xr8 intake pipe

[josh_hartman]

Just wondering what the big plastic circle bit hanging off the side of the intake pipe does. thinking of getting rid of it and plugging the hole as its ugly. will this do anything to the car? its the bit between air flow sensor and throttle boddy. hangs of the side of rubber pipe

[Mont5.0]

I have been told it quietens down induction noise??- dont know if this is true or not.
I have removed mine, No gains or losses as far as i can tell.

[shazaam]

Yeah I think I read somewhere that it's a resonator to make it quiet. Did it make it any noisier? and what did you plug it with?

[sikford]

it is there to quieten down the intake sound, the only gain had by taking it off is it will have a bigger induction growl, has been done before

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by shazaam

Yeah I think I read somewhere that it's a resonator to make it quiet. Did it make it any noisier? and what did you plug it with?

Yes as allready said it's to quiet down the induction noise . how ever a Tickford wheel center cap fits the hole perfect :

[sikford]

Originally Posted by Whoosha

Yes as allready said it's to quiet down the induction noise . how ever a Tickford wheel center cap fits the hole perfect :

haha, so im no the only one that has worked that out,lol, like it was meant to be there, try it mate and see what it does.haha

[shazaam]

lol a centre cap ay.... cool I might try that :

[Modmyxr8]

I have always wonderd what that was. Good to no. It has to go!!!

[Whoosha]

Here's one I stole earlyer from another post somware :

[josh_hartman]

lol hmmm im pretty sure it has to go too :P cant beat a good v8 induction roar

[shazaam]

cool thanks Whoosha, I was just gonna ask how the cap fits. looks good mate! I emailed Darren to see if he had any in stock but no go :

[BLACKAUXR8]

I took mine out long time a go. Replaced with stainless intake pipe.

[MRJUCY]

One of my mates removed his dog poo & filled the hole with a lid of a V8 juice bottle, it fits in perfectly.

[JC]

Originally Posted by shazaam

cool thanks Whoosha, I was just gonna ask how the cap fits. looks good mate! I emailed Darren to see if he had any in stock but no go :

I have 2 or 3 lying around. They used to be $75 from Ford (each) - make a decent offer and one could be on it's way to you.

[MGGT RAA]

Originally Posted by BLACKAUXR8

I took mine out long time a go. Replaced with stainless intake pipe.

In regards to doing this, Obviously you have to put in a new port for the air flow sensor how did you go about doing this as the exsisting one is plastic? and did you have any problems with the sensor afterwards???

[dreadly]

I plugged mine yesterday... it makes heaps of difference, i noticed a gain in torque, sound both induction, and exhaust... why oh why didnt i do this years ago Lol

[private9]

Cool, I'm gonna give this a try today - anything for a bit more noise!

Is any cap that fits the hole snugly cool?

[dreadly]

Go down to the wreckers and just grab a ford centre cap ;)

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by MGGT RAA

In regards to doing this, Obviously you have to put in a new port for the air flow sensor how did you go about doing this as the exsisting one is plastic? and did you have any problems with the sensor afterwards???

All you have to do is drill a hole and plug the hole with a rubber grommet. The sensor will then fit into the grommet.

[private9]

Well, gave this a shot today using some centrecap out of an aftermarket rim, but it was a touch too small, so I'll have to wait till I find a larger centrecap!

Anyone got one floating about?!

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by private9

Well, gave this a shot today using some centrecap out of an aftermarket rim, but it was a touch too small, so I'll have to wait till I find a larger centrecap!

Anyone got one floating about?!

Yep send me a pm with your Address

[UU TS50]

i plugged mine with a 40mm retic end cap sprayed black from bunnings

[private9]

Originally Posted by Whoosha

Yep send me a pm with your Address

Thanks to Whoosha's generosity (thanks again mate!), I got around to doing this today.

Can't say whether I've noticed a performance increase or decrease, but it definitely sounds better, and that's all that matters for this car!

Here's a few pics (clearly not an AU bay, but it is an AU.com inspired "mod" so please forgive me : )

[dreadly]

Private9... mate your not noticing any difference- cause your just sucking hot air.
You need a heat shield asap! Imao pod's suck ***. Much better to use a modified box with either a panel filter or a pod inside the box ;)

[private9]

Originally Posted by dreadly

Private9... mate your not noticing any difference- cause your just sucking hot air.
You need a heat shield asap! Imao pod's suck ***. Much better to use a modified box with either a panel filter or a pod inside the box ;)

Correct, but I couldn't care less, and there's no way I'm wasting time making a heat shield! I've already got a quickish car, this one's just a daily and I did this for some noise - no other reason!

[LeadFoot81]

Hey guys, I just gave this a shot and I've got to say;

Theres a noticeable difference difference in induction and exhaust noise and (unbelievably) the car feels torque-ier and nicer to drive.

Either the louder induction and exhaust noise is having a placebo effect on how the car feels to me, or theres some torque to be gained from this mod.

What are other peoples' experiences after having done this?

[josh_hartman]

i plugged mine and i didnt notice any noise difference or power increase. thinking about replacing it with metal pipe to the airbox

[david_100]

Originally Posted by josh_hartman

i plugged mine and i didnt notice any noise difference or power increase. thinking about replacing it with metal pipe to the airbox

yeh same, u can only hear a very slight difference.. u can here it more when your driving tho!

[private9]

I'm with you LeadFoot! Mine definitely sounded a bit better. Hard to say if there was any difference to power or response, but it sounds better, so I'm happy!

[david_100]

Just want to know, Is it better to leave the existing filter box with the air filter or the pod filter in the engine bay with hot air intake under the bonnet?