defconskylude

Also towards the end you'll see me doing a fitment test on a type s front lip

took me about 10 minutes to do everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0LNwah374

TSXKid2010

Aren't you afraid that without the clips the bumper will fall off...?

defconskylude

no. im at 15k miles and it hasnt fallen off. sometimes i just put the 4 clips on top of the grill

TSXKid2010

Wow, I don't think I could drive knowing that my bumper isn't securely fastened, but I guess that's just me

ed_423

lol man, u made that look really easy!

lol and i too, will be buged if not all of my clips are in lol. but i guess since ur doing so much bumper work all the time, leaving the clips out help saves a lot of time

good sht.

donny0391

why is this done to cars what does it do after removal ?>

defconskylude

releases the air and noise restriction.

after the removal, the car sounds like it has a cold air intake at 4-5k RPM

i did it just because i like how the car sounds meaner. i didnt do it for performance gains.

modesto992

Does it actually give an performance gain?

defconskylude

i wouldnt know. its a free and simple mod.

someone would have to take it to a dyno to get an accurate answer

modesto992

So it doesnt fuck up the car whts so ever?
And it doesnt have any screws holding it in...if not can i put screws in to hold it in place

defconskylude

so far so good.

its being held up by the upper part of the intake.

TotheMax

can you post a video to show how it would sound without the resonator...

As far as performance gains go, you probably lost some low end and maybe just maybe gained some top end.

donny0391

Looking to do this on my 3g tl .. is it thing …or is it done differently ?

Euronoob

Here's a video my friend posted up of his CU2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmSsk..._order&list=UL

maaaark

hey man what tools did you use i plan on doing this tomorrow morning. any tips or tricks i can use to make the process easy?

ttk5

you really have to pull to get the resonator out..dont be afraid to use ur man strength. Its pretty easy though im sure you will do fine

maaaark

haha k that helps! but is it easy to remove the front body? cause i seen some of the pdfs step by step uninstallment of the body and it looks compicated AF.

thunderbt3

I made these clips after I took out the rubber coupling tube between the airbox and resonator. Technically the resonator is still in but is being bypassed since the coupler is gone. I later took the resonator out while I was putting the areo kit in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfmRKjC9BTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HaSm7vBdro&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frPOz...eature=related

donny0391

is this done the same to a 3g tl ??????? -_-

Euronoob

I like the sound of the car a lot more with the resonator removed but maybe it's just because I'm still young

ttk5

that sounds awesome!
donny: im pretty sure its the same for the 3g tl

maaaark

oh btw did you have problems with the hose catching water or yeah?

fanmm

very good video , bump

rawtsx

what rims are those in the first video?

Glepage22

G35 wheels

gsprophecy

Nice I did this last week. So my honest opinions, sound is definitely nice. Has a sweet, deep roar on full throttle above 3k RPM. haven't noticed a lot of improvement in throttle response, gains don't seem noticeable. I FEEL there's a loss of punch in low end torque, but I'm not sure if it's because I expect more with the louder sound? IDK..

In any case we're installing a Takeda intake next week so that should be a lot of fun.

Here's my vid on the resonator delete if anyone wants to hear a sound comparison:

Colby Van Dam

Could you possibly repost this tutorial video??

Colby Van Dam

Could you repost this video?

tonggi

aagreed, its no longer available, making this thread not so helpful. Thanks!