X pipe and stock muffs

[normohl]

I was wondering If anyone has stock muffs with a x pipe? how much louder is a LSC without the resonator? does the resonator keep both pipes separate all the way through (and what is the purpose of it anyway).

I cut off my mufflers and love the sound, hate the drone at cruising speed, but hate the sound of the hay wagon, i was wondering how much louder the x pipe would be with the stock mufflers compared to just no mufflers. thanks!

 

[Icarus]

I put just some Magnaflow mufflers on the rear of the car a little while ago, and this summer I cut out the resonator and replaced it with a striaght pipe to see if I could make it a bit louder.
Well, it did next to nothing for how loud it is, but it does drone slightly more...

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

Don't cut off your resonator, if you have a gen II unless you have a 2 in 2 out muffler or some mufflers for the rear.. It is insanely loud and a bad loud at that. sounds like $hi+... seriously. look up my threads, i have a video of what it sounds like... seemed slower without the resonator, and yes it will just be 2 single pipes all the way back... I did the dynomax ultra flo X .. its a 2 in 2 out muffler with an x pipe built in.. i have no resonator and no rear mufflers just straight 2.5 in. pipe and the muffler in the middle... best sound i have heard yet come out of a mark vii!

 

[Icarus]

Your talking about the "dual converter y-pipe" (third cat) 98Cobra...

I forgot that on the LSC's (dual exhaust) they don't have a resonator, just the third cat, so normohl was probably talking about the cat too, sorry guys...

 

[normohl]

so whats the verdict should i get an x pipe and take the 3rd cat out? and go with no muffs or stock muffs or some cheap glasspacks or something, i want less drone but louder than stock. fyi i have no yet ran the pipes to the back of the car from where i cut the mufflers off either. dont know how much of a diff. that makes.

 

[warthog5]

I took the 3rd cat out and installed a X pipe. It is only slightly louder outside the car. You wouldn't even notice it if you hadn't heard it before.

This is with leaving the stock mufflers on it.

But I have a set of elect. cut outs on it.

 

[normohl]

ill go with the x pipe and some glasspacks thanks. (any specific brand people like?)

warthog are those the lower point of your car?

 

[warthog5]

Everything is tucked up pretty darn tight. They don't hang down, if that's what you mean.