architectonic

I've been reading up on this forum for a while now and have paid considerable attention to the Magnaflow exhaust setups. I was impressed and excited about the reactions and followings that was received when other members had a custom magnaflow setup for their cars. I decided this Saturday morning to have my local muffler/exhaust shop to substitute my stock line up with new 2.5" piping and Magnaflow mufflers (I too retained the tips). The one thing that I left out that some others did include was the Magnaflow resonator.

My basic line up included:

My concern is that the tone is simply too loud for my taste, especially from inside; The ride becomes less enjoyable for me. I get distracted and find the heavy growl an annoyance. The shop guy who worked on my car suggested that I have a resonator installed and I'm very inclined at this moment to go in that direction.

Now by no means am I an expert in exhaust systems. So I come to you guys for some suggestions and advice. I don't want the deep tone to be completely eliminated; I prefer something more subtle, but still noticeable to me and other TL adventurous. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

bTwix

Wow, no resonator. That's gonna be loud. Throw a 24" resonator on there and you'll be fine. Some guys go with smaller ones, but I found the 24" to give a nice balanced sound. Checkout the posts by subinf for all the details.

bTwix

Here's the thread.

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/woman-knocked-unconscious-while-shopping-122699/

subinf

throw a resonator or at least another muffler on there (where the mid-muffler was). god damn that must be really loud to just have mufflers with 2.5"

architectonic

Thanks guys. I appreciate the direction given. Yeah the sound is insanely loud, especially from the inside. When I'm on the phone, it makes it hard to listen to the other person. Turning up the radio doesn't help all that much either. But I'll do what you guys suggested and add a resonator and even a third muffler if needed.

architectonic

bTwix...Thanks for redirecting me to this post. Helps out a lot. I only wish that I had found it a littler sooner.

architectonic

I might do your route and bTwix's. Add a 24" resonator to see how that sounds first. If its still too loud and heavy then I'll have the shop guy put in a mid-muffler.

Now my only question is:
Should I have them put on the stock resonator and possibly the stock mid-follower? Or should I order new magnaflow parts like bTwix had suggested with resonator?

Sorry for pestoring everyone with my questions. But I like to get opinions/suggestions from different parties since I'm not too familar on this topic.

Schulminator

iTrader: (2)

I had a similiar problem when i first installed my exhaust. I oringinally went with a 4" diameter, 12" long resonator. With my AT it was quite loud, especially between 2-3k, I just installed a 6" diameter 27" long resonator, it cleared up nicely. Call John @ Hottexhaust.com, he will know what you need.

Let us know how it turns out..

Schulminator

iTrader: (2)

or even put the stock mid-muffler back in, I'm sure that will tone it down, and that way you don't have to buy anymore parts..

flvol77

I went with the 14" Resonator and I love the tone......but each his own, the great thing is if you don't like the 27" or the 14' you can always change it.

dragonlord

Ordered the same resonator, that is what John @ Hottexhaust recommended. He said the smaller resonators have too much drone.

HEK

I knew it, I knew it , I knew it....I had the same problem with a Magnaflow installed on a 2000 Si and hated it afterwards...It was a humming sound on long trips even with a resonator and since then I decided never to make the same mistake twice, now I see that it has happened to another person with a different car but....glad to know..

architectonic

Thanks for the advice and leading me to the right direction. Much appreciated.

Well as an update, I went to the shop today and had a 30" resonator installed. The tone is much more reasonable now. Its still somewhat overbearing, but its a significant improvement from before. The climax seems to be at 2-3k, but after that its fairly subtle. I can live with this and I do enjoy the aggressive response that I get from it. I may in the future swap out the 30" resonator for a longer one to soften the tone some more. Anyways, thanks to everyone for helping me resolve this issue.

Schulminator

iTrader: (2)

Arch, do you have an AT? That is the exact rpm range my car droaned, but everywhere else it sounded great. I'm glad you were able to fix it. If it is still overbearing I would add the factory mid-muffler back in, just my