Dark Pony Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I've been researching and get a lot of different answers so I figured I'd come straight here and ask. I was looking to do just some basic engine mods to my legacy gt, nothing extreme but again just the basics. I was looking at the COBB short ram intake, but then I read you can go to autozone and get a filter and do it that way....then I read you can just take off your airbox and do it that way too lol I'll be honest...I LOVE the way these cars sound with an intake tha'ts not stock...my buddy had the COBB one and oh man I fell in love. So based on this...what are my options and what are the best options for this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 there's a silencer you can remove on the stockbox... or get a short ram for the quite audible turbo spool. i used to scare small children with my intake lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Pony Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 LMAo....what did you do or use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Pony Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 I've read removing the silencer is a bad idea .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 i had a spt short ram before i bought a stock intake. no silencer would be fine, no filter is NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Keep in mind your MAF scaling will need to be redone with an aftermarket intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Pony Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 So you. Had aftermarket intake but then switched back to stock? Was that just because it was too loud? Nrw what does that mean exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Your car needs a tune for a different intake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerklo Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 You are not supposed to just throw an intake on these cars - a tune is highly recommended. Your air/fuel ratio is maintained by reading your Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAF). This sensor is scaled ONLY for your stock intake box. If you get an aftermarket intake, you need to re-scale the MAF so you get an accurate reading of the amount of air coming into your engine for combustion. If you do not re-scale it you run the risk of having too much air and too little fuel (running lean) and having your engine grenade. The stock airbox is good to about 300 HP so a lot of people only go to an intake if they are getting a FMIC. If you want a louder noise, most people just take out the silencer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 You are not supposed to just throw an intake on these cars - a tune is highly recommended. Your air/fuel ratio is maintained by reading your Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAF). This sensor is scaled ONLY for your stock intake box. If you get an aftermarket intake, you need to re-scale the MAF so you get an accurate reading of the amount of air coming into your engine for combustion. If you do not re-scale it you run the risk of having too much air and too little fuel (running lean) and having your engine grenade. The stock airbox is good to about 300 HP so a lot of people only go to an intake if they are getting a FMIC. If you want a louder noise, most people just take out the silencer. yeah, this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Pony Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 You are not supposed to just throw an intake on these cars - a tune is highly recommended. Your air/fuel ratio is maintained by reading your Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAF). This sensor is scaled ONLY for your stock intake box. If you get an aftermarket intake, you need to re-scale the MAF so you get an accurate reading of the amount of air coming into your engine for combustion. If you do not re-scale it you run the risk of having too much air and too little fuel (running lean) and having your engine grenade. The stock airbox is good to about 300 HP so a lot of people only go to an intake if they are getting a FMIC. If you want a louder noise, most people just take out the silencer. Thank you very much. That was extremely helpful. If this was an Acura I would be fine but like I said I am just new to this. I was looking for sound but also possibly a little hp gain BUT for now I think I'll just take the silencer out and see how that sounds, then work on an exhaust system. Now with that, I've heard pros and cons to the silencer ....sound aside...are there any issues that may come with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 nope. i think mine has been missing ever since i bought the box lol. i'm not too sure. you can always keep a stock intake then jus get a blow off valve. you would probably enjoy that more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Pony Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Honestly I'd kinda feel silly having a BOV on a stock turbo car haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 people do it all the time. especially on stock sti's and evo's. they aren't much faster than an lgt so why not have one, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Don't remove your silencer, or be prepared to possibly have to put it back in. Some people have had adverse effects from it (air trims off). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbl_D718 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Don't remove your silencer, or be prepared to possibly have to put it back in. Some people have had adverse effects from it (air trims off). This. I considered it for a while, but there is a fairly long discussion on it somewhere here and the overall conclusion is that it is more than just a silencer. Most people that remove it notice negative effects and reinstall. MODS: PW TMIC, Cobb catted DP, HKS cat-back, AVO filter, Bren e-tune; Konis/Epics, Advan RCII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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