Can a glasspack be used as a resonator?

Yes, you can replace a resonator with a glasspack. Although resonators and glasspacks are two different types of mufflers, they provide a similar function in eliminating unwanted noise.
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Is resonator the same as glasspack?

Glass pack is an archaic term for a straight-through resonator. They were louvered-core, which is bad. They also used fiberglass packing, hence the name. Any resonator you get, no matter what the moron at the shop calls it, should be a perforated core and use stainless steel packing.
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Is cherry bomb a resonator?

A Cherry Bomb resonator carefully bounces the exhaust sounds around to eliminate droning and whining noises while giving your vehicle's exhaust system a deeper and more aggressive sound.
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What is the point of glass packs?

The glasspack muffler reduces the pressure on the engine by dissipating the pressure of the loud sound waves out through a sleeve of glass particles.
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Does a glass pack count as a muffler?

A glasspack is a type of automobile muffler in which the exhaust gas passes straight through the center of the muffler. The basic design consists of one smaller tube centered inside of a larger outer tube that is enlarged or swollen in the middle.
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Are glasspacks louder than flowmaster?

Glasspacks will flow better but be louder, flowmasters will flow less but have that flowmaster sound and possibly quieter.
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How long do glass packs last?

The average lifespan of a glasspack is around six months to a year. But its longevity mainly depends on the quality of the glasspack, how often you drive, and the quality of the sound suppression material used by the manufacturer.
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Does a cherry bomb count as a muffler?

A cherry bomb muffler, also known as a glass pack muffler, is designed to wipe out the higher frequency sounds from your exhaust, leaving your car sounding throaty and grumbly like an old-school muscle car.
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Does a glasspack affect gas mileage?

Any kind of muffler you put on that makes your truck louder will hurt your fuel economy. You are always romping on the gas to hear it! But I've had 2 trucks with glasspacks and have never noticed any change either way with the mileage.
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Does removing the resonator increase horsepower?

A resonator delete can also reduce your engine efficiency. It affects the back pressure of the exhaust gases, which may amount to more fuel consumption. So, a resonator delete can give your vehicle a slight increase in horsepower.
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Which is better resonator delete or muffler delete?

1. Sound Quality. In terms of sound improvements, if you have to remove one, deleting the muffler is a much better deal than deleting the resonator. Because muffler dampens the sound across RPM, you'll get a louder, raw sound coming out of the engine.
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Do I need a resonator on my exhaust?

Do I Need a Resonator on My Exhaust? In most cases, yes. You need a resonator to help control the sounds coming from your vehicle's exhaust system to prevent it from being too loud or obnoxious. Your vehicle will work without a resonator, but you may end up with a check engine light or other issues.
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Do resonators make exhaust quieter?

An exhaust resonator is designed to reduce the drone, buzz, or even whine of your exhaust by attaching onto your muffler. These extra parts can quiet your engine dramatically, modulating and changing the sound so it's more muted and less obvious.
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Do resonators reduce sound?

The resonator is a complement to the muffler in that it removes high-pitched noises along with annoying hums and buzzes. It creates a smoother exhaust note, but doesn't affect volume. The resonator is designed to eliminate sounds at a particular frequency which bounce off the inside of the device canceling each other.
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Are shorter glasspacks louder?

The length of a glass pack is going to basically only to affect loudness. The longer the glasspack the quieter it will be. The shorter it is the louder it will be.
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Why are cherry bombs illegal?

Cherry Bombs, Silver Salutes, and M-80's have been banned by Federal Law since 1966 because of the large amounts of explosive composition they contain. If you find any of these items, DO NOT touch them. Immediately call your local police or fire service.
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What's the loudest glasspack?

As for what the "loudest" glasspack is, there's a lot of variables that come into play. But as a general rule of thumb for glasspacks, the shorter the case length; the louder it will be. (Eg. A 12" glasspack will be much louder then a 20" glasspack) And the larger the ID of the muffler, the deeper the sound will be.
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Do all glasspacks sound the same?

The length of the glasspack also impacts the volume. A longer glasspack will be quieter, a shorter one will be louder. That's because a long glasspack has more time to dissipate sound.
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How do you make a glasspack louder?

if you want to get your glasspacks louder pour gas in them and get going about 55-60mph then shut your truck off while your still going 55 and in gear. you will hear a bang. and your glasspacks will be burned out and as loud as they can get.
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How do you bust a glass pack?

if your glasspacks are close enough to the end of the pipe, you can do it with a piece of water hose. stick it in there so that the metal end is inside the glasspack, and start the truck. let the metal deal bounce around in there to break it up.
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Are cherry bomb Glasspacks directional?

These straight-thru, single chamber mufflers are a directional flow design, increasing exhaust flow and high frequency sound.
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What direction does a resonator go?

On any resonator, the louvers need to face the exhaust path. If they do not face the flow of exhaust to "grab" the exhaust, they arent going to do much for you.
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