Air Box Cutout

[Sourapple]

cutting out a piece of the airbox witha dremmel.. would it increase sound? is there any bad aspects of this? thanks in advance

[97rs4life]

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cutting out a piece of the airbox witha dremmel.. would it increase sound? is there any bad aspects of this? thanks in advance

what year car? Where are you cutting?

[Sourapple]

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1999 firebird.. inside the airbox, half is metal half is plastic, im cutting the plastic out

[97rs4life]

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you talking about under the air filter?

[youngsc]

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I did it on mine, a 2000, it increased airflow a little bit which helps but not much improvement on the sound. Won't hurt anything to do it.

[Sourapple]

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yeah under the air filter

[97rs4life]

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yea improves flow, not sound really. Also get a piece of pvc pipe to replace your silencer and that will help sound. Shave the lips off the inside of the lid as well

[Sourapple]

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wheres the "silencer" cant find it lol :(

[97rs4life]

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goofy looking thing between lid and tb

[josh98bird]

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goofy looking thing between lid and tb

its real fat and connects to the lid

[flyfrito_SS]

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It will make your filter dirtier faster, only downside I have found.

[Camarorulz]

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Don't do it if you don't feel like cleaning out your air filter every couple of months. I did it and it wasn't worth it to me in this regard. It does increase flow though.

[Sourapple]

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i see, i just cant figure out how u would replace the silencer with a piece of pvc.. any pics or something.. my head just cant place it lol

[lookout4theyeti]

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i see, i just cant figure out how u would replace the silencer with a piece of pvc.. any pics or something.. my head just cant place it lol

take teh silencer out... its the part between the throttle body and lid, and more exactly, the part between the 2 rubber hose things for the intake. Take that out, and get 3" diameter pvc pipe... put it between the rubber hoses and clamp it with the clamps already on there.

[Sourapple]

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so in other words its the big *** black plastic thing inbetween the hoses? it looks like its connected to the 2 tube/hose things though, and connected to a part of the radiator