First off woody, where in Virginia are you located?

Second, I'm VERY confused at the moment. I think there must be some disagreement here on which part is the resonator...

The section that you replaced is refered to as the Rear Muffler in the service manual. The section that everyone else I know of has replaced is the Large Trapazoid section that has two pipes going in and one coming out. It's labled AMG on the bottom of it. That is what is refered to as the "resonator." I wonder if the sound is much different depending on which section you pull out. I think the what I have referred to as the resonator is a bigger restriction than the rear muffler.

Here's an EXCELLENT How-To on removing what most of us consider to be the resonator:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...+piece+removal