as i heard: glasspack for deeper sound.. resonator is to resolve the rasp....

so. i have a megan racing headers.... planning to get a HKS universal muffler... then taki it to the muffler shop and let them to install. but.

i hate when an exhaust system is not sound deep enough ( tuned honda sound use to make me puke)

so.. i was thinkin to get glasspack AND resonator and put it on the midpipe.

what do you guys think? good idea? or bad??? and if i do it: instead of just go with the resonator , with this setup im gonna have less HP?

 

i had a glasspack on my cadillac. it sounded better than stock, i didnt see any difference in power. but it sounded cool.

 

I had a custom cat-back system built by a local shop with a flowmaster muffler just because 1) I didn't want a raspy tuner sounding system and 2) I couldn't take not have ANY exhaust note with the stock muffler.

That said, I am still looking to upgrade my cat-back exhuast to a system that offers best performance with a deep sportscar tone. I've narrowed it down to the Magnaflow system and have heard good things about the Borla system offered for the tC.

They are more expensive in general but from what I have found so far, offer the best performance/sound for the money.

 

the exhaust sounds deeper with glasspack.. i know.. bot i dont know if i can go with glasspack and resonator together.

 

You can, but I wouldn't do it when using a regular muffler too, like the HKS you intend to install. Either pick one to go with your HKS muffler, or use the resonator, and then a glasspack as the muffler instead of the HKS.

 

"and then a glasspack as the muffler instead of the HKS."

i dont get it.. you mean stay with the OEM muffler and change the midpipe to a glasspack and resonator?


btw i have a noname universal muffler installed...so i WANT HKS muffler.. oh and i just came back from the muffler shop.. they said just go with the magnaflow resonator. thats the one of the best and i dont need glasspack.. just go with the magnaflow..

hm...


oh.. and they said : dont get thrush glasspack.. its sucks..

 

No, not with the stock exhaust, I was trying to say that a glasspack IS a muffler. If you really want to use the HKS muffler, then make a choice, either use the resonator or a glasspack instead of the resonator. Put another way, don't use all 3.

 

glasspack is a "thing" just like the resoantor... goes on the midpipe.. so how u can call it a muffler?

 

Because glasspacks have been used as mufflers for many years. They come in many different diameters and legnths, there isn't just one size. They're popular on muscle cars and pickups in the south, where many people use them to replace the stock mufflers, because they produce a deep tone and they're relatively inexpensive. I personally used to have them on my '71 Mercury Montego MX and a '67 Chevy pickup, both of which I owned many years ago. That's just glasspacks, no resonators or other mufflers were used.

Now, how can I call it a muffler? Do you know what a "muffler" is? Let's define the term;

Main Entry:
muf·fler Listen to the pronunciation of muffler
Pronunciation:
\ˈmə-flər\
Function:
noun
Date:
circa 1536

1 a: a scarf worn around the neck b: something that hides or disguises
2: a device to deaden noise; especially : one forming part of the exhaust system of an automotive vehicle

That's from this site, and yes, a glasspack is a muffler too.