flexpipe in place of resonator?
March-2nd-2003, 04:25 PM
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flexpipe in place of resonator?
i want to get rid of my resonator/pre-silencer and was wondering if i could use a piece of flexpipe in it's place? would i be better off just getting a piece of regular pipe to put in it's place? which way would be cheaper? also, since i have stock exhaust piping, should i get a 2" pipe, that way it should slip right on to the stock piping right?
March-2nd-2003, 07:09 PM
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flex pipes aren't cheap , especially one that long. Piping is cheap.
if your having a shop do it, they'll just flair the ends to slip over the stock pipe. If your doing it, a 2" ID pipe might slip over 1 7/8 ID pipe, not sure.
if your having a shop do it, they'll just flair the ends to slip over the stock pipe. If your doing it, a 2" ID pipe might slip over 1 7/8 ID pipe, not sure.
March-2nd-2003, 07:15 PM
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How much of a difference would it make? Would it still smog? I noticed that if I give a couple of taps to my resonator you hear a sound, I guess like pebbles in a box or whatever, well the ceramic pieces rattling around. 
So basically it's shot I suppose...just curious what it would do to remove it. I was searching for this but there is a thread right here on it!
So basically it's shot I suppose...just curious what it would do to remove it. I was searching for this but there is a thread right here on it!
March-2nd-2003, 07:19 PM
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can i get a liter cola?
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it's gonna make the exhaust louder. anyone think it will gain a hp or two? i'm also not sure about the smog part. hopefully someone with more knowledge on exhaust stuff can help us both out.
March-2nd-2003, 08:12 PM
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Originally posted by Protegé Menacé
The catalyst is what has the emissions (smog) converter. The resonator is a hollow bilge that helps silence the exhaust (or at least thats what ive seen, my resonator is hollow and when i hit it with a wrench it dings loud as hell like a bell
)
so are you going to be replacing the cat or the resonator...
The catalyst is what has the emissions (smog) converter. The resonator is a hollow bilge that helps silence the exhaust (or at least thats what ive seen, my resonator is hollow and when i hit it with a wrench it dings loud as hell like a bell
)so are you going to be replacing the cat or the resonator...
I thought that was the resonator...
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