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      08-10-2007, 01:02 AM   #1
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Got my muffler installed, the resonator is still on, do i take it off?

i need ur opinions. its pretty deep its at around 6 decibals, my muffler shop claims it will get 9% louder, but if i take off the resonator it will be around 8, but wud it be deeper?
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decibels are a measure of loudness not tone

if your car was only making 6 dB of noise, you would not be able to hear it


I suspect you mean 6 and 8 bels, (60, 80 dB)

8 bels is 4 times louder than 6, not 9% (it's a logarithmic scale, like the richter scale)
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i gu ess, probably it is bels my bad lol, without a resonator tho it wudmake a difference right a big one?
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I think you would get more droning without the resonators..ie cruising speed.
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wat wud u do it you were in my position
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At the end, it's up to you. I can't decide for you because I don't know how loud your car is.

My last car was an Evo with a full turboback...for sure the exhaust I had was illegal, you can hear me coming from a mile away, the interior was constantly drowning at all RPM...everytime you drive there would be loud sound with deep vibration. It gets old after a while. You may want to get some giggles out of setting off car alarms for the first few days, but it gets to you sooner or later.
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This was my exhaust before I even got my hi flow cat and downpipe...I thought it was cool at first to 'unleash' the beast with the sound. But I honestly got tired after a while.

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...1b50c763bb.htm
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i've heard a fellow member's car with an ikon and a deleted resonator. It definitely drones at lower RPM. Personally it's a little too loud for my taste. When i had my ikon installed, i decided to not delete the resonator and i'm glad i didn't. It's perfect inside the cabin, while people who've heard it outside say it's has a nice throatier tone, but not over obnoxious.

BTW - give it some time, your exhaust will get a little louder once the muffler has broken in. If you still want to delete the resonator, wait until you've put a few hundred miles on the car first.
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yaaa too louddd.lol..
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