AIR RESONATOR DELETE
12 November 2018, 08:31 PM
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AIR RESONATOR DELETE
...sounds like an 1980's acid group.
Anyway: why should I delete my resonator?
I'm fed up of the ****e on the interwebs: level with me. yes or no? Intake noise - good? More cold air - yes? Throttle response- good? Power - bit more?
Or: MAF goes spastic - don't do it. Pointless mod - avoid.
HIT ME.
Anyway: why should I delete my resonator?
I'm fed up of the ****e on the interwebs: level with me. yes or no? Intake noise - good? More cold air - yes? Throttle response- good? Power - bit more?
Or: MAF goes spastic - don't do it. Pointless mod - avoid.
HIT ME.
12 November 2018, 10:57 PM
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I popped a Green high-flow filter in, and I'm looking for induction roar with no loss of powah!
13 November 2018, 09:37 AM
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I read up about this years ago and never got around to doing it on my hawk. Basically no performance benefit at all by doing this mod, which was proven. Bit more noise though. The snorkel stops large particles like bees, birds and flying elephants from getting to your air filter panel. But that said, the air filter panel still stops these getting into your intake. So makes no real difference either way.
If you want more noise, get rid of the snorkel and change your panel filter more often.
Job done.
If you want more noise, get rid of the snorkel and change your panel filter more often.
Job done.
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13 November 2018, 03:07 PM
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...sounds like an 1980's acid group.
Anyway: why should I delete my resonator?
I'm fed up of the ****e on the interwebs: level with me. yes or no? Intake noise - good? More cold air - yes? Throttle response- good? Power - bit more?
Or: MAF goes spastic - don't do it. Pointless mod - avoid.
HIT ME.
Anyway: why should I delete my resonator?
I'm fed up of the ****e on the interwebs: level with me. yes or no? Intake noise - good? More cold air - yes? Throttle response- good? Power - bit more?
Or: MAF goes spastic - don't do it. Pointless mod - avoid.
HIT ME.
The resonator in the wing also acts as a hopper for large debris, leafs and crud that gets through the intake. If you want unrestricted access for all that to your air filter then crack on.
13 November 2018, 03:39 PM
#12
Had one made for my 95 wrx as the apexi delete goes at an angle, anyhoo, the intake roar is amazing now
wouldnt say it adds mor epower as such but the car did need tweaking afterwards as was running richer ( go figure)
wouldnt say it adds mor epower as such but the car did need tweaking afterwards as was running richer ( go figure)
13 November 2018, 06:29 PM
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If you replace it often enough shouldn't matter. My daily always has leaves and stuff in the air box.
The resonator in the wing also acts as a hopper for large debris, leafs and crud that gets through the intake. If you want unrestricted access for all that to your air filter then crack on.
Originally Posted by The Trooper 1815
The resonator in the wing also acts as a hopper for large debris, leafs and crud that gets through the intake. If you want unrestricted access for all that to your air filter then crack on.
14 November 2018, 10:51 AM
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i hear what you are saying about the resonators in the wing being a water/crud catcher, but, after 10 yrs of owning mine before i changed to the resonator delete there wasnt 1 leaf/bit of crud in the wing resonator when i removed it, guess it depends if you off road often or not lol
14 November 2018, 01:06 PM
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I removed the resonator on my old 2.0L SG Forester XT and fitted a velocity stack from the inner wing into the airbox to improve the flow. Was high in the wing and protected by the wing liner not to be affected by water/muck ingress. Made a great sound track 
My WRX STI saloon is another matter.
The OEM air feed goes direct into the filter box which has the resonator on the bottom of it. Whilst this is good for the ram air function , on more than one occassion, on a very wet day on the M1 going up through the various roadworks enough water/debris was picked up to vitually choke the life out of the filter. Sufficient to pull a P0172 SYSTEM TOO RICH (BANK 1)
My WRX STI saloon is another matter.
The OEM air feed goes direct into the filter box which has the resonator on the bottom of it. Whilst this is good for the ram air function , on more than one occassion, on a very wet day on the M1 going up through the various roadworks enough water/debris was picked up to vitually choke the life out of the filter. Sufficient to pull a P0172 SYSTEM TOO RICH (BANK 1)
14 November 2018, 03:13 PM
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i hear what you are saying about the resonators in the wing being a water/crud catcher, but, after 10 yrs of owning mine before i changed to the resonator delete there wasnt 1 leaf/bit of crud in the wing resonator when i removed it, guess it depends if you off road often or not lol
14 November 2018, 11:11 PM
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Only drive mine in the summer. Can't see getting that much crude in it. Must be away around it. To increase induction noise.
Originally Posted by The Trooper 1815
The idea of an air filter is to filter air. If it is constantly filling with crud it is not filtering. Constantly changing it is a waste and the millions spent on R&D were not wasted.
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