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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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I went to the muffler shop today looking for a resonator and he gave me the option of two resonators.

1. Magnaflow 23"
2.Magnaflow 40"

From my understanding, the bigger the resonator the quieter itll be. I have an HKS Carbon-Ti and its kinda loud and a bit raspy. i wanna make it quieter but still noticeable. Which resonator do you reccomend?
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Id go for the 40!
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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Since the HKS muffler you have is straight through, id go 40".
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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keep us updated on the rasp after the install
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 03:09 AM
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Bigger is better when chosing a resonator. 40" is really big and may not even fit right. I have a 30" on mine and its perfect...a 40" might be a little overkil but if its the only option than go with it.
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 03:02 AM
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I installed a 30" resonator made by a company called walker. The sound from inside went down drastically to the point where driving is reasonable and not that noisy.
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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How much did these resonators run you?
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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If it fits I would go with the 40"
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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I got my 30" installed for $105 and have no complaints. I think a 40" would be too large and start to become a little restrictive.
Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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^ I agree.
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