ArTL-S

I know there area a million threads on removing them but

I wanna know if anyone has added a resonator afterwards and gotten rid of the slight rasp between 2500-3000 rpms.

Ilooked through the threads but didnt find what i was looking for. thanks

DC3328

iTrader: (22)

there is no rasp, thats a rare problem

just DO it

ArTL-S

That is the problem. I did it this morning and i now have a rasp between 2500-3000 rpm to the point that i want to get them put back on.

03tlCHARCOL

iTrader: (3)

Did you remove both? The smaller resonator and the big one?

abptltypes02

I'm wondering the same thing cause I have both removed and have that raspy noise I was thinkin about getting a magnaflow resonator to put in place of the other 2 but yea if someone else has this done give us somefeed back I hate havin to try and keep the car under 2 grand until it gets warm

fsttyms1

no rasp here (when i had the stock exhaust like that). Putting one or a different on back on would put it to the state it was before hand.

DC3328

iTrader: (22)

oh my bad,

i read that it might be ur mufflers?

take it back to where you got it done and see what they have to say

ArTL-S

So i went back to the shop at had it done at and he found nothing wrong with it. Since i am good friends with the guy he gave me a 26 inch glasspack resonator and it got rid of the rasp 100% and it now sounds just the way i want it to sound. You can hear it when the windows are down but no drone and no resonance or rasp. I can hear the difference on the inside because i know what it sounded like stock. Nobody else that rides with me will be able to tell the diff inside the car unless i have the windows down. thanks for the help though

Rajca

iTrader: (8)

so u got the resonator removed (long thin muffler like thing) and not the mid muffler which is about 12" long , 4" tall, 8" wide. thats the one i got removed and have no rasp

ArTL-S

No i had them both removed and then got the rasp. Sorry i think i left that out. the resonator and mid muffler got taken out and then i had rasp. Ne glasspack resonator in and no more rasp but it sounds sexy

ArTL-S

here is a video clip of how mine sounds now. i just did this in my driveway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-nsYzGYpQ

bigeshorte45

iTrader: (3)

very nice! i love the sound of my car with the mid muffler removed

Jake 6MT

iTrader: (1)

Sounds good, nice low tone to it

03tlCHARCOL

iTrader: (3)

When you mean rasp, what does it sound like?

And what's a glasspack resonator?

abptltypes02

its sounds like the mufflers are filled with quarters lmao

ArTL-S

but hes right. it sounds like something is stuck inside your mufflers. I know you have heard civics running around and the exhaust just sounds nasty. just like that

03tlCHARCOL

iTrader: (3)

LOL gotcha. I did a search on glasspack resonator. Looks like it cost about 50 bucks for one. Now I'm torn, I don't want to have rasp and I don't really want to spend another 50 for the glasspack. I think I'm just going to remove the muffler looking resonator and keep the smaller one on? Anyone with just the bigger resonator removed have an opionion for the TL-S?

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

Yeah, it sounds different, almost like something rattling

Here is mine:

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...=MOV00005.flv]

abptltypes02

if your just goin to remove the mid muffler your good thats what i did in the first place but i went back and got the other one removed for a little bit louder tone and of course i get quarters lol but just the mid muffler removal ive heard no cases of raspy-ness nor did i experience any as for both removed you know were i stand on that lol but i think im goin to do the same and just add the glasspack resonator.

for artl-s did you removed both resonators at the same time or one after another because im wondering if the glasspack is going to give the same sound as it was when i just had the mid muffler removed with the resonator still in????

ArTL-S

i had the resonator removed about a week ago and the mid muffler done this morning. and then the glasspack installed this afternoon.lol. the exhaust guys hate me but it finally sounds the way i want it to sound until i get my hands on an ATLP.

abptltypes02

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

is this pretty much what you have?

fsttyms1

You can get glass packs virtually at any auto parts stores. Most are the thrush cherry bomb style that are like the one you linked to but red.

