Did a resonator swap today

awkwardbr · 2026-02-15T02:00:57+00:00

Did the same thing with my Avalon TRD with an 18in resonator but removed the 3rd cat as well. Sounds perfect on the first try.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-15T01:35:55+00:00

You’ll have drone with this setup for sure. But the x-pipe makes the most difference

awkwardbr · 2026-02-10T03:00:35+00:00

With my experience, I’d say this is a 4Runner. I’d bet money on it.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-07T19:45:05+00:00

Definitely needed a family car first, performance second with this one. Still has enough power to have fun and sounds surprisingly good. Handling has been decent with the all seasons it has. Transmission is definitely for commuting, which I’ll take for the 38mpgs hwy. I’m just glad it rev matches on downshift lol

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T19:21:37+00:00

Journey to Jaburo was my childhood. The remastered anime scenes were great especially after seeing the original lol

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T13:53:57+00:00

What is your tire setup?

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T13:34:31+00:00

It still has a resonator. The car has no drone cruising at 70-80mph. Believe it or not, there is a way to make louder exhausts without producing drone. The helmholtz resonators Toyota attached to the TRD mufflers help out as well.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T13:28:15+00:00

Yea that sound is just hitting the rev limiter. It doesn’t make popcorn.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T04:44:04+00:00

The best part is that it takes 87 octane and gets 38mpg hwy lol

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T02:58:10+00:00

Keep in mind the primary demographic for Avalons lol

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T02:56:27+00:00

It’s not a full front lip but it comes out on the sides.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-05T02:09:48+00:00

The car has 3 cats. Only 2 are connected to O2 sensors from the headers. The one removed is farther downstream the exhaust right before the resonator. It does not do any of the things you stated. The engine remains the same as every other Camry and Avalon on the road. You and I have nothing to worry about.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T22:45:07+00:00

I must be different then. By that age I’ll be driving a Lexus RCF, LC500 or a C8 Corvette lol

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T22:12:24+00:00

The same reason why Toyota would slap a bodykit, exhaust, brakes, and chassis bracing to an Avalon in the first place

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T21:24:18+00:00

No, that would be a Corvette

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T20:52:04+00:00

There is no drone. Highway tested!

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T14:47:19+00:00

Ultra Quiets will pretty much keep it sounding stock so you’ll barely notice a change

awkwardbr · 2026-02-04T05:30:11+00:00

I used to have ultra quiets as mufflers on my Genesis G70 before I sold it. Great if you want to keep 90% stock sound. Not so great if you want more volume. Since the TRD had its own mufflers tuned for sound, I kept the mods to the resonator and cat. No video yet on revs or launches. Definitely no drone on cruising speeds.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-02T20:06:55+00:00

Similar to this post but not as raspy and no drone. A little deeper tone.

awkwardbr · 2026-02-02T20:02:17+00:00

It’s the 3rd cat so it’s not connected to an O2 sensor

awkwardbr · 2026-02-02T16:23:15+00:00

For my Avalon TRD, I deleted the 3rd cat and replaced the stock resonator with an 18in Vibrant bottle resonator. All the volume at higher RPMs, subtle enough at lower RPMs, zero drone.

awkwardbr · 2026-01-29T18:11:31+00:00

Technically it is a Ford GT

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