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Egillein
10-30-2006, 06:52 PM
Hi everyone,
I have SLT Envoy 2002 and my resonator is out of order. I did contact dealer and he gave me price for 719$. It is crasy price for such item.
This part of the exhaust system is the most ugly one for the look of the car in the rear. I have seen many threads on mufflers etc but I havent found any yet about universial resonator in the rear that can replace the orginal one with same sound. What solution is suetable for such replacement. ? I would appriciate assistance and pointers on this.
If you can point out websites it would be great.
ieatglue
10-30-2006, 06:57 PM
For about $300 you can take off ALL the exhaust system and get the muffler shop to install a Flowmaster 50 series, It sounds a lot better and it's a lot cheaper :yes:
ScarabEpic22
10-30-2006, 07:21 PM
You could do that, but it would be LOUD.
I would get a large FlowMaster or Magnaflow muffler (like a FM 70 series or a Magnaflow 12589). That way you wont have to run a resonator and it will sound better but not be crazy loud.
Or, you could buy a catback kit from Magnaflow for about the same price as your dealer quoted.
ieatglue
10-30-2006, 07:30 PM
I think the borla dual exhaust catback was for $800 too, bu i'm not 100% sure
SkyScrapin4x4
10-30-2006, 09:35 PM
If you don't want to put an aftermarket exhaust on, just have your local muffler shop install a piece of muffler pipe and a tip, it doesn't sound that much different unless you're hearing is super sensitive. I couldn't tell the difference.
CREVZ21
11-13-2006, 11:14 PM
If you don't want to put an aftermarket exhaust on, just have your local muffler shop install a piece of muffler pipe and a tip, it doesn't sound that much different unless you're hearing is super sensitive. I couldn't tell the difference.
What size muffler pipe was used. I want to do it, I have buddies that can weld I just dont' know what size pipe?
05TRAILEXT
11-14-2006, 02:47 AM
Some people have used 3" piping, I believe the ideal size is 2 3/4" piping.
whitetiger05
11-14-2006, 11:10 AM
Get a muffler and glasspack. I paid around 150 for everything including labor. Look at my gallery i have pics of my exhaust setup.
tblazing
11-14-2006, 02:35 PM
just delete the resonator.....and put a tip on for like $100 or you can put a full magnaflow catback for $350...do not get the magnaflow off the magnaflow site get a custom exhaust it is soo much cheaper and better
CREVZ21
11-14-2006, 07:44 PM
I'm just going to do the delete add the 25inches of straight pipe and add a tip for now until I save up the money for a dual catback.
bludool
11-14-2006, 09:29 PM
You will like it, sounds fine. no real resonance. For most of us, hotrodder types, it is still to quite. I think the "look" is better without the big can hanging under the bumper. I like the driving experience... hearing and feeling the engine is part of it....
TrailBlazer LS
12-04-2006, 03:26 PM
Hey i know i'm late reading this thread. But i removed my resonator yesterday. It looks alot better and its not much louder at all. Best of all it only cost me about $12.00 and 20 min of work. The tip was twice as much as the piping but well worth it. Later. Mark.
CREVZ21
12-04-2006, 04:35 PM
Hey i know i'm late reading this thread. But i removed my resonator yesterday. It looks alot better and its not much louder at all. Best of all it only cost me about $12.00 and 20 min of work. The tip was twice as much as the piping but well worth it. Later. Mark.
Post a picture
Envoy Fan
12-04-2006, 05:07 PM
Hey i know i'm late reading this thread. But i removed my resonator yesterday. It looks alot better and its not much louder at all. Best of all it only cost me about $12.00 and 20 min of work. The tip was twice as much as the piping but well worth it. Later. Mark.
Let us know how you like it after a week with no resonator.
TrailBlazer LS
12-04-2006, 05:58 PM
Hey. I don't have a clue how to post a picture. I'll try and get some help on that. But i will let you know in a week how i like it without the resonator but i drove about 200 miles today and i don't notice any resonance at all. Some ears may be more sensitive then others. My brother was with me about 75 of those miles and he didn't notice much difference either. But i'll let you know in a week. But one of my other cars is a 78 Pontiac Trans Am with a healthy small block chevy in it. it has headers and 3 inch pipes with flowmasters With no tail pipes. So i know resonance. I'll try to get a picture of that to. Later. Mark.
TrailBlazer LS
12-04-2006, 06:30 PM
I wasn't thinking when i said i'll try to get a picture of the other car i know i can' do that here. Sorry. But i think i now know how to post a picture i'll try to get that done tomorow when i have some light to work with. thanks. Mark.
TrailBlazer LS
12-10-2006, 10:15 AM
Well its been about a week with out the resonator. And i would not change a thing. Its great. Later. Mark.
Jozuah
12-11-2006, 01:01 PM
Well its been about a week with out the resonator. And i would not change a thing. Its great. Later. Mark.
hey mark. how did you get the pipe to fit the oval factory pipe ? where did you actually cut the pipe to remove the resonator and was it before the read end.
Joshua
Jozuah
12-11-2006, 01:05 PM
Well its been about a week with out the resonator. And i would not change a thing. Its great. Later. Mark.
:hijacked
how hard and or how much work was it to remove the side moldings from the door panels i LOVE the clean look of this and want to do mine, was the glue behind the things really hard to remove ? was it tape or a glue type stuff and what did you use to remove the adhesive if it was?
did you have to polish the paint after removal to make it all blend together?
MajesticLT03
12-11-2006, 06:17 PM
:hijacked
how hard and or how much work was it to remove the side moldings from the door panels i LOVE the clean look of this and want to do mine, was the glue behind the things really hard to remove ? was it tape or a glue type stuff and what did you use to remove the adhesive if it was?
did you have to polish the paint after removal to make it all blend together?
its double stick tape and some Goo gone and some elbow grease will make it all better
Jozuah
12-11-2006, 07:00 PM
its double stick tape and some Goo gone and some elbow grease will make it all better
NICE !!!!
TrailBlazer LS
12-11-2006, 08:48 PM
Hey Josh. It's double sided tape. I used a plastic putty knife to get it started then pealed it off then rolled the remaining tape off with my fingers then buffed it out. It took less then 15 min. I used a 2 1/2 in pipe and a 3 in clamp then snugged it down. I cut the old pipe off right after the hanger it's tight but it works. Later. Mark.
Jozuah
12-11-2006, 11:20 PM
Hey Josh. It's double sided tape. I used a plastic putty knife to get it started then pealed it off then rolled the remaining tape off with my fingers then buffed it out. It took less then 15 min. I used a 2 1/2 in pipe and a 3 in clamp then snugged it down. I cut the old pipe off right after the hanger it's tight but it works. Later. Mark.
thanks man. will do both soon will post pictures!
Jozuah
12-13-2006, 11:19 PM
thanks man. will do both soon will post pictures!
wife put the kybosh on me removing the trim panels, she likes the "Trailblazer" on the side, oh well mabye after we get the tahoe.
TrailBlazer LS
12-14-2006, 11:02 AM
Yea my wife wasn't thrilled when i told her i did it . But when she saw it she thought it looked better and cleaner. But if the TB was her daily driver i would have asked her first. Later. Mark