ArTL-S

yes thats what it is. if you go to any exhaust shop they will have glasspacks or maybe they do just because im in arkansas.lol. seriously they will have them though.

abptltypes02

good to know i appricate it lol the length of them has me wondering though i really have no idea which would still sound the loudest with cutting down on the raspy-ness im guessing the shorter they are the louder????

ArTL-S

mine is 26 inches.

nbennettksu

iTrader: (2)

I had a rasp until I put on my kakimoto mufflers. then it was gone

03tlCHARCOL

iTrader: (3)

Okay I know this has been talked about a million times. I just want to make sure because I only want to do this once.
So if I remove the resonator and the mid muffler and add a glasspack I'll get ArTL-S sounding exhaust.
If I remove the resontor and the mid muffler and just straight pipe I'll get VoLLy_1llusioNz sounding exhaust and some individuals have experience rasp when having both removed while others have not had that issue?

ArTL-S

Well every exhaust on every car will sound different but for the most part yes you are coorect. If you do what i did it should sound like mine. If you just remove the 2 and add a straight pipe you will sound more like Vollys. You might have rasp but you might not. I do know for 100% sure that i have no rasp with my setup

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

I only removed the mid-muffler of my stock exhaust and replaced it with a straight pipe the shop provided for me. My car (02 TL-P) only came with just the mid-muffler and it didnt come with any other resonation mufflers. im not sure if this will affect the difference in sound for those with the two resonation mufflers.

DC3328

iTrader: (22)

mine pretty much sounds like ArTL-S's and i didnt have to put a glasspack i think its a hit or miss situation

ArTL-S

here is my setup just incase you wanna see a picture.

03tlCHARCOL

iTrader: (3)

Okay I just did this Mod this morning. I spoke with the muffler guys and they recomended just taking the mid muffler off and leaving the resonator, becuz I might get a higher twiny sound. So they took it off and replaced it with just straight pipe. I was gonna ask him to put in a glass pack but it was going to cost additional 40 bucks. So took it off and they saw how I sprayed painted the back of my exhaust, they helped sprayed the rest of the pipe and the small resontator black for me. So why is this the worst mod ever? Well becuz now I like the sound so much better that I feel like my foot heavier on the gas lol and now I wasting gas! Just so I can hear the sound of the exhaust. This is the perfect Mod for individuals that want just a little more sound but dont want a whole system. Highly recommend it.

Thanks everyone for posting their videos and opinions it really helped with my decision!

ArTL-S

No problem man. thats why we are here. i was the same way with the gas for the first couple of days but now i am just used to it already.

abptltypes02

^

NoLimitDeC

wow you have a very clean underbody and the pipes are pretty spiffy too, nice! lol

i have just the big resonator taken out and replaced with a straight pipe and am now thinking of putting a dynomax or magnaflow or any other resonator on in place of it.. will the sound go back to stock or will i get a louder, deeper exhaust note? its been out for almost a year now i think?

ArTL-S

^^^ lol. Thanks...... So you still have the stock resonator(the one that looks like an apple juice can) but you removed the mid miuffler(more of an oval)? If thats your setup im not sure how it would sound. It might tone it all the way down to a stock sound or just a hair louder.

abptltypes02

nolimitdec- if you just removed the mid muffler there is no need to add a aftermarket resonator your only going to run into the raspy noise when you have both the mid muffler and the factory resonator removed F.Y.I

DC3328

iTrader: (22)

thats not true for everyone, ive had both of mine removed since april and no raspiness

have you guys skimmed through these?

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...fler+mid+apple
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...fler+mid+apple


nolimitdec- i saw your posts in there, why dont u get the apple juice one removed??

NoLimitDeC

^^ damn i looked for that thread for a while yesterday lol, is the search working now? i havent tried it lately..

i didnt get the other smaller one removed because of the rasp issue people talk about and because i might go with a good muffler set up if i can find one and i dont want to F up the muffler sound with both res. taken out..

NoLimitDeC

i dont plan on removing the smaller one at all? i thought about it in the beginning but i just dont think ill end up doing it anymore..