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Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/7/2008 2:33:02 PM

Anthony

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Had purchased a magnaflow muffler. Im wondering how can I tell if it has a resonator already in place, not sure what they are suppose to look like. Just got the muffler installed and some custom pipes 2.25" from cat. It sounds good, not raspy, deep tone, but I'm concerned the noise will get annoying after a while, think I might want it to be a little quieter. Any suggestions.

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RE: Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/7/2008 4:53:44 PM

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a resonator is like another muffler welded somewhere in the middle of your piping. To say "a muffler has a resonator" just doesn't really make much sense. See the bulge in middle of the top pipe?:

Thats the resonator. If you have straight pipes between your cat and your muffler, then no, you don't have a resonator. You can pick up a nice Magnaflow res from eBay for like $60-$70 though. Thats what i have and am happy with it. Longer the better, because the longer the quieter/smoother the tone will be.

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RE: Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/7/2008 7:48:42 PM

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Thanks for that info had a totally different idea of what the resonater looked like and where it goes. I thought it was something that went in the muffler. So if I want one it has to be welded on to the pipes that they did. can it be anywhere beteween the muffler and cat?

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RE: Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/7/2008 11:05:30 PM

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Oh, i know what I saw before some mufflers I saw had came with some sort of removable silencer. Do they make silencers that can fit any kind of muffler, havent seen any for a magnaflow. Do they attempt to do the same thing as a resonater?

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RE: Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/8/2008 9:22:54 AM

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In my experience a silencer will quiet things more than a resonator, but it will restrict the flow more and while it sounds ok for cruising, when I floored it things got REAL ricey.

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RE: Magnaflow muffler/ resonator question - 4/8/2008 10:46:14 AM

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If you can find a silencer, you'll have to drill a hole in the tip off the mufler so that the mounting bolt can hold the silence in plcae. I just don't think its physically possible to do the same thing with the resonator since you'd hvae to put the silencer alllllllll the way down the exhaust piping. Both the muffler and the resonator will quiet down the exhaust on their own though, so you should be good. And a silencer restricts the exhaust flow as well like Doze said, i'd skip it if i were you. A high quality muffler shouldn't need it anyway.

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