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Center Resonator Advice Needed


brbrian73

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I find myself in need of a new center resonator, not for my '02, but for my NK sedan ('69 2000). This being the forum with more cars, owners, etc., I thought I'd ask for guidance here. For background, my M10 is stock but running a Weber downdraft carb. The plan is to move to a DCOE setup at some point and headers of one type or another. Hotter cam? Maybe. The muffler is OEM and relatively new but the resonator is failing and has to go. I was considering an Ansa "sport" resonator but am a little wary of introducing a droning sound. The other options would be the standard Ansa resonator or one that is OEM. I would actually like a little sportier sound from the back but definitely don't want to be turning heads while driving around town. I've read a fair amount online about the experience others have had but it's hard to find this exact scenario. Most results involve Ansa rear muffler and different combinations of resonators. 

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated! 

 

Thanks,

 

Brian

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One option is to replace the center resonator with a straight pipe.  You'll get a bit more sound that way, but so long as you stick with the stock rear muffler, it shouldn't be objectionable.  I wouldn't recommend a straight pipe with Ansa muffler--I did that on my '02 and while it sounded good around town, it only took a single two hour trip to nearly drone me to death.  I don't think an Ansa resonator will add that much sound when coupled with a stock muffler, though.  

 

Bottom line:  one man's (or woman's) drone is another's sporty sound...

mike

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