Resonated tips

[grandepau00]

I had my marauder on the lift for the first time yesterday. I discovered the previous owner had magnaflow mufflers installed on the factory exhaust. If I remove the factory resonated tips and install stainless tips I can make at work, will it make the car any louder?

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[RubberCtyRauder]

resonators or non resonated tend to change to he tone of it..removing 2nd set of cats can make it a little louder I 've read here.

[JBeezy]

I had my marauder on the lift for the first time yesterday. I discovered the previous owner had magnaflow mufflers installed on the factory exhaust. If I remove the factory resonated tips and install stainless tips I can make at work, will it make the car any louder?

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Same setup that I have. I want to try some nonresonated tips but not ready to pay $200+ for some 4" tips and etc...


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[grandepau00]

I'm just going to do it because I can cut them from scrap material at work.

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[lji372]

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[loud2004marquis]

I believe there's a way to remove the resonators from the OEM tips, could be an option.

[justbob]

I believe there's a way to remove the resonators from the OEM tips, could be an option.


Yup. I did it like 5 years ago. Cut em off, pound it out, reweld. Too easy.


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[JBeezy]

Just that simple eh?


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[justbob]

Just that simple eh?


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I was lazy and paid the exhaust shop to do it for once. Cost me like $35-40 bucks and took 20 minutes. Yes, easy.


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[L.Mark]

Might want to try the deletion of the rear cats first. I wanted the same thing, more noise, so when I got lucky and my rear cats fell off...:rolleyes:...it brought it up enuff then the added tune brought it to @95% of where I want the rumble to be...

[justbob]

Might want to try the deletion of the rear cats first. I wanted the same thing, more noise, so when I got lucky and my rear cats fell off...:rolleyes:...it brought it up enuff then the added tune brought it to @95% of where I want the rumble to be...


+1 My car has seen many different exhaust systems and the very best bang for the buck sound wise was simply ditching the rear cats early on. Sounded even better with Flowmaster's.


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[guspech750]

Gotta say Bob. Removing the rear cats made such a huge difference. Another best bang for your buck.


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[whitey]

I have stock exhaust with the rear cats removed and the car sounds the way it should have been from the factory. A sawzall, 4 exhaust clamps, and some exhaust tubing....~$40, and its done. I did have to get one cut welded($20) because it was crooked...just be really careful to cut it as straight as possible(when your on your back under the car, it looked straight to me:D)

[JBeezy]

Mine has rear cats removed with magnaflows, but I wouldn't mind if it was a tad bit louder


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[Baconbit]

Where do you make the cut on the stock tips to take out the resonator? Any pics Bob?

[justbob]

Right at the start of the chrome. Sorry, no pics.


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[Mike D Mechanic]

I have been considering installing shorty headers .removing stock cats as an assembly then install single high flow cat on each side and retain rest of stock exhaust. Has anyone out here done something like this? I want to end up with free flow exhaust with little increase in noise level. thanks

[L.Mark]

+1 My car has seen many different exhaust systems and the very best bang for the buck sound wise was simply ditching the rear cats early on. Sounded even better with Flowmaster's.


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Yes it does...had the Flowmasters put on first...:D

[grandepau00]

Does anyone know off-hand what the stock exhaust diameter is and the length if I were to delete the cats? Ill just cut the pipe at work when I cut the tips.

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[Professor]

I've had two muffler shops refuse to remove the rear cats. Will some muffler shops do it and some won't? I'd rather have someone weld it up right.

[whitey]

Does anyone know off-hand what the stock exhaust diameter is and the length if I were to delete the cats? Ill just cut the pipe at work when I cut the tips.

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The 'in' is 2 3/8", the 'out' is 2 1/8", both measurements are outside diameter (OD)


Muffler shops wont do it usually, its highly illegal. Use exhaust clamps, as long as you cut the pipes straight(sawzall, hack saw, your teeth), you shouldn't have an issue with them sealing up.

[HotRaud90]

Just a couple of quick questions concerning this procedure. I'm lookin to have the resonators taken out. Just wondering where to cut. Using the picture as reference, would it need to be cut off where the shiny polished aluminum ends (first weld seam), or after where it tapers off to the actual exhaust piping (second weld seam)?

Also, I've looked down into the tip and seen the resonators, but how exactly do I remove them? I've seen members say to just bang them out with a hammer or somethin, but I wanna know exactly what I'm gonna be doin before I get to sawin and hammerin. I've heard that the resonators are just piping extended into the tip with some type of packing around it? :dunno:

Either way, knowing exactly where to cut the tips off at as well as knowing exactly how to remove them are kinda crucial to the operation and I wanna get it done right. Any help is appreciated!

[HotRaud90]

Bump...anyone?

[justbob]

I had mine cut an 1/8" to the right of the transition into the chrome. The donut you see inside is just pressed into place and pounds out easily. There is no packing, just an extension of pipe. The donut just holds it centered in the tip. Then weld it up.. Don't over complicate it, some things really are "that easy".


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[HotRaud90]

Gotcha. Thanks. Will be pm'ing you with a couple questions. Anyone else, feel free to expound upon the subject!

[justbob]

A picture worth a million words. :)

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[HotRaud90]

A picture worth a million words. :)

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+1 to this. Thanks for the diagram in the PM you sent to me. As many exhaust setups as you've been through I would definitely trust this :D

[1stMerc]

Justbob, oh yeah he's one of the good guys!!!

[justbob]

Justbob, oh yeah he's one of the good guys!!!


Awww. Hi Waymon! :wave:


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