Resonator

[BlackEclipse97]

does any one know how (if it is possible) to remove a resonator in an Apex catback exaust (i have a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST)

[joemathews]

I'm sure you can....just cut the pipe before the resonator, cut the pipe after the resonantor, and weld in a piece of straight pipe in its place. I'm not sure if you would want to do this to an Apex exhaust....but it's your carll. Any muffler shop should be able to do this for $20-30 in labor.

[ashah000]

I really dont see a reason to do this.. it does not hurt performance that much that you should remove it. Just make sure a muffler shop does not weld in a smaller diameter pipe for the resonator, if they do that will be worse than the way it is now.

[BlackEclipse97]

yeah i thought about cutting it but i dont know if i wanna do that to a $600+ dollar system. i just want it to be a little louder because i want to get my moneys worth and im not gonna cut off the muffler and put some cheap loud peice of shit on it because b/c i have seen on websites where the muffler that comes on my system is 400 dollars and that would be stupid to do. there isnt any way to knock it out lol?

[ashah000]

Leave it as it is IMO. Did your muffler come with a silencer, if so take that out.

[BlackEclipse97]

the silencer is out

[BackseatJesus]

If you pull the resonator(s) it will give it more of a screaming sound, if you keep it in it's more of a lower pitched roar, but watchout i do believe it's illegal and will not pass inspection... I pulled both on my 3rd gen eclipse, sounds awesome...

[kjewer1]

When you are concerned about getting your money's worth, I would expect that you want to get the gains in power that come with it, not a little more noise. That was an aweful lot of money spent if you just wanted to make the car louder

[EclipseRST]

do you have the stock cat still in the car? or better yet the stock downpipe and cat? if so remove the cat and replace it with a test pipe and it should be louder! why do you want it louder in the first place? annoy cops and get a ticket is what your askin for!

[BlackEclipse97]

Backseatjesus how did you take it out??? i gutted the cat i know thats illegal shhhhhh

[GTPSPEED]

first why pay 600+ for an exhaust when you can have a shop make pipes,and buy a muffler,for for like 300 i had mine pulled out and its still very deep and not any louder than any other car with a catback,and i dont think its illegal cuz the shop i went to said if i didnt like it they could easly put it back in,and i paid 290,not apex but magnaflow and mine sound awsome,i dont know just my opinion

[BlackEclipse97]

because i want a nice exaust not some peice of junk that has been welded together in 10 different places and then you pay 300 dollars and it sounds like crap

[GTPSPEED]

hahaha ok dude but alot of people on here have done the same as me and i bet they would disagree,and i bet mine will sound just like yours hahaha

[BlackEclipse97]

hahaha i bet not, peices put together over 3" N1 Apex catback exaust??? no

[Partizan]

Yeah cuz Apex'i use a special material for they're pipes that u can't get in shops... its coated in fairy dust. You might as well have just bought the muffler and had the shop bend some pipes for you and had the same exhaust basically and an extra $300 in your pocket.