hey guys, i was bored, so i decided to do the hacked air box mod and remove the resonator...all i can say is WOW....my car sounds very, very throaty, almost like a V8 at 3k RPMS and on...one of the first mods i've done to my car, and i'm so happy i did it...has anyone else dones this with the same results?

will it sound ricey with a y-pipe and catback?(greddy SP2)

 

How did you do it? And what part of the air box did you cut? I want to do this mod.

 

I'm interested also, thinking about doing this mod.

 

i dont have any pics, but i cut 2 big holes, one in the side(facing driver's side wheel well), and one in the front, facing the front of the car. I removed the resonator that came in from the snorkel( just a piece of plastic), i didnt cover it with anything..i dont know if that's bad or not, but my car sounds mean....one of the best free mods IMO...

 

How big where the holes?

 

I pretty much gutted my airbox, not much of the bottom of it remaining... it sounds nice and deep and gives me some of the gas mileage I lost when I had a JWT short ram back...

 

I am strongly considering doing this mod. I don't if its a good idea to remove the resonator though, anyone know?

 

lots of TL ppl have done this mod..lol

 

yeah so whats your point

 

hmmm interest peaking?

anyone have this with aftermarket exhaust setup and y-pipe? things might get too loud.

 

yes I have this with magnaflow muffler and warpspeed Y.... not loud AT ALL.

 

Sold.

How much are you guys choppin out? most of both side of the box (facing car and opposite side?

need to find some cutting tools . . .

 

yeah, cut out most of the box, just leave the bottom, right and back sides. I do feel an increase in gas mileage, although this mod encourages you to floor it...for the awesome sound...and i also feel an increase in throttle response...but it could be my imagination.

for a full writeup, check the faq's, but you dont have to...it's pretty self explanatory....

 

ALL UR STUPID RESONATOR DOES IS REDUCES THE SOUND OF THE INTAKE. I TOOK it out and its just a big @ss empty box. yur saved me about 20lbs, j.k
anyways, hacked airbox is a priceless mod and all should do it. it decreases restriction, increases sound, and hey, its free.

i wonder how it would sound if i had just drilled a small hole.

 

Can anyone put up pics of the job all finished?

 

It's well known around here that the resonator is actually an important part of the intake. Many who have had the resonator put back on after driving without one notice a difference.

 

what does the resonator do? why don't most aftermarket intakes have them then?

 

I guess its removed for the more aggressive sound, thats all.

 

so thers like 400 other threads about this. its all the FAQ's if some of you took the time to read. and the resonator is there for acoustic function for the genius who thinks otherwise. tahts why when you take it off your exhaust after the cat conv, it'll be loud and raspy.

 

wheres the resonator at?
pics

 

I get the feeling people are thinking about two different resonators. There is one in the intake system that runs underneath the battery tray; you'll see it if you look. The other is in the middle of the exhaust system.

We are not discussing the exhaust resonator.

 

yeah, but my point was they function the same way, they problabyh convert sound waves into physical vibrations that cut down the noise.

 

Pictures and videos of my car at http://northsidedrive.com/images/HAI/. There are 4 pictures and 4 videos.

 

the resonators are only there to cut down on the noise. I also noticed better throttle response when removing the bottom part of the box and flipping it over. I just recently put the bottom part of the box back on and i was suprised at how quiet the car really is. I forgot my car was really quiet at first.

 

Hey that link doesnt work... CAn you please correct it as I would like to see and hear how it sounds.... I was wondering Do I need to remove the resonator or I can just leave it one and only just drill the holes ?

Thanks
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I agree that hacked air box is the best intake setup fo the maxima.

All the other intakes just make noise and dont give any gaines.

Im gona see if i can make some kind of sheild to keep the engine air away from the air box when i do mines

 

It works for me.

 

Basically when you do this mod, there's no coming back to stock which is bad if you want to sell the car. you will need a new air box
correct?

 

What are the Pros and Cons regarding this Mod?
If this will noticeably increase my MPG, I will define***y do it.
But if it's going to give me problems passing Emissions in NJ, it's outta the picture.

Does anyone have a sound clip of this mod BY ITSELF without any other performance mods?

 

Its not gonna drastically change anything like emmisions or performance.

 

You can easily replace the bottom half of the airbox with one from a junkyard. No Biggie.

 

A new lower half at least.



If I do ever sell this car (as a beater I guess), the new owner can deal with it. Not like I have the stock exhaust either. That rusted off last year.

 

I put the mid pipe on and it is crazy loud i love it. I tried it with and whitout both were nice.

 

The sound clips I provided were with no other mods. Just the hacked box. And only hacked on that one side as shown in the pictures.

 

did u guys relocate the battery?

 

The URL doesn't work.

 

These were taken with two holes cut out of my stock airbox and no other mods. Crappy quality, but you'll hear the difference for sure.

http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake1.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake2.avi

 

my injen intake is still much deeper and louder....

quicktime videos:
In Car

Outside

 

Welcome to last year....lol...but yes probably the best intake mod IMO. I've had it like this for about 1.5 years and I dig it...plus it looks completely stock

 

Does the resonator need to be removed or can I just drill the hole on the top of the airbox ?