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11-27-2016, 12:26 PM
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So I recently installed a aftermarket exhaust system, the invidia q300 to be specific.
I love the sound but the drone could get annoying during longer trips. Are there any suggestions to reduce the drone?
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11-27-2016, 12:44 PM
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Silencer if they offer one. There isn't so much you could do honestly.
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Install resonator?
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Install a resonator, something like a glass pack will reduce your problem, perhaps even eliminate it.
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11-27-2016, 01:33 PM
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A resonator would require cutting and modifying the exhaust, correct?
I have read that the exhaust has to be broken in, and it should mellow out. Not sure how reliable is that information.
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Yes, a resonator will require modifying the exhaust.
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11-27-2016, 01:53 PM
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I suppose it could be broken in if there is some sort of fiber filler in the muffler itself. It depends how your exhaust is made.
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11-27-2016, 04:30 PM
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Resonator, or get a knowledgeable exhaust shop to fab a helmholtz resonator/anti-drone tube. It will require very precise measurements and mathematical calculations to get rid of drone in a specific rpm range based on the length and diameter of your piping.
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Originally Posted by extracrunchie So I recently installed a aftermarket exhaust system, the invidia q300 to be specific.
I love the sound but the drone could get annoying during longer trips. Are there any suggestions to reduce the drone?
Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk | Does invida not offer a rezonated midpipe for the q300?
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Originally Posted by hud 91gt I suppose it could be broken in if there is some sort of fiber filler in the muffler itself. It depends how your exhaust is made. | Or driver simply gets used to it after a few weeks. 
It's a weird phenomena... First day I get an exhaust, I almost feel embarrassed driving it around.
few weeks later, I'm wondering now what if I got a louder one... hmmmm.....
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11-27-2016, 09:56 PM
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Not used to it... Deaf to that frequency. lol
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Originally Posted by J-Chow Install resonator? | catless pipe?...sometimes that cat adds drone 
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I don't think my comp tech header and high flow cat is helping.
Unfortunately invidia doesn't make a silencer for the q300 but they do for the N1.
I don't really mind the drone but my wife finds it atrocious. Lol
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If you don't mind me asking OP, which vehicle do you have?
Adding a resonator is usually the first line of defense...Vibrant makes good resonators.
Also, usually exhausts get louder after the break in period IIRC.
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11-28-2016, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Porsche957 If you don't mind me asking OP, which vehicle do you have?
Adding a resonator is usually the first line of defense...Vibrant makes good resonators.
Also, usually exhausts get louder after the break in period IIRC. | It's just a 07 Acura TSX. Nothing special [emoji1]
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oem exhaust is best exhaust
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had mda fab install/weld a resonator on my invidia exhaust and no more drone.
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11-28-2016, 05:13 PM
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If you think the Q300 has too much drone then i suggest you just keep the stock exhaust on. 95% of the aftermarket exhausts are louder than Q300.
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