U-Bend?

mike561 · #1 10-25-2006, 04:00 PM

Just wondering if taking the u bend off how much louder will the noise become out the tail pipes. if anyone has a soundclip of just the u bend off and replaced with just a straight pipe and the rest ALL stock let me know too.

BNaylor · #2 10-25-2006, 04:12 PM

I didn't notice any difference in exhaust sound. The purpose of getting rid of the ubend is to help exhaust flow and gain some horsepower although it is minimal.

mike561 · #3 10-25-2006, 04:21 PM

hmm, at the moment i dont really care for having more power, i just want it to sound a little louder and decent. what else can i do for cheap to get the exhaust to sound nice or at least decent and is there anything i can do without having to replace the 2 back mufflers as well?

BNaylor · #4 10-25-2006, 04:28 PM

You could remove the resonator. It will be louder but the side effect is a droning sound which you will notice on trips, etc. To get the sound you are looking for will require replacment of the two mufflers with Flowmaster, Borla, SLP, etc. IMO whatever sound you get from the variety of aftermarket mufflers other than stock is too ricey sounding for my taste.

mike561 · #5 10-25-2006, 04:55 PM

yeah i dont want that ricey sound. the resonater is that slightly larger pipe that runs straight right before the back mufflers right? if thats taken off do i replace it with just a regular straight pipe? if any sound clips exist of what that would sound like with just the resonater off and the rest stock too that would be great, if not i can look around youtube or something.

rubberman · #6 10-25-2006, 05:18 PM

there is a dyno report showing that removing the Ubend nets 5hp and 3mpg more.

mike561 · #7 10-26-2006, 11:38 AM

hmm well thats good to know also. anyone got an idea about my last question?

GTPSPEED · #8 10-26-2006, 01:59 PM

i got no difference in noise for my ubend delete..to be honest i didnt even notice anything..hahah but i know its goot for the car.if you plan on changing mufflers sometimes soon,then get a philips screw driver and poke a couple holes in the mufflers,,that will give it a different sound. here is a sound clip......vrooooom vroooom haha j/k later guys> ~joe

rubberman · #9 10-26-2006, 02:13 PM

what i have read when most people remove the resonator they replace it will a cherry bomb or equal muffler. But as studies show, removing the cat or resonator shows no real difference in flow then leaving it on.

jbizel · #10 10-26-2006, 02:14 PM

I have a stock exhaust system with the resonator taken out. I put some flowmaster mufflers on and quickly took them off and put stock ones back on. Just because I wanted a nice smooth, quiet ride. I still have the u-bend also. I did not have the resonator put back on though. Its alot louder than stock I would say 2 to 3 times louder than stock. It dose have that drone sound as Bnaylor said. I just took a 1000 mile road trip and it gets annoying. It seems like the faster you go and harder you step on the gas the exhaust gets quiet. well hope this helps somewhat.

mike561 · #11 10-26-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GTPSPEED

i got no difference in noise for my ubend delete..to be honest i didnt even notice anything..hahah but i know its goot for the car.if you plan on changing mufflers sometimes soon,then get a philips screw driver and poke a couple holes in the mufflers,,that will give it a different sound. here is a sound clip......vrooooom vroooom haha j/k later guys> ~joe

thanks for all your input. also as GTPSPEED said, i was thinking if that might be a good idea or not to just poke some holes in the muffler to make it a little louder.

GTPSPEED · #12 10-26-2006, 05:12 PM

I Dont Think Most People Will Tell You Its Good,but If You Going To Get New Mufflers Soon,then Why Not Try Haha I Would.but To Warn You Haha I Tend To Do Alot Of Stuff Off Kilter,as My Joeflo Intake I Made It,and I Also Went Ahead And Took Out The Tb Screen And I Was Swayed Back And Forth By Many People On That One.but Me Being Me I Did It Anyways Hahah The Joeflo Is Great Cheap Works Good,and The Screen Has Caused No Problems Yet So I Would Say Do Whatever You Want,i Dont Think Its A Huge Deal To Poke A Few Holes Seeing That You Will Get New Ones Soon Anyway Why Not? Haha..tough Choice I Know But Hey Its Your Car.thanks ~joe PS,,HAHAHAHA YOU MIGHT WANNA WAIT UNTILL BOB LETS YOU KNOW HIS OPINION CUZ HE HAS ALOT MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ME,OR GTPDAD ETHER ONE THEY BOTH SEEM PRETTY WELL VERSED IN THESE CARS..OK LATER AGAIN HAHA ~JOE

mike561 · #13 10-26-2006, 06:39 PM

yeah i dont think im going to be getting new mufflers any time soon, thats why i just wanted to start with the other stuff before the mufflers like the resonater for different sound.

mike561 · #14 10-27-2006, 03:16 PM

Ok so heres the stock setup under my car as of right now, i want to know what things look like. did i label everything right in this pic?

jbizel · #15 10-27-2006, 11:47 PM

From front to back it goes, Cat, Resonator, U-bend and then mufflers. The U-Bend is the peice that curves around the Spare tire area. In-Between the resonator and mufflers. I belive in your pic that you have the muffler labeled as the CAT. That pic is from the passenger side correct????

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