Yes, I should've listened to Tony @ FI and gotten the Resonated Test Pipes, but having zero experience with test pipes I thought I'd give them a try see how bad it actually is with the non-res and I pulled the trigger last month https://www.myg37.com/forums/intake-...-and-vids.html

Don't get me wrong, those sound real sexy mated up with the FI exhaust, but at wot and high rpms the rasp just killed it. Also, accelerating slowly under 2k rpms was droney enough to block my ears after a long drive, same feeling you get walking out of a club.

Solution? Well I had two

1) Order Res TP (for like $600 with shipping/customs etc if not more and pay another 200 bux for installation

2) Take my car down to one of the best local Exhaust Fabricators and get resonators fitted in just for $220.. and that's what a sane man would've done



What we did was cut around 10" length from the test pipes and welding custom resonators in. That also meant that the O2 bung had to be moved down along the length of the test pipe since it had to be removed from the way. Here are pix of the resonator fabricated by them





Final product being let to cool off after all the welding work



I was pretty impressed with the results, of course the finish and welds are nothing compared to FI's but that's the least of my cocerns at the moment. Soundwise though, at WOT it brought it back the exotic note of FI.. I won't say those removed 100% of the rasp but they sure did cut down on a LOT OF IT!

In cabin noise also dropped which is great since im considering headers in the coming future. I couldn't be happier to be honest

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Sam

 

hm why didn't you use header wrap? i remember seeing a thread about it, and it worked pretty well.... also, are those welds good? they look kind of flimsy and not done properly to me

 

Post sound clips!

 

they're not the best I've seen but they get the job done.. Heat wrap shortens the life on any exhaust mod since it traps the heat causing insane thermal stresses on the wrapped part

 

Don't believe Sam guys, these are actually resonators for his Rocket Launcher that he keeps in his cave It's all part of his plan!

 

i tried doing before and after sound clips, was just pointless.. my phone mic wasnt picking up the rasp for some reason.. you'd have to hear this in person to wet your pants

 

lol gamedog... btw your car looks super dirty in the first pic haha

 

Haha no problem. Just curious to hear the difference.

 

yeah, that's the rocket launcher that'll blow your @ss to pieces for whoring my thread lol stick to topic FOO!

dust, sandstorm & rain.. my car color freaking changed.. but I had her washed after all the work today

 

yeah, besides, I tried recording a rolling video for them at WOT and all the mic picked up was the intakes roaring

 

He lives in the desert genius!




<----- Sam

 

You should tape your phone to your exhaust tip.

 

No but seriously, glad you're happy with the outcome

 

 

well no chit sherlock lol i knew he lived in the desert i was just poking fun at him