fsttyms1

Ok, i cant take the credit for this mod. Dark Dj did this, and told me about it. so today i had a little free time and thought id do a little DIY. for those of you who have already removed your lower resonator, try removing this. it will make it deaper and louder under WOT. it will cost 1.99 for teh part at Home depot, (im sure any home center will have what you need.. all you need to buy is a 3" snap in PVC outlet cover, found in the plumbing dept.

this is what your looking for






For starters, remove the plastic engine cover (4 10 mm bolts), then remove the air box cover and hose that goes into the intake.you will see the small piece of plastic hanging from the bottom that is what you will be removing (it doesnt look like much but it makes a HUGE sound difference)



that is what you will be removing.

take the piece you bought and mark around the pipe 1/2" to3/4 inch from the flange and cut the pipe. cleand and debur any plastic chunks and dust





Loosen the 10mm bolt on the hose clamp holding the small air box on to the intake tube and remove. then slide the new pice you bought and cut into the opening and clamp tight.



Reassemble and go play!

ou sig

hahaha, I was wondering what the hell that was the other day. I never even saw it till I was bored a while ago and I was cleaning my engine. So you think it makes even more of a difference? Loud as a CAI now? I may just go do that now...its beautiful weather here now...67 degrees and sunny, light breeze...damn, I feel sorry for you up north!

Im sure that helps airflow some also...hmmmm, something else we can debate about now

fsttyms1

i didnt think it would make that big a difference, but i thought ah what the hell for 2 bucks lets try it! Makes a Huge difference in sound! go try it. it only takes 10 min or so to do

ou sig

will do, Ill report back

Black3.2

hey looks like inna have to try this one.

fsttyms1

mmmmm love the sound! deap and throaty!!!!!!!!!!

AcuraTl203

i wonder since this mod seems to be easier than the bottom resonator, if u just do this one will the car still sound a lil louder without being too over the top? i only want to remove one of the 2, whichevers easier and doesnt get too loud.

fsttyms1

try removing the top resonator. i couldnt tell you how it would sound with the lowe since i can no longer hook my lower one up. i think for the cai loudness you will have to remove the lower too ??????????

AcuraTl203

i want it a lil deeper but definitely not like a cai , so maybe ill try this top mod

fsttyms1

try it and let us know!

bkzjimmy

does any of this improve performance????

55M2G7L

^ no

bkzjimmy

i was really thinking bout doing this, but if its just for sound..na i'll pass

ou sig

OK my report back....first of all it sounds even better now at WOT (above 5000 RPM) - wow, just like a CAI I assume.

BUT!!! - I may need to try a different fitting, because I now have a very annoying hum and it is coming from were this piece is now. Maybe this is to flexible and hums with the engine.
this is what i used http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...entPage=family
This piece was 3", but it was big enough to fit over the hole in the stock intake, I may try a 2.75 " to fit inside it.

If I can get rid of that hum...this will be a sweet mod!

fsttyms1

i used plastic. i too have a slight hum at idle(only noticable out side teh car. im going to try a few things this weekend to see if i cant eliminate it too., it sounds much better though doestn it!

ou sig

Ya it sounds sweet, but if we cant figure out how to get rid of that hum, Ill probably put the stock weird looking thing back on.

plus I stripped out the screw on the clamp that holds the intake to the TB

Im sick of messing with it tonight though, so fsttyms1, do some magic and get rid of this hum so I can feel like I did something worthwhile

ou sig

one more thought...what the heck could that slight hum be from??? I mean when you install a CAI, you get rid of all that. My hum may be louder because I used a rubber material.

fsttyms1

om not sure. ill play with it and try t figure something out for us, cause i really like the new sound!

ou sig

a thought...maybe because the stock intake is plastic, it "absorbs" some engine noise/vibrations and that little piece was to eliminate that, that could be why a CAI doesnt have that problem because it is metal

shawn744

wtf.....are these on 03 TL-Ss too?.....i have an INJEN CAI but......still never seen this piece before.....

