Resonator Delete
5/30/13, 11:42 AM
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Resonator Delete
I have Dynamax VT axleback exhaust and it sounded great but was still too quite even after six mounths. At the advice of some friends here I had the resonators removed. The difference is night and day, "it sounds the way it suppose to" to quote Gabe. I started this thread to get others comments in one place. This works great on the quiter exhaust.
5/31/13, 05:49 AM
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Resanator Delete
I had the Magnaflow Competition cat back exhaust on the car when I bought it and the drone for my old ears was too much.
Picked up a pair of the Ford Racing GT500's and installed the stock resonators.
Opted not to have these deleted at the time of install and still thinking about it to improve sound, however don't want to increase any drone. The Gt500's axle backs are great on highway, however at idle sound about like a stock GT.
Believe I did read from someone before that removing the resonators did not increase drone?.. Any input would be appreciated. Hate to spend $'s to remove to find out it did not work for me.
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Picked up a pair of the Ford Racing GT500's and installed the stock resonators.
Opted not to have these deleted at the time of install and still thinking about it to improve sound, however don't want to increase any drone. The Gt500's axle backs are great on highway, however at idle sound about like a stock GT.
Believe I did read from someone before that removing the resonators did not increase drone?.. Any input would be appreciated. Hate to spend $'s to remove to find out it did not work for me.
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5/31/13, 06:42 AM
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GT 500's with resonator delete for many miles....no drone....great sound.... I drove with the GT 500' for several months before before I did the delete...wish I had done it sooner.
5/31/13, 08:38 AM
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I had the Magnaflow Competition cat back exhaust on the car when I bought it and the drone for my old ears was too much.
Picked up a pair of the Ford Racing GT500's and installed the stock resonators.
Opted not to have these deleted at the time of install and still thinking about it to improve sound, however don't want to increase any drone. The Gt500's axle backs are great on highway, however at idle sound about like a stock GT.
Believe I did read from someone before that removing the resonators did not increase drone?.. Any input would be appreciated. Hate to spend $'s to remove to find out it did not work for me.
Jake80
Picked up a pair of the Ford Racing GT500's and installed the stock resonators.
Opted not to have these deleted at the time of install and still thinking about it to improve sound, however don't want to increase any drone. The Gt500's axle backs are great on highway, however at idle sound about like a stock GT.
Believe I did read from someone before that removing the resonators did not increase drone?.. Any input would be appreciated. Hate to spend $'s to remove to find out it did not work for me.
Jake80
6/1/13, 09:48 PM
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I have Dynamax VT axleback exhaust and it sounded great but was still too quite even after six mounths. At the advice of some friends here I had the resonators removed. The difference is night and day, "it sounds the way it suppose to" to quote Gabe. I started this thread to get others comments in one place. This works great on the quiter exhaust.
Yeah, the way the exhaust SHOULD sound ... I love my current set-up of no resos and GT500 AB's ...
6/2/13, 05:47 AM
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I would have been if this thread was started in April. I couldn't even find a whole GT cat-back for sale, much less a pair of resonators, so I ordered a pair of Vibrante's from Summit. The V6 forum on AllFordMustangs is very active. I'd recommend you guys drop over there and make a post about them being for sale. I'm sure you'll sell them post haste.
6/2/13, 09:31 AM
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Does removing the resonators make the popping sound? I don't like the popping sound and perfer a more deep sound. I have the Shelby quad exhaust so I wonder what it would sound like.
6/2/13, 09:34 AM
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what kind of crossover you have will also affect this. no crossover, h-pipe, x-pipe. They are also responsible for overall tone.
6/2/13, 09:40 AM
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Gotcha...my plan is to add a h-pipe since I read they do change the tone to more of a deeper one. I have been looking at the boss one of course cause of the options you get with it. I may wait to remove them when I add the h-pipe to see what that sounds like. I think I seen where Ford makes resonators for the Shelby that suppose to flow better etc...I think I saw that not sure though.
6/2/13, 09:55 AM
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you already have a factory H-pipe.
resonators cancel sound, nothing more.
Changing from the stock h-pipe to any other h-pipe isn't going to net any change. The exhaust piping diameter is already more than sufficient to handle a GT500, so a GT is no issue.
H pipe seems like a major waste of money.
X-Pipe like the others changes tone, but due to flow dynamics cancels out sound more and raises the overall pitch of the exhaust and smooths it out. I laugh when people are like "I want to put an X pipe on my car to make it louder." It will make it quieter.
resonators cancel sound, nothing more.
Changing from the stock h-pipe to any other h-pipe isn't going to net any change. The exhaust piping diameter is already more than sufficient to handle a GT500, so a GT is no issue.
H pipe seems like a major waste of money.
X-Pipe like the others changes tone, but due to flow dynamics cancels out sound more and raises the overall pitch of the exhaust and smooths it out. I laugh when people are like "I want to put an X pipe on my car to make it louder." It will make it quieter.
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6/3/13, 07:57 PM
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Thats why I plan on going with a Boss H-pipe which to me sounds louder than a stock h-pipe at least based on people on this forum and you tube clips. Just want the deep sound and not the pop...which is not bad just not for me.