Yep It's official...I'm a pussy. (resonator installed)
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I'm still good for 1.5 years. I'll be throwing a 200-300 cell spun metal core in there...eventually.
I don't see how one could collapse....all a resonator is, louvered or not, is a drilled pipe with a shell welded around it. the dynomax happened to have holes drilled out, while the louvers have slots punched in. Unless they use some thin *** metal and drill the too liberally, I don't see it happening.
as far as testing....this may be a good chance to finally put the magnehelic gauge i have to work...
as far as testing....this may be a good chance to finally put the magnehelic gauge i have to work...
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That's what I meant, bullet muffler. We couldn't figure out how they collapsed either. The outside of the pipe looked perfect. The inside looked like someone took a pair of vise grips to a coke can. These were all mounted mid-exhaust with no cat, so our theory is that they have serious problems dealing with heat. I've seen it first-hand twice and heard about it from quite a few others.
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Going with clamps for now untill I can get it welded. Simply shoving it on my tailpipe and it reduces the overall volume just a tad, removes a but of resonance so it's not so annoying, shoudl be good. should have it finished in a bit, it's hot as a coffee mug out there!
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Drove about 45 minutes in stop and go traffic, much improved. The loud ricer whine is gone when I get in boost, and the overall booming resonance of the exhaust is gone. I iz happier.....I'll get some vids tomorrow when it's not raining.
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