ETA exhuast question.

[JakeM20]

What is that oval shape that looks like small muffler next to the cat converter on a 86 325e?
Can that be remove( holes and rusty)?

[JGood]

What is that oval shape that looks like small muffler next to the cat converter on a 86 325e?
Can that be remove( holes and rusty)?

It's a resonator. Basically a small muffler. You can remove it, you may notice an increase in exhuast noise, but nothing too major.

[JakeM20]

Thanks JGOOD. Time to replace the whole pipe.