[Shotimes] exhaust questions

[D Potter]

You'd know if the resonator had no packing. It would sound almost like a
piece of straight pipe.

DP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Murray" <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com>
To: "'Erik Balser'" <masho95@charter.net>; "SHOTimes"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] exhaust questions


> I just told the guy at the shop that I wanted a resonator and thats
> what he installed.  I think its just a straight through resonator, no
> fiberglass or anything, but I could be wrong.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Balser [mailto:masho95@charter.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:38 PM
> To: Bill Murray
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] exhaust questions
>
> i think the general consensus is to leave the resonator and in fact put
> a
> larger one on.  what did you use for yours? and any idea where i could
> get
> something like that? thanks
>
> '95 MTX
> masho95
> http://webpages.charter.net/masho95
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Murray" <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com>
> To: "'Erik Balser'" <masho95@charter.net>; "SHOTimes"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:29 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] exhaust questions
>
>
> > I just had a custom exhaust made up.  Its 2.5" stainless with 2 of the
> > new stainless Flowmaster 50 series mufflers.  It also has a resonator
> > that is about 18" long.  I would not remove the resonator at all.
> > Before this system, the car had another system on it that was
> installed
> > by the previous owner.  It was the same size in aluminized steel, and
> > had the same mufflers, again in aluminized.  There was no resonator
> and
> > it was extremely loud and raspy when cold on at around 2500-3500 RPM.
> > This new system is quieter and absolutely no rasp, even after sitting
> > for a few days with no startups.  I am very happy with it.  I have a
> few
> > pictures of the exhaust on my website.
> >
> > http://www.cloud9grafx.com/fordsho/images/exhaust/
> > Bill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Erik Balser
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:47 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] exhaust questions
> >
> > Just found two holes in my 2 year old Dynomax mufflers.  I don't like
> > the
> > sound of them anyways, so I was looking for some suggestions. Talked
> to
> > a
> > muffler place here and they said elimination the resonator and perhaps
> > some
> > MagnaFlow mufflers would be good for the sound I'm looking for.  I'm
> > looking
> > for a deep tone, more like a Mustang.  I know I'll never get the
> Mustang
> > sound and I completely understand that, I just want a deeper tone
> > without
> > the ricer sound at the higher RPM's.  Any suggestions on the resonator
> > idea,
> > and mufflers? Thanks alot, I know this question has been brought up
> > before.
> >
> > '95 MTX
> > masho95
> > http://webpages.charter.net/masho95
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