[S-K]

Does it really add any power, or is the only benefit that really nice (annoying?) hissing noise that comes along w/most any intake mod/upgrade?

 

[Valien]

AFAIK, no benefit at all. Just that noise you hear, which incidentally is the Turbo spooling up as well as the internal BOV sounding off. I also replace my stock air filter with an ITG one and between the 2 it (at least to me) sounds really nice.

But it's really a personal preference.

~V

 

[S-K]

I have a feeling I am going to grow to hate the sound...

 

[Big Sky WRX]

Silencer mod w/ hi flow filter (K&N, ITG) yielded ~ 5.3 hp and 6.9 ft lbs torque on a Seattle dyno run awhile back. Not enough to feel, but enough to make it worth while IMHO.

There's a couple of ways to do the mod as well, I chopped the lower portion of the silencer off, leaving the stock intake- thus I've got air via the intake and from the fender well- didn't notice much of noise increase. As an added benefit you it looks completely stock unless you were to go into the wheel well.

Big Sky

 

[S-K]

I took the stock intake off(meaning the front part on top of the engine). Figured I might decide someday to put the resonator back on, and didn't want to destroy it.

 

[Big Sky WRX]

I don't know if the full removal of the silencer and intake would increase noise over simply removing the lower part of the silencer. I had a picture posted in the tutorial section under silencer mod, but it is gone now for some reason? My main reason for doing it this way was to have two sources of air and maintain the stock look.

Big Sky

 

[S-K]

Yea, I understand why you did it. Kind of a "Sleeper" look

Like I said though, I left the resonator alone incase I decide to put it back on one day. *shrug* Preference, I suppose.

How long did it take you to get yours out? Mine came out a LOT quicker than I expected...

 

[Big Sky WRX]

I hate to admit this, but a couple of those plastic fasteners on the fender well took me a while to figure out. After that a breeze.

By the way here's the group that did the dyno run in Seattle. I chatted with the guy who is running the website, sounds like a great group. They have install days every couple of weeks and get together to help each other.

http://wrxworld.com/projects/dynoday/default.htm

Big Sky

 

[SGOSWRX]

I have a feeling I am going to grow to hate the sound...

Hate the sound? After a while you won't even notice it. I don't even realize its doing it. What I notice is my exhaust getting a little louder. Its starting to sound bad axx. I have full turboback exhaust with race pipe from Turboxs. My car sounds like it means business.

 

[S-K]

My car sounds like it means business.

Well it does...Doesn't it?