up a bit (if possible). or has anyone done this before?

 

im pretty sure you're not in california because thats either called a resonator or a muffler, its used in place of the 3rd catalytic convertor on california equipped cars.

 

you are right V8, i'm in borneo,SEA. That's why some of the mechanics called it a catalytic converter or "bong"?. That is why i wanna check out the real name for this part

Does any CL member think it is possible to raise the resonator up by a few inches? (by welding). my resonator keeps scraping whenever going over speed bumps, even on angles

 

I don't think it's possible to raise it, (you don't want it too close to your heat shield) I would just be careful going over the speed bumps.

 

Thanks Trent,

Because i'm running on lowered 18"s so therefore even when i go over speed bumps;sometimes only it will scrape(depending on the hieght of the bump). My rear has been raised up to a finger gap but maybe i might to raise up the front?

Does anyone think this is too low for an 18" drop?

 

I don't think it's too low ( one of the disadvantages of having a lowered car is speed bumps) just be careful, and you'll be okay, how low are you on your coilovers?

 

Hmm I'm not sure how to answer this,this is embarrassing; i know i'm using TTE Coilovers and the last settings before this drop was
FRONT = 26" .4
REAR = 26"

Don't really know how to read it though but he did perfected the front for me!

here's a pic of the front before the drop



after the drop....

 

Don't know your local laws, can you just replace it with a straight piece of pipe?

 

i would like to do that gwelex. apologies for these questions; i'm quite amateur in exhaust systems; Say i replaced a straight piece of pipe:

1. Will affect the performance of the car? +hp or -hp?
2. Will it be noisy after the removal of the resonator?
3. Has anyone done it before aside from aftermarket exhaust?

Thanks again

 

I just removed mine.Its a little raspier sounding but hardly noticable and I have headers and borlas so if youre running stock exhaust you prob. wont even notice a diff.I thought I might gain a little boost from removing it but after seeing it was stright through I highly doubt it.Good Luck

 

Thank BigL,
so you mean you removed your resonator and then insert a straight pipe to join the sapce in between? Therefore by doing these, there is no way scraping can occur now going over bumps (since the stock resonator is the lowest part of the chassis to ground clearance)?

Do you have a pic on how your straight pipe looks like?

Thanks in advance