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junn · 09-04-2008, 11:04 PM

well i have a greddy exhaust with the resonator off a s14....the resonator hits every where and has a slight crack...im not sure if i should straight pipe it or buy a diff resonator

i found a magnaflow resonator that would fit good...but not sure how it would sound and i think the staight pipe would be to loud...anybody got any ideas let me know

oh and im running sr20det with tomei elbow and blitz downpipe

jussjepbrox · 09-04-2008, 11:12 PM

depends how loud u want it if it was me yah do the straight pipe would sound like a total beast

murda-c · 09-04-2008, 11:12 PM

you could get one of those resonators that is wide instead of a can style, or get custom piping to make it higher up.

straight pipe shouldn't be too loud....then again i have headers and a straight 3" into a can style muffler on my KA, so i like it loud.

BlueKpS13 · 09-04-2008, 11:33 PM

ive been pulled over for straight pipe and the neighbors always complain about it, so my suggestion is find a resonator

Mikey88 · 09-04-2008, 11:48 PM

i just went straight pipe cause my car was too quiet haha and the fact my resonator was rubbing my ds

HalveBlue · 09-05-2008, 08:58 AM

straight pipe = loud.

Anything resonated will dampen the sound, usually leading to somewhat quieter but deeper sound.

Oval canisters tend to act as better mufflers than N1 style cans.

Build according to your needs and tastes.

HS13KLS · 09-05-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by murda-c

you could get one of those resonators that is wide instead of a can style, or get custom piping to make it higher up.

straight pipe shouldn't be too loud....then again i have headers and a straight 3" into a can style muffler on my KA, so i like it loud.

haha hell yea, thats what i am running

screw resonators. sr's are pretty quite anyways.

trsilvias13 · 09-05-2008, 10:57 AM

I like it loud. So just in case someone attempts to drive off in my car I can hear it.

LA_phantom_240 · 09-14-2008, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HS13KLS

haha hell yea, thats what i am running

screw resonators. sr's are pretty quite anyways.

DC headers and XSPower 3" exhaust here on a KA. Man is that shit loud. I'm getting the fart can replaced with something a little more sane, or the test pipe probably fitted with a resonator.

09-04-2008, 11:04 PM	#1
junn Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: lynwood/cpt Posts: 777 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	resonator or straight pipe? well i have a greddy exhaust with the resonator off a s14....the resonator hits every where and has a slight crack...im not sure if i should straight pipe it or buy a diff resonator i found a magnaflow resonator that would fit good...but not sure how it would sound and i think the staight pipe would be to loud...anybody got any ideas let me know oh and im running sr20det with tomei elbow and blitz downpipe

09-04-2008, 11:12 PM	#3
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you could get one of those resonators that is wide instead of a can style, or get custom piping to make it higher up. straight pipe shouldn't be too loud....then again i have headers and a straight 3" into a can style muffler on my KA, so i like it loud. __________________

09-04-2008, 11:12 PM	#2
jussjepbrox Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: san jose Age: 38 Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	depends how loud u want it if it was me yah do the straight pipe would sound like a total beast

09-04-2008, 11:33 PM	#4
BlueKpS13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wa Age: 35 Posts: 287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ive been pulled over for straight pipe and the neighbors always complain about it, so my suggestion is find a resonator

09-04-2008, 11:48 PM	#5
Mikey88 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Somewhere in California Age: 36 Posts: 229 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just went straight pipe cause my car was too quiet haha and the fact my resonator was rubbing my ds

09-05-2008, 08:58 AM	#6
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	straight pipe = loud. Anything resonated will dampen the sound, usually leading to somewhat quieter but deeper sound. Oval canisters tend to act as better mufflers than N1 style cans. Build according to your needs and tastes.

09-05-2008, 10:57 AM	#8
trsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,995 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I like it loud. So just in case someone attempts to drive off in my car I can hear it.