aaronnn

ive been searching for a DIY on the removal of the exhaust resonator. i want my car to sound alittle bit louder, deeper than it already is. but i dont really want to keep spending so much on my car. i have to pay for college and everything else. does anyone know how to remove it. i know i have to get it on a lift, and i know where i can do that. but where exactly is the resonator and what's the easiest, best way to get it out?

aaronnn

oyeah and what are the benefits and how loud is the sound going to be? like.. the nissan VQ engine/exhaust loud or civic fart cannon loud? truck? obnoxious? deep nice grunting loud? just want to know ahead of time for what to expect.

Lucky37

Does removing the resonator decrease back pressure at all? Free flowing air = Better for your engine?

aaronnn

well.. our cars already have pretty nice freely flowing exhausts so it doesnt really do much for better flow.. although it should, but its not really for performancewise i guess.. more for just the sound.

moahdriven

exhaust resonator is the muffler looking thing before the Y-pipe. I guess best way to get it out would be to saw it off and then jus take a straight pipe and weld it in its place. A muffler shop should charge no more than 45 bux to do it.

subtledreamer

i dont see how you can saw off the resonator yourself and wield a straight-pipe back on... take it to a muffler shop and see how much it is, shouldnt be too much like moah said.

moahdriven

well, if uve got any kind of power tool that can cut well, jus cut it out. U can buy pipes at any hardware store, and if uve got welding tools and experience then u can weld em on. But yea, I'd trust a pro with that kinda work.

subtledreamer

that and the fact that he said he's a poor college student like me, trying to cut costs on everything. the ~$50 spent @ the muffler shop is far less than buying the power tools, and without the risk of screwing things up.

mclarenf3387

Don't do it. Your car will sound like crap. CL guys have done it before and they all wind up putting it back.

aaronnn

huh.. the thing is, i have proper cutting tools and i have a friend that has experience in welding.. but if it doesnt sound that great than there's no point of doing it.. but isnt a CL different from the TL? like the width of the Y-Pipe, downpipe and everything else? wouldnt they have a different sound since they got wider pipes causing it to get louder noise..

fsttyms1

well on the TL with factory exhaust it doesnt do a thing to the sound. it will make it slightly deaper (not much at all) how do i know? i have had both off. ive got the larger of the 2 off right now. its not going to be like adding a different set of mufflers, it will just slightly change the tone of the exhaust

as for doing it your self it would be best to let a muffler shop cut it off and weld in a new piece but you could always cut it out your self, have a muffler shop cut you a piece of pipe and flare both ends and clamp it on too.

now if you have a aftermarket exhaust i would do this mod with caution, because it will make the exhaust alot louder. the TL with comptech exhaust and this mod sounds nice (not like a civic with a fart can) but the resonance inside the car can get over welming at times, unless you have the quiet tip inserts

samkws

aaron

you can swapped all the pipes with a wider pipes, more flow and more hp and more sound

but that is not cheap thou, like 200-300 dollars including labour

subinf

Several ways to go about doing this. Easiest, of course, is to get an exhaust shop to do it (my shop charges 35 for removal of a resonator). Second, you can cut out the resonator yourself and then get some straight pipe with an inside diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the exhaust and slip it over, then use clamps (make sure to get them tight). You can also attempt to do it yourself if you have a welder, although its a pain in the ass to weld if you are not standing under the car and your welds will probably look like shit. Be careful when removing the resonator because that will give the car a weird tone...maybe louder but not necessarily deeper (and if it does turn out to be deeper, it will be raspy). In the roughly 300 cars I have removed resonators on, the only consistant thing was the tone was not as smooth or mellow...some people like that, personally i dont.

fsttyms1

it deapens it on the tl. the only reason its there on the tl is because of the anoying resonance that can occur, (which i havent heard with the oem mufflers on)

55M2G7L

so basically with headers and a apex'i ws catback if i remove the resonators the car will probably sound like garbage?

ou sig

I would keep the resonators on first, then see how you like it before you cut everything off...

fsttyms1

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i llike the way the comptech sounds with out them, but i do use teh quiet tip inserts alot too.

see how you like the sound with teh headers and apexi cat back before you change any thing

aaronnn

wow.. alot of comments. thanks for your inputs. the thing is i really dont want to get an aftermarket exhaust. i just want it to sound alittle bit louder. ive heard cars with just exhausts on and it just sounds too beastly for an acuraTL. just want alittle bit of that sports feel when listening to my car accelerate. well, i guess we'll just have to see what happens when i take it off. probably this saturday. and i'll tell you how it goes. since most of you guys said it wont make much of a difference with jsut the OEM mufflers i guess there's nothing to lose, right? thanks again

ou sig

you can play with the resonators...I mean there are 2 of them, try different combos. or get a Magnaflow resonator and try that, there are all sorts of different lengths you could try also.

subtledreamer

yeah keep us informed on how it sounds! maybe even vid clips, if possible

aaronnn

of course i'll have video clips. i always take pictures and keep a record in everything i do with my car. all the projects ive done i always kept it updated with pictures.

damn, im still debating on doing it or not.. most likely i will, just scared if it'll sound really obnoxious

1nePhatTL

do it, i have the same thing, youll love it. kinda sounds like the G35. I have both of them off.

aaronnn

now im DEFINITLY doing it!!

1nePhatTL

Enjoy.

moahdriven

apexi catback comes with its own 18" resonator. But yea if u remove that resonator, its not gonna sound like crap. It'll jus be a hell of alot louder.

fsttyms1

dude. want me to make a sound clip of my TL with the factory mufflers on and the resonator removed?

fsttyms1

it does not!! not with factor mufflers

fsttyms1

so what exactly are you looking for for exhaust note if you dont like theg35 note?? thats one of the best sounding WOT notes out there on a V6. the tl with factory mufflers doesnt sound like a g35

ou sig

YYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!

fsttyms1

ill get to it after work

1nePhatTL

it sounds good, trust me.