exhaust resonater tip question

[RedneckRambo]

my question is do they actually make your exhaust sound louder? i know it wont make it really loud but will it make it sound a little bit louder?

 

[celly]

Resonators are supposed to tone down the exhaust. I was told by an exhaust guy that they're not effective even for that. I was having a drone issue in the cab with my last truck and investigated this mod. Went with a regular resonator instead.
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[Anime]

Which sort of resonator tips? The big "coffee can" Bosal/Brospeed style weren't really resonators, as much as they were thick chrome tips that were just heavy and affected the sound of the exhaust along with the straight-through mufflers they were usually used with. The real Anza/Monza/Pacesetter resonator tips, with the muffler-style louvres built-in do affect the sound, but usually they just toned it down slightly, and more often than not they just gave a raspy note when used without any muffler in the system.

Real exhaust resonators, which are just small straight-through mufflers, just help to quiet down the exhaust note more than just a muffler itself will. Usually they are used to take care of any drone that might be present, or just prevent it, even if the system with only a muffler doesn't drone at all.

If you want a louder exhaust, use just a muffler, and no resonator.

Alternatively, you can use just a resonator, like a cherry bomb muffler or similar.

 

[RedneckRambo]

alright thanks for clearing that up for me

 

[celly]

alright thanks for clearing that up for me

I had to put a resonator back on my truck after I got it cut out when my son asked me to "turn down your engine" one day from the back seat.

I prefer less drone to a louder exhaust in the long run, especially when hauling the family around.