Intake silencer delete question?

dc5Aspec'd · 05-18-2008, 05:46 PM

ok well i just wanted to ask a quick question. Ive searched all around and couldnt find this answer but im sure that its harmless but im not 100% sure. Is the intake silencer delete a harmless mod? i know some say you loose power and some say different but i just want to know if it can hurt your engine in any way. i havent heard any complants yet but i just want to make sure before i do it.

thanks.

minorthreats · 05-18-2008, 08:32 PM

the butt dyno senses no loss in power

dc5Aspec'd · 05-19-2008, 11:37 AM

ok but its a harmless mod right? Also when some people take it out they saw it, why? cant you just take the whole thing out?

g00dhum0r · 05-19-2008, 11:59 AM

you probably could take the whole thing out but keeping the elbow there gives the air flow some direction towards the stock intake box...its harmless

Tgui · 05-19-2008, 05:47 PM

You'll be sucking in more hot air from the engine bay if you don't seal off the box against the fender well. You'll see the gap I'm talking about. It becomes a hot air intake at that point.

STUKA · 05-19-2008, 05:55 PM

GP Moto Air Intake Silencer Delete Elbow 02-07 WRX, STi
eBay Motors: GP Moto Air Intake Silencer Delete Elbow 02-07 WRX, STi (item 180208576153 end time Jun-17-08 19:26:36 PDT)
You do not lose power!!!! You just buy this item and you suck in cold air. They call it a snorkus delete. The reason why it is on. Is so that the intake is more quiet!!! When you take it off, you can hear the blow off valve! It is not too loud compared to the SPT intake. The one thing that I noticed is that the rev range is much smoother. Just look at the snorkus. The way it flows air is the best way to improve performance! Just buy the elbow and the perrin air filter and you will love it. I had the SPT intake and it kept pulling timing! Even after the AP was installed. But with the snorkus delete my car runs real nice.

dc5Aspec'd · 05-19-2008, 05:58 PM

^ that link says its no longer available

STUKA · 05-19-2008, 06:13 PM

The top part is what you enter for the search.

g00dhum0r · 05-19-2008, 07:05 PM

i have the SPT intake, it works fine... by the way i don't think you hear the By-pass valve...you hear the stock wastegate...if you listen closely u notice that the sound is coming from the right side of the car, not the left...the wastegate is on the right and the BPV is on the left...

***VSGTS14*** · 05-20-2008, 07:06 AM

you're not harming anything, you're just opening up the flow of the intake, which is good, and then you can hear it.

g00dhum0r · 05-20-2008, 09:26 AM

VSGTS14 .. .. ur car looks hard as shyt in those pictures...

dc5Aspec'd · 05-20-2008, 04:04 PM

alright one more question, once you saw the silencer off the elbow, you have to cover up the hole with a piece of plastic or something where the silencer used to connect to right?

STi Guru · 07-15-2008, 11:02 PM

u can just put duct tape over the hole

pearlwhitesti · 07-16-2008, 06:20 AM

One guy even fiberglassed the hole, then painted the whole piece black.

PuccasBad_STI · 07-16-2008, 06:40 AM

fastwrx.com still sell it I believe if you really want to spend the money instead of just cutting the tumor part of the stock one

05-18-2008, 05:46 PM	#1
dc5Aspec'd Junior STI Driver Car: SWP 07 STI Fav Mod: Volk LE28n Location: PA Posts: 88 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Intake silencer delete question? ok well i just wanted to ask a quick question. Ive searched all around and couldnt find this answer but im sure that its harmless but im not 100% sure. Is the intake silencer delete a harmless mod? i know some say you loose power and some say different but i just want to know if it can hurt your engine in any way. i havent heard any complants yet but i just want to make sure before i do it. thanks. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-18-2008, 08:32 PM	#2
minorthreats Grassroots STI Racer Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: Maddad DP/Borla XR-1 Turboback Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 544 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? the butt dyno senses no loss in power

05-19-2008, 11:37 AM	#3
dc5Aspec'd Junior STI Driver Car: SWP 07 STI Fav Mod: Volk LE28n Location: PA Posts: 88 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? ok but its a harmless mod right? Also when some people take it out they saw it, why? cant you just take the whole thing out?

