removing stock resonator?

[MossyOakRam]

Hey fellow ram owners. I purchased a flowmaster american thunder for my 2006 ram 1500 and it isnt as loud as i thought. It still has the stock resonator thats before the muffler. Would removing the resonator make the exhaust louder ? Will it screw things up with back pressure or anything?

 

[dodge dude94]

Yes it will make it louder and no it won't mess up the back pressure because the Flowmaster has a lot of back pressure in and of itself.

 

[MossyOakRam]

Just a straight pipe should do for the resonator eh? Also if thst doesnt make it loud enough would adding different flowmaster series mufflers work?

 

[dodge dude94]

Yeah, won't hurt it. Most 3rd gen trucks don't have the resos anyway. As for not being loud enough, a different muffler will change the tone, yes.

 

[wiram]

What series flowmaster do you have right now?

 

[MossyOakRam]

Im not sure of the series the muffler is its what ever came with the american thunder system

 

[MyOhFive]

I think that's the 50 Series HD

 

[wiram]

I'd get rid of the resonator it will sound better. How loud are you looking for.?

 

[MossyOakRam]

Im lookin for pretty loud. I had a glasspack on ny 01 ram and loved the loudness lol. The flowmaster came with 2 1/2" piping amd the reso in on 3" pipe does it really matter what size i use to replace reso?

 

[wiram]

The resonator is on 3" pipe that runs to a 3" inlet in your muffler. You might want a flowmaster Super 10 3" inlet 2.5" dual outlets and then delete the resonator at the same time that way instead of piecing pipe together you could just get a 6' piece of 3" pipe and do it all in one shot.