Was having a debate with my brother the other day which went no where btw....
Anyway, we were contemplating on whether or not removing the resonators would harm the cars performance.

I remember reading a thread stating the exhaust system was free flowing so removing the resonators wouldn't change the performance. It was along time ago and i can't remember if thats what i read or not.

So, can anyone chime in here?

 

I highly doubt removing the resonators would change the performance of the car one way or another. It would likely sound a bit louder, but i doubt you'd see any performance gains or decreases... and if there was, it probably wouldnt be noticable..

 

Noise is about the only thing it will affect. I took mine off and replaced it with one from an Accord (much lighter weight and I love the sound), but no difference in performance.

 

Thats what i thought....Just wanted to make sure for my own benefit hehe...

Anyone else want to chime in on this?

 

It can depend, but mostly resonators are there for sound.
It's usually the mufflers that affect backpressure therefore affecting performance.