imprezaworks

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Is it worth doing?

328isport

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Snorkel? Are you talking about the resonator on the airbox? If so then yes if you want a little more noise, it's a noticeable difference, you'll hear the turbo more on spool up and get some nice noises coming off boost. I simply cut the resonator off and refitted the pipe, you can do this or buy a specific delete pipe/make your own.

The best noise gains are made by simply removing the pipe altogether, but I don't think this will be great from an airflow perspective and found it overly loud for my personal taste. This is a wheel arch liner out job and a little fiddly, so allow yourself a couple of hours.

imprezaworks

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Thanks for the reply mate. I looked into doing a cold air feed the other week, just one thing after another so thought i'd start by removing this. It's the plastic section below the induction kit

gc8-r

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As your ru.ning a i.kit I'd loose All of it and make a nice box and fit filter into it...
Will keep out unwanted hot air from the engine bay....
And then fit a huge duct pipe from front bumper to inner wing...

imprezaworks

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Ive not looked properly. But i assmume to get rid of the piece below the ik id need to remove everything including removing the d/s arch liner to get to the piece in the wing? Will it sound much different, guessing it prob will.

FMJ

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If you already have the induction kit then it will sound no different removing the resonator as it currently doing nothing apart from maybe putting a bit of air onto the induction kit. As has been said as you have the kit then bin the resonator and make a cold air feed.

On a standard car with no IK then apparently removing the resonator is bad for performance (only by a small margin).

imprezaworks

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Ok thanks.

gc8-r

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Just to remove the turn will be a 10mm bolt... and there are three (ifink) 10mm s holding snorkel on the inner wing.
Turn pipe on ik as well then it will be pointing just behind light..
Will help keep hot air away as it's right near turbo where it is.
Get some thin alloy and make a box for that side arch...looks nice and hides it away...

imprezaworks

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Brilliant mate, will do that later.

gc8-r

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http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gc8...dhdgnXgO-U#i=4

Bit like this

imprezaworks

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Cheers.

mickywrx

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Get a decent filter, and make something to shield it from the heat from the engine a bit, since you're fitting a cold air feed.

Something like this.



Yes I have it, no I'm not selling it.

imprezaworks

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That looks a tad better than mine, lol. I looked at rotating the filter towards the headlight but it won't fit that way. My set up is obv different than that. Will look into getting a different induction kit again. As soon as I think of doing something, something else pops up.

mickywrx

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Mafless, aye?

Shorten that nasty pipe, more space for a bigger filter.

Old pic, of my mates old MY97. He had a bigger filter fitted, even with a maf in place.

mickywrx

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Rotated turbo FTW.

gc8-r

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Now your just showing off micky......
Or I'm jealous

imprezaworks

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Would have to get a silicone piece of pipe as my grinding of metal skills arnt the best

mickywrx

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That's not my car, Chris.

I just have the heat shield thing.