removal of air silencer

[tim c.]

I am thinking of adding a cold air intake or ram air and i saw some photos where they removed the air silencer. is this a substitute for a cold air intake or whisper lid or both? can i do this and still use the whisper lid? thanks

[Camaro3.8L]

Removing the silcencer isnt a substitute for either. When you install the whisper lid it requires you to remove the air silencer anyway.

[ July 30, 2002: Message edited by: Camaro3.8L ]</p>

[strobhen]

actually, I say don't waste your money on the whisperlid.

Remove the silencer & replace w/ a 3" pvc pipe

Cut, grind, or break the fins inside the whisper lid (make it smooth)

there is no point in paying for a whisperlid.

so yes, removing the silencer is a replacement for the whisperlid.

Is the whisperlid better? a little maybe, I don't think its worth the 150 bucks it costs though...

free ram air is cutting a slit in your radiator shround and in the bottom of your air box to allow cool air up into the filter.

[pgriffith]

Get the lid, it flows much better and doesnt look as ghetto. I have tried both. Although mine is a 98 so the ghetto way probly dont flow as good as say a 99 and up.

[viper98885]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by strobhen:
actually, I say don't waste your money on the whisperlid.

Cut, grind, or break the fins inside the whisper lid (make it smooth)

there is no point in paying for a whisperlid.
<hr></blockquote>

I agree. On our company's WS6, we simply bypassed the silencer with a spare piece of black ABS plastic from a FIPK and then did a little dremel work on the underside of the lid. The guy that did the dremel work is a genious with it and made it VERY smooth. I am sure that it flows about as well as a whisper lid. ONLY setback is that the Whisper lid or SLP lid's opening where the air goes through the tube is a little larger allowing a little more air to flow. I dunno if it's the same with the 98+ V6's

[Everglades W68]

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