Air Silencer How Do You Remove It?

[Black Stallion]

So have most of you guys removed it? Ive read that you get more of a sound while on the gas. So where is it located at? In the air box, fender?. Removing it doesnt affect anything does it? I guess it only take like 10-15 minutes.
Thanks.

 

[shosound]

only thing that removing it does is, you will get more dirt/sand in your airbox. Not noticably much more, but the amount will increase slightly

 

[AREA 91]

You have to remove the front portion of the driver's side wheel well. You will then be able to reach up in the inner fender, and pull the saxocone free from the outer air box.

 

[ManicMike]

You have to remove the front portion of the driver's side wheel well. You will then be able to reach up in the inner fender, and pull the saxocone free from the outer air box.

I told someone this the other night... But its not hard...

1. Jack up the front after engaging the parking brake and chocking the rear tires. DO NOT attempt to jack the car if you do not have stands. Make sure the stands are in good condition and capable of holding the car. An alternative to jacking is to cut the wheels all the way to the right.

2. Remove the air box cover. I also disconnect the intake from the manifold. Stuff a rag or something into the manifold cover while doing this operation to prevent anything from getting into the engine.

3. Remove the air filter. Remove the three hex head bolts holding the airbox to the frame. (Two go straight down and one goes into the frame near the wheel well.)

4. Remove the two nuts holding the outside box to the frame. Remove the two screws under the wheel well holding the cover in the wheel well.

5. Pulling on the cover should give you access to the inside of the quarter panel. The outside airbox should come out with a little delicate manuevering.

6. With the outside box removed you can clearly see the cone inside the box. You can just push the cone out of the outside box. This will require some elbow grease! You now have a larger intake hole in the outside box.

7. Manuever the outside box back in to the wheel well. Replace the two nuts on to the bolts coming through the fender. Replace the inside air box and reinstall the three hex head bolts. Install the air filter.

8. Put the box cover back on the box. Remove the rag from the manifold and replace the tube over the opening. Tighten the hose clamp over the manifold tube. Clamp down the box cover.

9. Replace the two screws in the wheel well cover.

You can easily hear the secondary runners open during acceleration. Some think it is neat to hear the change in the engine sounds. It is not known how much if any this increases the power but it does sound cool. And is one of the easiest modifications to make.

What your removing looks like this...

The seconderies will sound a WHOLE lot better, plus it gives the engine more air to breathe at higher rpms.

-Mike

 

[Shoaz]

That's the hard way, IMHO.

You can also get to it by removing the side marker light cover, which is not too hard. Or just reaching up from underneath and yanking the thing out.

 

[Black Stallion]

Alrighty, im gonna give it a go. THanks alot guys. Do I have to remove the tire?

 

[ManicMike]

That's the hard way, IMHO.

You can also get to it by removing the side marker light cover, which is not too hard. Or just reaching up from underneath and yanking the thing out.

I removed the side marker first, but was only able to pull out the inner cone. The whole proccess took me 20 mins taking my time.


I removed the tire. Makes things easier.

-Mike

 

[LeddZepp8687]

Alright....Simple version

Turn your steering wheel so that your passenger tire is all the way to the right..Do this before anything, because you wont want to start the car with no airbox.

Unscrew the hose clamp holding the intake tube onto the throttle body, Then undo the 2 clips holding the top of the airbox on. Pull the top half of the airbox off, and take the filter out too.

Then undo the 3 bolts holding the lower portion of the airbox onto the car itself, dont forget to twist the intake air temperature (IAT) sensor out of the side of the airbox.

Take the bottom half of the airbox out of the car. You will now see 2 nuts on the fenderwell, One to the left of the large hole, One to the right of the large hole. Unscrew those, Thats whats holding the air silencer box into the fenderwell.

Now on the drivers side unscrew any needed screws to pull the wheel well cover off, Pry it open enough to get a hand in there while still being able to see in there, You will see thje box dangling up in there, Just pull it out and re-attach the airbox

I just felt like giving a detailed how-to...hehe

 

[Black Stallion]

Yay its out, man I had to fight with it. Only took me about 3 hours....

... no seriously it did. Nothing went my way. I actually lost one of the hex bolts that holds on the air box. Ah I should find it. Gonna go take it for a drive then. Thanks alot guys.

 

[Black Stallion]

Well I took it for a ride, well to me it sounds a little better at higher rpms. It was fun doing it. By the way the pic that you took manicmike, well mine is a little different. Where the air comes through the tube like thing, mine is a longer. But it is the exact same thing. Kinda dissapointed but oh well.

 

[ManicMike]

It doesn't sound better? It should. My 3.2 ATX sounded like a beast when i took it out.

-Mike

 

[Black Stallion]

i honestly couldnt tell a difference. I gets louder at higher rpms but at low, I dont hear a difference at all. Think a K&N paper filter will make a slight difference in sound. Like i said im kinda disapointed. But what are ya gonna do.