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Think I'm gonna take off my silencer and put it onX04Mach1X......Hi Oh!

ezerojas

Man, this is amazing stuff!

I love how some folks swear they have a engineering degree! If you are not an automotive engineer, don't bother stating "facts" or any research without first recognizing that you very well could be wrong or misinterpreting the data. "Layman science" is not a science at all. Its BS and opinion; it okay to admit it. That's what forums are for. We talk things out, compare opinions, and sometimes make a crack or two about the other guy's opinions. But man, the vitriol! Stop slamming pints of **** and calm down!

Ah, god, the comedy in this place. [8D]

miller89

lol look what a startedbut i have an aftermarket CAI anyways, thanks for your help fellas

undecided.steve

I agree.

But to play devil's advocate consider this:

But all cars are different and for example the Accufab combo was not a good mod on my car yet others love it and I don't doubt them.
In theory removing the silencer seems to be a good idea because the snorkel is a smaller hole on one end, the one in the fender, which seems like it would not allow as much air to come in.
However, by opening up the end of the filter box, you are going to get air rushing by it from the fan, through the grill etc and this air will interfere with the air coming in through the now open hole in the fender.

Think of a straw.
If you put it in your mouth and blow, the air comes out the other end with force.
This is akin to the air coming up through the fender, into the snorkel and being forced into the filter because it has no other place to go.

Now, take the straw and hole it an inch or two from your mouth and blow.
The air coming out the end does not have as much force to it.
This is akin to the car with the snorkel removed.
You have air coming up through the fender, but now you have a space between the filter element/box and the hole in the fender (ie: the space between the straw and your mouth in the second example). You also have other air, much of it hot, flowing all over under the hood which might interfere with this air coming in through the fender well.

So you might be trading volume, for force.
Or maybe not, I don't know [8D]

All that being said, the only true way to test it would be to measure air flow, temperature and dyno performance over many runs with many different cars.

Personally, I would say try it and see what you think.
It does sound kind of kool with the silencer removed and it doesn't hurt anything AFAIK.
I wouldn't touch the screen though.

Monch

removing the silencer was the first thing i did when i got the car, didn't feel much power improvment but the car got a bit louder, more intake noise which i kinda liked. i was really surprised when i removed the screen, made a noticeable improvement above 3.5k and a bit better mileage. i keep track of mileage because i'm like that and sure enough i was averaging about 15 miles more to the tank.

Stang9946

I'm gonna do this tomorrow. Improved throttle response would be nice.

Ehmark

My car DID NOT run right with the screen off soI put it back on.Removing the silencer and adding a k&n does make the responce go up not sure about HP though.

Prodigy17

Does anyone know what the correct term for the bracket is that attaches the air box to the car? In mine the threads got stripped so i need a new one.....I heard it might be called a "speedy bracket"??? Help if you know....

Prodigy17

And what are you guys talking about when you say dont touch the "screen". Probably stupid question but I'd like to know....

Jaybird79

I had my silencer removed and added a K&N. Sounds better under load and slightly better throttle response.