Resonator or no Resonator

Hey Forum, havne't posted in a while so i thought i'd say hi again. Just installed my MAC Performance intake and now im thinking about exhaust, I heard you could just take out your resonator without doing harm to the engine itself. Wouldn't I need to put a straight pipe in place of the stock resonator for space reasons? any response would be appreciated.

x-pipe and true duals.

hmm sounds good, which company puts a good x-pipe out? plus i really want to just go with straight pipes but i cant really manufacture any by myself or with any other custom shop around me so are there any companies that make straight pipes for a 97' 4.6 LX Bird?