NEMES1S

called up my favorite exhaust guy here in lincoln, after I convinced him that I'm not "out of my f***ing mind" he took out the mufflers on my sl600, and it should have sounded like that from the factory, best $80 I think I have spent in my life thus far.

Benz-O-Rama

Yup, told ya!

NEMES1S

after getting it back and running it a bit, it sounds like my a/c compressor is ticking though, anyone else have this issue? I am guessing she will need a new compressor....warranty to the rescue!!!

NikleinR6

Took off the mufflers or resonators???
Have a sound clip we can listen to??

Nick

NEMES1S

no sound clip yet, and I'm in the middle of moving, so it might be a day or two until I dig out my home laptop and camera. I will probably through it on youtube though because a bunch of my local friends wanna hear what a turbo v12 is supposed to sound like

VendettaMB

I went to a shop yesterday to have my rear mufflers removed after hearing a fellow members car. But shop took off my resonators instead. Sounds better, no not much of a differnce in sound unless you totall pin it. It feels like more instant response though. I def. Like the sound of no mufflers, but at same time it is loud, and I might change my mind after awhile. Plus why spend $ on my stereo just to make the exhaust louder so I can't hear it.
Shop charged me $150 cdn to take out the 2 resonators. Took them about 1.2 hours. I'm happy more for the cars response more than the minimal sound differenece. When i need new air filters I will drop k&n's in.

NikleinR6

I am still confused as to what you guys are having removed??
Could someone post some pics??
Thanks
Nick

VendettaMB

I think he removed the mufflers. The little mufflers at yr exhaust tips.
I had resonators removed. There are up on the middle area of the car. Will post pics, but on iPhone right now.

Benz-O-Rama

You don't want to remove the mufflers on the V8 cars. It'll sound horrible. The V12TTs have the advantage of the turbos being part of the exhaust manifolds and act as psuedo mufflers. These cars sound glorious without the mufflers.

VendettaMB

fellow member came by and let me hear his V8 w/o mufflers and sounded GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! i went next day to do same thing, but shop removed wrong parts. They remove alot of the resonators for people and figured thats what i wanted done.

VendettaMB

First pic is of the small muffler thats at the back of your Sl on each side attached to the muffler chrome tips.

second pic is of the resonators closer to engine. there are 2 and they are smaller and very close together.

regardless of whats removed people just get pipe put in.

from what i have heard in person w/o muflers on the sl500 V8 its loud and sounds mean..maybe a bit much for some people.

the resonators give it a little deeper, raspy, spund and I have fely an ectra kick when taking off in my sl500 V8
i cant say how it sounds for V12's or if the taking out BACK mufflers gives any gains.

NEMES1S

Maybe someone else can confirm, but idk if the v12s have resonators, I'm yet to get my car on a lift. I took out the square mufflers just before the exhaust tips, and yes it sounds incredible. Everyone that has heard the new exhaust over the stock think it is just right. I wish it was just a touch louder at wot, but its great overall

VendettaMB

I fired up my to work. 2nd day after cutting resonators It's actually alot better sounding now. Raspy, deep, without being too loud. Sounds better than yeateray.... Wierd.
Now I feel better

NikleinR6

Is the SL55 AMG exhaust similar in design to the SL500 exhaust? I think i would like to hear the sound of the exhaust without the resonators, but i will most definately leave the mufflers at the back. Anyone know what diameter piping it is before and after the resonators? I am asking becuase i will have my shop make V-Band straight pipes for me and then weld V-Band flanges onto my resonators so i can take them off and put them back on when i want to....

gearshifter

Hey Vendetta, can you post a sound clip for a fellow BC member?
Might get it done too!

Btw, you get pulled over for those tinted windows?

VendettaMB

Sorry, don't have a way to do a sound clip.

Can always meet up if u want to hear it.

Haven't yet. Usually have roof down. I don't drive in dwntwn or Richmond. Mostly drive on hwy or to work at night. My car is insured in victoria also.. So I'm a tourist!!

Thericker

Yeah you're welcome for the PM answers to your exhaust Q's

gearshifter

Sound clips anybody! Please

VendettaMB

It's worth 150$ all day long.

NEMES1S

I will try to get something up later this week, not sure how great the quality will be on my digital camera though

NEMES1S

Thanks for your input. I did ask my exhaust guy what he would charge to do a full three inch with hi-flow cats, he said that is something he rather not tackle.... it is plenty loud for now.

Thericker

it gets complicated around stk H pipe, leave it be...It keeps the burble/crackle on de-cell. After removing body trays under engine it better exposes the huge restrictive oem cats (like little beer kegs weigh around 15-20lbs ea) replace those w/300 cell cats (smog friendly, NO chk engine lights) Sound is tremendous after Dwn Pipes & 300 cell cats...

Competent muffler shop shouldn't charge more than $500-$600 out the door (for Down pipes & oem cat removal, buy your own 300 cell cats off Ebay around $150 delivered, they weigh about 2 lbs ea vs 15-20 lbs ea stockers, great weight savings, considering mufflers weighed 20+ lbs ea your knocking 80+ lbs static weight off car, ea 100 lbs = 10 HP not to mention multi-other weight savings benefits)

This mod & oem cat sizing placement is innate to the SL/CL600 platform the 55k guys have smaller primary/2ndry cats & resonators. The SL600 does NOT have 4 seperate cats nor resonators in oem form, the Primary cats on 600 are huge because they are actually 2 cats welded together w/small space between ea cat, so replacing w/single 300 cell cat per side is huge performance & sound increase.

gearshifter

So if I have an SL500, would I want to take out the resonators or the mufflers to get that mean growl?

gearshifter

And is it possible to put the resonators and mufflers back on after I've taken them off?

Thanks!

NEMES1S

it is possible to put them on, just make sure that whoever removes them knows that you may put them back on at some point