Has Anyone Cut Open the Suitcase?

[Old 5 Oh]

I am really curious to know what's in that hunk of stainless steel. I'm guessing it's a well-baffled X-pipe, given the quiet rasp of the stock exhaust note. But since mine will be staying on the car for now, I am just wondering what I have.

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[Grimace427]

There is a patent image of the resonator posted somewhere with a cutaway. X-pipes don't create rasp.

 

[Old 5 Oh]

Thanks, Grimace, for the heads-up. Here's the image. I suppose it acts as something of a muffled H-pipe.

Sure seems like the X-pipe systems are raspier than the H-pipe systems. StainlessWorks is a good example.

 

[waahehe94]

There's a UK car show called "Wheeler Dealers" where the plot is to buy, fix up and sell older cars. They just finished up the 11th season this year and over the years I've noticed on some of the cars from the 1970's & 1980's that have needed exhaust work like BMW and Mercedes they seem to always have a resonator similar to the one on the new Mustang. Just found it kind of interesting that the new Mustang has started using them.

Off topic, but if you like shows about fixing up cars then it's a cool show to watch. You can find episodes of it all over the internet on places like YouTube and other video streaming sites.

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