Originally Posted by
meh03
Many members have had this issue and Jim F. might have a good solution so I'm posting this.
I installed the Megan RS muffler a few years ago and deleted the stock resonator. It sounds great but without the baffles the exhaust comes with, the drone is too much. With the baffles, it's not as loud as I would like.
Jim is doing this on his exhaust:
I already have it, I just haven't gotten around to welding everything up yet. I got the short (12in) from YONAKA, which is about 16 in overall and beautifully polished. I, too, am going from 21/4 s into a single 3in with the resonator being the 3 in model. I am having to do a lot of work to polish the rest of the system to come up to Yonakas' level.
This might be the perfect solution for those of us who have already trashed the stock resonator. Jim, please let us know your results.
Now I just have to find a place in Austin that can weld up stainless and is open on a Saturday
Right at the moment, I am working on how to get the proper angles to connect to the muffler. After cutting the back CATs out I will install 2 45 angles onto the down pipes, then use clamps when I go into the Y pipe. This is the best place for a separation in the system. The Y pipe, resonator into muffler will be one piece. An added advantage is the weight savings! I wont know how much until I get it all done. This may take awhile, as the polishing of the entire system takes some time. I have been sanding with progressively finer paper up to 2k then using buffing wheels and compound up to the white stuff. I still am a little short of the polish YONAKA puts on their products but it's pretty close.