Does your exhaust have a resonator?

soobyfan · 09-02-2005, 10:21 PM

currently borla headers, magnaflow hfc, 2.5 pipes w/scoobysport no res.

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2slofouru · 09-02-2005, 11:27 PM

Cat delete headers, flex coupling, high flow cat, 2.25 piping all the way, flowmaster 40.

BlkTS02 · 09-02-2005, 11:32 PM

rev. motorsports headers, stock cat, 2.25 midpipe, scoobysport can.

Loud enough.

chadr111 · 09-03-2005, 12:39 AM

brullen header, guted cat , 2.5 inch midpipe, wrx rear section. I have to use the wrx rear section to quiet it down and keep my low end torque.

I would recomend a resonator if you have an aftermarket header and a straight through muffler design.

Chad

svek · 09-03-2005, 12:40 AM

i have stock exhaust, so yes, 1 resonator

93subi · 09-03-2005, 01:25 AM

I got a stromung catback exhuast dual tip.

OGspartan · 09-03-2005, 02:09 AM

Borla Headers. Stromung Cat-pipe. Borla Cat-back. Noise level is good for me. No resonator needed.

Caplin 2.5 · 09-03-2005, 03:12 AM

A resonator quiets down the car while smoothing out the tone n flow of the car.... honestly who would want a subaru quiet.

Libila · 09-03-2005, 03:16 AM

I think the guys with the OEM STi exhaust would really benefit from installing a resonator in their midpipes. The only complaints I've heard about adding that exhaust is the "raspy" sound they get in the higher RPMs.

HolyCrikey · 09-03-2005, 03:21 AM

Heck no!

Borla headers to OEM cat, to custom 2.25 SS midpipe to a Perrin dualtip axleback.

Sounds lovely, if a bit loud

Lethargic1 · 09-03-2005, 03:23 AM

Running stock as well so 1 resonator.

Kyle 2.5RS · 09-03-2005, 11:17 AM

where do you get resonators, and whats involved in installing them?
I run brullen EL headers, and brullen cat back with 2.5" pipes all the way back. Mo resonators, and she's loud and proud.

t3hWIT · 09-03-2005, 11:18 AM

2 1/4 catback w/ straight flowing muffler. resonators suck.

HolyCrikey · 09-03-2005, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle 2.5RS

where do you get resonators, and whats involved in installing them?

You can get resonators at a variety of places. Most people recommend Magnaflow resonators. Almost any good muffler shop will have a variety as well. It's quite an easy install for them. Just cut off pipe, and weld the resonator in the midpipe.

Of course, don't confuse resonators with glasspacks

Caplin 2.5 · 09-03-2005, 04:06 PM

what are glasspacks?

Wiscon_Mark · 09-03-2005, 05:47 PM

glass packs are little tubes that actually make your exhaust sound louder. You tend to find them on big trucks and muscle cars...you can get the same effect by running no exhaust with just headers

Caplin 2.5 · 09-03-2005, 08:01 PM

where can i get a glasspack? local muffler shop?

svek · 09-03-2005, 08:15 PM

my local autozone sells them. also known as cherry bombs. its basically a red peice of pipe that is expanded out in the middle. costs like 20 bucks

99subi · 09-03-2005, 08:20 PM

Apexi N1 catback with resinator

amorton · 09-03-2005, 09:29 PM

About to put a borla on, and I curently have Stromung midpipe and Stromung axleback

2slofouru · 09-04-2005, 09:42 AM

Glass packs do NOT make your exhaust louder. They ARE mufflers/resonators. The reason you hear people talking about them being loud is because those hickabilly trucks that brag about their glasspacks have taken the stock mufflers off. The glasspack just has a lot less quieting ability. It DOES smooth and quiet the sound though. The reason it is called a GLASSpack is because it is a straight through muffler that uses fiberGLASS as the packing. I used a straight through pipe on my zx with nothing all the way back to a glasspack and it was still really quiet, being a turbocharged car also helped the quietness. If it would have been n/a the noise level would have been more. Try running with a glasspack then take it off.. THAT will be loud.

piker28 · 09-04-2005, 09:52 AM

borla headers - RT high flow cat - stromung single tip catback

no resonator barely a cat, and very loud

jeisen · 09-04-2005, 01:39 PM

just stromung dual tip for now.

HolyCrikey · 09-04-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2slofouru

Glass packs do NOT make your exhaust louder. They ARE mufflers/resonators. The reason you hear people talking about them being loud is because those hickabilly trucks that brag about their glasspacks have taken the stock mufflers off. The glasspack just has a lot less quieting ability. It DOES smooth and quiet the sound though. The reason it is called a GLASSpack is because it is a straight through muffler that uses fiberGLASS as the packing. I used a straight through pipe on my zx with nothing all the way back to a glasspack and it was still really quiet, being a turbocharged car also helped the quietness. If it would have been n/a the noise level would have been more. Try running with a glasspack then take it off.. THAT will be loud.

+1 exactly. You got to it before me

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Libila Scooby Newbie Member#: 89974 Join Date: Jun 2005 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Santa Fe, NM Vehicle: 1994 Featherweight Impreza	I think the guys with the OEM STi exhaust would really benefit from installing a resonator in their midpipes. The only complaints I've heard about adding that exhaust is the "raspy" sound they get in the higher RPMs.

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Lethargic1 Scooby Specialist Member#: 20998 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I'm still in Arkansas Vehicle: 97' Impreza L Wagon Mystic Blue Pearl	Running stock as well so 1 resonator.

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2slofouru NASIOC Supporter Member#: 90539 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Location: somewhere east of CA Vehicle: 95 L with ej20k powa, Raven R6	Glass packs do NOT make your exhaust louder. They ARE mufflers/resonators. The reason you hear people talking about them being loud is because those hickabilly trucks that brag about their glasspacks have taken the stock mufflers off. The glasspack just has a lot less quieting ability. It DOES smooth and quiet the sound though. The reason it is called a GLASSpack is because it is a straight through muffler that uses fiberGLASS as the packing. I used a straight through pipe on my zx with nothing all the way back to a glasspack and it was still really quiet, being a turbocharged car also helped the quietness. If it would have been n/a the noise level would have been more. Try running with a glasspack then take it off.. THAT will be loud.

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