yellowstang232

I was just wondering what would the difference be if a '02 GT had its stock air silencer removed. I took mine off of my 6er and i could tell there was a better throttle response. Would it do the same for the GT? What about if they had cat-back exhaust?

IceHawk2000GT

from personal experiance and seeing someone actually dyno different air silencer setups.... the most gain actually comes from cutting the silencer

by this i mean cutting it right about where it enters the fender.... by doing this it opens it up a it to suck in more air, but also continues to suck air from the fender well which is cooler air than if you completely remove the silencer and draw air from the engine compartment


i general youll get maybe 3-4 HP removing it and 6-7 by actually cuttting it.... hope this helps you

Dan04COBRA

Yeah right, if you could see 6-7 hp from this mod, it would be the best 'free mod' known to man.

You'll be lucky to see 1hp.

clutchsix

yeah thats what i thought, there prolly is a tiny gain if any. but will there be a better throttle response in the 4.6 as there was in my V6.

blueangelfightr

Anytime you give your engine more air it gets a better throttle response. Engines are all about air. How much they take in (intake) and how much they put out (exhaust). Thats what a supercharger does, it compresses more air to go into your engine. It will not be much if any. Just try it. You can always put it back on.

clutchsix

yeah, i know a coworker who has a 4.6 and i told him he should just remove it or cut it and there will be a better throttle response but he doesnt really believe me.

blueangelfightr

Well direct him to this site. But like I said it will not be much.

RJM02GTDrag

It actually is 3-5 hp getting rid of it! Going back to 1987 they found that on those Gts it gained that much, on those cars it was pretty restrictive.

Mike02GT

yes... i took mine off, back when it was stock, i noticed a difference!

JonBeast

I recently removed mine, and I didnt really notice anything. It had to have done something tho even if its insignificant, more air-more power.