ok, so after a few days and nights and lots of miles I must admit I DID gain some power out of it. Even passengers have noticed. I tried and tried to NOT notice any gains, thus reducing the placebo effect of a mod, but I'll be damned if it doesnt feel faster....
Took a 1.75 hour drive with it too, not drony on the highway at all, I figured it would be aweful, nope..no worse than with the RB attached.

I LOVE the sound it makes when combined with my intake....

 

Did you add the resonator - does it come stock? Can i cut my muffler off and put a resonator on and pick up performance? If i get a header - am i still better off with the stock exhaust?

 

im still using the OEM resonator in the stock midpipe...if you get a header i'd think a freer flowing then stock exhaust is a must to really realize the gains that are possible...I really did this to shed weight, and as a perk picked a few ponies...dont add any more resonators to the system or your just redoing what you just cut off....

 

MOVIE CLIPS FOR SOUND:


gimme a minute to figure out why they aren't working..my gf has to redo the links..they'll be up today.
I got a short clip of idle with 2 throttle blips, and a full on through 3rd gear run as well....fwiw the intake is louder than the exhaust

 

here they are gang, please right click save as:

http://shawn.illumined.net/sounds/idle.mov
http://shawn.illumined.net/sounds/roguerun.mov

 

Mean AND loud.

 

I LIKE IT...alot actually, if you listen to the end of the "roguerun"file..you can hear it pop and burble on the engine braking...parking garages are awesome!

 

that is awesome

 

so everything on your exhaust is stock, you just dont have a muffler?

 

yup...that and an intake makes my beautiful noises

 

awesome, cause all i have is a RAI...

 

do you have a MSP?

 

lol..no...its an 03 Lx

 

I forgot to thank my friend pete for helping with the removeal and providing the digi pics/video...thanks mang!

 

ok, i have a 02 DX....Ebay RAI. i might just do what you did!