dark inspire

wassup guys! im glad everyone is tryin this mod out i didnt have time to get a cap, but what i did is i took the resonator out, and ducttaped the top of it and stuck that sucker back in there and it seems to be workin for now. i'll get some hardware when i get a chance and really solidify up the plug. darkshear made a unique plug as well, gotta wait for him to post up in this thread

ou sig

ohhhh good idea, just kept the air from going it that "thing". Do you have any hum?

subtledreamer

mmm looks interesting... i shall stay tuned to any updates you guys have

TeknoKing

i dont have the intake resonator, and i have short ram intake, where is that piece exactly? or is this mod only for OEM intakes?

ou sig

yup only OEM intakes...

VTEC 2

Doesn't doing this will hurt low end power?? that's the one go between air filter and TB right? Just like when i have CAI and SRI i notice lost of power down low. right now i have stock airbox without the big resonator remove with K&N in it.

ou sig

no this wont really do anything for power, there just isnt much of a way it could. If you notice a change (its probably in your mind). I had your same setup before, the extra sound is great! cant tell a differene at all untill you get up way high in the RPM's and its just another level of sound

subtledreamer

so i hopped over to the garage just now and checked out this new mini resonator and sure enough... it's not noticable unless you really look DOWN on the intake pipe-thing. i snapped two shots so people who are too lazy or are dubious can check out where it exactly resides in your car

dark inspire

good job subtledreamer, did u block it yet? im thinkin about gettin a rubber diaphram type thing and using that to seal off the hole. hopefully that will get rid of the hum a few of the guys are having, my ductape method seems to be workin well though but i dont feel comfy w/having ducttape there for a long time though.

yunginTL

sum1 get a sound clip

4u2nv

as far as reading bout wat u guys r doing and how it mite be interesting if i tried it.... i dont have the comptech ice box nor the factory box.. wat i have is a AEM Short ram intake with a K&N filter... and i see this i believe its called a resonater... wat purpose does it serve? and if i remove it... will my k&n be louder? ? Ne harm if to my car if i do remove it?

ou sig

you dont have that if you have the AEM intake. This resonator is part of the stock intake. so you already removed it when you put in your AEM.

4u2nv

but i still see the bottom half right under my aem intake..... errr?

dark inspire

can u post a pic? i dont think its the same thing, but then again u never know.

4u2nv

i wish i knew how on this stoiopid forum ahaha.. but this is wat im talking bout.. sorri if doing something wrong for using someone's pictures http://files.subtledream.com/forum/IMG_7590.jpg
http://files.subtledream.com/forum/IMG_7591.jpg

subtledreamer

haha, those would be mine's. it's all good though. you can SHOW the pics (instead of showing links) by clicking on the YELLOW icon when you are typing a reply to the thread. enter the link there and it should show up.

not yet, sir.
i think to really seal the new cap we will need something that is more flexible around the corners, and duct tape isn't exactly the best when it comes to flexibility... i doubt that i'll have time the next few days but when i work on it, i'll definately keep you guys updated on how it goes time to do some searching @ the garage and Home Depot!

ou sig

those are pictures of the main intake resonator box...you have to remove that to put a CAI in, because the filter goes down where that box is. Since you have a short ram, you didnt have to take it out. But the "2nd intake resonator" that we are talking about is up close to the throttle body, you already took that out when you put your short ram intake in.

ou sig

That is what I used for mine...I gave a link to the part in this thread. It is a rubber material. Hum is still there...I really think that little resonator was to eliminate that hum, but I dont know why people dont have that with a CAI???

or it could be because a CAI is metal and it doesnt absorb the engine hum like the stock plastic intake...damn I think I may have something

4u2nv

o ok thnx.. so i have no problem removing it then? as if it wouldnt affect my car in ne way except for increasing the sound of my intake *ROAR* lol... how do i go upon removing it? lol

ou sig

removing what? you have a short ram intake on right now right? if so you have nothing else to remove.