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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 07:14 AM
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Default Worst fears - My car farts.

Alphawerks header + CC spipe + Greddy Evo2 Exhaust = loud and raspy ; ;

Anyone know of any good shops to do resonators?

Or is there another route to quieting down this setup.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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That is the same set up I have less the spipe. The rasp must be in the
CCspipe, I have never seen one of those. Mine is nice and quiet at idle,
and growls on acceleration.
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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He has a tC, not an xB
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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tc + header equals annoying... i just turn the radio up...
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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The car sounded really good before headers/s-pipe was installed... It was nice and deep. Now it sounds like a mountain lion.

time to steal all of eric's winter idea's... jk! i wonder if that guy with the white tC ever do anything to his car?.... maybe another tC emblem for 10hp
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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actually that dude did show up to the halloween party... i imagine that hes on here somewhere i just dont know where. nor do i know what his screen name is... oh yeah... and if you steal my winter ideas i will chop off your hands and serve them to you...
Old Nov 1, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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eric you told someone else your ideas shame on you shame shame .
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 03:59 AM
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you could probly take it to a muffler shop and have them put a resonator in...
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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I had a huge resonater welded in by a nice guy at Meineke for about $100. I'm not sure what effect it had since I put it on before I installed my header, but it there was no rasp once I installed it.
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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<---- That's exactly what i did when I read the thread title.
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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Beano?
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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oh kanchi ur back... so how about some help with that spring/strut install =D
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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no prob! pm sent
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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if you want to "complete" the exhaust set up you can always buy the SS mid-pipe. Doesn't ZPI offer that? but you'd have to get a custom resonator put on it anyway to reduce noise. As for the rasp, just think about it this way, that "annoying" noise you hear is also the beautiful sound of performance.

I got used to it, took a damn while but turning the music up does ease things up a bit.

What's taking so long with suspension? I woulda thought u put that in by now. Oh and how much better is your handling after the swaybars were installed? Big difference?
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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4cyl = 1 header
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Still need to find a midpipe... i'm reading that magnaflow has good hiflow cats and resonators

And still need to find a shop.
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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Chin stores are the best warranty wise, price-wise everywhere is expensive, let me know if you find anything!
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