for all of you guys with custom exhaust setups do you buy a new presilencer/resonator, do you use the one that came from your car, or do you just use straight piping from the cat.? does it make it crazy loud if it is just piping? right now i am thinking about using mandrel bent piping from Magnaflow and a Thermal R&D axel back and having a friend set it up for me. but i'm wondering if i will need to put a resonator or buy a new one. how much do you guys think the price difference will be? thanks.

 

I know that Bumnah has a custom exhaust, so he'll be able to answre your question pretty well I'd think.

 

You can get a bigger resonator from a muffler shop or Checker in almost any diameter for like 25 bucks...

 

Well dunno about u guys but my car came with a resonator, if u want it loud take it out.

And i wouldnt go with mendrel bent, u are just paying more, stick with the crushed piping.

What diameter piping are u goin with?????

 

If you care about performance at all, or plan to do bigger upgrades in the future, crunch-bent exhaust piping is stupid. I don't see how ridges of metal jutting out into the exhaust flow would be just as good as nice smooth bends. Magnaflow mandrel bends are cheap, and any muffler shop can put together a good smooth system for not too much more that a crunched pipe.

You'd probably be best off with the 2.25" piping, wushu, assuming you don't have any big mods.

 

sorry, i didn't really address your question.

you don't need a resonator, but your car will be a lot louder, and sound ricey, imo. I personally would prefer the quietest exhaust possible. Good straight through resonators and mufflers barely impede flow at all, so I'd just throw on the biggest resonator that fits. The magnaflow ones are good, but many would work.

 

so say i take the magnaflow piping, a resonator from the shop at around $25 and an axel back form thermal about how do you guys think i would end up paying? don't include labor costs because like i said a friend can do it for me once i get everything.

 

Why are you asking us?? Why not ask your exhaust friend. You'd have to figure out how much for piping materials, axle-back and resonator.. there you go.

I have a custom setup with 2.5" mandrel bent pipe to a universal dunk muffler. When I first got it done, I had no resonator and it was STUPID LOUD!

I had the shop put a 12" resonator in and it sounds MUCH better. I highly recommend a resonator.

 

call magnaflow and ask for the hotrod kit pricing, that will give you all the bends and straight pipes you need. I don't know how much it costs.

 

i didn't want to just get his opinion. i wanted to ask you guys so i could get a good feel. i'm gonna call magnaflow on thursday. happy new year