bretfras

Have any of you guys taken the resonator off your E's to get a louder sound? If you do remove it is an xpipe necessary? Also what about removing the 2nd cats...which would give a louder more powerful sound?

djrabbi

i have a w211 and delete the resonator......it sounded like a tractor trailer at idling.......its putters like a diesel engine......so i put x-pipe on with magnaflows so its better...

bretfras

Do you thnk you could post a sound clip or short video?

djrabbi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br8EJEyOPoU

Yosheego

This is with no X pipe?

djrabbi

yeah its straight pipe......xpipe wont putter......

K-A

Really depends on if you have a 6 or an 8. The 3.5L is a great sounding 6, but IMO it doesn't sound right at all on a car of this stature (read: Ricey), an 8 on the other hand will sound much better.... Although just don't do the resonator delete for reasons posted above.

bretfras

how would an xpipe affect the resonator delete? i've seen some videos on youtube of c300's with resonators deleted and xpipes installed. they sound pretty nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUmLaKp5ceA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJoj3V5znjs

DNAPoPo

My muffler shop, said no diff with x-pipe or not at resonator level, so I straight piped it. He told me that some people think that it makes the car perform better, but he said it was all in the head, no real numbers until header replacement.

Not much difference in sound either, only loader at Full Throttle.

K-A

Watch your MPG's and pay attention to your low end torque. Eliminating backpressure by welding in straight pipes where a muffler sort of piece used to be can hurt both. I had straight pipes welded where the MUFFLERS (totally different ballpark, of course) were on my old Mustang GT, and it sounded absolutely LOUD and incredible, however there was a major loss of low end torque, and a major MPG decrease to go along with it. F/I cars won't suffer from that so much when doing that same mod.

DNAPoPo

The resonator is pretty much a straight pipe with sound deadening material around it. Replacing it with a straight pipe only changes the exhaust sound, no other gains or losses. It barely even makes the car sound louder to tell you the truth, again only when you are hard on the throttle will you hear a difference in this mod.

djrabbi

yeah i lost torque and can feel it with straight pipe.......x-pipe is way to go

charliele729

The one in the video, that a v8 5.5L, the 3.5L, I am thinking about doing it also for a lil more exhaust note, but dont want it to sound like a can (Ricey)

beastavage

I had a guy in LA put a sports exhaust muffler on. Straight up sounds like the cls63. If thats a sound your going for