ABFord Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) Just curious if anybody has gone the cheaper route and just removed the front muffler and left the rear mufflers or vice versa. How did it sound. Also, has anyone removed the big intake resonator on top of the intake tube. I removed the resonator on our Fusion and it gave it a nice mean growl when you got on it.Thanks Edited April 24, 2009 by ABFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Nap Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Just curious if anybody has gone the cheaper route and just removed the front muffler and left the rear mufflers or vice versa. How did it sound. Also, has anyone removed the big intake resonator on top of the intake tube. I removed the resonator on our Fusion and it gave it a nice mean growl when you got on it.Thanks No, but the stock exhaust does sound a little FX35ish already.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Ford put that resonator in place for what you mentioned. They figured the growl would turn most people off and not like the vehicle. I haven't removed any mufflers, just went with the Magnaflow cat back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 So i got bored yesterday, and pulled the air intake resonator off the intake tube. What I ended up doing was splitting the resonator in two at the seam(it is just glued together, used a utility knife). After it was split I just glued a couple pieces of plastic over the holes on the inside. I then glued the two pieces back together and re-installed back into the intake tube. Everything looks stock except for the clamps now(no crimp on clamps anymore). What i can say about the mod is that it does not sound any louder other than at wide open and then it has a sweet growl from the intake. So to me this was a worth while free mod. Sorry I don't have any pictures, I didn't have my camera with me when I spit the resonator. It is definately a simple mod to do with basic tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 how about some photos AFTER the fact? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) I will make sure to take some photos when I get back home. I am on holidays in B.C. untill May 11th so it will be a few days. Not really much to photograph though, because I won't be re-splitting the resonator. Just so you guys know, this is a wife approved mod aswell. Next up I am going to try and split the rear exhaust resonators and remove some of the packing. See if I can get a little more exhaust noise without being too loud. I am sure there was a member on here that did this with success. I will make sure I have a camera when I do this one guys. Sorry about not having pics for the intake. Edited April 29, 2009 by ABFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Here are some pics I took. Seam that I split Intake tube without resonator Edited April 29, 2009 by ABFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 interesting.. what even made you think to do this? and it is just for the sound? but I wonder.. if you essentially just took off the resonator, cut it open, plugged the holes and glued it all back together and reinstalled... why did you not just take it off and simply plug the 2 holes at the intake tube and stop there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 interesting.. what even made you think to do this? and it is just for the sound? but I wonder.. if you essentially just took off the resonator, cut it open, plugged the holes and glued it all back together and reinstalled... why did you not just take it off and simply plug the 2 holes at the intake tube and stop there? Well I had the idea from doing this to my Fusion. I ended up just plugging them off with the Steeda plugs on my fusion. This time I just decided to try something different. I like the fact that you would never know anything has been done to it other than if you drove it at full throttle. So yes the mod is just for sound(a very nice deep tone at WOT), not a lot but enough for me to notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge184 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I took off the resonator and just capped the holes with rubber caps. Did not have to glue up anything. Cost like 7 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I took off the resonator and just capped the holes with rubber caps. Did not have to glue up anything. Cost like 7 bucks. Thats what the original plan was, but decided to try something different. Looks good though. How do you like the sound, did you notice it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I took off the resonator and just capped the holes with rubber caps. Did not have to glue up anything. Cost like 7 bucks. this is exactly was I was eluding to in my post.. so much faster/easier. I assume this is all home depot junk? so let me ask... what did you get out of it? just the sound? you like? if you can do this with no negative effect on performance or damage, why does the 'resonator' even exist.. does that massive ugly plastic piece make that much of a sound difference - or really do very little in the end? Edited April 30, 2009 by Lex Talionis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABFord Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 There is no effect on performance and it will not damage the engine. All these intake resonator are supposed to do is eliminate certain tones from the intake. Ford has this on here because they are selling a product to families. Most people like having a vehicle that they cannot hear. Myself on the other hand( and Im sure a few of you members) like to be able to have a little growl(hence the intakes and exhaust you can buy for the edge). I just couldn't be bothered to spend $300-$400 for an intake that I would need to run a tune with(another $400+). Sure the performance with a tune is probably nice but at the moment I do not have $1000+/- to spend(With out my wife being pissed). So there are my feeling on the mod I have done to the intake. Yes it is noticable(sound only at higher RPM's), no there is no performance gain, and no you will not cause any damage(unless you drop something into the intake hole's when the resonator is removed). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41deacon Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Edge 184, where did you get those rubber caps and what size are they? I want to dupe that mod if you don't mind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41deacon Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I found them and the deed is done. Looks cleaner but no noticable difference in performance or sound, although I haven't been on the highway yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stkedge Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I found a Gibson cat back on amazon for $375 which is by far the cheapest and the added bonus is that is sounds awesome and I have gained 3mpg and better throttle response. Looking to do a cold air pipe to my factory box in hopes to gain some more mpg and performance on the highway since that is a majority of my driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je3169 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) I also would like to know where you got them caps. Thanks John Edited October 17, 2012 by je3169 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_bova Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I also would like to know where you got them caps. Thanks John home depot, lowes, or any place that sells plumbing supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Mosakowski Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 I found a Gibson cat back on amazon for $375 which is by far the cheapest and the added bonus is that is sounds awesome and I have gained 3mpg and better throttle response. Looking to do a cold air pipe to my factory box in hopes to gain some more mpg and performance on the highway since that is a majority of my driving How does it sound? I have never heard a Gibson exhaust that I liked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunePearlEdge Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 If you replace the stock filter box with an aftermarket cone filter will the noise increase? I too noticed no noise increase from removing the stick silencer box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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