After many miles running a strait catless midpipe I decided it was time to cut down the decibel levels at a low budget.

I cut away the OEM resonator that I saved when I installed my midpipe a year ago. You need to cut just after the OEM welding. Notice that the inner resonator pipe needs to be welded on both ends so it does not rattle inside the resonator. The rear end of the resonator is 3 inches outside diameter and there is enough material to mate with the end of the midpipe, which is also 3 inches outside diameter. You will have to weld a 2 inch piece of 3 inch inside diameter tubing in order to accommodate the front part on the midpipe. Once the resonator is ready for install set it along the midpipe (while still attached to the exhaust) and mark down the cutting points. You will end up cutting about a 13 and ¾ inch section. Take the midpipe of the car, cut away section and reinstall along with the resonator. Use a Dynomax Lap-Joint Stainless Steel band clamp part number 33272 to clamp the front end of the resonator to the midpipe and a Dynomax Butt -Joint Stainless Steel band clamp part number 33278 to clamp the rear end of the resonator to the midpipe.

Results:

Used RB midpipe.................$125
Resonator welding job...........$48
Dynomax Clamps.................$23
Amazing noise reduction.......100%
Money left in my pockek.......Priceless

 

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for a few bucks more you can buy one of these (note 3" ID x 6.25" OD x 17" long model, get stainless scrubble packing option)

http://www.coastfab.com/ultralights.html

and a pair of clamps; cut pipe, slip on, clamp down

small price to pay for less rigamaroll .... but good job just the same

 

Great suggestion but then it wont be a (low budget) resonator midpipe.

 

But it would be prettier!

 

Good idea. The stock resonator is pretty good

 

and flow better, and be way easier to install

and it doesn't really cost that much more

 

but you didnt BUILD/fabricate it, someone else did.
OD

 

you mean like almost very other part on your car

but then what does a custom part builder like me know, oh wait I didn't reinvent the wheel either ...

 

didnt you make that bag???.........lol
If I remember correctly you have made a few parts yourself.
OD

 

see my previous reply ...

 

125+48+23=$196.........I bought my resonated midpipe for $145 with 20K miles on it. huh.

 

sometimes you get what you pay for, it's not as quiet either ....

 

Whoa! $145...that's awesome.

Can you post where you got that resonated midpipe? i.e. website address, link, company phone number, POC, pictures.

That is a great deal. I wish I knew about it before I went thru the trouble of doing it the way I did.

 

it was used i.e. 20k miles on it