[Kevin Long]

I recently saw a restored '70 SS396 that had resonators at the tail pipe ends just behind the Chevelle "Oval Tips". Were these just for sound or a real performance thing? What do they do to the sound (more bark, more mellow - what)? Were they offered on '72's.

 

[Havoc]

I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure that the resonators were available (Stock, i think) on all 70-72 SS's. They helped quite down the sound a little bit, and make it deeper and more mellow.

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Ian McDermott
1970 Chevelle SS 396
Columbia University
New York, NY.
E-mail: [email protected]
Web page: chevelle.dhs.org
ICQ UIN: 3923441

 

[260]

They were stock on 70-72 SS Chevelles.They lowered the noise.Did not boost performance if at all hurt it.

 

[Philip]

My 70 with 350/300, M-21, dual exhaust had them.

 

[Cam]

Many dual exhaust and large-diameter single exhaust (L30/327) '66 Chevelles came with resonators, as did most fullsize '65-'69 Chevies with dual exhaust (not on L72s though).