The Bottom Line On Resonators...

[hl0m4n]

after looking at numerous threads, i can't seem to get a definate answer on resonators. do they help with:

1. rasp
2. drone
3. both
4. neither

[Grail05]

3 give or take... depending on the car and setup of your axle back

[TRY...M3]

I have no cats or resonators and surprisingly it doesnt drone as much as you would think but I guess u could say it's a little raspy at low RPMs

[Dave07997S]

I have Eclipsis's old xpipe which is a Riss Racng xpipe with 200cpi HJS cats with the OEM rear exhaust and it sounds great. However, it is raspy as hell as there is no resonators. I am considering welding in some resonators, anyone have a recommendation?

Dave

[Dave07997S]

Originally Posted by TRY...M3

I have no cats or resonators and surprisingly it doesnt drone as much as you would think but I guess u could say it's a little raspy at low RPMs

Try what rear exhaust are you using?

Dave

[TRY...M3]

Originally Posted by Dave07997S

Try what rear exhaust are you using?

Dave

I have a full agency power exhaust

[xilli]

I have the Gintani race rear section and i find the drone below 2500rpm to be quite irritating, especially when trying to cruise about in auto while it selects 6th / 7th gear.

I am seeing an exhaust shop next week to look at getting a custom x-pipe setup to connect to the rear section with butterfly valves installed to control the sound levels between low and high from the cabin. If this doesn't look feasable i plan to modify it with resonators purely to remove some of the drone at the lower frequencies at lower RPM.

Has anyone else had any experience doing this?

[xilli]

Nobody able to shed any light on this? Wondering whether i should look at getting a valve installed into the Gintani setup or getting custom x-pipes with some form of resonators installed.

[rockd]

Originally Posted by TRY...M3

I have a full agency power exhaust

We've had the Sosi X-Pipe (no resonators) mated to the Agency Power, and it sounded absolutely perfect. No drone, no rasp. All in all, it really depends on your mufflers: if your mufflers are already loud and raspy, then adding an x-pipe will only serve to intensify that sound. If the mufflers are more tame, though, then an x-pipe without resonators is probably your best bet to get that aggressive sound that the M3 is known for

[Fen335i]

Originally Posted by rockd

We've had the Sosi X-Pipe (no resonators) mated to the Agency Power, and it sounded absolutely perfect. No drone, no rasp. All in all, it really depends on your mufflers: if your mufflers are already loud and raspy, then adding an x-pipe will only serve to intensify that sound. If the mufflers are more tame, though, then an x-pipe without resonators is probably your best bet to get that aggressive sound that the M3 is known for

Ever heard the sosi paired with the Dinan rear section?

[ES_TRADER]

WHAT ARE RESONATORS ANYWAY? are we supposed to add them on our car? take them off? im confused, i hear some pple say they have 1, 2, 4 resonators etc., and some say none...what is this and what does it do? no clue here

[rockd]

Originally Posted by Fen335i

Ever heard the sosi paired with the Dinan rear section?

As far as I know, none of our customers have tried it out yet with the Dinan mufflers. However, if I recall correctly, the Dinan pipes are relatively quiet and tame, meaning that adding the Sosi X-Pipe would serve to make the sound deeper and more aggressive (without introducing any drone or being obnoxiously loud to your neighbors )