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How would I make my borla catback system louder without having migranes on the highway all the time...
Should I take the resonator out? Make a hole on my catback pipe? What should I do?
Thanks

take out resonator... if you want the soooooound..

would it make it deeper? louder? or both?

both, on my greddy evo its deeper and louder, just about perfect, except it backfires a little sometimes

where did you do it?

im pretty sure you cant make a hole in your exhuast without it getting worse as time goes on...you can replace the catalyic converter, headers, or get bigger piping going from the catalyic converter up to the engine, but im not sure if it matters or not if you need a turbo or anything...its called a downpipe...the resonator will make you lose hp...

its a axle back
and if you want it louder, remove the resonator.

Are you saying that if I remove the resonator i'll lose hp? I thought resonator only effected the sound???

This is the resonator right? the part that comes after the cat.

well when i had mine off on my last car i felt a lot slower, but i had an auto...but thats just what i think..i thought it only affected sound too, but it made my car slower...im just speakin out of experience from what happened to my car...you still have other pipes that can be upgraded also..i dunno if you got headers, but i heard they make a huge improvement in sound! and with the downpipe, it'll sound like a monster!!

I have an auto. I was just looking for a cheap way to make the car louder.
So headers and downpipe huh?

Hm... why would it make it slower...

i removed the resonator

that is not the resonator in that pic you posted, and i didnt feel a loss in power i acutally think it may have freed up a couple extra horses, but i a 6 speed gts but i dunno if thta matters.

Then what's the resonator? where is it located?

resonator on tsrm is actually the can you see at the end

Ok... This is what i know about the resonator...
The resonator is located after the cat and before the axle back system. Which makes that big round thing a resonator... Someone please correct me...

its that big big big round thing that look like a tank!!

^^^yup

basically it is the second cansiter

is it possible to make it sound like a squeaky toy? thats be kool. if i revved the engine twice it would EE! ooooooo... EE! oooooooooo...

turbo noise maker!!!! buy one and people laugh at u..

I thought that was the muffler?

just remove the muffler all together. very simple you'll make some cash by selling what you have and you'll save some weight.

i'm still burning something right now dont want to mess up my dvd.. can someone highlight the resonator for him??

this tank? I thought it was a muffler?

who wants a loud car anyways? thats gay, you'll be loud and most likely still get beat by something that is tuned and quiet. If you're driving an auto and you have a loud exhaust with no back pressure you'll lose torque and torque is what makes autos move quicker. but I don't think there's a resonator its basically a muffler. If you wanna make it loud have a muffler shop remove that stock muffler and get yourself one of those cans from ebay and have them make you an exhaust system out of that. It won't be that restrictive and it'll be light. I myself have a TRD exhaust system and not only is it lighter than stock but its been dynoed against other exhaust systems and has been proven to give better HP and Torque gains.

Ummm..i know this is off topic...but how is the Borla Exhaust holding up for you..do you like thing?? The reason is because this guy is selling his for a really good price..but i havent seen a review of the Celica version..thanks

i always associate borla with camaros and mustangs...i cant picture it on a import...but i also never heard one on a import...so what the hell do i know...bc i have no clue what im talking about...

get the kazuma

actually, borla makes the trd exhaust. Toyota just etches its name in the tip and jacks up the price

Yeah that's the reason I got the borla. It's pretty good. it sounds just like a ferrari when you are going slow and starting the car. But it's too quiet for me.

So i now I just took the borla off and just going no muffler. Sounds much better and I like the vibrations on the lows. No headaches on the highway either.

$450 was a waste... i shoulda tried the no muffler first...

^^^well i had no idea! thats cool...i learned something new today!

But be careful it's illegal to go no muffler so i just put the borla on for show...

without a muff...your car sounds like a pos truck! i've tried it out..its nasty...it lopes like a mofo...im thinkin of goin invidia or doin a custom veilslide exhaust...mmmmmmmm

it sounds ok... it's loud in the inside but isn't that loud when you hear it outside. I just let my sister drive it and listen and it wasn't that bad.

I might put the muffler back on...

you got the resonator removed?

oh yea speaking of the celica...how is yours coming along? LOL hahahaha i heard from my bro...hehehe sucks...