IML: Muffler vs Resonator

["Eric" <virgil_97219@xxxxxxxxx>]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It seems that I've read that a resonator is 
a muffler but because of it's positioning downstream of a muffler, it's 
termed a resonator. Can someone elaborate on the distinction?

Eric
'63 Crown Four-Door
'63 Belvedere Four-Door sedan
'72 Newport Custom sedan


> The parts book calls both of them "mufflers", and
> they look like mufflers
> to me.  I looked under my '66 Coupe barn find, and
> there's a pair of
> mufflers under there.  In addition, the line drawing
> in the FSM clearly
> shows mufflers.  I think what the factory was trying
> to tell us is when the
> exhaust is done correctly you don't need resonators.



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