One of the steps I usually take in all my cars is a trip to Performance Muffler in Phoenix, where we torch out any resonators, and sometimes a muffler or two. The Cruze TD is just too quiet, so I was hoping to get some volume out of the exhaust system.
exhaust1.jpg
This is the downpipe
exhaust2.jpg
Looking from the downpipe towards the rear, we see the DEF injector?
exhaust3.jpg
Looking from the rear of the car forward.
exhaust4.jpg
A couple of sensors near the back axle
exhaust5.jpgexhaust6.jpg
Now, here is where it get's interesting. The shop and I both thought this could be a resonator. After all, Diesel's don't need a catalytic converter!
WRONG! This is the Diesel particle filter. Grrrr. Welded it back up and called it a day.
The short and straight of it is that our exhaust has no mufflers/resonators. It is 2 1/4" before the particle filter, and 2 1/2" after.
I guess it all wasn't bad, I did have them put on an exhaust tip. :D
cruze16.jpg
exhaust1.jpg
This is the downpipe
exhaust2.jpg
Looking from the downpipe towards the rear, we see the DEF injector?
exhaust3.jpg
Looking from the rear of the car forward.
exhaust4.jpg
A couple of sensors near the back axle
exhaust5.jpgexhaust6.jpg
Now, here is where it get's interesting. The shop and I both thought this could be a resonator. After all, Diesel's don't need a catalytic converter!
WRONG! This is the Diesel particle filter. Grrrr. Welded it back up and called it a day.
The short and straight of it is that our exhaust has no mufflers/resonators. It is 2 1/4" before the particle filter, and 2 1/2" after.
I guess it all wasn't bad, I did have them put on an exhaust tip. :D
cruze16.jpg