I know that a lot of you guys are running a Thrush/Dynomax glasspack resonator - part #24201, 24 inches long. I love my new 3A Racing muffler, but between 3k and 4k rpms, it's deafening. The Pacesetter midpipe does have a resonator, but it's only about a foot long.

The question is this: since I need a bigger resonator, should I just go with the 24201, or would the 27-inch 24203 fit? I really want my ears to stop bleeding and my wife to be willing to get in the car again...

Any help gratefully received.

I can tell you this---I have 2.25 piping from the flex pipe back to a DYNOMAX cat and then back to the Thrush glass pack and then finally back to a crappy Ractive Muffler. That damn thing is downright loud. Before I put the increased piping on it was loud, now its near levels I can't take.:eek:

I am currently looking for a good replacement for that muffler as it's the problem, I think:)



Curt B. Shumaker
"SHUMAX"

I've got a 28" thrush and a ractive muffler too. but I dont have a cat anymore so its loud but it wasnt to terrible before with the cat. I want to put it on but its got a hack sawed pipe and rusted rounded off bolts. are you two going to the auto-x tomorrow at Grand Victoria. be there around 9:30 or 10:00 if you want to come.

I hadn't heard about the event or I would have made the trip:(

Can anybody answer the question I asked?

Yea---the answer is---it isn't going to matter, they are both loud as hell. I have the 24203 and I assume you read my post where I said it was too loud. So buying the smaller one would only be worse. Now keep in mind that I think most of my noise is coming from that crappy muffler.

Curt B. Shumaker
"SHUMAX"

Originally posted by shumax
Now keep in mind that I think most of my noise is coming from that crappy muffler.

I would have to agree with you 100%. I had te replace my 14" Borla SS Turbo (4"x9") with a 18" Magnaflow SS (5"x8") because it was too damn loud. I ended up getting a longer and larger diameter muffler and it worked great! Even though I loved the sound the Borla made. I too have the Dynomax - Thrush glasspack as a resonator.

Just something I am gonna quote from Kojima

Originally stated by Mike KojimaA disadvantage to the straight through muffler is that it is louder than a reverse flow type of muffler. Usually a straight though muffler needs a small sub muffler or a resonator to keep the exhaust quiet. A resonator is usually a small, perforated core glass pack placed somewhere in-between the catalytic converter and the main muffler. Like the main muffler, the longer the resonator, the better a sub muffler will be for noise reduction. A Walker Magnum Glass-Pack is a good muffler to use as a resonator. Almost all of the pre-made performance exhausts feature resonators. A resonator will get rid of the tinny Honda Civic riceboy noise. It will leave a deeper more powerful sound from your exhaust.

Originally posted by Rittmeister
Can anybody answer the question I asked?



Yeah...you could get a turbo!!! ;) Three inch is too quiet for my taste :D

Dude, I'd love a turbo or VE, but this is my daily driver and I can't afford either the cost of the conversion or the downtime involved for the install :mad: :(

Originally posted by Rittmeister
I know that a lot of you guys are running a Thrush/Dynomax glasspack resonator - part #24201, 24 inches long. I love my new 3A Racing muffler, but between 3k and 4k rpms, it's deafening. The Pacesetter midpipe does have a resonator, but it's only about a foot long.

The question is this: since I need a bigger resonator, should I just go with the 24201, or would the 27-inch 24203 fit? I really want my ears to stop bleeding and my wife to be willing to get in the car again...

Any help gratefully received.

The 24" is the one to get.

Random Tech. cat., Thrush/Dynomax glasspack, Dynomax Ultra Flow or any Mangnaflow muffler. You will be happy, and will still have money in your pocket.