05-19-2008, 11:59 AM	#4
g00dhum0r Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STI WRB Fav Mod: Coming Soon Posts: 53 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? you probably could take the whole thing out but keeping the elbow there gives the air flow some direction towards the stock intake box...its harmless

05-19-2008, 05:47 PM	#5
Tgui STI Driver Posts: 257 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? You'll be sucking in more hot air from the engine bay if you don't seal off the box against the fender well. You'll see the gap I'm talking about. It becomes a hot air intake at that point.

05-19-2008, 05:55 PM	#6
STUKA Senior STI Driver Car: Black 07 WRX STI Fav Mod: AP Location: Barnesville PA Posts: 340 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? GP Moto Air Intake Silencer Delete Elbow 02-07 WRX, STi eBay Motors: GP Moto Air Intake Silencer Delete Elbow 02-07 WRX, STi (item 180208576153 end time Jun-17-08 19:26:36 PDT) You do not lose power!!!! You just buy this item and you suck in cold air. They call it a snorkus delete. The reason why it is on. Is so that the intake is more quiet!!! When you take it off, you can hear the blow off valve! It is not too loud compared to the SPT intake. The one thing that I noticed is that the rev range is much smoother. Just look at the snorkus. The way it flows air is the best way to improve performance! Just buy the elbow and the perrin air filter and you will love it. I had the SPT intake and it kept pulling timing! Even after the AP was installed. But with the snorkus delete my car runs real nice. Last edited by STUKA : 05-19-2008 at 06:12 PM.

05-19-2008, 05:58 PM	#7
dc5Aspec'd Junior STI Driver Car: SWP 07 STI Fav Mod: Volk LE28n Location: PA Posts: 88 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? ^ that link says its no longer available

05-19-2008, 06:13 PM	#8
STUKA Senior STI Driver Car: Black 07 WRX STI Fav Mod: AP Location: Barnesville PA Posts: 340 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? The top part is what you enter for the search.

05-19-2008, 07:05 PM	#9
g00dhum0r Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STI WRB Fav Mod: Coming Soon Posts: 53 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? i have the SPT intake, it works fine... by the way i don't think you hear the By-pass valve...you hear the stock wastegate...if you listen closely u notice that the sound is coming from the right side of the car, not the left...the wastegate is on the right and the BPV is on the left...

05-20-2008, 07:06 AM	#10
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,996 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? you're not harming anything, you're just opening up the flow of the intake, which is good, and then you can hear it.

05-20-2008, 09:26 AM	#11
g00dhum0r Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STI WRB Fav Mod: Coming Soon Posts: 53 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? VSGTS14 .. .. ur car looks hard as shyt in those pictures...

05-20-2008, 04:04 PM	#12
dc5Aspec'd Junior STI Driver Car: SWP 07 STI Fav Mod: Volk LE28n Location: PA Posts: 88 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? alright one more question, once you saw the silencer off the elbow, you have to cover up the hole with a piece of plastic or something where the silencer used to connect to right? Last edited by dc5Aspec'd : 05-21-2008 at 12:04 PM.

07-15-2008, 11:02 PM	#13
STi Guru Amateur STI Driver Car: Limited 07 Sti Fav Mod: bel rx65.....K BAND Posts: 30 Join Date: May 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? u can just put duct tape over the hole

07-16-2008, 06:20 AM	#14
pearlwhitesti Banned Car: 07 Pearl White STi Fav Mod: LC & FFS Location: Chicago Posts: 271 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? One guy even fiberglassed the hole, then painted the whole piece black.

07-16-2008, 06:40 AM	#15
PuccasBad_STI Silver Member Car: 07 OBP STI Fav Mod: AutoSpeed Catback Location: Virginia Posts: 378 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Intake silencer delete question? fastwrx.com still sell it I believe if you really want to spend the money instead of just cutting the tumor part of the stock one This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.