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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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What I am wondering is what would it sound like if you added a muffler instead of a resonator? I found this...
HP-2 MUFFLER
http://www.hushpower.com/product/30/...er+-+304S.html
I am wondering if this would have more of an affect over the resonator?
Old Aug 6, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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I bought 2 vibrant resonators from NGAmotorsports and got an awesome price. I havent instlled them yet as i havent had time or time to put my header/s-pipe on yet. I will let you know the outcome when all is said and done. But if you want vibrant resonators PM NGAmotorsports!
Old Aug 31, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by highvoltage1
I bought 2 vibrant resonators from NGAmotorsports and got an awesome price. I havent instlled them yet as i havent had time or time to put my header/s-pipe on yet. I will let you know the outcome when all is said and done. But if you want vibrant resonators PM NGAmotorsports!
any updates? i was thinking about getting vibrant myself. which vibrant's did you get? the regular or ultra-quiet?
Old Sep 8, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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did anyone lose any back pressure for have their resonators eat up most of the midpipe?
Old Sep 9, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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i have a 30 inch glass pack and it worked miracles... took down almost all of the rasp, and totally did away with that high pitched metal grinding sound
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 01:56 AM
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the only thing keeping me from getting glasspacked resonators is that they seem to burn out over time. well, from what i hear on these forums anyway. some of the people running 30" magnaflow resonators say it worked really well at first but over a year or so it lost its effectiveness and became louder.
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 06:37 AM
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i dont know about the cherrybomb but its true about the magnaflow resonator. after two years my exhaust is raspy as a honda. it was much better before.... get two aero!
Old Sep 23, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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is anyone running a big resonator like the vibrant ultra quiet or any other hotdog style resonator with a highflow cat? im just trying to see what all could fit on a custom midpipe.
Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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sorry to bring this back from the dead.

I have the dezod n/a catback and want to get it a bit quieter ( i have a lot of old neighbors), I also have a cai. I have been looking at vibrant ultra quiet resonator or the aero ar25. Does anyone have any experiences with them? I have a unknown crappy 18' resonator and it seems like it is wearing out. I just googled some reviews on them

the dezod is 2.35 piping, do you guys think these two would fit it? http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...products_id=45
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http://moesperformance.com/index.php...oducts_id=1682

other resonator review
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...aero+resonator
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f5/t97269...r-brother.html
Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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i have a 24" magnaflow and i just ordered my 14" aero

i will do a before after shoot.

i really wonder that after a while these resonators stop keeping the noise down so we need to buy them every other year or so. My exhaust farts like a honda.... ( it wasnt perfect before since i have header but it wasnt this bad)
Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:52 AM
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I guess its a way of keeping us coming back to spend more money :/
Old Jun 3, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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a lot of people say the fiber glass burns out in the magnaflow resonators.
Old Jun 8, 2010 | 03:29 AM
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i used to have a cherry bomb mounted right before the outlet of my exhaust on my old car (was a v6) and it made the exhaust note so much smoother...I wonder if moving it further back from the header would help in quieting and eliminating rasp
Old Jun 8, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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i'm using an 18" glasspack resonator and have for a few months w/ very little rasp (unless i hit higher rpm's)
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