Resonator delete for 162 TSI R-line?

**Bmos87** · 25-06-2018, 12:29 PM

Hi,
Firstly thank you to the guys who went first with this mod. I had mine done last week at my local muffler king. They replaced the resonator front just aft of the dump until the slip join with a 3inch stainless pipe. Will be going back in a few week to build the rest of the exhaust, going full 3inch system with a high flow suitcase muffler at the rear to twin double outlet tips. Will see how loud this is and add an additionl muffler it it needs it. I'm looking at removing the fake chrome exhausts on the rear bumper to run the twin outlets. Will update when completed. Mine will be full stainless system.
On a side note if anyone is near Toowoomba I am more than happy to show you my tigs with the res delete.

**INASNT** · 26-06-2018, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Bmos87

Hi,
Firstly thank you to the guys who went first with this mod. I had mine done last week at my local muffler king. They replaced the resonator front just aft of the dump until the slip join with a 3inch stainless pipe. Will be going back in a few week to build the rest of the exhaust, going full 3inch system with a high flow suitcase muffler at the rear to twin double outlet tips. Will see how loud this is and add an additionl muffler it it needs it. I'm looking at removing the fake chrome exhausts on the rear bumper to run the twin outlets. Will update when completed. Mine will be full stainless system.
On a side note if anyone is near Toowoomba I am more than happy to show you my tigs with the res delete.

Did you get a pic when on the hoist of the finished work?

**Bmos87** · 26-06-2018, 10:56 PM

Sorry INASNT I didn't. I could get a pick for you tomorrow if that helps. I do have a pic of them halfway through the job if that helps??

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**INASNT** · 27-06-2018, 11:14 AM

If you can will be good so I can show the exhaust guy that said it could not be done without dropping the whole exhaust...

**TonyD** · 05-07-2018, 07:46 PM

Well finall did it removed the resonator after 7500ks and not much difference, a little deeper in sports but other than that all the same.

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**Dose Pipe Sutututu** · 06-07-2018, 03:43 PM

If you really want to get noise you need to remove/replace the muffler post resonator.

A resonator's main purpose is to reduce/suppress the "bark" noise from an exhaust and a muffler (pretty self explanatory) is there to muffle the noise.

FWIW, change the rear muffler to get noise and if you want more raspy notes, delete the resonator and of course if you remove the cat too you'll get a symphony.

Being an old bastard that I am, I appreciate the quietness lol.. e.g. my R33 track car has 1x cat, 1x resonator, 2x mufflers (it did make 372kW at the wheels) and wasn't any louder than a stock HSV.

**rohcub** · 08-07-2018, 04:42 PM

All these camera phones and still no videos

**tigger73** · 08-07-2018, 08:44 PM

To be completely honest if it's only a subtle change you'll find it hard to pick up on a phone/video.

You really need before and after under the same conditions to try and pick the difference.

Otherwise organise to catch up with someone that has already done it and hear it in the flesh. Exhaust notes/sound/volume is such a personal thing. What is too loud for some is barely enough for others.

**Sparx1981** · 15-12-2018, 09:18 PM

Hi, anyone in Sydney willing to let me check out their res delete? I’ve just got a APR stage 1 done and considering doing the delete next...

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**INASNT** · 18-12-2018, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Sparx1981

Hi, anyone in Sydney willing to let me check out their res delete? I’ve just got a APR stage 1 done and considering doing the delete next...

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Dont waste your time, just install a new dumpipe which removes the res anyway