Resonators for Corsa Xtreme + Headers

[msweet]

Thinking about joining the too loud crowd, and adding headers to my corsa xtreme. I want the benefits of flow & power, and some volume increase, but most videos sound way too loud and tinny. I plan on 200 cell cats, and resonators of some description (not chasing every last horse).

After trawling the threads on here, I'm looking for some advice on how significant the volume reduction is with adding either bullets or vibrant resonators. Will the 12" vibrant resonators reduce the volume too much?

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[Heardcuh]

Interested as well

 

[Fredboy]

Those resonators don't reduce volume much at all, but they do clean up the sound.

 

[Zelek]

I just added catted ARH headers to my Corsa Sports and it's perfect. Gets real mean when I really get on it, but otherwise it's very manageable. Cold starts are pretty brutal still. I can't imagine going any louder.

 

[BmacIL]

Adding [MENTION=15379]MikeyPee[/MENTION]

 

[MikeyPee]

Those resonators don't reduce volume much at all, but they do clean up the sound.

+1

Eliminates rasp, but your neighbors will still hate you

 

[msweet]

+1

Eliminates rasp, but your neighbors will still hate you

Ha! I read your cold start thread ages ago, but for the life of me couldn't find it

Right, so it didn't help volume at all?

Cold starts aren't that much of an issue, I built myself DIY (slip on) mufflers just for that reason. They reduce the catback to around stock level volume. If I have to beef them up, that's ok.

Just don't want to get pulled over every two seconds, or have a system that sounds like shit

 

[msweet]

[MENTION=15379]MikeyPee[/MENTION] just read your thread where you installed the resonators, that was the one I'd been searching for.

Did you ever get around to making a video? Also in there you said that you think it's just louder than the Xtreme catback alone, has that opinion changed?

 

[yote41]

i added dynomax bullets to mine right at the bottleneck making it full 3" it did not make it much quieter but it did clean up the sound. made it deeper and got rid of 80% of rasp.

without resonators



with bullets

 

[BmacIL]

Ha! I read your cold start thread ages ago, but for the life of me couldn't find it

Right, so it didn't help volume at all?

Cold starts aren't that much of an issue, I built myself DIY (slip on) mufflers just for that reason. They reduce the catback to around stock level volume. If I have to beef them up, that's ok.

Just don't want to get pulled over every two seconds, or have a system that sounds like shit

Can you show me what you did?

 

[msweet]

[MENTION=10281]BmacIL[/MENTION] https://flickr.com/photos/145261781@N02/sets/72157673240998454

If I have to leave for a cruise early etc, I slip them over the exhaust tip, start the car and wait for idle to drop, then take them off and drive away. If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid lol. Cost me like 50 Aussie and an hours time, everything straight from the hardware store

 

[BmacIL]

[MENTION=10281]BmacIL[/MENTION] https://flickr.com/photos/145261781@N02/sets/72157673240998454

If I have to leave for a cruise early etc, I slip them over the exhaust tip, start the car and wait for idle to drop, then take them off and drive away. If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid lol. Cost me like 50 Aussie and an hours time, everything straight from the hardware store

Are they closed off at the end or open? Thanks.

 

[msweet]

Are they closed off at the end or open? Thanks.

Open at the end, with holes drilled into those foam plugs so some exhaust gas can get through

 

[MikeyPee]

Ha! I read your cold start thread ages ago, but for the life of me couldn't find it

Right, so it didn't help volume at all?

Cold starts aren't that much of an issue, I built myself DIY (slip on) mufflers just for that reason. They reduce the catback to around stock level volume. If I have to beef them up, that's ok.

Just don't want to get pulled over every two seconds, or have a system that sounds like shit

No impact on volume, that I could tell.

[MENTION=15379]MikeyPee[/MENTION] just read your thread where you installed the resonators, that was the one I'd been searching for.

Did you ever get around to making a video? Also in there you said that you think it's just louder than the Xtreme catback alone, has that opinion changed?

No video, but it definitely isn’t louder with the resonators installed. I like the “cleaner” characterization. Trust me brutha; I didn’t wanna weld anything into my Corsa system at first, but I would do it again in a heartbeat

 

[gsperaz]

I just installed a set of kooks LT's with an H-pipe and borla S-type muffler and it was too dang loud and raspy for my taste. I added the magnaflow tru-x resonated x-pipe, this removes that raspy sound and quiets it down a good bit. Just a little quieter then the stock headers, H-pipe and borla stingers. Pricey,,,,I got it through CJPP on BF-sale 199.00

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