[Shotimes] muffler shops and flex pipe

Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:11:11 -0400

I would agree.  On my green car, I put a SHOshop y-pipe on and a
bigger resonator and didn't have any rasp at all.  On this white car,
I tried to get the same big resonator installed and the same shop
that did the green car told me it would never fit.  Must be some
fitment issues with factory exhausts.  : (

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Putting the F U back in fun.

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 09/03/2003 08:43:16 AM:

> The problem with opening up the exhaust too much is
> you have to fill it with more exhaust.  Gutted cats
> would also make downstream back-pressure more
> important. As I understand it, the resonator is a
> pretty important part of the exhaust performance, and
> certainly has a large effect on the way the exhaust
> sounds.
> Eric K.
> 
> 
> --- Rick Glass <rick@pitroadproducts.com> wrote:
> > I experimented with a true dual exhaust on my ' 94
> > ATX, cut the Y-pipe and
> > ran dual 2" pipe back to a Dynomax (i think) with 3"
> > tips,  took it off the
> > next day (it ran like that green stuff you find in a
> > babies diaper) and
> > sounded like a sick rice burner.  Had to fabricate a
> > new Y to put it all
> > back together (just the 6" that was cut off) now it
> > is welded all the way to
> > the mufflers.
> > 
> > I can't recommend mufflers since I put the stock
> > ones back on mine, but I
> > can advise to stay away from the thought of a dual
> > system (no back
> > pressure).  I don't know the advantages of a larger
> > resonator, but if you do
> > it and it does make some improvements let me know, I
> > may tinker with mine
> > some more.
> > 
> > After hearing a friends ('99)and riding shotgun, I
> > have decided to remove
> > the 3rd cat and the resonator, and run Flowmaster
> > Original Series 40's on my
> > ' 99......(hopefully sometime this month)
> > 
> > Hey Kirk, how's the work on that kit going ?????
> > 
> > Rick Glass
> > '99 Silver  32,250  Still waiting to weld.
> > '94 Yellow ATX  160,800
> >      Eibach Springs
> >      KYB Struts (junk)
> >      Enlarged opening to air box w/K&N panel filter
> >      Gutted Cats
> 
> 
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